Decided to get rid of my 650i

[voodoojar]

I just found these pictures on a old SD card and got nostalgic and thought Id share.

1998 M3x4
God I loved this car. It was my first M car I bought it new after getting my first real job out of college. I did like 1000 autoX in this thing and it was tons of fun. Like a couple of my cars. I ended up selling it in 2010 (with only 30k miles) to buy cheap house. These are pictures when I sold it.





2001 M5
This was probably my favorite of all my bmws I've owned. I did so many road trips in this thing it's crazy. I remember walking to my car after work one Friday and just decided to drive west and see how far I got. Just to turn around half way through the weekend and drive back for work Monday Morning. I made to Denver from Atlanta GA. I got a hotel got a crappy room service hamburger slept for 4 hours and drove back. I had a really good time.




2006 M5
God this car was fast. It took me a while to learn to drive it right The SMG transmission was really quite challenging to drive right at low speeds. Once I got the hand of it this car was a rocket. My f80 is probably faster but it doesnt feel like it.






2013 650i
I really liked my 650i a lot. It didn't turn especially well due to it's size but it was like sitting inside a really good looking missle. I loved the seats and all the leather everywhere. It got tons of looks when I drove it around.




2016 M3
This car puts a smile on my face everyday, even if Im just sitting in traffic.
It feels a little bit econo boxy vs my 650i but its also a hell of a lot faster. BMW really just needs to stop putting all this plastic in their cars. This is my first BMW that kind of feels cheap on the inside. I mean the seats are awesome. The leather feels good but then I look or at the big plastic door and Im like man this looks like shit. Other than that it's a really nice car.

Here is a crappy parking lot picture


I've owned a lot of non BMWs but only a few are even worth mentioning. I've owned 2 P cars in the past and would love another one someday. Unfortunately I can find a photo of my 04 GT2 but a close runner up is the car I had before it. A 2002 996 Turbo. At the time everyone complained about the headlights. To this day there is a large faction that would say this is the ugliest 911 to have been made, I would disagree. I think the fried egg headlights are cool and really the only model that looks at all different. I think the 996 GT3, GT3 and the Turbo where beautiful, insanely fast and not weighed down with a bunch of electronic gadgets and crap. The lower specced 996 had some engine issues but the Turbo and GT2 where rock solid.

God I love P cars and still do. Especially the GT2 I have so many memories. I drove my wife to the hospital to have our first child in it. You know to get there fast I put a towel on the seat just in case the baby came out or something.

Here's my 2002 Turbo




I've had a few other BMWs but cant seem to find pictures. I still have a grey market 1989 525i imported from Japan. It has cloth interior and looks brand new. I'm too lazy to walk outside and take photos. I also had a 2008 135i which was a really fun car. I remember buying it because it was so small and really fast.

[stooker]

Thanks for sharing. What happened to the 650? Looks like a complete rollover.

[voodoojar]

Originally Posted by stooker

Thanks for sharing. What happened to the 650? Looks like a complete rollover.

Someone ran a stop sign in front of me i tried to swerve but caught their bumper and flipped. I was inly going about 35 mph but i hit them at that speed without braking at all. I kicked the drivers side window out climbed out of the car without a scratch and the other guy got a ticket.

[stooker]

Dang, glad you were uninjured!

[Zing]

Originally Posted by voodoojar

I remember walking to my car after work one Friday and just decided to drive west and see how far I got. Just to turn around half way through the weekend and drive back for work Monday Morning. I made to Denver from Atlanta GA. I got a hotel got a crappy room service hamburger slept for 4 hours and drove back. I had a really good time.

This is all kinds of awesome! Had a similar pleasure myself so I can appreciate the awesomeness of this.

[jmg]

I love your covered driveway. I'm guessing you have a garage too? Mines so far back I don't always like parking in my garage, but the sun beats down on my driveway most of the day.

[clutchdj]

Good morning read

[jeff@autocouture]

wont lie i started rolling when you said put a towel down incase the baby came out!!!

i also agree, i love everything about the 996, including those only a mother could love headlights.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Congrats on the ride

I wish you kept that 98 M3, what a beautiful car

[SanchoDivine]

This was a great read! Thanks for sharing!

[AG23]

Thanks for sharing this and if you find pictures of that gt2 feel free to share!

[KevinM]

Nice. Agree with you on the E39 M5. Too bad you got rid of the GT2...why (if I may ask)?

[E92 M Sport]

Nice. The e36 and e39 are awesome.

[Huligan]

Damn, man that's an M-azing car line up there! If I could have had the same car history the only cars I'd add, would be an e30 and e46 M3s. And that e39 M5 is like a kryptonite of mine. I've been looking for a clean one for a very long time and at the end bought an e46 M3. But to this day the e39 M5 is my favorite M car.

[BMWM4_SA]

Nice read, how much faster is the M3 compared to your 650i ?