Greetings from Long Island. I have been looking for my dream ride for long time and finally pulled the trigger on a 05 Alpine White M3 with only 9700 miles. I drove it home this week from Ohio in some blinding rain and a bit of snow as I got back to the east coast. All in all a fun trip. I come from the MINI community and a 06 Cooper S with some very nice mods. I will try to resist moding the M3, but you never can say never. Glad to be on-board.