Long-time BMW owner but I won't go so far as to say "nut" ! Quite a lot of E36s over the years and a sprinkle of others. I remember Simon & his red M3 Compact from waaaaay back on the BMWCar forum.
I've done a few autosolos this year in my road car, which has been fun and I'll carry on with that, but I also tried a grass autotest and my car was dire. I need smaller & lighter if I'm going to do that again. So having considered the options and decided I'm not a FWD person, and I'm not a Mazda person, but I am a BMW person, I clearly need a Compact in my life. Not for actual rallying, but for mucking about and some fun club-level events it would be perfect. So here I am



