My indy bimmer shop has a bunch of old beater BMWs. There’s an ‘87 325i. The clearcoat’s all but gone. The odo stopped working at 150k and that had to be at least 10 years ago. But it doesn’t have a cracked dash! How does a car with that much sun damage not have a cracked dash?

They already are. The only cheap E30s you can find are ones that have already been dorifto’d out or just complete beaters. Clean examples are way expensive. The drift bros are carving up all the E36s now.

Or you could learn the naming convention of whichever brand you were interested in. Iron duke tells me nothing but I know exactly what an M62TUB44 is.

It’s blindingly clear that you’ve stopped having fun.

At 6'6" and 250 lbs (not a fat guy, that’s healthy weight), I guess the airlines have won. Any flight over an hour and a half, I have to buy first class. If money’s tight I don’t go, or I drive. Even the extra legroom in “economy plus” or the bulkhead/emergency exit rows doesn’t make up for the narrow seats.

100% agree. I’d also suggest an E90/92 335is, which also has hydraulic steering, and is a bit more special than a 135i.

Justin T. Westbrook loses primo blog status by using shitty gif as lede.

Terrell, Is that an F-5 Tiger in the lede photo? Were they flying combat missions in ‘01? I saw this piece linked from another FA article, and this is months late, but if you could help here I’d appreciate it.

It ain’t often that ‘verts look better than the coupes, but this thing is gorgeous.

If that’s what it takes to be our favorite contributor, don’t fix what ain’t broken.

Go easy on Torch. He was an art history major.

Or, I dunno, avoiding a fine for not wearing one? I’d rather keep my $103 and not be a vegetable when you smash into me because you were laughing while your troll wife makes fun of other peoples’ hobbies and modes of transportation. You two seem perfect for each other. Here’s to hoping she’s barren.

I understand your point, but motorcycle chariot racing absolutely needs to come back.

Trypophobia: the made up condition that people justify by being grossed out by gross things or photoshopped dots.

“Aye, mate, what if we made the arse end look a nun’s trudgle like a Bentley?”

It’s funny getting older. My tastes for BMW go backwards as they release new generations.

Bonus, I’d sprained my ankle that morning loading out to the Eagles show. So not only was I missing the biggest MBV show in a long goddam time, and I was forced to watch the Eagles, I did it on an agonizingly painful bum foot. They played Hotel California twice.

Maybe let’s stop eating eels. They’re delicious, but it’s as sustainable as a manual trans new car.

I’m a career changer back in college in my 30s. There’s the one spooky 19 year old with Elvira nails and stupid hair who wears a KMFDM hoodie every day, even in the summer. I’m kinda proud of her.

Gotcha. And I’m glad you enjoyed it! You a Pigface fan? That was another one of those rotating cast of characters. One of my old chef buddies/colleagues played with them for a few years. Stories abound.