After 6 proud years of ownership, my gorgeous E30 has been sold..
I recently graduated college and working full time..Great news and all however i discovered that my commute would be the test of patience with my E30...I have never had to drive it as much until now..45min to work each way...90+ degrees out every day..with no AC of course.. My tolerance grew weaker each day.. with competitive urban driving, i felt as though the 1.8 simply couldn't keep up nor satisfy my basic needs of comfort and reassurance. Every day i waited for something to go wrong...But It held up.. i figured find something newer before something turns..
Looking for a newer car, it took weeks.. I have always been meticulous, attentive to detail and well aware of what a car is worth is most importantly, what a car is Not worth.. I dealt with many different kinds of salesmen but they all seemed to know everything..yeah right.. this was my favorite line of all - after i told a salesman that the car i was looking at, had something wrong with the heated seats (they did not work..), he continued to attempt to convince me that it was a "feature" - that because it was too hot out, the seats wouldn't work...hahaha wow.
Anyway - looking for a 2003ish bmw 3 series, the search was difficult..Has to be a 5 speed i told all of them..but i only found a couple..each of them reasonably priced..I come to find that after i make my selection of a beautiful 2004 325ci coupe 5spd...that my lack of credit experience wouldn't allow me to finance an "older" car.. I have great credit but not enough they told me....fair enough..but this meant i had to put off my desire to get into another bmw...sad realization let me tell you..bmws are all i know..in the blood.. after considering jettas/gli's amazingly i left german engineering behind all together..Got myself into a 2004 mazda rx8 6spd red/red.... I was pleased..and have been since to own it..It is NO BMW however it goes! 1.3liter rotary engine.."It goes like Heck" - Jeremy Clarkson. I did some research - it has the same 0-60 as a 2005 330ci zhp. Impressive. Although its well equipped, fast and responsive, it is merely a credit builder for me.. after about 6-12 months, my search will be back on.. driving across the memorial bridge in DC one morning, i found myself head to head with an E30..As i reached for my flashers...i realized i was no longer in a bmw, and if i had flashed my lights, the e30 owner would have been a little confused..it hit me at that moment..that two days after my new car purchase, i had already missed my E30...So I want/need the roundel back.. So for now, I'll have to keep my CCA card at home in a drawer somewhere.. but i'll be back.
Robert
SOLD: 1991 BMW 318is White/Black
Topic: A Sad Farewell.. (Read 1820 times)