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      09-03-2024, 08:03 PM   #727
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Relatively short list of cars owned:

1989 Chevrolet Beretta GT (~85k miles) and traded for
1996 Ford Probe GT (~97k miles) and traded for
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe (~209k miles) kept until cost to repair was more than KBB value
2017 Honda Accord Sport (~65k miles) still own and is my daily driver
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      09-03-2024, 08:35 PM   #728
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2003 Honda Accord
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      09-04-2024, 06:19 PM   #729
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Good to see the wide range of cars everyone has had. Here’s my list:

-99 Honda Civic Coupe
-87 Nissan 300ZX Turbo
-92 300ZX 2+2
-95 Civic Coupe (B18 swapped)
-74 Datsun 260z
-98 Dodge Ram (a truly awful truck)
-98 Mustang Cobra
-71 Datsun 240Z
-12 Lexus ISF
-98 Honda Civic Type-R
-16 Cadillac ATSV Coupe
-17 Corvette GS (still own)
-23 Silverado
-24 X3 M40i (still own)
-21 M3 base (still own)
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      09-04-2024, 06:36 PM   #730
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I'll try to remember as best I can. I'm sure I've missed something as I owned tons of cars before going to college.

1967 Chevy Camaro
1959 VW Baja Bug
1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1976 Triumph Spitfire
1968 VW Bug
1964 VW Baja Bug
1980? Ford F-150
1988 Mitsubishi Montero
1990 Geo Storm
1989 Mazda MX-6
1992 Ford Taurus
2001 Honda Odyssey
2002 Toyota Camry (still own)
2011 Honda Pilot (still own)
2014 BMW X1
2020 Toyota GT86
2024 BMW 230i (still own)
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      09-04-2024, 06:58 PM   #731
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'76 Firebird
'80 Jeep Scrambler
'86 Mustang GT (first new car owned)
'92 Mazda Miata (second new car)
'96 Jeep Grand Cherokee (leased)
'00 Jeep Grand Cherokee (leased)
'01 BMW E46 325Cic
'09 BMW E92 (current vehicle)
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      09-05-2024, 08:38 AM   #732
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1964-65 Fiat 600D (can't remember which year model)
1972 Mercury Capri
1973 Subaru GL coupe
1977 Honda Accord (first new car)
1982 Honda Civic
1984 Mazda 626
1988 Honda Civic
1990 Acura Legend sedan
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      09-05-2024, 08:47 AM   #733
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2022 BMW M3  [9.33]
97 Acura GSR
99 Acura GSR
03 Subaru WRX STi
06 Subaru WRX STi
09 Subaru WRX STi Hatch
11 Subaru WRX STi
11 BMW M3 DCT
13 BMW M3 6MT
13 BMW M5 DCT
14 BMW M4 6MT
17 BMW M3 DCT
17 991.2 911 S PDK
19 991.2 911 GTS PDK
20 992 911 S PDK
20 992 911 S PDK
21 BMW M3 RWD Auto
22 BMW M3 AWD Auto
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      09-05-2024, 12:06 PM   #734
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1. 1989 - Peugeot 205 1.9 Gti
2. 2004 - Honda Civic EP3 Type R
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      09-05-2024, 01:47 PM   #735
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I was driving a Mercedes W211 E63 AMG, before getting into ///M cars, now I own a BMW F85 X5M and a BMW F80 M3 ZCP.
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      09-05-2024, 02:00 PM   #736
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      09-05-2024, 02:02 PM   #737
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What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?

'72 Olds Cutlass
'74 Toyota Celica
'77 Olds Cutlass
'90 Acura Legend
'06 Acura TL
'12 Acura TL
'20 Acura TLX
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      09-05-2024, 02:11 PM   #738
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'91 Dodge Daytona (5MT)
'93 Ford Probe GT (5MT)
'88 Dodge Daytona Pacifica (3AT)
'94 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Coupe (3.1L, 5MT)
'01 Grand Prix GTP Coupe (4AT)
'09 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Coupe (5MT)
'86 Toyota Celica GTS Coupe (5MT)
'12 Kia Sportage SX (6AT)
'86 Toyota Supra MKIII (7MGTE Swap, 5MT)
'15 Ford Mustang GT (6MT)
'18 Kia Stinger GT (8AT)
'20 BMW M240i (ZF)
'23 BMW M240i (ZF)

Only 2 cars were more than 2 doors. More than half were manual. I miss the sound of the Probe GT (2.5L V6), wish I had more time with the Supra. Although the G42 is a fun daily, itching for a toy or track car, maybe a Miata/MX-5.
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      09-08-2024, 07:14 PM   #739
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1972 Cady Coupe De Ville
1976 AMC Hornet
1983 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Honda Accord
1997 Honda Civic
2000 Honda Accord
2010 Lexus ES 350
2018 BMW X3
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      09-14-2024, 08:04 PM   #740
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1987 Subaru xt coupe
2004 Saturn sl2
2013 ford explorer limited ( now work behicle ) 300k miles
2015 honda civic
2016 mercedes cla 45AMG
2017 e300
2019 volvo xc90R
2023 x7 hers
2024 bmw m3 comp xdrive mine
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      09-14-2024, 11:13 PM   #741
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Lol my list is VERY short compared to most people here... before my 335i I had a 2011 Audi A4 2.0T. Front wheel drive, CVT. Decent car and the HEAVY depreciation made it affordable for a teenager but looking back I wish I'd bought the champagne E90 328i I passed on. I loved the interior of the Audi but the actual feeling of driving it was pretty dull and it burned a frankly unholy amount of oil. Basically I decided that I'd be okay with car issues as long as the car was fun, which the A4 wasn't. Hence the 335i.
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      09-22-2024, 08:24 PM   #742
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Relatively short list of cars owned:

1989 Chevrolet Beretta GT (~85k miles) and traded for
1996 Ford Probe GT (~97k miles) and traded for
2003 Infiniti G35 Coupe (~209k miles) kept until cost to repair was more than KBB value
2017 Honda Accord Sport (~65k miles) still own and is my daily driver
After I listed things out in the post, I noticed an odd trend: starting with the 1989 model year, I seem to purchase a car every 7 years (or multiple thereof, like 14 years). And it holds true that my BMW M3 is a 2024 model year.

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      09-22-2024, 11:54 PM   #743
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Mostly Porsches. The interiors of modern BMWs is the gold standard in my opinion.
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      09-23-2024, 06:48 AM   #744
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Mostly Porsches. The interiors of modern BMWs is the gold standard in my opinion.
How would you compare the electronics between the two brands?
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      09-24-2024, 12:44 AM   #745
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1991 Skoda Favorit 136L
1983 BMW 315
1997 Honda Civic
2007 Honda Jazz
2007 Honda Accord
2019 BMW i3S (still haven't driven an inch, lol)
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      09-24-2024, 06:24 AM   #746
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1983 Audi Coupe
2002 Honda Accord LX
2003 Nissan 350z
2004 Acura TL
2015 Mustang GT
2015 BMW M4
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      09-25-2024, 02:02 PM   #747
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First car was a 1967 VW Beetle
Second car was a 1986 VW Jetta GTI 16V, first & only fwd car. The bloody thing tried to kill me.
After that a 1992 E34 525i sport, then just owned BMW’s
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      09-26-2024, 08:58 PM   #748
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I came from a long line of MINI cars and recently made the switch. Still feeling out the X1 versus my Clubman S All4 but I have so far been pleasantly surprised.
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