The One That Got Away

i001947 · 03-21-2013, 12:34 PM

I love my M3. But I still yearn for my 00 740i Sport . Why did I ever sell Chick? I must have been out of my mine to let that sweet thing go.

Anybody else pining over a lost love?

sshu · 03-21-2013, 12:37 PM

I'm going to be replacing my E39 M5 soon and I know I'll be missing that car once it's gone. I've had it for over 8 years already but it's still a great car. I've been debating to sell the car for a year now and I think it's time to move on.

Lorde · 03-21-2013, 12:38 PM

Regret selling my 07 STI. Car is a beast in bad weather.

MCPilot · 03-21-2013, 12:42 PM

My Z4M Coupe track toy - wrecked it. So many great memories with that car. I get emotional whenever I see a picture of it.

Shoney41 · 03-21-2013, 12:51 PM

I miss my 2009 C6 aka "Snookie". It had its flaws, but I got her for $38k with 2,400 miles on it, making her the best bang for the buck I will likely ever score.

Official_M3 · 03-21-2013, 01:12 PM

Miss my 06 Suzuka blue s2000

e1000 · 03-21-2013, 01:21 PM

At the risk of getting banned:

2006 Mercedes C350 Sport. Personally drove it from coast to coast.

325rider · 03-21-2013, 01:35 PM

My stripper jet black e46 325i 5 spd. It breaks my heart that I sold her for so cheap. It provided twice as much feel as the e90 M does. I was blinded by the comfort at first but the car just has no feel comparatively.
Mods for anyone who cares....
Exterior: Full OEM clears. Full OEM MTech2. SSR GT2 in silver 18x8.5 all around.
Interior: Custom OEM style alcantara roof a,b,c pillars and rear deck. ZHP knob. Tasteful boots etc...
PERFORMANCE: Schrick 264/248 cams. Ebay rep headers coated. 3.46 diff. Custom AA dyno tune. 184whp on a mustang dyno :burnout:
Suspension: Bilstein PSS9, vorshlag camber plates, adjustable rear lower arms.

sigh

W/// · 03-21-2013, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 325rider

My stripper jet black e46 325i 5 spd. It breaks my heart that I sold her for so cheap. It provided twice as much feel as the e90 M does. I was blinded by the comfort at first but the car just has no feel comparatively.
Mods for anyone who cares....
Exterior: Full OEM clears. Full OEM MTech2. SSR GT2 in silver 18x8.5 all around.
Interior: Custom OEM style alcantara roof a,b,c pillars and rear deck. ZHP knob. Tasteful boots etc...
PERFORMANCE: Schrick 264/248 cams. Ebay rep headers coated. 3.46 diff. Custom AA dyno tune. 184whp on a mustang dyno :burnout:
Suspension: Bilstein PSS9, vorshlag camber plates, adjustable rear lower arms.

sigh

Sold my E46 for dirt cheap too. If anything I just wanted to get rid of it, because I had my eyes dead set on an M3. Loved the car what it stood for, and it really never gave me huge issues to be honest, but I don't miss it at all. Not sure I'd miss anything with the M3 parked in the garage.

Had a torn subframe, leaking fluids left and right (I just kept topping it off

), half the window regulators were shot. But boy did I love the way that thing looked and drove.

8_is_enough · 03-21-2013, 01:47 PM

Imola red 2008 Z4MC

PhillyNate · 03-21-2013, 01:56 PM

I only miss the slightly better steering feel and the 3300 lbs weight my 2008 E92 328i offered. That's it! I'd say fuel economy but I've never had so much fun burning up gas.

Lorde · 03-21-2013, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCPilot

My Z4M Coupe track toy - wrecked it. So many great memories with that car. I get emotional whenever I see a picture of it.

wooderson · 03-21-2013, 02:10 PM

No regrets...have fun and move on. Financially, I regret selling a Super Duty Trans Am almost 30 years ago. It would be worth a small fortune today.

Vic311 · 03-21-2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wooderson

No regrets...have fun and move on. Financially, I regret selling a Super Duty Trans Am almost 30 years ago. It would be worth a small fortune today.

You are not kidding. The SD 455 was the last of the performance muscle car engines before the muscle car era came to a screaching halt.

Please tell me it wasn't a Muncie 4-speed, that would really hurt.

mdosu · 03-21-2013, 02:28 PM

no regrets here. I use to own an 03 Evo 8. No problems, just moving on to bigger and better...

wooderson · 03-21-2013, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vic311

You are not kidding. The SD 455 was the last of the performance muscle car engines before the muscle car era came to a screaching halt.

Please tell me it wasn't a Muncie 4-speed, that would really hurt.

No, it was a '74 automatic. I think the '76 model year they mandated the catalyic converter and it was all over for many years.

SDSmain · 03-21-2013, 03:23 PM

Sold my 650 for the M3, never looked back.

LemonOne · 03-21-2013, 03:30 PM

Miss my 08 E92 M3, it had extended leather, navi, premium sound and a DCT.
Now I have none of those. So sad.

1MtoM3 · 03-21-2013, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snig

Regret selling my 07 STI. Car is a beast in bad weather.

Me too ! 2004 was mine, one of the first in Canada .
Traded it for the 2003 E46 M3, and she left me one week ago also .
Miss 'em both , and also starting to miss the 1M that got replaced by the E92 .
Life goes on , the E92 with vorsteiner catback and testpipes = smiles all day !!

Oh! And also miss the 2008 VW R32 that me and my ex bought , she kept the volks in the split-up and I kept the STI.
That volks had a WICKED fast DCT . Absolutely flawless trans. !

blackmist222777 · 03-21-2013, 04:12 PM

i miss my LSB E46 M3... she was awesome.

shendrick · 03-21-2013, 04:50 PM

Well, I had a 99 740i Sport and while I loved the car but my bank account did not. After spending $7K in 2007 and $7K in 2008 just to keep up with maintenance, it begins to leak a little oil. Nothing serious - just the valve cover gaskets, oil pan, and front chest. That means disassemble except for the heads - so while you're in there do the chains as well since its got 125K on the clock. The net would have been another $6k to put it all right. I bailed to the M3 instead. Great move as it turned out - so far.

///M Ryder · 03-21-2013, 06:30 PM

I totally miss my Estoril Blue E36 M3......Loaded it up with Dinan goodies and sold it after 3 years with 16k on the clock. And to make things worse, I saw one yesterday that looked exactly like it with a Dinan badge on the trunk

..............Phil

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i001947 Captain 26 Rep 688 Posts Drives: '13 E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: US iTrader: (0)	The One That Got Away I love my M3. But I still yearn for my 00 740i Sport . Why did I ever sell Chick? I must have been out of my mine to let that sweet thing go. Anybody else pining over a lost love? Last edited by i001947; 03-21-2013 at 02:00 PM..
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sshu Enlisted Member 14 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 997tt Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Santa Monica iTrader: (0)	I'm going to be replacing my E39 M5 soon and I know I'll be missing that car once it's gone. I've had it for over 8 years already but it's still a great car. I've been debating to sell the car for a year now and I think it's time to move on.
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Lorde Ya ya ya, I am Lorde, ya ya! 266 Rep 2,772 Posts Drives: E90 M3, 2015 SQ5 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Snig iTrader: (10) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 E90 [0.00]	Regret selling my 07 STI. Car is a beast in bad weather.
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MCPilot Private First Class 8 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	My Z4M Coupe track toy - wrecked it. So many great memories with that car. I get emotional whenever I see a picture of it.
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Shoney41 Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 245 Posts Drives: '13 E92 M3 6MT Jet Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	I miss my 2009 C6 aka "Snookie". It had its flaws, but I got her for $38k with 2,400 miles on it, making her the best bang for the buck I will likely ever score.
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Official_M3 Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 228 Posts Drives: S2000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Miss my 06 Suzuka blue s2000
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e1000 that's what SHE said! 75 Rep 1,163 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (1)	At the risk of getting banned: 2006 Mercedes C350 Sport. Personally drove it from coast to coast. __________________
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325rider Captain 36 Rep 826 Posts Drives: '11 e90 M3 6mt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami, Fl iTrader: (1)	My stripper jet black e46 325i 5 spd. It breaks my heart that I sold her for so cheap. It provided twice as much feel as the e90 M does. I was blinded by the comfort at first but the car just has no feel comparatively. Mods for anyone who cares.... Exterior: Full OEM clears. Full OEM MTech2. SSR GT2 in silver 18x8.5 all around. Interior: Custom OEM style alcantara roof a,b,c pillars and rear deck. ZHP knob. Tasteful boots etc... PERFORMANCE: Schrick 264/248 cams. Ebay rep headers coated. 3.46 diff. Custom AA dyno tune. 184whp on a mustang dyno :burnout: Suspension: Bilstein PSS9, vorshlag camber plates, adjustable rear lower arms. sigh
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8_is_enough Captain 197 Rep 985 Posts Drives: 07 GT3, 18 Macan GTS, 22 X540i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA iTrader: (10)	Imola red 2008 Z4MC
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PhillyNate ENTHUSIAST 135 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: 2010 Porsche Cayman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 Porsche Cayman [0.00]	I only miss the slightly better steering feel and the 3300 lbs weight my 2008 E92 328i offered. That's it! I'd say fuel economy but I've never had so much fun burning up gas. __________________ "what I'm driving here...is an ending." Jeremy Clarkson 2010 Carrara White Porsche Cayman 6mt 2014 Whiteout Toyota GT-86 6mt(Sold 05/23/15) 2011 Alpine White BMW M3 6mt ZCP Coupe(forced retirement 06/06/14) 2008 Alpine White BMW 328i 6mt Coupe(retired 06/21/11)
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wooderson Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 207 Posts Drives: Alpine White E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	No regrets...have fun and move on. Financially, I regret selling a Super Duty Trans Am almost 30 years ago. It would be worth a small fortune today.
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mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	no regrets here. I use to own an 03 Evo 8. No problems, just moving on to bigger and better...
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SDSmain Private 3 Rep 54 Posts Drives: ///M / AMG Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Sold my 650 for the M3, never looked back.
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LemonOne Major 708 Rep 1,079 Posts Drives: ///Most Powerful Letter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Miss my 08 E92 M3, it had extended leather, navi, premium sound and a DCT. Now I have none of those. So sad.
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blackmist222777 Lieutenant Colonel 403 Rep 1,620 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 1M Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (12)	i miss my LSB E46 M3... she was awesome. __________________ 2023 G80 M3 2020 F87 M2C 2011 E82 BMW 1M Series Coupe Check me out at Point.Shift.Drive (YouTube)
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shendrick Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3, 05 e46 zhp, 07 X3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Near Boston MA iTrader: (0)	Well, I had a 99 740i Sport and while I loved the car but my bank account did not. After spending $7K in 2007 and $7K in 2008 just to keep up with maintenance, it begins to leak a little oil. Nothing serious - just the valve cover gaskets, oil pan, and front chest. That means disassemble except for the heads - so while you're in there do the chains as well since its got 125K on the clock. The net would have been another $6k to put it all right. I bailed to the M3 instead. Great move as it turned out - so far.
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///M Ryder Grown Azz Man 429 Rep 3,021 Posts Drives: GT4 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (8)	I totally miss my Estoril Blue E36 M3......Loaded it up with Dinan goodies and sold it after 3 years with 16k on the clock. And to make things worse, I saw one yesterday that looked exactly like it with a Dinan badge on the trunk ..............Phil __________________ 2016 GT4.....Sapphire Blue Metallic, Platinum stitch Leather/Alcantara interior, Carbon Fiber Trim, PCM w/Nav, Guards Red Belts, 2 Zone Climate, Sport Chrono, LWB, Smokers Pack, Big Gas Tank, Light Design Pack, Bi-Xenon w/PDL, Auto Dim Mirror, Clear Side Markers, GTS Clear Taillights
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