The One That Got Away

Everybody needs to do it at some point. You gotta go for the gold, try to get that super hot girl, land that dream job. For me, that moment came in the form of a 2007 BMW 328i convertible. I'd always wanted a convertible and I felt like my next car should be something nice, something fast, something I enjoyed driving. I considered and test drove just about every car that exists (I'm sure my friends were pretty annoyed after months of hearing about all my car ideas). At first I planned on keeping the Accord as my secondary car so why not get something crazy for the weekends? I finally pulled the trigger after my Mom, of all people, pushed me to do it. "Now's the time to be stupid," she said...I guess that was enough justification?

I got a manual since the 328i was pretty boring in auto and the 335i was out of my price range (added about $10K). The week I bought the car there was a crazy heat spell in SD so I took the car out and drove around aimlessly the first few nights. After a bunch of cruising and abuse, practical Jimmy kicked in and I decided to take advantage of CarMax's 5-day/no limit on mileage return policy. There wasn't a single reason why I backed out...but rather a mix of things: 1) I felt like a douchebag. Yea, I know, most people who know me would think, "But you kind of are...". Whatever! And I know I worked hard to get where I am blah blah blah but the image of that young kid in a drop-top Beamer just doesn't sit well 2) The manual transmission was fun and made the 328i a lot zippier but day-to-day driving became a bitch at times. How are you supposed to text or update Facebook?! 3) I couldn't even fit my backpack in the trunk! With the top up!

No regrets, though...I had a great 5 days. I landed that hot girl at the bar, but the glares and "WTF is she doing with HIM?" whispers  were just too much for me I guess. Maybe I'll try again when I'm 40.