Getting the Beemer...or Not

In this episode we are going to talk about experience of getting the used BMW in Germany. Full text: Hello everyone! Today's episode will be dedicated to something what happened to me this week, and I think it is worth telling you about that. So I am searching for used BMW 540 in E39 generation at the moment. This is a great-looking car and values are climbing up. I am more than sure that in few years such car would be a valuable thing to own, plus it is more or less reliable and features all necessary comfort options. I guess we will talk more about it in the separate episode. I managed to found one on German Ebay for quite a cheap price - not the cheapest on the market, but still very attractive. Owner claimed that car is on German plates and it is in very good condition. Well, photos also showed nice car with few rust spots, nothing serious. It was decided to ride there and take a look. Well, city is not far a way from me, just 3 hours drive, so it is ok in my opinion. Weather turned out to be very nice, so whole ride was enjoyable. What was not enjoyable is the actual experience of checking the car. First of all appointed address turned out to be just a TUV point somewhere, not even an owner's home. That's the first warning sign. Frankly speaking I checked the location on Google maps and thought that guy lives in nearby house. Second thing was the Latvian plate on the car. Yep, as you remember, owner claimed that car has German papers, but it turned out he lied. When I noted this, he just said he never mentioned German plates. Well, third and final thing was the moment when I opened the bonnet and saw the engine in horrible state. I mean I could literally smell the burn oil what could only mean that it was leaking somewhere. Radiator was broken, and owner again claimed that he didn't know why. Well, I know why - engine was overheated and radiator plastic and hoses just said good bye. I am not that sad about the fact of lying, it is more of the thing itself that is still happening - somebody tries to sell really bad cars, doesn't even try to keep such good cars in a nice shape and acts like it is okay. Well, small lesson learned, and I continue my search for a nice car to buy. By the way, German McDonalds is still great and I honestly recommend to try it. Big Tasty is actually big unlike the one we have in Prague. heh That's all for today's episode, stay tuned for the next one! Bye! #bmw #classiccars