[DrMitch]

Picked up this '18 OG M2 6spd a few short days ago. No idea how I ended up in an M2, but am glad I ended up here!!

My previous car was a 2017 Focus RS - really loved that car - but sadly, was rear-ended and car was totalled. Prior to that I had a built 510whp STI which was a beast. Before that, a lovely '90 964 C4 (bought low and sold high - so no regrets). Even had a modified Volvo V70R 6spd and a few Audi quattros. So, awd manual cars were "my thing".

I was actually planning on getting a 2022 Golf R and still have a deposit on one, but the roll-out for them has been delayed for months. The first BMW I ever drove (test drive, not owned) was an E30 M3 and fell in love with it. Missed out buying one from a guy I met at a park for $14K in 2006! In any event, got me thinking and started perusing autotrader - got tempted by a TT RS, but the came to my senses and started looking at the M2 - insurance pay-out pretty much paid for the M2 (minus taxes). Wy wife was never a BMW fan nor a fan of gray cars, but all it took for me and my wife was one quick test drive and we were hooked. Can't wait to get it out with it more and on a track next summer.

Looking at getting a small CF trunk lip / wing and already upgraded to the Apple Carplay and a few other interior electronic updates.

Anyway, that's my short story. Here are pics of the car from the dealership: