What BMW's have you owned?

2015 335i Estoril Blue (2015 - 2015)
2015 M3 Mineral Grey (2015 - 2016)
2016 M3 'ZCP' Tanzanite Blue (2016 - 2019)
2020 X4M Comp Toronto Red (2020 - 2021)
2017 X4 M40i Mineral Grey -no pics- (2021 - 2022)
2022 M3 Comp xDrive San Merino Blue (2022 - 2025)
2022 M440i Gran Coupe (winter) Aventurin Red (2022 - 2024)
2024 X4M Comp (winter) San Merino Blue (2024 - 2026)
2026 M5 Touring (winter) Marina Bay Blue (2026 - 2026)
On order 2027 M3 Comp xDrive Gentian Blue

Car-Addicted wrote

Current garage
2026 X5 40i
2020 M4CS

Past rides
2015 BMW Touring M-Spec (F31) I really miss this one

2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i Few cars I actually hated
1977 BMW 530i

Dangerous words for a car addict but I think my current garage is perfect for me.

The M4 CS is stunning! Would love to grab a few more pics

Barathon wrote

2015 335i Estoril Blue (2015 - 2015)
2015 M3 Mineral Grey (2015 - 2016)
2016 M3 'ZCP' Tanzanite Blue (2016 - 2019)
2020 X4M Comp Toronto Red (2020 - 2021)
2017 X4 M40i Mineral Grey -no pics- (2021 - 2022)
2022 M3 Comp xDrive San Merino Blue (2022 - 2025)
2022 M440i Gran Coupe (winter) Aventurin Red (2022 - 2024)
2024 X4M Comp (winter) San Merino Blue (2024 - 2026)
2026 M5 Touring (winter) Marina Bay Blue (2026 - 2026)
On order 2027 M3 Comp xDrive Gentian Blue

Lovely line up! Wow and you are a Blue fan i can see! What makes you go through so many blue variants? That's pretty cool!

dutchm2 wrote

Lovely line up! Wow and you are a Blue fan i can see! What makes you go through so many blue variants? That's pretty cool!

Haha, yeah I guess I just like my blues. Black/Grey/White is just too boring to me, it seems like most of the world has removed all the color from everything now. I've had some reds too, but prefer blue for sure.

I've thought about doing purple or green, but I always worry that I will like it at the start, but regret it shortly after. Then again, it's not like I keep cars that long, so maybe one of these days I will pull the trigger lol. I plan to keep the M3 I have on order till the next-gen ICE M3 is released and will likely swap it out then.

My current 911 GTS is Guards Red, but I have a 911 4 GTS on order in Lugano Blue

dutchm2 wrote

The M4 CS is stunning! Would love to grab a few more pics

Still enjoyable to just go out in the garage and enjoy the lines.



At Bobby Rahal in Canonsburg

Hello everyone,

My list is my signature; unfortunately I can only track down pics of the current BMW (picture take at the dealer at delivery) and its predecessor.

The one I still miss is the 135 convertible - murdered, it was fast and a blast (except in winter where it was the worst...).

I've recently replaced my F30 LCI from 2016 to G20 LCI from 2023. So far, very satisfied

o_g wrote

I remember when you had your black GTI GLX with the BBS RC's. I had three silver GTI GLX's, two 12V and the last one 24V. Fond memories.

Jesus dude, what a memory - that was 27 years ago! Who are you? We must have met at some point.

For nostalgia's sake, here's that car. These are ultra-crummy 1mp images (640x480) shot with a VERY early digital camera that recorded to 1.44mb 3.5" floppy disks!

1991 BMW 525i - white - automatic - my first BMW! Was so impressed with the build and ride quality started me on a journey to my next 6 BMWs.

1985 BMW 525i - dark blue - manual
1998 BMW 525i - white - automatic
1996 BMW 530i - dark blue - manual
1987 BMW 528i - white - manual - transmission went out within 2 weeks
2002 BMW 528i station wagon - Burgundy - automatic
2003 BMW 540i - silver - automatic

I've only owned very old BMWs. I did all my own work on them. Learned a lot about BMW mechanics. But swore to my wife that I wouldn't own another BMW years ago because of all the things that I had to constantly repair on them.

So naturally when I decided to order a new X5 to replace my totally reliable 24 year old Lexus RX300, my wife's first response was "I thought you swore off BMWs".

Thankfully, she has since kindly given me her blessing to acquire another BMW. And when she did that, I just went hog wild and ordered a fully specced X5 m60i Brooklyn Grey over Tartufo to be built last week of June 2026. Wish me luck... hopefully won't forever be under the hood of this BMW doing repairs.

Abbybear wrote

1991 BMW 525i - white - automatic - my first BMW! Was so impressed with the build and ride quality started me on a journey to my next 6 BMWs.

1985 BMW 525i - dark blue - manual
1998 BMW 525i - white - automatic
1996 BMW 530i - dark blue - manual
1987 BMW 528i - white - manual - transmission went out within 2 weeks
2002 BMW 528i station wagon - Burgundy - automatic
2003 BMW 540i - silver - automatic

I've only owned very old BMWs. I did all my own work on them. Learned a lot about BMW mechanics. But swore to my wife that I wouldn't own another BMW years ago because of all the things that I had to constantly repair on them.

So naturally when I decided to order a new X5 to replace my totally reliable 24 year old Lexus RX300, my wife's first response was "I thought you swore off BMWs".

Thankfully, she has since kindly given me her blessing to acquire another BMW. And when she did that, I just went hog wild and ordered a fully specced X5 m60i Brooklyn Grey over Tartufo to be built last week of June 2026. Wish me luck... hopefully won't forever be under the hood of this BMW doing repairs.

Wow! Respect! That's a long tribute dedication to BMW!

First BMW was a 1984 325e - bought it when I got my first job out of college in 1987. It was used, 50k miles on it - I put another 100k on it and it was just about a perfect car. I really loved that car, more than any other I have had. Got married a few years later, wife could not drive a manual - I tried to teach her, but just could not watch it in my beloved BMW. BMW was sold and we moved into married life with kids and a long line of a mini van, some Volvo's (wife still drives on and loves it ) and several Lexus's, all very reliable but boring cars. Fast forward to last year and I bought another BMW - X3 - and love it, brought back those old 325 memories. I am so happy with my X3, we just helped our daughter buy a 2025 X1 - she was a Volvo fan also, but I encouraged her to look at other cars and she hands down chose the X1 - loves it.

1984 325e (E30)
2024 X3 (G01)
2025 X1 (U11)

The 325 picture is not of my car, mine was the same except dark blue color.

1973 2002...gone.
2025 M3X...present.
2026 X5...present

E36 Coupe 92' - 2008
E46 Coupe 2002- 2010
G30 2023 - Present

1999 E46 323ci - gone
2002 E39 525i - gone
2016 F15 X5 35i - gone
2015 F85 X5M - present
2017 F80 M3 - present

F13 650i in Black (2011-2013)
F13 650i in White (2013-2013)
F13 M6 in Sakhir Orange (2013-2016)
F82 M4 in Austin Yellow (2016-2018)
F80 M3 in Mineral Gray (2018-2021)
F92 M8 in Black (2021-2024)
F92 M8 in Black (2024-present)

That's a great BMW journey. The E87 is a very underrated car, and moving to the M140i must have been a huge step up. The B58 engine is one of BMW's best. Enjoy it!

Bought my first and only BMW in 2022. It's 2005 e90 325xi n52, dark grey, beige leather.
It wat at 290k km. Immediately at 300k got to rattling at higher loads, check engine light on, turns out 3 out of 6 cylinders were busted. Got into salvaging operation, thinking of selling at least for parts to cover my losses to some point.
Still, something drove me to continue to fix it, and after almost two years of getting the right engine block replacement, legal twists with the customs, and mechanic traditionally not having this job as a priority, after all that, and my own o2 sensors replacement as a final touch...
This Bimmer is still alive and kicking, purring like a kitten at 600rpm and roaring like a lion at anything above 2000rpm. Many told me I'm a fool for continuing to fix it, and they probably are right. I got hooked, what can I say.

G87 is my first. Wanted an M car since E36 M3. Have had almost all JDM cars up until now, Nissan, Honda/Acura, Subaru, Toyota.

Car-Addicted wrote

Still enjoyable to just go out in the garage and enjoy the lines.



At Bobby Rahal in Canonsburg

Lovely!

Bimmerista wrote

Hello everyone,

My list is my signature; unfortunately I can only track down pics of the current BMW (picture take at the dealer at delivery) and its predecessor.

The one I still miss is the 135 convertible - murdered, it was fast and a blast (except in winter where it was the worst...).

Thanks for sharing!

klemensior wrote

I've recently replaced my F30 LCI from 2016 to G20 LCI from 2023. So far, very satisfied

Glad you're! Any pics?

Abbybear wrote

1991 BMW 525i - white - automatic - my first BMW! Was so impressed with the build and ride quality started me on a journey to my next 6 BMWs.

1985 BMW 525i - dark blue - manual
1998 BMW 525i - white - automatic
1996 BMW 530i - dark blue - manual
1987 BMW 528i - white - manual - transmission went out within 2 weeks
2002 BMW 528i station wagon - Burgundy - automatic
2003 BMW 540i - silver - automatic

I've only owned very old BMWs. I did all my own work on them. Learned a lot about BMW mechanics. But swore to my wife that I wouldn't own another BMW years ago because of all the things that I had to constantly repair on them.

So naturally when I decided to order a new X5 to replace my totally reliable 24 year old Lexus RX300, my wife's first response was "I thought you swore off BMWs".

Thankfully, she has since kindly given me her blessing to acquire another BMW. And when she did that, I just went hog wild and ordered a fully specced X5 m60i Brooklyn Grey over Tartufo to be built last week of June 2026. Wish me luck... hopefully won't forever be under the hood of this BMW doing repairs.

5 series fan! Any pics of them?