<prompt> Human: Small backstory - I drove a paid off 06 Honda Civic for the first 2.5 years of my post-graduated life. Ive always been a car fanatic so I knew I wanted something fast and fun, but I paid off my student loans first before taking the dive and buying something.Fast forward to last November and I ended up buying an 09 BMW M3, one of my dream cars. There are a lot of posts on this subreddit specifically about buying expensive cars, so I thought Id post my financial experience. I kept pretty detailed records of what I spent where, before I ended up selling the car earlier today. I know an M3 is more expensive to own than something like a Subaru STI like most people post about, but this might be relevant for someone somewhere, plus my purchase price was lower than a lot of posts people make here. For those curious, I bought an 04 4Runner in cash before selling the M3, so Im back to the no payment life.Here is a picture of my car spreadsheet for the ownership period.I got pretty unlucky with cosmetic damage to the car cracked windshield and other things, that I didnt predict would happen to me. Not too salty about it because you just cant do anything about it. Those factors affected my buyout price at Carmax, which was close to 2k less than what I owed on the car. I loved the car every single minute, and I dont regret the purchase even being fully aware of the financial impact. I know this subreddit will roast me but Im still posting for the benefit of others. My biggest suggestion to perspective just graduated and want to buy a nice car people is, do your best to make sure you buy something that you can get out of, even if its just a year later, without being totally underwater. You never want to be in a position where you cant afford a car and cant sell it.Edit: here are some pics of the car since some people were asking Edit2: I sold to carmax due to about 6500 in upcoming maintenance repairs that I just wasnt willing to spend  <response>: stares menacingly at OP while sharpening pitchfork 