It was the slogan that made me first. “The final driving machine.” I don’t know if this is confidence, clarity, or the fact that it seemed great, but something about this line stuck. I planted the seeds a long time before my BMW. And when I finally did? Some cars were not Autobahn.
It was 318i e30 – my small panda. She did not have much energy. Frankly, she did not have a lot of reliability. But he was raw, it was fun, and was great as hell. He had this sincere mechanical feeling, this direct relationship between the driver and the machine that I did not feel in anything else. This was. I was in.
A moment aha
Then the moment it closed: European BMW delivery.
If you did it before, you know exactly what I am talking about. If you do not? I am sorry that you missed the golden age. I ended up with it three times – each one is better than the last. The first was E46 325i, then double excitement turbo from E90 335i, and finally an unforgettable 1m coupe. Picking the new BMW in Munich, is touring the Alps, and detonating Utopan before reaching Norburgring-not only the car. The experiment was. And the man, the brown bmw that.
BMW community. a period.
But it did not stop there. After the cars came to society.
Frankly, this was sudden distortion. I did not expect to find such a group of loyal, narrow, and really useful fans. Whether it’s advice in a forum, a person who helps in coding a car, or just a fast thumb at a fuel station-people appear. In some respects, he reminded me of a Porsche crowd. Just a fewer spoiler tail and more E90s with suitable wheels.
Then there was innovation. By 2009, BMW was already depth in electrical projects – where Tesla was great, or even on the radar of anyone. I, I, the first project, all this crazy work – showed me that BMW was playing the long game. They were not just making fast sedans. They imagined what came after that.
Stories novels masters
And of course, there are stories.
BMW know how to tell a story through a car. 2002. E39 m5. i8. Even something like G87 M2 – you can feel lineage, intent, and position. It is baked. This is what I continue to return to. It is not only performance statistics or design details – it is a feeling that gives you every car. The way it becomes a chapter in your life.
I can continue. Frankly, I will be at some point. But now I want to turn the question to you:
What brought you to BMW? What was your moment? “Panda Little” or your autobahn explosion or that first rotation that I told you that this is a different thing? Tell me. I would like to hear that.