Impromptu Rally

My husband and I have a wide variety of friends, young and old.   Among those who are also auto enthusiasts, Bill and his fiancee Jen stand out.  When we first met Jen she was driving a ninja motorcycle, then when she got together with Bill they discovered they were both into high performance cars, and it was a match made in heaven.  They've just bought their first house, a cute townhouse that is very well situated, but they're still far more excited about what they drive.  Understandable, see for yourself:

This is Bill's 2003 Corvette.  Stick. With a whopping 400+ horsepower under its hood.  He and Jen brought their cars over and we went to brunch and hung out for a while.  They test drove the 911 and we all had a good time. 

Bill and Jen like to work on and modify their cars too.  Jen recently acquired a BMW 1 series M coupe in a unique light blue color with light grey interior.  Has iDrive but not too tricked out.  She drove me around in it and for such a small car-- well actually isn't too different in size from the E36 that I just sold-- it had a lot of kick.  Surprisingly roomy inside, too.  

What a fun car!  Also a manual.  The brakes grabbed very tightly I noticed.  Felt the way a BMW is supposed to.  M's (M is for Motorsport) are unique, fast, tight, and sometimes problematic.  I had often thought about buying an M3 but went for the 911 instead.  Maybe someday I'll check an M out more seriously.  

Looking good you two.  Hope the test drive lived up to your expectations. I know you and many others have asked me if I'm going to take it out on the track and the answer is no.  I don't want to go through a new set of tires immediately and tear up my car- I waited too long to find this.  But my clever husband has a better idea in mind for me than the track.  I'll reveal that surprise in a posting sometime later on.