Age of people interested/ordering a 1er

pumaknight · 03-08-2008, 05:05 AM

35 and will be getting my 1er a week before my 36th birthday.

bebe6ora · 03-08-2008, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ddiornotwar

I'm 17, trading in my E46 for the 1'er, and before anyone freaks out, I am an avid car enthusiast and will be contributing to payments

so i guess im not the youngest here

if i get this car it will be deff the fastest thing i ever owned!!!

Wolfpack · 03-08-2008, 07:59 AM

Starting on my later 40's here. Ouch. Well, I have only gotten faster as the years go by so that is OK.

Man, I didn't have a car worth more than $10K (including 2 new cars) before I was 35. I would have never been able to afford having a nice car and pay for college and grad school and everything else, even with the minimal financial input from my folks at that time. In fact, at one time I had 5 cars and all together they didn't add up to $20K.

Different world now.

LS-1 · 03-08-2008, 08:20 AM

Im 22, and the 135i will be my next car.

Ive owned a 2 s2000's (to include a SC one), a C5 corvette, and a lotus elise. The "status symbol of these cars can be regrettable, i agree.
But all I care about is the mechanics and engineering of them. Ive taken apart and put back together most of the cars ive owned. Driving is a passion of mine. Im going to buy the best car for that. No reason to feel guilty at all. Enjoy it =).

rdkind62 · 03-08-2008, 08:30 AM

45 going on 25.

Brewser · 03-08-2008, 08:50 AM

Hey, you guys, age is a state of mind. My first car was a 1954 Plymouth, I drove a Super 90 Porsche while in Munich in the mid 1960s and I'm ready to pull the trigger on a 135. Go for it, whatever your age!

TP 135i · 03-08-2008, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Surname

Art, white911, Vivid, we could be out of our element. These kids might have 'a thing or two' to learn from us old guys.:wink:

58 now and it seems the old guys don't want me in their group

bacchus2678 · 03-08-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by peppebmw

I'll be 30 in three weeks! This is the closest thing I can get to a Porsche Boxster or Cayman for a lot less and probably as much fun. I'm not married and have never had a RWD sport coupe. I figured it was about time. If the One series didn't come out I probably would have gotten another Audi, either A5 or TT. I'm ready for a change. This is so exciting.

+1

30's here we come :headbang:

ersatzS2 · 03-08-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TP 135i

Yeah....well the last ticket that I got was in 1967.....ooooo I'm very old

Wow you guys are ancient. I didn't come along until the Kennedy administration...

Bdh821 · 03-08-2008, 09:31 AM

22 here. This is my 4th car I've owned. I've owned a 99 Grand Prix GTP that I modded to do low 13s, 96 Maxima for winter, 03 Cobra with around 500whp, and now have a 135i on order! I can't wait either. The only car I own now is the maxima and I hate the thing. And hasnt this thread already been made?:iono:

ersatzS2 · 03-08-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ddiornotwar

I'm 17, trading in my E46 for the 1'er, and before anyone freaks out, I am an avid car enthusiast and will be contributing to payments

I sure can't throw stones. I've already spent the cost of a new Ferrari on my son's motorsports interests and he is only 14...

pinksnyper · 03-08-2008, 09:44 AM

:eyebulge:all you younger 20 somethings with the 135's on order....are you going to live paycheck to paycheck or am I a pauper amongst millionaires lol ..I can only afford the 128 comfortably....I guessl iving in NJ doesn't help either.

23, making mid 50's a year.....doesnt take you far on the upper east coast unforunately. <sigh>

GatoGrande · 03-08-2008, 09:46 AM

51 years here

Bdh821 · 03-08-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by pinksnyper

:eyebulge:all you younger 20 somethings with the 135's on order....are you going to live paycheck to paycheck or am I a pauper amongst millionaires lol ..I can only afford the 128 comfortably....I guessl iving in NJ doesn't help either.

23, making mid 50's a year.....doesnt take you far on the upper east coast unforunately. <sigh>

It's all about good investments. I definatly am not living paycheck to paycheck and I'm also buying my 135i outright too. And I live in an expensive f'n state! Massachusetts!!!

Duckw · 03-08-2008, 09:54 AM

Got my license in 1951 (Do the math.). Bought first of four previous BMWs in '68. 135/SGM/Sport. At sea. As impatient as the youngest respondent.

Oregon · 03-08-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TP 135i

58 now and it seems the old guys don't want me in their group

Sorry, TP, I didn't realize you were so old!:wink:

Year1of1 · 03-08-2008, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pinksnyper

:eyebulge:all you younger 20 somethings with the 135's on order....are you going to live paycheck to paycheck or am I a pauper amongst millionaires lol ..I can only afford the 128 comfortably....I guessl iving in NJ doesn't help either.

23, making mid 50's a year.....doesnt take you far on the upper east coast unforunately. <sigh>

I'm 23
but am in the same situation. I could have stretched myself for the 135, but i got the 128 since it was more of my style (dont want twin turbo engine pointless to me) Living in NJ is very expensive, plus my auto insurnce is ridiculous on the 1er. So i got what i liked at the price i wanted. No millionair, but i make about 50k a year..... and this is certainly a step up from my 08 accord demo

yak52pilot · 03-08-2008, 10:08 AM

I am 26. Love my ExigeS, but need something for a DD. Was looking at R32 (some incredible deals) for winter running, but decided to keep an old Allroad. Hope 135 will make a good beater.

cracka · 03-08-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pumaknight

35 and will be getting my 1er a week before my 36th birthday.

Ahh, '72 was a good year indeed. :drinking:

128er · 03-08-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Brewser

Hey, you guys, age is a state of mind. My first car was a 1954 Plymouth, I drove a Super 90 Porsche while in Munich in the mid 1960s and I'm ready to pull the trigger on a 135. Go for it, whatever your age!

16 and going for the 128i!!

pinksnyper · 03-08-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Year1of1

I'm 23
but am in the same situation. I could have stretched myself for the 135, but i got the 128 since it was more of my style (dont want twin turbo engine pointless to me) Living in NJ is very expensive, plus my auto insurnce is ridiculous on the 1er. So i got what i liked at the price i wanted. No millionair, but i make about 50k a year..... and this is certainly a step up from my 08 accord demo

im not alone. hahah. yes! :thumbup:. Gotta wait until my lease is up on the Accord coupe though...boooo...

mergen · 03-08-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Brewser

Hey, you guys, age is a state of mind. My first car was a 1954 Plymouth,

Hey, mine was a '51 Plymouth. When I got it, it was 11 years old and I was 15!

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LS-1 Desperately Wanting 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	Im 22, and the 135i will be my next car. Ive owned a 2 s2000's (to include a SC one), a C5 corvette, and a lotus elise. The "status symbol of these cars can be regrettable, i agree. But all I care about is the mechanics and engineering of them. Ive taken apart and put back together most of the cars ive owned. Driving is a passion of mine. Im going to buy the best car for that. No reason to feel guilty at all. Enjoy it =). __________________ M.S.Ford
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Brewser Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	Hey, you guys, age is a state of mind. My first car was a 1954 Plymouth, I drove a Super 90 Porsche while in Munich in the mid 1960s and I'm ready to pull the trigger on a 135. Go for it, whatever your age!
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Bdh821 Major 44 Rep 1,265 Posts Drives: 2021 M550i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MA iTrader: (3)	22 here. This is my 4th car I've owned. I've owned a 99 Grand Prix GTP that I modded to do low 13s, 96 Maxima for winter, 03 Cobra with around 500whp, and now have a 135i on order! I can't wait either. The only car I own now is the maxima and I hate the thing. And hasnt this thread already been made?:iono:
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pinksnyper Private First Class 3 Rep 182 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	:eyebulge:all you younger 20 somethings with the 135's on order....are you going to live paycheck to paycheck or am I a pauper amongst millionaires lol ..I can only afford the 128 comfortably....I guessl iving in NJ doesn't help either. 23, making mid 50's a year.....doesnt take you far on the upper east coast unforunately. <sigh>
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Duckw Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 241 Posts Drives: '08 135i, 2010 VW Sportwagen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	Got my license in 1951 (Do the math.). Bought first of four previous BMWs in '68. 135/SGM/Sport. At sea. As impatient as the youngest respondent.
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yak52pilot New Member 2 Rep 28 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	I am 26. Love my ExigeS, but need something for a DD. Was looking at R32 (some incredible deals) for winter running, but decided to keep an old Allroad. Hope 135 will make a good beater.
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