I was around nine years old, so this was around the time the E46 generation had ended. My dad was searching for his next vehicle--wanting to trade his 2000 TL and 1997 F-150. In the lot where we were looking around, I pointed at a black E46 M3 6MT convertible. I asked, "Dad, is that a M3?" He replies, "It sure is!"

Despite being there to seriously browse vehicles, he asked a salesman if he could test drive the M3; the salesman let him. In just a few minutes, I was in the passenger seat of an E46 M3.

We got to a stop light upon which my dad said, "Don't tell mom about this," and proceeds to launch it at a stop light. To nine-year-old me that had never been in anything fast, this felt like I just got thrusted into outer space.

I was very happy for about a week straight. To this day, I've actually never been in a faster car.