Heh yeah I know it's a little ways off, I guess it is kind of like dreaming. But it'll come quick though, boy does time fly.
medic, yeah the hardtop/softtop is something to consider. I plan to live in WV because I can buy a killer house for a good price, but am going to commute to the D.C. area with my beater Civic. But I plan to drive my weekend warrior around WV mostly. I am really leaning towards a hard top personally, I never liked the clash of the color of the soft top and the color of the paint, plus I don't like how it's not very safe from theft. This is a huge reason why I'm leaning towards the Nissan. But yeah I really love the M3 too!