[XC3LLR8]

Originally Posted by BG42

What exactly would I be realizing? The fact that most of the people who talk about finance just regurgitate something they heard somewhere else?

Never mind.

[PP3121]

Originally Posted by peaceindriving

47 - my first BMW

This is my first luxury brand car and test drove five+ other BMW models including the 230i before deciding on it. Love the car and been enjoying it ever since.

What would have been your second choice?

[peaceindriving]

I swore I wanted an X4, but couldn’t justify the need for such a large vehicle. Don’t haul family or loads of stuff. Occasionally the spouse or dogs.

[XC3LLR8]

Originally Posted by peaceindriving

I swore I wanted an X4, but couldn’t justify the need for such a large vehicle. Don’t haul family or loads of stuff. Occasionally the spouse or dogs.

Same goes for trucks - I'd go as far as saying 90% of truck owners never use the bed for anything that will not fit in the backseat. My neighbor parks his truck in the street and plays golf all the time. Never once have I seen him use the bed, but pulls the clubs from the backseat. What a boring way to spend your time on the road.

[MPR]

Originally Posted by XC3LLR8

Same goes for trucks - I'd go as far as saying 90% of truck owners never use the bed for anything that will not fit in the backseat. My neighbor parks his truck in the street and plays golf all the time. Never once have I seen him use the bed, but pulls the clubs from the backseat. What a boring way to spend your time on the road.

I never understood the mindset of people that buy pickup trucks and do not do pickup truck things in their lives. 95% of them do not look remotely cool and likely get terrible fuel economy...what's the driving factor (no pun intended)?

Even worse, those who do that and then try to make them fast and cool. If you want a fast vehicle, get one that's aerodynamic and built for it aka a car.

[oncityce]

35 and the 3rd bmw

[Hapbob]

I was a motorcycle guy whole life. Had a few BMWs they were great. Gave up motorcycles and my nephew took me for a ride in his BMW car. Wow I didn’t know cars could do that. It was a M3. So I bought a M235 and another M240 convert then a X3m40 and decided I need another fun car. This M240 is it. Love it and I am 67.
Hap

[Nate48]

43 here, and now first in line fore the next available allocation since mid January. Was 5th in line back in Sept. I may be 44 when it finally arrives.
🤞😬🤞

[Rw-M240]

Originally Posted by Hapbob

I was a motorcycle guy whole life. Had a few BMWs they were great. Gave up motorcycles and my nephew took me for a ride in his BMW car. Wow I didn’t know cars could do that. It was a M3. So I bought a M235 and another M240 convert then a X3m40 and decided I need another fun car. This M240 is it. Love it and I am 67.
Hap

That’s awesome! All it takes is one true m experience and you will be set for life.

[aguycalleddb]

39 - this will be my 3rd Bimmer and 8th car overall

[Lohan]

76. Driven BMWs while living in Germany and here over the years. Let's see if I remember them - 2002 (Germany), 528e (Germany), Hartge M535 (Germany), 535 (US), two M3s (US), and my G42. The 240 is better than any of them.

[enome]

25 and first personal BMW

I previously hated the idea of getting a BMW because my family’s old first gen X5 4.4L V8 that never came out of the shop. But I was willing to be more open minded about BMW becoming more reliable over the recent years with the B58. So took the leap.

*Not that I really had a choice. M240i was the only car that really checked my boxes: luxury, european, compact, 2+2 seat with usable trunk space, 2-door coupe, under 55k before taxes+fees.
Decent MPG for daily driven commute is a bonus

[m.beamy]

19 also

[Jashue]

Originally Posted by XC3LLR8

Same goes for trucks - I'd go as far as saying 90% of truck owners never use the bed for anything that will not fit in the backseat.

Drives me absolutely crazy. Every time I go to the supermarket, I am dumbfounded as I gaze upon a sea of pickups and Jeep Cherokee clones. It makes me think that the world as gone completely mad. We can blame GM, Ford and Dodge for this too. They make a bigger profit margin on those vehicles, so it behooves them to market those types of vehicles to the point of normalization. Fun be damned. The environment be damned. Safety (for those of us in more sanely sized cars) be damned.

I drive a car that weighs almost 4,000 pounds. They think I drive a small vehicle!

[rons e92]

32 and this is my 4th BMW. (9th car I've had)

I had an e60 525i, e46 325xi, f30 330i, and now the g42 m240i.

Never owned an e92. The username came about before I got the 525i. Really wanted an e92, but I got an insane deal on the 525i from FL, then I was trying to trade up, but totaled the car before I could do it. One day I'll have a black e92 m3 manual with no nav.

[viperx100]

42 here and this is my 2nd BMW (2013 335 is was my 1st). Since then, 2019 C43 AMG coupe, then 2018 Jaguar F-type 400 sport coupe and now back to BMW (2022 M240i)

[kwikit356]

This must be the only forum where I can brag about being 77 years old. Will be 78 if I last a couple more months! This is my 6th BMW. The first one was a '68 1602 that I paid $600 for, and that was too much. Next was '81 e12 528i, then a '91 e30 325i-sport (same specs as the 2-door 325is), a parts-only '83 e30 318i, a '12 335i, and finally this '23 M240i x-drive.

I've driven at most of the tracks in the northeast, but never in a BMW. I don't think I will use this new one at any track because I'm getting rather old and this car is so nice. I also have a '16 Porsche 981 Spyder, that I just bought earlier this year. It has the extremely expensive carbon/ceramic brakes, so that kind of limits my track use, to say nothing about my age. If I feel okay when the 2024 track season comes around I may use the Porsche for one or two DE events. I'd love to go back to Watkins Glen with it, but that's over 400 miles each way.

It's just fantastic hearing about all you younger guys' interest in these great cars! My best to each and every one of you!

[bobkat09]

73. I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid for the last 25 years

[netgear]

I had my first BMW at 22, it was E60. Now I'm 27.

[Z_Victor1]

I'm 72.

The PB M240i I have on order will be my 13th BMW since 1979.

Best so far was an 840Ci from 2001-2007...but it cost me the most to run...🙄

[2 overtake]

Just celebrated my 29 birthday for the 26th time. I have had 11 BMW’s over the years, with plans of some more. Forever young but wised

[nype]

Turning 50 later this month. M240i is my first BMW coupe. Happy start of midlife crisis to me!

Family has had a few 5 series, X3, and X5 prior. Still have the X5 diesel. And had a tuned GTI before this M240i. GTI was a lot of fun but felt like I outgrew it.