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Here at Totally That Stupid, we are huge fans of cheap convertibles. There are few better conveyances than a fun, inexpensive car with no roof throughout all four seasons, just as long as there isn’t liquid water falling from the sky.
From our individual Days One to high school and those weird years we called our 20s and 30s through literally today, the convertible bugs we carry with us – having bitten early and hard – were allowed plenty of time to germinate and flourish. It’s like a really friendly tapeworm, but with fresh air and a clutch. Continue reading
2 Comments | tags: 325iC, 500SL, BMW, Dockers, E30, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Paul Giamatti, R129, Sideways Movie, Thomas Haden Church | posted in Cheap Heap of the Week
If history teaches us anything, it’s that we humans forget things – even bad things – pretty quickly. You might argue it has something to do with our resilience as a species, but it’s equally likely we are just slow learners. In either case, the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us on a global scale, and there is a good chance things won’t be exactly the same once the planet re-opens for business, or at least lands on what becomes the “new normal.” We’ve already talked about how to enjoy our car addictions in lockdown mode, but now we’re looking forward. As Car Geeks, we’ve been pondering and debating what that means to us as individuals and to the car hobby in general. Here is a short list that we here at Totally That Stupid agree on (more or less).
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2 Comments | tags: Acura NSX, Alfa Romeo, Amphicar, Blockbuster Video, BMW, BMW 330i, BMW M3, Car Geeks, Cars and Coffee, Cars and Coffee Irvine, Chivas Regal, Classic Auto Mall, Copter Kids, coronavirus, COVID-19, Datsun Roadster, Duetto, E55 AMG, Grand Blanc High School, Grease Movie, Isolation Island Concours D'Elegance, Lotus Elise, malaise-era, Mazda Miata, Mercedes Gullwing, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Millennials, Pandemic, Peppermint Twist Drive-In, Peterson Automotive Museum, Porsche 911, Porsche 986, Porsche 996, Rad Report, Radwood, Scotch, Techno Classica Essen, Twister Movie, Zoom | posted in Commentary, Resources, Totally That Stupid
Here at Totally That Stupid, we continue to lament the death of the cheap, fun car. Why is everything so expensive? Why do these Generation-X’ers – a group we proudly identify with – keep driving up the prices for the cars we either drove or coveted in our youth? Why are you on my lawn and where is my comfy chair?
Then it occurred to us we should probably define what cheap was, what cheap means now, and how that translates into our current automotive environment. Continue reading
10 Comments | tags: 2002, 3-series, Bavaria, Bill Arnold BMW Repair, BMW, E3, E30, Generation X, Mazda Miata | posted in Cheap Heap of the Week
I visited an old friend last night – and before you start asking me about social distancing, mask-wearing, and all that, it wasn’t that kind of visit. David E. Davis, Jr. actually died in 2011, but his was one of the voices that instilled in me the passion for cars and the desire to write about them professionally. Davis was a Car Geek, a racer, an Ad man, and a motoring journalist. HE was also a quintessential “renaissance man”. His book “Thus Spake David E.” is a collection of his editorials and articles from throughout his career, and they are some of the best automotive and life reading out there. There is the obvious automotive content, but beyond that are stories about women, whiskey, camaraderie, adventure, the outdoors, and style. As a pre-teen Car Geek, I wanted to BE David E., or at least to know him.
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Leave a comment | tags: Automotive Journalism, BMW, Car Writing, Cars, David E. Davis Jr., Mercedes-Benz, Nürburgring | posted in Commentary, Resources, Story Time!, Totally That Stupid
On Dec 6, 2019, at 1:09 PM, Vivek Markesh wrote:
What do you think of the price of this M3?….it’s a lot of miles…
https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/Id=531067211
“Very clean and well cared for 1999 BMW M3 Coupe. The paint is in great shape and body is just as nice with no rust. The interior shows some wear with some stitching coming loose on the seats and the material shrinking on the door panels, common to the E36. The headliner has been redone and is nice. We have known and serviced this car for quite some time. We just had it through our shop and installed new Continental tires. This has HK sound, heated seats, fold down rear seats, cruise control, 18 button OBC, and very rare staggered light weight wheels. If you are looking for a nice driver E36 M3 than this is the car for you. $8,995.”
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1 Comment | tags: BMW, BMW 330i, BMW E36, BMW E46, BMW M3, Boston Green, Minneapolis, Pontiac Grand Am | posted in Dealer's Lot, Totally That Stupid
I’ve been driving my somewhat-newly-acquired 1995 BMW M3 for six or so months now. In that time, I’ve found attributes to love and issues to loathe, touching on just about every emotion in between. Safe to say, there is a difference between a 1995 Mercedes-Benz designed by old Germans with slide rulers and a BMW engineered by high school dropouts using a Windows 3.1 machine.
But this isn’t that article. Continue reading
7 Comments | tags: BMW, BMW E36 M3, BMW X1, Eurotech Auto Service, New Brighton MN, Subaru Outback, TwinPower Turbo, xDrive28i | posted in Rental Review
The Car Geek Life, During And After COVID-19
If history teaches us anything, it’s that we humans forget things – even bad things – pretty quickly. You might argue it has something to do with our resilience as a species, but it’s equally likely we are just slow learners. In either case, the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us on a global scale, and there is a good chance things won’t be exactly the same once the planet re-opens for business, or at least lands on what becomes the “new normal.” We’ve already talked about how to enjoy our car addictions in lockdown mode, but now we’re looking forward. As Car Geeks, we’ve been pondering and debating what that means to us as individuals and to the car hobby in general. Here is a short list that we here at Totally That Stupid agree on (more or less).
Continue reading
2 Comments | tags: Acura NSX, Alfa Romeo, Amphicar, Blockbuster Video, BMW, BMW 330i, BMW M3, Car Geeks, Cars and Coffee, Cars and Coffee Irvine, Chivas Regal, Classic Auto Mall, Copter Kids, coronavirus, COVID-19, Datsun Roadster, Duetto, E55 AMG, Grand Blanc High School, Grease Movie, Isolation Island Concours D'Elegance, Lotus Elise, malaise-era, Mazda Miata, Mercedes Gullwing, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz Museum, Millennials, Pandemic, Peppermint Twist Drive-In, Peterson Automotive Museum, Porsche 911, Porsche 986, Porsche 996, Rad Report, Radwood, Scotch, Techno Classica Essen, Twister Movie, Zoom | posted in Commentary, Resources, Totally That Stupid