My first BMW - What's yours?

[leitivan]

2012 118i f20, alpine white
Enjoyed RWD during long winter seasons, car surprised me with reliability ))

[3002 tii]

Can’t recall if I posted here but I bought my first Bimmer 15 years ago. At the time I told myself I wouldn’t mod it

[Nativetexan]

My father owned a small used car dealership for like 35 years. I grew up on it and later worked at through high school and college.

One morning on the way to the lot he told me that he parked all the cars I could choose from on the front row as my first car. It was about 5-6 cars. It was pretty fun and exciting thinking about as I drove in to town with him.

He told me years later that he had put a ton of money into an old K5 blazer that he thought for sure I’d want. My best friend had one at the time. He detailed it, did all the maintenance and put new tires on it. It was white and was a looker.

When I looked in the car it had solid blue interior, as mid 80s commonly did. I just don’t like it.

Right next to it was a 1984 BMW 318i, black with tan interior. It had 154,000 miles back then, which was ALOT. The car was a dump compared to the other line up.

It cost $2,400 IIIRC, and my dad was going to sell it for $5,000. This was back in the mid 90s.

I loved that car after watching the e30s race in IMSA on tv. I thought this was my chance to have that.

The car has 100hp I believe and couldn’t hit 90mph downhill with a tailwind. Looking back perfect for a race dreaming teenager. After I got my 318i, my friend got rid of his K5, and then got a late 80s 325i convertible that I was super jealous of. Haha.

[moebiuz]

Originally Posted by Dan B

I have driven numerous BMWs but have never owned one. I ordered my own on April 3rd. It is a M440i xDrive Gran Coupe. I cannot wait.

Are you the guy who also ordered an x5? Saw it on reddit lol

[73Bavaria]

Bought our 1st beemer in 1972 brand new 2002 maroon over tan…loved the car though wish we got the tii fuel injection…have had several since but that was the first love…not many knew what they were !

[EMonae]

My first was a 2004 325ci in alpine white -- should have kept it. Also had an X5 and recently sold a 2017 230i. Waiting for my 330e now.

[KACHM3]

I started at the age 16

96 e36 Drk yellow M3
03.5 E46 M3 SMG
18 Ind F80 M3
22 Ind G80 M3

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by KACHM3

I started at the age 16

96 e36 Drk yellow M3
03.5 E46 M3 SMG
18 Ind F80 M3
22 Ind G80 M3

Which one is your favorite? Looks alone, I’d take the ‘18 F80. Love that color combo. What is it? Tanzanite with tartufo?

[KACHM3]

Originally Posted by NGT2

Which one is your favorite? Looks alone, I’d take the ‘18 F80. Love that color combo. What is it? Tanzanite with tartufo?

My fave was the E36 & the G80

The F80 was nice, but a lot of cloudnt tell the Tanz color but I got so many compliments. I had red guts six speed.

[Hoskh88]

My first was an e30

[jkline398]

My first was a 1982 300sd turbo diesel! It was huge and... oh crap you mean beemer that's right.

My first BIMMER is a 2010 335i with that twin turbo i6 that will, err has enormous potential. Time will tell lol.

[E92Roni]

2016 was a good year…

[m2ss]

2006 Z4M Roadster

[TheMechanic]

1999 E36 M3... in Australia. It was a dream come true those days...

[FrozenGT]

Mine was BSM 2020 M2C DCT

[dhunx48]

My first bmw was my e30 .

[ricardofors68]

1991 E34 stick, lpg converted.

[I_squared_r]

BMW 118i that I'm taking delivery tomorrow.

[bourski]

2011 128i (currently on jacks with a starting prob)
Also have a 2014 X1

[nonono]

First is a 730D (europe) .Quite old ...2008 :-) Can't get my head around the iDrive yet but it's only been a week . Road tax here in Ireland is about $1500 a year so it'ss no wonder there not not a lot about over here . Joy to drive ,glides along . Only thing I can find wrong is when I switch the idrive to Nav (it's a CCC I think ) it just shows snow like an old TV not tuned to a channel Let's see how it goes ..It cost me less than the quote from Ford to fix my Powershift transmission

[DanG]

My first was a new red 1971 2002. I paid a whole $3,500 for it.

[rak299]

new 1984 728