[Geighty7]

30 now, 29 when aquired. Retired when I was 12.

[two_three_two]

Originally Posted by Geighty7

Retired when I was 12.

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[fzr100098]

I'm long BITI, that's my path to mo money haha (and gold)

[Mr. Hankey]

23 hours old. Started off as a Cobb salad yesterday with a side of Mac & cheese and some pulled pork, and well 1/2 a hot dog some kid didn't eat...Add in some hydrochloric acid, amylase, lipase with emulsifiers, a variety of proteases and mix thoroughly. Send that all down a circuitous tube and dehydrate....I was born after a burnt cup of coffee got the ole ileocolic reflex fired up....Ahhh wait that's a crappy story....

49, 4th BMW, sold my F80 during the pandemic to pay for a pool The Boss wanted and I just missed the "point and squirt" manual that the F80 was and this is. Plan to daily drive it into the ground and to not fret over it, it is fabulous as that. Also my current track day car until I'm finished building my Daytona. Can't beat the price/performance of this thing in a RWD manual (well maybe you can after wheels, brake pads, radiator protection...etc.). Have only ever daily driven manuals, so also needed that back in my life.

[two_three_two]

Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

49, 4th BMW, sold my F80 during the pandemic to pay for a pool The Boss wanted and I just missed the "point and squirt" manual that the F80 was and this is. Plan to daily drive it into the ground and to not fret over it, it is fabulous as that. Also my current track day car until I'm finished building my Daytona. Can't beat the price/performance of this thing in a RWD manual (well maybe you can after wheels, brake pads, radiator protection...etc.). Have only ever daily driven manuals, so also needed that back in my life.

my plan as well. smoke em while you can still get em. driving around in full ski car kit with this thing fills me with immense joy

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by two_three_two

my plan as well. smoke em while you can still get em. driving around in full ski car kit with this thing fills me with immense joy

Absolutely! I'm using this one up. Bring on the dings, scratches, and patina. The engine wow. And I love the manual, no issues with it. Despite me bitching about the brakes and the other niggly issues, they are seriously minor. What a great car. Perfect daily. Will drive it all winter here too.

[Geighty7]

Originally Posted by two_three_two

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[two_three_two]

Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

Absolutely! I'm using this one up. Bring on the dings, scratches, and patina. The engine wow. And I love the manual, no issues with it. Despite me bitching about the brakes and the other niggly issues, they are seriously minor. What a great car. Perfect daily. Will drive it all winter here too.

in the sports world you've probably heard JAG (just another guy). i use JAC (just another car) to define any car that is not special enough to be set aside and used sparingly. JAC varies slightly from person to person depending on income levels, but to me means anything that is a) not limited production, b) not likely to appreciate any time soon, and c) able to be driven daily without incurring outrageous expense.

using the M2 as JAC and getting real world patina and use is frankly a thrilling experience. every day is an event. of course it will be getting annual paint correction, PDR, ceramic touch up, etc. but these cars are made to be driven, and brother am i driving it.

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by Geighty7

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[DrewNewM2]

Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

23 hours old. Started off as a Cobb salad yesterday with a side of Mac & cheese and some pulled pork, and well 1/2 a hot dog some kid didn't eat...Add in some hydrochloric acid, amylase, lipase with emulsifiers, a variety of proteases and mix thoroughly. Send that all down a circuitous tube and dehydrate....I was born after a burnt cup of coffee got the ole ileocolic reflex fired up....Ahhh wait that's a crappy story....

49, 4th BMW, sold my F80 during the pandemic to pay for a pool The Boss wanted and I just missed the "point and squirt" manual that the F80 was and this is. Plan to daily drive it into the ground and to not fret over it, it is fabulous as that. Also my current track day car until I'm finished building my Daytona. Can't beat the price/performance of this thing in a RWD manual (well maybe you can after wheels, brake pads, radiator protection...etc.). Have only ever daily driven manuals, so also needed that back in my life.

Pools were $$$ during the pandemic for sure and long lead times

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by DrewNewM2

Pools were $$$ during the pandemic for sure and long lead times

We lucked out. They increased prices the year after we installed and hadn't yet run short on parts. The bad part (for me) was they were surveying our land in 2021 and mentioned they were installing into spring 2023...I was a bit relieved because would let me have 1-2 years to save some $$$ toward it, then their landscaper pointed out that we were on top of a hill and "this property will be ready to dig before our first 5 next year"....so they showed up in March 2022. The city I live in has seriously strict rules about pools so I left my wife to do all the permitting and the company wanted nothing to do with it (the town wanted a cross section of the land showing the exact depth of the pool relative to the water table in addition to all the usual setbacks/fencing rules...etc., and she found someone to make those drawings!). But she was a "b*tch on a mission" (her words not mine, just stand back) and got it all done in time...and it was ready to be dug before I had at least saved a good deposit...

So to make that happen someone had to leave the garage...F80 was about 5 years old and I was able to sell it for 2K under what I paid for it, and that covered the pool. So we got an early install, no price raise, and the pandemic used car market softened the blow of selling the F80 somewhat...

But I've since bounced back after 2.75 years of no M, and The Boss is happy. Story of perseverance and triumph

The person who really triumphed is the guy who bought my M3, he turned around and sold it on BaT for 11K+ more than he paid for it:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2018-bmw-m3-sedan-14/

[ajchoi]

Originally Posted by fluffhead

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Sold my 2007 RS4 in 2017, haven't driven a manual since.
Previous, all manuals, 2004 S4, 2001 S4, 1999 A4.

It always came down to a manual BMW or Audi for me, but Audi had Quattro and it was hard to resist in NY. This time only one had a manual option.

That model RS4 was my other dream car when I was younger - first being the E46 M3. I tried to love my 8V RS3 and imagined it was sort of a spiritual successor to older S4s, but it just didn't feel engaging to drive vs a manual M car. So here I am and loving it!

[two_three_two]

Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

The person who really triumphed is the guy who bought my M3, he turned around and sold it on BaT for 11K+ more than he paid for it:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2018-bmw-m3-sedan-14/

thats an incredible spec... would have been tough to part with.

[ajchoi]

Originally Posted by Mr. Hankey

The person who really triumphed is the guy who bought my M3, he turned around and sold it on BaT for 11K+ more than he paid for it:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2018-bmw-m3-sedan-14/

Those pandemic prices were insane for used cars!! Even my GF's beater Elantra that was a base model with like 70k models got 13k on a trade in for a brand new Accord sold at MSRP. That Elantra was appraised at 6k trade a year before the pandemic.

[NewToM]

Originally Posted by BradMX5

I can't not think of ATHF

I mean I’ve never heard it anywhere else!

[Mr. Hankey]

Originally Posted by two_three_two

thats an incredible spec... would have been tough to part with.

It was tough for sure. Clean garage queen, mild tune.

[curtdragon]

Originally Posted by two_three_two

OP, you should add a poll up top with 5 year increments starting at age 20 (god help us all). seeing the data would be interesting.

i'm 30 and took delivery Nov last year. replacing my B8 S4 as the year round daily. my guess is that the age spread here will be quite diverse and closer to CTR ownership statistics than M3.

Lol you're not that far from 20...

[curtdragon]

I'm 44 and I'm getting Twilight Purple which is a loud color and maybe too much attention. I do look in mid thirties but I feel like the car is built for older people but looks like it's for younger people.

Other choice was a used Audi TTRS, RS 5 and new RS 3. Or a used 911.1 Carrera.

Previous cars
96 Honda Civic
01 Acura Integra GSR
96 Nissan 200sx SER
98*2 and 2002 Infiniti G20
Forgot what year Mitsubishi Lancer (not the good one lol)
03 Acura RSX
14 Acura TSX
15 Subaru BRZ
15 Audi S4
14 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Probably missing one or two..

[g87maisto]

Turning 30 next month. This is my first bmw. Carbon package ‘24 g87.

[Blacktemplar]

Turned 62 last week, retired in July, bought a 2024 G87 M2 yesterday….

Chopped in the X3 M40i for this, hope it’s big enough

[NewToM]

OMG can’t believe I’m doing a face reveal…

[JeffTXM2]

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