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We're cut from the same fabric, except a little different.
I was all "JDM" back in the day, having owned many modified 240SX's, RX-7's, etc. Somehow I eventually got into German cars, and owned a Jetta VR6, followed by a Porsche 944, followed by an Audi Coupe Quattro. Once I got sick of old cars always breaking down on me, I had 2 335i's back to back; an '07 and then an '08. Had my fun with them for about 4 years in total between both cars; the power you can unlock from that TT inline 6 is incredible, and I like you had the "sleeper" 4-door that nobody expected. I was an active member of the local BMW owner's club and went to lots of events with them.
However, again much like you, I got close to 150k on the '08 and thousands of dollars of upcoming maintenance was starting to pile up. As much as I loved the car, it just didn't make sense to keep driving it. As fantastic of an engine as it is, it has a lot of well-known, common, expensive problems that pop up, and during my ownership of both cars, I experienced pretty much every one of them at least once.
It was tough for me to find something to replace it with that I wasn't going to hate. Eventually the BRZ crossed my radar, and I'd never really considered it before. It hit all the buttons I was looking for; better fuel economy, lower cost of maintenance, warranty, RWD, amazing handling, and great aftermarket support.
I have now happily owned my BRZ for 8 months and, honestly, despite how many options I gave up from the BMW (sunroof, seat memory etc.), the only thing I really miss is the power, but even that is only a "once in a while" thing. Other than that, I absolutely love this car and honestly wish I'd made the change sooner.
Long story short, welcome back!
Seems like there's a lot of ex-BMW owners on here, and we all have almost the same story LOL.
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