This isn't a one-marque garage. There's a modern M car that's an absolute blast to drive every single day, a Miata my daughter and I use as our hands-on classroom for learning to wrench, and my wife's classic that's been part of the family since 2025. The Miata's the newest addition here, and each car gets its own writeup below — some finished, some very much in progress.
1955 Oldsmobile Super Rocket 88
Chrome, cruise, repeatJust arrived — the full story is coming soon.
2014 Mazda Miata Grand Touring PRHT
Father-daughter wrench time, one bolt at a timePicked up as something my daughter and I could actually learn to wrench on without the risk of turning a simple job into a five-figure lesson in German engineering. Most of what ends up on the blog happens on this car.
2026 BMW M3 Competition
The best souvenir I brought home from OktoberfestThis is my sixth BMW and my third M car. It started with a white 1998 Z3 1.9L back in 2008 — such a fun car to drive, but impractical once we had a small child, so I let it go. I missed having a convertible ever since, until the Miata came along in May 2026.
Next came a red 328 coupe with tan interior — nothing fancy, it just did its job. Wanting something sportier, I moved into a 2015 M235 in white with red interior, a color combination I loved. Quick, agile, go-kart-like — all the adjectives — but I wanted more.
That led to an M2. In 2018 it only came in four colors, and I wanted the elusive Mineral Grey — every one I found sold before I could get to it. I'd ruled out black, worried I couldn't keep it clean, when an out-of-town dealer called one afternoon with a new black one available. I bought it sight unseen — a wildly out-of-character move for me — and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I've made. I loved every minute in that car.
Then the pandemic hit. Working from home, I looked into the redesigned M3 out of curiosity one lunch break and fell for the aggressive new look. I'd never wanted a four-door performance car, but I filled out an inquiry anyway and got connected with a great client advisor. With used car offers at a high, I traded in the M2 and ordered a new 2022 M3 in Brooklyn Grey with Fiona Red interior — my first time speccing a car from scratch. Following the build and shipping process was its own kind of fun, and I did Performance Center Delivery in October 2021. Fast, versatile, and something I loved completely.
Fast forward to 2025: my father-in-law and I went to Oktoberfest in Munich, and somewhere between the beer tents and a visit to BMW Welt, I got bit by the bug again. I emailed my client advisor from the hotel that night. Back home, I sold the 2022 M3 — under 24k miles — and placed an order for a 2026 LCI M3 in Aventurine Red Metallic with full Silverstone interior, adding the M Performance height-adjustable suspension this time around. Ordered October 4, 2025, picked up from the Performance Center January 7, 2026. Since then, it's picked up a few upgrades: