The time has come to admit something to you... even though I have written a few posts on them, I am really pretty unfamiliar with European cars. I knew about the Midget because, as a reader of Hemmings Motor News, I am well versed in British roadsters, and I knew of the Renault Gordini, which was the sports version of the R10 that I wrote my first post on. However, especially when it comes to Germans, I could stand to know more. All that to say that if you are a europhile and you see something inaccurate in this post (or if you have a memory or daydream related to this car or others like it), please feel free to click on the "comment" button and call me out. I am sure that, on the topic of Geman cars, there is a lot you can teach me.

Even though I am a newbie to the BMW scene, it dosen't take a bavaria historian to tell that this 530i is quite a steal at only $2500. It would actually amount to about $2650, as one of the rear tailights is cracked and a new one at Bavarian Autosport (www.bavauto.com, check it out if you have a beamer or mini cooper) is $149.95. Aside from that, the BMW is in excellent exterior condition. The interior leather is worn-in, but not abused, and the rest of the interior is well preserved. The car does have over 200,000 miles, but these were one of the most reliable luxury cars of their time and are known to very easily exceed 300k. Here's a link to the Beamer on Kansas City Craigslist:

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4114551090.html

As far as I see it, this car is ready for some modification. I was wondering, and perhaps any BMW fans reading this post could tell me, if it could be made to run with a modern BMW V10 from a damaged S85 or a V8 from another late-model BMW? If so, it could well be the only 1994 530i with that engine installed- it would definetly be something to behold at a car show, and could pull off some autocross or drag racing on the side. If you can't tell, even though I would not consider myself a particular fan of BMW, or any luxury German automakers for that matter, I am starting to see some promise in their cars.  Es ist super!