I'll miss you guys :(

[e46e92love]

Not for nothing but something here is completely screwed up. You say the economy is tough and the //M is too much so you can't expect your parents buy you ANOTHER //M, but a 40+k car, that's ok to expect / ask your parents to buy for you because that's reasonable.

I'm sure you are a nice kid, but this thread sums up the complete disconnect between many kids on these forums and reality. If you are driving around 50k cars, what on Earth do you have to work towards?

This kinda of thinking represents a sense of entitlement that seems many kids today have, especially on these boards.

Cheers,
e46e92

[3s-a-charm]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

Not for nothing but something here is completely screwed up. You say the economy is tough and the //M is too much so you can't expect your parents buy you ANOTHER //M, but a 40+k car, that's ok to expect / ask your parents to buy for you because that's reasonable.

I'm sure you are a nice kid, but this thread sums up the complete disconnect between many kids on these forums and reality. If you are driving around 50k cars, what on Earth do you have to work towards?

This kinda of thinking represents a sense of entitlement that seems many kids today have, especially on these boards.

Cheers,
e46e92

+1000000

[bunnn]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

If you are driving around 50k cars, what on Earth do you have to work towards?

100k car? 200k car? There should always be a goal to work for regardless of what you have now. But of course with a good baseline to start from, goal and dream becomes hard to distinguish.

[bim14]

My family owns business, and I work with my parents...and I often work w/o pay, and i'm a student right now at college...so putting in the effort to that I guess my parents found it okay for me to get a car I enjoy. I mean some have it harder than others, what can I say? I do get the feeling sometimes that I should've started off with something less...but I just fell in love with the M. I apologize if the wording on the thread made me seem like a bit of a spoiled kid...cuz I am far from that.

[bdardashti]

Definitely go for the alpine white. I think the M-Sport package makes a big difference in the looks, and you can get the BSW sound system later if need be (<$1000).

And in terms of getting nice cars from parents, I totally agree with e46e92love, but it's really everywhere, not just on these boards. I can say a good 15-20% of the international students at my school who own cars have cars in the league of 335i, M3, S5, S4, etc, so it's not just on these boards. When your first (or one of your first) car is a M3, which you bought with $0 income, you expect something much much nicer when you 30, 35, 40, and without parental support, at least when you're 30, it's highly unlikely that you'll have something significantly better than a M3.

On the other hand, alpina seems to understand that what he's got now is completely because his parents can get it for him, and it doesn't seem like he's set that as the "base" for himself. If that had been the base, he wouldn't have been okay with stepping into a 335 after coming out of a M3.

[SlammedR8]

Originally Posted by e46e92love

Not for nothing but something here is completely screwed up. You say the economy is tough and the //M is too much so you can't expect your parents buy you ANOTHER //M, but a 40+k car, that's ok to expect / ask your parents to buy for you because that's reasonable.

I'm sure you are a nice kid, but this thread sums up the complete disconnect between many kids on these forums and reality. If you are driving around 50k cars, what on Earth do you have to work towards?

This kinda of thinking represents a sense of entitlement that seems many kids today have, especially on these boards.

Cheers,
e46e92

I hate that question more then anything...as stated above you can always work your way up to a 100 or 200k car ? But more importantly, who says you even have to move up, its nice to even stay at that level, I mean ya I would love a more expensive car after my M3, but I would be more then pleased with another M3. Realistically, I would be happy for the rest of my life if I could just keep upgrading every 3-4 years to a newer M3. So my point is that, while it would be nice to get into a 100k or 200k car, I would be more then content with always being able to have the newest, latest and greatest M car.

[MrHarris]

Originally Posted by slammedm3

I hate that question more then anything...as stated above you can always work your way up to a 100 or 200k car ? But more importantly, who says you even have to move up, its nice to even stay at that level, I mean ya I would love a more expensive car after my M3, but I would be more then pleased with another M3. Realistically, I would be happy for the rest of my life if I could just keep upgrading every 3-4 years to a newer M3. So my point is that, while it would be nice to get into a 100k or 200k car, I would be more then content with always being able to have the newest, latest and greatest M car.

+1.

[bim14]

+1000000000000 the m3 never gets old for me....IMO I like the M3 in almost every aspect better than the competition weather it's a porsche, a c63, etc....I could drive an m3 for the rest of my life, and be highly content. After i'm done w/ college i'm definately going to be getting myself into another m3.

[Kyoshi71]

EDITED:

I retracted everything I wrote because you later posted that you work for your family without pay.

Apology offered

[Stunnerable]

I always get ticked off at the spoiled kids.. Actually, their parents. But that’s not what this is about. I know what it's like to have nothing and claw through broken glass and rusty nails to get what you want. However, I can respect the fact that your in a good situation and you "earn" your keep. I'm 29.. When I have kids.. I want to be sure they are ready for the world and if they work for me, I'd be glad to share a passion like cars with them. You're lucky. Keep up the good work and never ever give up. My next goal is a GT3 RS. There is always another level.

[BulletproofM]

Bummer, well enjoy the 335i, it's a great car as well!

-Chris

[Frozen Black Panther]

wow life must be so rough huh, gonna be tough driving that brand new BMW 335i I feel bad for you kid.

[Voltigeur]

You're lucky to have had the ///M and now the 335 - enjoy!

[Auto]

What's wrong with the DCT/DKG?

[BMWDEMON]

I don't think it is a downgrade...good stuff on you for choosing your options carefully and having the aspiration to get another M in time.

I would go for the A/W, you won't regret it.

I am with slammedm3 - I loved my M3 so much that I bought the E90 which is so awesome. I missed my E46 and with a lot of hard work in the last few years now could also afford the E46 M3 so have each one now. It is such a pleasure to own both and to experience the difference between the two. I am looking forward to the new M3 in the future and seeing what that one is all about although I don't know if I will get rid of the E90...the V8 is just sooooooo nice!

M

[besiktas]

one of the best turbo engines out there. enjoy. i wouldnt call it big downgrade.

[xiliy]

We are going to have about 35-40 kids ages 3-7 coming to our office for free dental care, because their parents cant afford to pay for it. Oh yeah, sorry to have you switch to 335 too.

[Frozen Black Panther]

you know what kind of car my parents bought me? nothing

[positiveions]

ehhh it is allright mate. we all have to rethink our future and then get back into the game. Now buying a Toyota corolla is called a downgrade. but congrats anyway.

[Frozen Black Panther]

they didnt even buy me a metro card for the N train

[Echo M3]

Originally Posted by bim14

So I have about 7 months left on my DCT m3....i'm really sick of the DCT already, so i wanted an e92 m3 in manual...but it's just too expensive to get myself into another one right now. If I was paying for my cars it'd be easier to get whatever I wanted. Anyways for now, I'm going to be leasing a 2010 335i AW/Coral 6 speed loaded to the brim. I got a steal plus the dealer is taking car of $5000 of my remaining payments. I leased this bad boy for 0 down, and 592. Here's a pic of it with my M. I understand the M is a true beast and I would hands down get another one, but just can't expect my parents to buy me a car this expensive anymore. For now, here's my new 335, and in the near future i'll have another m3.

I think people are being way too harsh on you. If your parents can afford another car for you, then there is nothing wrong with that.

Downgrading is an admirable thing, it takes a lot of nerve to go down a step and it will be a great learning process. Think of it as a means of motivating yourself to the next step (saving for a new M3, or something beyond that maybe?), and be happy you got to experience driving an ///M car.

Heck I got my first car when I was 21, and could only afford a 4-cylinder Toyota. So relax, enjoy the 335i, and work hard for that next step up. Cheers

[Leozap]

Originally Posted by bim14

My family owns business, and I work with my parents...and I often work w/o pay, and i'm a student right now at college...so putting in the effort to that I guess my parents found it okay for me to get a car I enjoy. I mean some have it harder than others, what can I say? I do get the feeling sometimes that I should've started off with something less...but I just fell in love with the M. I apologize if the wording on the thread made me seem like a bit of a spoiled kid...cuz I am far from that.

335i is a great car man. But you are still a baller driving that car and still going to college though . Well, I think your parents made the right choices giving you baller cars while you are young cause it's more fun to have them while you are young. You are lucky that your parents can buy you nice cars so why worrying about it. If all things are the same then this world would be so boring. I think I'd have to kill myself if that's the case.