By Don Hammonds

For those of us at Automobile Journal, the arrival of a BMW on our doorstep is an occasion for both anticipation and for celebration.

We feel like celebrating because we seldom see cars with the blue and white roundel; the last time we drove a Three Series was a couple of years ago.  And BMWs make such an impression on us– usually a very good one–that we can recall almost every single one we’ve driven since our founding over …