TIL: my neighbor has a garage full of vintage BMWs

Kinja'd!!! by "Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
Published 03/03/2017 at 22:07

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I’d noticed a Bavarian on a trailer a year ago outside. I saw a 944 the other day which isn’t a BMW but still caught my eye.

What really caught my eye was walking by tonight and seeing a cherry red 3.0 CSL with it’s hood up inside of a small warehouse down a long driveway.

I walked said driveway.

Holy shit.

This is about 150' from where I sleep. That close. This is nuts. The gentleman watching the cars didn’t allow a photo, pitied me for having an E60 M5, and refused to discuss selling the E28 M5 parked right in front of me, hood up, begging to be hooned. It wasn’t at all dickishness so much as eccentric focus. So weird, no explainable reason, no photos, I’m locking the door and get out.

Nothing but respect.


Replies (6)

Kinja'd!!! "404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
03/03/2017 at 22:44, STARS: 0

Any Alpinas?

Kinja'd!!! "Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
03/03/2017 at 22:51, STARS: 0

Nope.

Kinja'd!!! "smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/03/2017 at 23:20, STARS: 0

I sporadically see one a few blocks from my house on my way to work. It’s really baffling because even used it’s probably the most expensive car in the neighborhood, but we generally fulfill the lower-income stereotype of buying flash when we get cash.

Kinja'd!!! "RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/04/2017 at 00:31, STARS: 1

Um, please tell him a guy who regrets selling his E28 M5 wants to buy his Bavaria?

Kinja'd!!! "Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
03/04/2017 at 09:49, STARS: 0

I wish I could explain how weird it is where I live. Small island. Very slow. I belong to the yacht club and as someone who has sailed single handed a 30' sailboat to Hawaii from their dock I’m a Superman. It’s pleasantville.

The first Alpina B7 I saw was one day after they were announced, rolling past my neighborhood bar. I jockey for parking with an AMG C63 Black. Street parking. Birdshit and all. My other neighbor has a van full of pro life posters that he only moves for street cleaning. I volunteer to help adults learn how to read. We all live together.

I live in the weirdest, best, most awesome place on earth. Hi from heaven. 

Kinja'd!!! "davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
03/06/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0

LOL at the pity.