What did you drive before getting hooked on BMW?

[Senilsson]

It's quite interesting to see what people drove before, tells a lot of where a person is in life imo.

My first car was a 93' 200sx S13 with a long, long mod list. Loved it, hated it, never anything in between. Kept it for almost five years.

My next car was also an S13, completely stock and just a fun daily driver.

After that I wanted something more refined so I got myself a '92 325 E36.
It was horrible, worst car I' ve ever owned hands down. Everything that can break, broke.. Sold it after a few months.

Next up was a '95 SAAB 900 Turbo with Viggen aero package with some minor mods, quite fun to be honest but was too harsh for a daily driver since I still had my S13.
So I sold it and bought a' 01 SAAB 9-3 instead. Completely stock but comfortable. Not very amusing in any way and at this time the Nissan was struggling I wanted something faster.

Which leads me into my '04 STI, awesome car but after a year I was fed up with the whole tuning-world, loud exhausts and crappy interiors..

I sold both the S13 and the STI and bought an 08 Audi A5 Coupe. Very refined and classy car.
Had it for two years and recently sold it. Best car I ever had, just smooth and reliable.

Right now I have a 2010 523 F10. It has a bit more space, even more refined and a lovely gearbox.

[HazChem]

Mine was an 89 Nissan 240SX coupe purchased in 1994. Loved it cause it was one of the few rear-wheeled drive cars out there. No power np but fun to drive. Gave it to my sister when I purchase my first BMW, a 2002 325Ci coupe. Didn't realize the Nissan would become such a sought after drifter car.

[aerostar]

2006 Subaru WRX
2015 M235i

Parents bought me the WRX when I was in college... I don't think they understood how fast that car is and how dumb it was giving an 18 year old that kind of car...

Although, I did make it 10 years with no accidents or speeding tickets.

My kids will be getting beaters for sure or a new civic.

[ABPReader]

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[mikezulu18]

1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT
2001 Honda Civic LX
2002 Honda Civic EX
2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4
2005 Acura TL
2009 Honda Civic SI
2012 Chevy Equinox
2014 BMW 435I
2015 BMW M235I - MW

[Sasky]

I started with BMW:

82 e21
92 Lincoln Towncar
02 325xi
08 335xi coupe

[jfox335i]

81 olds royal brougham
79 Malibu
84 Chevy Celebrity
93 ford escort GT
2000 Hyundai Elantra
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Spyder
2006 WRX
2010 Outback 3.6R
2011 Impreza Outback sport
2012 Legacy GT
2012 F30 335i
2010 E90 M3
2014 F30 335i
2015 F82 M4

[MKSixer]

VW Scirocco MkII 1.7L (Totaled and partially resurrected in the next car.)

VW Scirocco MkII 1.8L (Modified, Wrecked and merged with the aforementioned car.)

Merkur XR4Ti (Heavily Modified, multiple driveshafts shredded.)

VW Passat (What does one do when married?)

Honda Accord EX (Don't ask.)

Acura Legend LS 4-Door (I was impressed with the engine.)

Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition

A host of company cars: Oldsmobile Intrigue, a smattering of Ford Taurus's, Chrysler Somethingorother, A smattering of Pontiac Grands Prix, Ford Fusion, etc.

Finally back to my roots...German. 2x E60 5's, an E63 ///M6, 328d (commuter and company car), and finally, the i8.

[Camper1]

76 Chevy Vega
83 Chevy Cavalier
86 Pontiac Grand Am
90 Honda Accord
86 Chevy S-10
93 Isuzu Rodeo
96 Dodge Avenger
98 Honda CRV
03 Subaru Forester
06 Honda Civic
06 Toyota Racoma
08 Mazda Miata
09 Chevy Silverado
12 VW Golf
13 Camaro
09 VW Toureg
04 Nissan 350Z
13 GMC Sierra ...current
14 Subaru BRZ
15 BMW 428i ...current

How embarrassing...I like change apparently

[smitty513]

1995 Ford Tbird 4.6
1985 Porsche 944
1998 Contour SVT
2007 Civic Si sedan
1997 3000GT VR-4
2001 Grand prix GTP
1989 325i coupe w/ Dinan suspension
1998.5 Contour SVT
2001 X5 4.4i Sport
2014 X1 3.5i (wife's current)
2007 E92 335i sport (my favorite-totaled....sigh)
2008 G6 GT (gift-sold)
2008 535xi Sport (my current)

[KNAQ7]

2000 Volkswagen Golf TDI
2000 Audi TT
2007 BMW 328i
2009 BMW 135i
2011 BMW 335i

[spiceyxi]

1990ish Honda CRX - First experience with a go kart and it was great. Got up to 110 and it was fun, but never again (too old now)
2002 - Honda Civic EX. Had like 11 people in at once in High School. Reliable car that held its value
2008 - First BMW - a 2008 528i BMW!! The Civic lost like 4K in value (wish it was the same for the BMW)
2006 - Z4 Coupe (one of my favorite BMWs and it is owned in unison with the 528i)

[tcpsoft]

Great thread, interesting seeing the wide variety of automotive experiences everyone has had.

For me:

’78 Buick Opel S/C
’86 Toyota Corolla Coupe
’86 Chevy Cavalier
’70 Chevelle SS 396 Convertible
’87 Subaru GL
’67 Dodge Coronet 440 Coupe
’72 Buick Riviera
’70 Chevelle SS 396 Convertible - bought back same car
’92 Camaro LS
’98 Ford Explorer XLT
’00 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab
’01 BMW X5 3.0
’03 HD V-Rod
’06 MINI Cooper S
’07 Lotus Exige S
’08 Lotus Exige S240
’06 Ford Explorer EB V8 (current)
’08 Porsche Cayman
’15 BMW M3 (current)

[bobo13]

'97 Honda Civic Coupe 1.6
'06 Honda Civic 1.8 Hatch EX GT
'12 BMW E92 330d
'15 BMW F32 428i (Current)

[88atlas07]

'89 Ford Sierra
'90 Ford Sierrra
'78 BMW 518 e12
'94 Nissan Pathfinder
'90 BMW 520i
'01 Skoda Octavia
'97 Honda Accord
'91 BMW 320i
'94 BMW 525i
'09 BMW 328i
'07 BMW 335i-Current

[sonystyle02]

2007 Acura CL 3.0
2006 Honda Accord Coupe EX
2004 Acura Integra RS
2001 BMW 330Ci
2005 Infiniti G35
2006 Honda S2000
2011 Subaru STI
2014 BMW 435i

[Brasko]

After selling my Evo and moving to Portland, I didn't buy another car. It's been about 8 years since and then and a couple years since I first saw the F80 M3 at the International Car Show here in Portland. Since then I knew I wanted an M3 for my next car.

My previous rides include...

1995 Camaro Z28 (385rwhp)
- LT4 Camshaft
- Cold Air Intake
- 3" Catback Exhaust
- Off-road Pipe
- Longtube Headers
- 3.73 Gear Ratio

2000 Steeda Mustang GT (450rwhp)
- Aluminum Block Cobra V8 w/ Vortech SQ-Trim Supercharger (16psi)
- Cobra IRS (Independent Rear Suspension)
- 19x9.5" Steed Ultralite Wheels
- Sparco Seats
- H&R SuperSports

2003 Mitsubishi Evolution VIII
- Cold Air Intake
- Espelir 3" Catback
- Off-Road Pipe
- Downpipe
- Apex Boost Controller
- Sparco Seats
- Tein Lowering Springs

[Labeef]

Pardon my Honda/Integra addiction
88 5.0
90 Integra
91 240sx
97 Integra GSR
96 M3
96 Integra GSR
96 sc300 Manual
93 Integra GSR
98 Civic (beater) Was tired of worrying about driving/parking hazards
04 s2000
05 TSX 6spd
05 ZHP
Current
320i Sport - great driving car, though under powered. However, well balanced, light, and incredibly fun to drive.

[GotE46M]

Mustangs

[850tgul]

Great thread!
My list is:
1987 Volvo 740 turbo sedan
1995 Volvo 850 T-5R (hence the username) sedan
2001 Audi S4 sedan
1999 BMW M Roadster
2003 Corvette Z06
2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe
2004 BMW M3
2010 Saab 9-3
2007 Civic Si
2009 BMW 128i

Those were my main rides but living in Boston I've needed to pair some of the above with a winter car, and they have been:
1995 Toyota Corolla (ironically the least reliable car I've ever owned)
1999 Saab 9-3
2005 VW GTI

[F83]

Datsun (Yes Datsun) 260Z, '78 Firebird Formula, Pontiac Fiero (let's forget about that one), Jeep Wrangler YJ, Saab 93?, then onto the Bimmers. 3 deep now.

[claasmi]

1991 Nissan Micra
2007 Ford Focus