This is what happens when F80 M3's can be had for 35K.

[wuzhatning]

different stroke for different folk. Everyone has different priorities, that's why owning nice things doesn't necessarily tell you much about one's financial situation. I'm sure everyone here knows people who buy cars that are worth more than half, or even more than, their net annual income; and those who would spend their whole month paycheck on some name brand car parts. I was one of those people when I was younger.

Now that i'm older and wiser, with money on my mind, I have set strictly low limit for myself when it comes to spending on value-depreciating assets like cars, clothes, and custom jewelries. Unless i'm buying a car to make money, I'm NOT paying more than 5% of income for it.

[Mandi90TT]

Originally Posted by F82KPowers

Honestly, I don't see a big deal with the tire stickers although I don't think it looks good at all. It's parking sideways in the two disabled spots that stands out to me. Yikes

Yeah, parking in the disabled spots, two of them is super bad.

[hellokitty]

Which one of our members was responsible for this?

[TractionControlDelete]

Originally Posted by hellokitty

Which one of our members was responsible for this?

Mistake number one… should've gone for the VLAND tail lights. Amateur.

[Empathy]

Originally Posted by M5D

It is not that they can be had for 35k. I got mine for less than that. I am okay with a used car with higher miles and I do okay with doing the maintenance that ends up costing a lot less to own such a car. It is more fun to do the work yourself anyway. Unless, I just cannot!

So, what has happened - surely, people have not changed. We have angels and demons or both peppered with dicks.

I blame the banks and lenders! When I bought my E3 M3 in 1993. I had a solid job, good credit, good amount of debt - still, it was not easy to just buy a used 1990 M3. There were not many good used M cars for sale during those times, because there were no lease returns and people bought to keep them until the wheels fell off. I put 270k on mine before moving on!

Since I have owned my M4, just a couple of months - I see kids in their 20s driving them. I wonder, if it is their parents' car, but then I see the mods and wonder again, how can this kid afford a car like this - then I realize with 80 plus month loans available to crickets, humans and assess, these kids can and do drive M4s and other M cars. Brain maturity extends well beyond teen years , young people are recognized as adults at age 18. But emerging science about brain development suggests that most people don't reach full maturity until the age 25. The prefrontal cortex performs reasoning, planning, judgment, and impulse control, necessities for being an adult. Without the fully development prefrontal cortex, a teen might make poor decisions and lack the inability to discern whether a situation is safe. Teens tend to experiment with risky behavior and don’t fully recognize the consequences of their choices. Rental companies don't even rent cars to 25 and younger people. Yes, these cars are mass produced now more than the 80s and historically loose their value quickly.

Now, the exclusive club that comprised most of the M car community in the 80s and early 90s are no longer the norm now. That exclusive club had dicks among them, albeit less than now! We have people from all walks of life driving and owning M cars - yes, that is good, but with the good and more diverse ownership comes more trash. It is what it is!

22, bought my car in cash without parents, for whatever it's worth. Don't think that's a fair assessment.

[DanMpower]

Here's a fine example that was traded in. I kid you not, I think the door handles were painted with nail polish...

[DanMpower]

Originally Posted by Empathy

22, bought my car in cash without parents, for whatever it's worth. Don't think that's a fair assessment.

I think it is a fair assessment though, you're just a rare exception.

[M5D]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Here's a fine example that was traded in. I kid you not, I think the door handles were painted with nail polish...

Yikes, the throw up special. I have seen several M posers, but this is posing to be Yugo moded in Albania!

[spidy512]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Here's a fine example that was traded in. I kid you not, I think the door handles were painted with nail polish...

Oh my puke. Not even sure what to say. To each his own?....

yikes,

josh

[NSX2M4]

^^^ Is that rose gold????

[NickyC]

Holy hell that poor car.

[Suds]

That girl is pimped, but it might give the designers at BMW some ideas for some special G80 editions.

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Here's a fine example that was traded in. I kid you not, I think the door handles were painted with nail polish...

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Here's a fine example that was traded in. I kid you not, I think the door handles were painted with nail polish...

[IMG]https://i.ibb.co/jv7Jgck/IMG-20210401-183611.jpg[/IMG]

He's going for this style...

[bsmf8x]

That blue m3 would be nice af if it weren't for for the stickers and plate