@spasoje Agreed!

@pip-bip I actually love this car he's got a top for it too! It doesn't look quite as classy as an actual convertible but I love the whole vibe. Technically BMW didn't make a convertible either. I think Baur did them all back then.

The guy who I bought mine from also sold (or maybe didn't) this roundie convertible.

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@beefchips nothing wrong with that!

@streetsofperth I couldn't get a picture of the whole parking lot, but turnout was pretty huge - 100+ cars showed up!

@hfv I dunno. The oversaturated one has that whole 70s vibe going - turned up, as you say, to 11 - whereas the other is just any other forest green/BRG. Which is admittedly my favourite colour for a car, and suits the character of the M1 better than Iridescent Kermit. But it's not "Wow!"

@stuckmtb get in line 😐

@cé-hé-sin
I'm not sure I could help it!

@svend yes

@wbizarre kill it with fire!

@wbizarre The Crosstrek doesn't have a stupid pillar roundel though. That detail irrationally annoys me.

@wbizarre That's why I like it. It's hard to pin down.

@kingt thanks I hate both of them. The wheels on the electric are heinous.

@pip-bip
A face that is vaguely robotic or a steampunk human skull is the vision that I get. Others may just have reminiscences of traumatic rust...

@pip-bip @Qaaaaa I mean the floors in my Jaguar aren’t a great deal better. I had the passenger side floor pan replaced at great expense. And just discovered the other day the drivers side is much worse than when I checked it last.

Someone got tired of being towed to the sop and high repair bills 😂 😈

@66p1800inpieces said in what a waste of so many BMWs and MINIs:

@pip-bip The salt probably helped the electrical systems become more reliable.

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@wbizarre Kudos on the write-up! And I really quite agree on basically all of your talking points. Astute observations throughout.

@wbizarre I wish automotive designers would stop the BS, and draw reasonable cars. Their love affair with big wheels and non existent tires, and thin little windows has cost us dearly.

@pip-bip Major want.

@wbizarre ew, that is awful.

@hfv and it's such a classy flex: No sponsorships, just wild artwork from relevant artists of the time, and somehow doesn't feel cynical as a lot of corporate patronage does. It also has high visibility: The race cars are watched and filmed with massive exposure. The non-racing art cars get... a press release? And then go straight to a museum.

@wbizarre Tell me you're a German automaker without telling me you're a German automaker.

@pip-bip It's always helpful to have a good, sturdy woman to help with leverage on vehicle repairs.

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@wbizarre A car the size of the 1 never really made sense as RWD after FWD was popularized but I'm glad it exists.