Part of being a TTSer is coveting the strange, unusual, abnormal, underappreciated, etc. – automotively speaking. One of our favorite pastimes in the TTS offices is to peruse classified ads from the UK, mainland Europe, and even the Far East and elsewhere in search of whacky cars that whet our appetites. A particular favorite website for this colossal timewasting is Germany’s www.mobile.de. So on the tail-end of buying another car this week (details forthcoming) and then tripping on another car I’d wanted to buy only to have the seller take his sweet time getting back to me, I thought I’d distract myself by looking for fun cars that one could conceivably buy for credit card or home equity money – including shipping – and which you’d be 100% certain your neighbor wouldn’t have. Unless he or she is more interesting than you are..
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Leave a comment | tags: Baur, BMW 320i, BMW E21, Citroen SM, Fiat 130 Coupe, Fiat 130 Sedan, French Cars, German Cars, Italian Cars, Japanese Cars, Lancia Gamma, Maserati, Mazda 929, Peugeot 504, Pininfarina | posted in Commentary, The Kitchen Sink, Totally That Stupid
“Foot on the pedal, never ever false metal.
Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle.”
The wisdom of driving a 30-year-old BMW across some of the more desolate areas of America first came into question as we watched Sparks, Nevada fade from the rearview mirror, casually but rhythmically vibrating in time with the four bent wheels. Continue reading
2 Comments | tags: 323i, Baur, Bay Street European, Bill Arnold BMW Repair, BMW, E30, TC2, Top Cabriolet | posted in Story Time!
So it’s press day at Techno Classica Essen here in the sunny Eastern Bloc-era grey concrete jungle that is Essen, Germany. As promised in yesterday’s comments, one of my first jobs here at the show was to report back on the interesting cars for sale. Specifically, cars that are interesting to us that were either a) never for sale in the US, or b) are so incredibly hard to find in the States that you’re better off buying them here. Bear in mind as I discuss prices that this is the first day, so all of the cars carry the obligatory classic car show markup. Real selling prices should be expected to be lower. Significantly lower.
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Leave a comment | tags: 124, 3-series, Alfa Romeo, Alfetta, Baur, BMW, E34, Fiat, Fintail, Giulia TI, Heckflosse, Mercedes-Benz, Ponton, Porsche 911SC, Techno Classica Essen, W108, W114, W115, W123, W126 | posted in Dealer's Lot, Totally That Stupid
Five Cars You Can Buy Today that Your Neighbor Doesn’t Have
Part of being a TTSer is coveting the strange, unusual, abnormal, underappreciated, etc. – automotively speaking. One of our favorite pastimes in the TTS offices is to peruse classified ads from the UK, mainland Europe, and even the Far East and elsewhere in search of whacky cars that whet our appetites. A particular favorite website for this colossal timewasting is Germany’s www.mobile.de. So on the tail-end of buying another car this week (details forthcoming) and then tripping on another car I’d wanted to buy only to have the seller take his sweet time getting back to me, I thought I’d distract myself by looking for fun cars that one could conceivably buy for credit card or home equity money – including shipping – and which you’d be 100% certain your neighbor wouldn’t have. Unless he or she is more interesting than you are..
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Leave a comment | tags: Baur, BMW 320i, BMW E21, Citroen SM, Fiat 130 Coupe, Fiat 130 Sedan, French Cars, German Cars, Italian Cars, Japanese Cars, Lancia Gamma, Maserati, Mazda 929, Peugeot 504, Pininfarina | posted in Commentary, The Kitchen Sink, Totally That Stupid