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No question, the BMW 750iL from BMW’s E32 model range is a truly special car: It’s the first German 12 cylinder car (at least after World War II), it came with a ton of technological innovation (such as adaptive damping and steering) and I think it looked really cool (to me, this is the best looking 7 series). The lifetime story of this specific one with the VIN number WBAGC810003055241 is as special as the 750iL itself, I suppose: It left the factory in Munich on 22 October 1988 as a Japan specified version. It was ordered in burgundy red (“Burgundrot Metallic”) with black leatherRead More →

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It’s the year 1980, and you have some money to order a new family sedan. It needs to be spacious enough to take a family of four on holiday. It ought to be a safe car. It should really have a modern design and the latest electric gadgets. Last not least – you would like to have some fun at the steering wheel as well. What are the options?  Well, the options were still quite different from what was available only 10 years later: There was no Mercedes 500 E, there was no BMW M5, the sports sedan as such wasn’t really invented yet. FromRead More →

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Let’s start with a confession: I can’t help but think the E46 convertible is one of the most attractive BMW Convertibles of all times (if it comes in the right color and specification). And I am also pretty certain that it will become a classic, tomorrow, over time. Admittedly, the BMW 3 series type E46 used to be a fairly common sight on European roads, but nowadays it is easy to see how they are getting less and less on the roads, especially the “good ones”. The average age of a car on German roads is 11 years right now. This shows that all E46Read More →

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In: Car-acter Stories, Jaguar, Late 1990's, Uncategorized
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This car was the first one I bought purely for emotional reasons: The Jaguar XJ has been among my top dream cars for as long as I know of its existence. This model’s history goes back to 1968 and across several product generations until today. My first recollection of riding in one goes back to the late eighties when we would spend the summer with friends in the UK who had an XJ40 as their family car. I really like each generation of the XJ, but I think the X308 may well be the best car Jaguar ever made. It is cool, classy and stylishRead More →