Eta engine was a solid motor. Meant to be their “fuel efficient” version compared to the 535i. I remember driving one (I worked at a body shop that worked on BMW’s through a dealer) and not realizing it was an “e” instead of an “i” went to rev it out like it was an “i” and thought I blew the motor when the rev limiter…

Mid 80's I worked at a autobody shop that had an exclusive with a local BMW dealer for all their bodywork. The 535i or the 535is were always my favorite to drive. Beautiful manual, great engine sound, comfy and quick for its day. My only niggle is with those wheels. The stock look far far better and if you are trying…

ND but would be NP for someone who collects them

My best guess is this came with the diesel 2C-II engine so somewhere in the 69-74hp range @ 2600 rpm with between 94-98 lb-ft of torque at 2800 rpm.  If it has the turbo those numbers are 83hp/121lb-ft.  Either way it is bound to be slow as hell and a bit of trouble to get up to highway speeds especially in the…

Painfully pretty and amazing to drive with the right transmission, but it would cost me a kidney, half a lung and all of my bone marrow to keep it on the road.

I’d swap the wheels to something else, but pretty cool nonetheless. Got to love the Rust Belt option on the underside though.

This sparked some morbid curiosity on what an orange first-gen Q45 would have looked like. This ignominious thing is all I could find, and now I’ve thrown up a bit in my mouth...

I had a ‘97 Q45 back in the 2000s. It was glorious - especially on long trips, since it was essentially a well-appointed leather couch on wheels. Loved that car.

I mean, congrats to whoever wanted this for $11,000, but that’s a fucking insane price to pay for this car. 

Excellent job by that water taxi captain to see the issue and respond quickly.

Insert "that's what heroes do" gif here.

The yoke comes with the optional drive-by-wire system.  Normal (default) system has the normal wheel.

Doesn’t this platform lose more than normal amounts of range in the cold to go with its already low range?

EV owner here with a hot take: 1-2 hours of extra charging on a road trip is a big deal, especially when you’re only taking a 4 hour trip. That said, there’s no mention of DCFC recharge times here.

Tesla set the standard years ago with 25-35 min 0-80% charge times, which have been bested by 18 min times by Hyundai/Kia…

But what if the Vail house doesn't have a charger? Think of how terrifying it is!

It’s not what you actually do, it’s what you MIGHT do. Most people are aspirational, and intent to do far more than they actually do.

These are the same people who must own an f350 for that one possible time they need to tow a huge trailer that they don't own yet but could

The EPA rates the base RZ at 220 miles, but if you get a model with 20-inch wheels, that drops to just 196 miles. While that frankly laughable range isn’t the entire story, it will be a fact many buyers in the U.S. struggle to get past.

Lamborghini has to make this list, so I will nominate perhaps the weirdest one of them all: Egoista

That’s nice but it needs more roof.