When you bought your first BMW 3

[equate975]

Started saving up when I was 15, got it when I was 17 and had my license.

[KangamangusDriver]

16 Bought a 87' 325 in good condition for $1,000.00 cash
When I was buying it a gentleman came and offered 2,000.00cash to buy it on the spot. I didnt budge and said no thanks!

Kept it till I was 18 when I bought my 318IS

[YAN-3]

first car i ever bought was a zinno 89 325i, i was 17. ahh the good old days. lol

[SchnellerVert]

Bought my 1st one in 1999 since then I have had 14 of them.

[euroshark]

I got mine when I was 20.

[Alecs MacDonald]

One month before my 16th birthday.

[mtechnik]

Tender age of 20. Remember it so well. Was a feeling that was. Partly cause I drove 2 hours home on the freeway with no insurance, until finalizing the policy the following day.

Technically I got mine when I was 16 when it came right off the dealership lot. ...Never did I think that one day it would belong to me.

Nice history . Would you guys happen to have some pics with the car from back then. Would be great if you could scan & post. We can gaze at an E30 in true "newness" ;)

[Zya8187]

19 is my lucky number

[Raxe]

15 years old, put 36km on it since.

[jbsjunk]

Got my IX 6 years ago, I was 35 I think..... Drove it for 2 years, Ended up drilling a gal that pulled out in front of me, making the car a foot shorter. Have been in the process of rebuilding it since.

I miss my car.

[silversleeper]

When I was the tender age of 16... I began my search for my first car (even though I was puttin around in a '89 Plymouth Horizon that was handed down to me). I came across a beautiful dark metallic blue '87 325 (didn't know if it was an "i" or "iS" at the time) for a mere $1600. My parents thought maintenance would be too much, so we passed on it. I ended up with a '86 Acura Integra RS, a car which I still love to death to this day. Styling was badass for it's time.

After a few cars, and learning from the mistake of buying new cars, I finally had the opportunity to revisit the idea of getting an E30. I met my fate at age 21, when I bought my first E30. A rough around the edges '89 325i sedan. Of course it was a manual, every car with the exception of the Plymouth has been a manual.

In late 2006, I snapped a couple rocker arms and parked her in front of my house since. I was searching the forums and classifieds for E30's for my friends who have also showed interest in these wonderful machines. I came across an ad for a white '89 325i coupe this time. I went to personally check it out for my friends and ended up buying the car for myself. It is a white, 2 door, 5 speed, late bodied E30. It doesn't get any better than that. So this is the car I currently drive, which was purchased at the age of 23.

[silversleeper]

Technically I got mine when I was 16 when it came right off the dealership lot.

I have a question for you that's been buggin the hell outta me lately!

You have had first hand experience with these cars right off the showroom floor. Tell me, did they "tick" brand new?

[the2rz]

Last month....I'm 31....a 1990 325is.

[Bimmerboy91]

got mine when i was 15. and sadly sold it a couple of weeks ago.

[Jonathan M3]

15, almost 10 years ago.