I've never owned an M, so I really don't qualify. Also, I'm smart enough to know that driving an M-sport model doesn't make me qualified either.
My cars:
ps: I should probably move this to the "You know you're old when" thread, but here are the cars I've had before becoming a BMW fanboy:
'48 Pontiac Straight-Eight with 3-on-the-tree. (Family car for us kids to learn to drive)
'55 Chevy wagon (shared with my brother)
'61 VW Bug (my first car that I paid for myself)
'68 AMC Javelin (one I wish I'd kept)
'74 Mustang II hatchback with MT (hate if you like. I loved that car)
'79 Olds Cutlass Supreme (My first new car.)
BMWs for that past 35 years:
'88 528e (Bought new, drove 9 years, sold to son who drove another 6 years)
'97 540i (Bought new, drove 9 years, sold to son who drove another 7 years)
'03 540i M-tech package (Bought in '06, crashed and totaled in '12. My favorite car.)
'14 328i 328i M-sport package (Bought new in '13, still driving. It just had it's 10th birthday!)
'19 X5 40i M-sport(Bought new in '19, my wife's car)
While I'd love a real M, it's way too much for me as a daily driver. My hats off to you all real M drivers who are living the dream. Good for you.
I've signed up twice for BMW M track day at Sonoma so I get to get a taste of all that is M. But then I get back in my "normal" BMWs and I'm perfectly happy.