My first car was a 1994 Integra hatchback. I'm still driving it but it will soon be passed on to my brother. I'll have my E90 if all goes well when I get back from Europe at the end of June.
I must say the Integra has been a great car. Even though its auto (yuck, bought it from my cousin who's a girl and was moving on to an X5 herself) and not the GS-R model, its still fun to drive at times and handles fairly well.
Of course the 3 Series is worlds apart but then so are the price tags