When I was four, Cars came out—and while I was still Buzz Lightyear’s biggest fan, something changed. I started dreaming about winning the Piston Cup and fell in love with cars. As I got older, I began appreciating my dad’s collection—a gray ’89 300ZX Turbo, a black-on-black ’99 300ZX Twin Turbo, and two classic Datsuns, a 240Z and a 280Z he still regrets selling. The recession slowed my dream of owning something cool, but years later, after moving out, I bought my first car—a 2004 Honda Accord. It wasn’t much, but I drove it everywhere. Eventually, I wanted a manual and picked up a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT project that rarely ran but taught me patience. After that came a 2006 Corolla 5-speed, which I drove to 310,000 miles before the car bug bit again. After winning some money gambling, I decided to finally treat myself—and that’s when I bought my dream car, a 2014 Subaru BRZ. You’ll see it featured on our site.