by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 08/15/2017 at 15:21
by "Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
Published 08/15/2017 at 15:21
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One of the places I want to stop when I visit SoCal next month is a parts place in Costa Mesa that I’ve been going to for 30+ years. The owner has a rare E34 540 M-Sport, and at least as of 2016, still drives it. I’m willing to bet that his old Triumph chopper is still sitting inside as well. I used to do a bit of computer work for them, and they sold off some of my old parts (mostly wheels and tires), and they really helped out when I was unemployed and needed some stuff to keep the 525i rolling. Some of the customers can be real dicks, though. Someone stole my leather shift knob that I left on the counter for a moment while I checked out a printer issue; the store was nice enough to give me a basic one so that I could drive without puncturing my hand.
The building actually dates back to the late 1800s and still has a lot of the orginal wood floors. The place is nothing fancy, but they’ve got a loyal following. I’ve even seen three generations of the family working in there, and by now I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a fourth hanging around.
I was disappointed to see that the tint shop next door is still in business. Incompetent, overcharging assholes, and I’ll never go back there again.
"Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
08/15/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 0
What’s going on with the roof on that Bavaria? Has the roof rusted through the top layer of metal or something?
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
08/15/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
Probably got a bad bare-metal repaint at some point, baked off by SoCal sun.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
08/15/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
Looks like paint has been baked off by the sun, and also the trunk carpets are sitting on the roof for some reason.
"Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
08/15/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 1
Ah! I thought it looked like some kind of floor mat at first but was thinking industrial kitchen not car. That big round thing is where the spare goes. Got it. Thank you.
"Leonardo DiCabriolet" (leonardodicabriolet)
08/16/2017 at 05:16, STARS: 0
Small world, I know exactly where that is, ex-girlfriend goes to the college across the highway, never stopped by the store though.