[tturedraider]

I think I probably can’t answer this question, because Bimmerfest is what initially pushed me to take the plunge and buy my first Bimmer, a 2000 E46 328i. I found the forums as a result of the Susan G Komen For The Cure BMW Ultimate Drive that used to tour dealers all around the country. I don’t remember how I discovered it, but for at least five years I did it in Dallas/Fort Worth. There are about six BMW dealers in the metroplex and I used to follow the event around to each dealership. Then when the 2006 E90 came out BMW had a special event at the Texas Motor Speedway and I drove a 330i with the new N52 motor. We got to drive on a stretch of I-35 with very little traffic and my dad had gone with me to the event and he drove over 100 mph, which I had never seen him do. And, of course, the motor and the drive was like slicing butter with a hot knife. That got me looking for a BMW forum. Back then Bimmerfest was the go to forum and Bimmerpost was where all the modders posted. In conjunction with finding Bimmerfest I found E46Fanatics and after six months I decided to take the plunge with my E46 328i. Then I did something I’d never done before and after only six months with the 328i I had become completely enamored with the ZHP and I sold my 328i and flew to Tucson, AZ to pick up an off lease 2004 Imola Red over Natural Brown leather ZHP!! I got a good deal on it because it was slightly higher mileage, about 53k miles, but it was a thoroughly reconditioned and freshly maintained CPO and the lessee was a dealership CA who had a long highway commute to the dealership. Without a doubt the forums have influenced my purchase decisions. I probably would have stayed with BMW without the forums, but without the forums I wouldn’t be as knowledgeable about BMWs and, therefore, I wouldn’t have made a couple of purchase decisions that were influenced by the things I learned on the forums.