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Originally Posted by fmzip
Back in 1990 when BMW came out with the 850, I was 24 at the time. It was my dream car, love at first sight. Lines were perfect, massive V12, total droolfest.
Fast forward 32 years and several BMW's in between (E36,E46,E39) I now own an M850i. Never in a million years would I had thought this dream would become a reality. Extremely grateful to say the least! 
Prior to this although I loved my twinscrew supercharge E46, the E39 530 sport was the best sedan. Drove that car 240K miles as pictured below |
I was basically an office errand boy just out of college and my boss had a red 8 series just like that one. It was the late 90's towards the end of the 8 series run, but I had never seen one in person. My jaw hit the floor when he pulled up in it. I can honestly say it was very motivating to have a goal to be able to afford a new BMW one day. The i8 came out and I thought that it would be my only chance to get a "8" series. I came very close to getting one but in the end it was just too difficult to get in and out, as cool as the doors were. The current 8 series looks great, but it will probably have to wait until my track itch has been scratched and I can afford both a track car and nice touring car!
If they ever bring back pop-up headlights though, I might have to sell a kidney for an M850i or M8!