skr
02-13-2006, 08:54 PM
I realy don't know why i'm posting this and realy don't know if i should post it in OT ,but it's all about E34 so, here goes.
This story is about me and a certan model of BMW we are all so familiar with. You guessed it, the E34. I had a thing for these cars for a looong long time. Back when i was around twelve (1991-1992) theese cars were absolutely rare where i live. I used to walk back from school and from time to time i saw one drive by, watch it as it passes and turn my head around so see it go. There weren't many nice cars around back then , but from the few that were ,this one i realy liked. Then ,when i was around 14 i saw one car that realy realy marked me. It was a white 525i ,with a tan interior, pristine condition ,parked on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant near me. For sale for around 8000 $. I remember stoping to look at it many times when i walked by. I studyed it a lot , loved how the lines flow on the sides , loved the 4 headlights, loved how it looked sitting there . And i was thinking to myself : "I'm gonna get one of those one day".Back then my parents drove a Renault 12 as did 85% percent of the people, so a 8000$ BMW was quite expensive and out of my league. But it was closer to the ground than dreaming about Ferraris and Lambos like most kids. I'm not saying i didn't like those but i wanted a 5. (didn't know that the body was called E34. Go figure...)
And this ideea didn't go away. It stuck with me all through high-school and it seamed more and more doable. My parents had a lot more money than they did when i was a little, i got my drivers licence, changed a couple of shitty cars and finaly in 2003 the time came. I had around 6000$ to get myself a car. And guess what car i wanted :) I started looking around for a 520i or a diesel in nice condition (absurdly high gas prices+ i wanted to drive it not keep it in the garage) . Looked at a couple of cars, one was realy beat up and the other didn't have it's papers right. And then, a friend of mine saw this car in an sales newspaper. It wasn't in my city and the add didn't seem right ,but i though : "Hey, let's just go see it". So we went to see it. The next morning i had a bag full of cash and a big smile on my face waiting for the seller to show up. 4 hours and some paper-work later the seller was saying something like: "Be nice to it and drive it carefully" . There i was, with a key in my hand and MY beautifull blue BMW in a parking lot. Opened the door, started the engine and drove off laughing...
I'm not realy sure what's the purpose of this thread, i guess i just wanted to share my experience with you, fellow board members. I whould like to thank all of the people who helped me during this time, you are a great comunity and you saved me a LOT of money and time, and realy made working on my car a lot easier.
This story is about me and a certan model of BMW we are all so familiar with. You guessed it, the E34. I had a thing for these cars for a looong long time. Back when i was around twelve (1991-1992) theese cars were absolutely rare where i live. I used to walk back from school and from time to time i saw one drive by, watch it as it passes and turn my head around so see it go. There weren't many nice cars around back then , but from the few that were ,this one i realy liked. Then ,when i was around 14 i saw one car that realy realy marked me. It was a white 525i ,with a tan interior, pristine condition ,parked on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant near me. For sale for around 8000 $. I remember stoping to look at it many times when i walked by. I studyed it a lot , loved how the lines flow on the sides , loved the 4 headlights, loved how it looked sitting there . And i was thinking to myself : "I'm gonna get one of those one day".Back then my parents drove a Renault 12 as did 85% percent of the people, so a 8000$ BMW was quite expensive and out of my league. But it was closer to the ground than dreaming about Ferraris and Lambos like most kids. I'm not saying i didn't like those but i wanted a 5. (didn't know that the body was called E34. Go figure...)
And this ideea didn't go away. It stuck with me all through high-school and it seamed more and more doable. My parents had a lot more money than they did when i was a little, i got my drivers licence, changed a couple of shitty cars and finaly in 2003 the time came. I had around 6000$ to get myself a car. And guess what car i wanted :) I started looking around for a 520i or a diesel in nice condition (absurdly high gas prices+ i wanted to drive it not keep it in the garage) . Looked at a couple of cars, one was realy beat up and the other didn't have it's papers right. And then, a friend of mine saw this car in an sales newspaper. It wasn't in my city and the add didn't seem right ,but i though : "Hey, let's just go see it". So we went to see it. The next morning i had a bag full of cash and a big smile on my face waiting for the seller to show up. 4 hours and some paper-work later the seller was saying something like: "Be nice to it and drive it carefully" . There i was, with a key in my hand and MY beautifull blue BMW in a parking lot. Opened the door, started the engine and drove off laughing...
I'm not realy sure what's the purpose of this thread, i guess i just wanted to share my experience with you, fellow board members. I whould like to thank all of the people who helped me during this time, you are a great comunity and you saved me a LOT of money and time, and realy made working on my car a lot easier.