I just found the only picture of my first car

"thejustache" (thejustache) 05/04/2016 at 12:20 • Filed to: None

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1984 528e. The open road... er hay field. I was 16 and felt like a king.

Not pictured: terminal undercarriage rust that had the car undriveable after 1.5 years of owning it. Still, best $200 I’ve spent on a car. This was my introduction to RWD driving as well as the first car I ever wrenched on... and somehow this is the only picture I have of it. I just found it at the bottom of an old box of stuff. Can anyone guess the year? Hint: it may be newer then you think.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:23

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2006

DynamicWeight > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:27

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1996

Trunk Impaired 318 > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:28

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Judging from the NY plate with what looks to be a D as the first letter, we’re looking at around 2005-2006

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:32

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Your photo was taken in 2005?

I think a theme day is in order. Bet you can’t guess the year on this one!

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:41

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2004

EL_ULY > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 12:47

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wooo! I had a e28 as my first car also!

1986 535i in black :]

thejustache > Trunk Impaired 318 05/04/2016 at 13:18

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You guys are good! 2005 right on the money. I figured the license plate would be the giveaway but didn’t know it was that easy to read

thejustache > EL_ULY 05/04/2016 at 13:19

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Nice! My second car was a black 1990 535i

thejustache > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 05/04/2016 at 13:19

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Close! 2005

thejustache > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 05/04/2016 at 13:20

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2005! But great guess...

EL_ULY > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 13:22

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ahhhhh! My second car was a 1990 525i !

thejustache > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/04/2016 at 13:28

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Hmm... I can’t read the license plate or figure out what state it’s from. The Z looks nice. Unless it’s new in the picture I guess I’ll maybe go mid 80's from the shoes/socks? Maybe ‘86? I’m bad at this...

thejustache > EL_ULY 05/04/2016 at 13:30

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Nice! I had the winter package with the optional LSD (not that I knew what that was at the time). It was really good at getting sideways and eating the rear tires in parking lots. I miss that car! Then I took a turn and have had mostly subarus since

Trunk Impaired 318 > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 13:43

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Im pretty sure those plates only started with A-E so D was a fairly safe bet

EL_ULY > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 13:43

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Mine eventually died kicking and screaming at 416,000+ miles on the ticker. Clean and slow as fuck lol :]

Winter pretty much doesn’t exist here. I’ve yet to see snow in my whole life. Subies exist here but not to their full potential. Well, maybe at the beach.

Following the e34 was a $600 e36 sedan, e36 M3 coupe, Audi A6 avant quattro (c5), ‘09 Silverado, W210 E320, another W210 E320, ML320, currently a XC90 and Z4 aka full circle

thejustache > EL_ULY 05/04/2016 at 13:48

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Yeah without winter that makes a lot of sense.... Every time I get a new car I think about going back to a BMW, especially something in the 3 series line. 416k is great! I got rid of the 528e at 315k and the 535i at 286k, aka just getting broken in.

EL_ULY > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 13:54

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BMW’s tank days are pretty much over. Many brands really

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > thejustache 05/04/2016 at 14:07

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1991!

thejustache > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/04/2016 at 14:53

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Cool! I would have been 3 then, so my memory of the time period is fuzzy at best...

thejustache > EL_ULY 05/04/2016 at 14:54

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Yes, unfortunately...