I tend to agree with the 2003 date.  I currently own two BMWs from 1999 and had one from 2002.  My parents DD is an 01 e38, of which they never plan to part with.

I’m not a truck guy, this is the only truck I have owned and it was the perfect size.

My mom always hated Minivans. Thought they were the enemy.  A long wheel base used Mercedes W126 did well to transport my twin brother and I around.  After the W126 came two long wheel base BMW e38s.  All very reasonable cars for children.

I am grateful that my parents chose the 97 Grand Cherokee over the 97 Bravada.  It was the only other vehicle in the running.  The Grand Cherokee lasted them 20 years, if the underside hadn't rusted out they'd still be driving it.

It had might as well be unlabeled.   Much better that way like an R56 Mini.  When my brother and I test drove an F56 Mini, this was the first thing we noticed and we both explained, "Nooooooooooooooooooo!"  Why would someone one do such a thing with design!

Sure, but some of the anecdotes are true. I spent more time at the lounge in the Mini dealer than any other car I’ve owned combined. The in warranty experience told me that the day the warranty expired, I would stop driving the Mini. That’s what I did, I replaced my 5 year old Mini with a 20 year old e36 M3 and have…

You don’t really notice how truly huge everything else on the road has gotten until you’re behind the wheel of a classic British sports car.

I loved my R56 Mini. I did spend the money to put in a Quaife torsen LSD, and that made all the difference in it being a fun car to being a brilliant car. However, as soon as the last of the warranty and maintain plan ran out, I parked it and purchased a 20 year old BMW e36 M3 to replace it as a daily. I was terrified…

I could live without the thrilling wiff of gasoline or exhaust.   My AH Spite is a thrilling car with a very fun combustion engine.  But it really stinks, uncatalized exhaust and artificial lead additive and lots of oil blow by on the rings doesn't equal a scentless car.  

To put into perspective, my e39 M5 had cost me $1 per mile, and it got new rear tires every 8k miles and averaged me only 18.6 mpg over its lifetime. I put a ton of maintenance into that car, paint, everything to make it perfect.  Driving a more pedestrian car is definitely less than a $1 per mile if you aren't eating…

I have a 7 minute commute. This Mini SE would do and be fun. However, if I were choosing a Mini for my 7 minute commute it is going to have a 1098CC A series engine and twin SU carburetors.

There is a nice summer time weekly Monday evening car show on the Bayfront where I live. It’s mostly old muscle cars. There is always a group of people watching by the exit for burn outs. The one time there was an incident, a built Fox body Mustang, ran head first into an SN95 Mustang sitting in the turn lane to enter…

Can they make it the most interesting EV on the market by offering it with a three pedal manual?  There are a few electric conversion outfits that do this and apparently it really amplifies the driving experience into something unique and wonderful.  They could really grab people's attention and my money if they…

I had the most extreme experience of buying a low end car at a high end dealer, and I will admit they treated me every bit as well as any of their high end customers. I purchased a very well done highly modified R56 Mini from a Rolls Royce, Bently, Austin Martin,... name your exotic dealer. I was very pleased with how…

You just spoke my exact desires for a car. I’m 28 years old and at this point, things with screens bore me. Real tactile controls. Buttons, knobs, levers, they are all wonderful at connecting you with your car.

I still think this is the best car design of the last decade.  I'm still heartbroken that it wasn't built. 

As much as I adore the 4 speed in my Sprite, it is a quite antiquated gearbox.  When was the last time a 4 speed was even offered in a consumer automobile in the US?  I'd wager the early 90s as I think Jeep still offered it on their 4 cylinders.

I owned an e39 M5 with the equally wonderful S62 at the same time my boss owned an e92 M3 with the S65. Both sounded glorious. The S65s power was much higher in the rev band, which was good fun to seek out.  My boss had his muffler straight piped, it sounded of pure old American V8 at low rpm, then transitioned to raw…

I think I saw one once in the wild. I understand the local BMW dealer sold one, I’m not sure they ever sold the second one they got in. The local market is more into 320i xdrives and X5s.

I still daily my first car. There’s a lot of things to like about it 13 years on but a lot of it is sentimental value of my grandparents who gave it to me. Many people wonder why I keep my plane Jane base model 99 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight in tip top shape.