i guess i'm a "late bloomer". we got the 3er while i was deployed...i was 28 and got the Z at 29. Age aside, i am a bonifide fanboy now, but I can see that i'm in good company and my fanboy status isn't a bad thing at all...at least when it comes to BMW. other fanboy status' include; quad .50 cal mounts, MK19's, and tracer rounds...all a little less socially acceptable and definitly not mountable on my Z, but god...that would be awesome...