In the 1993 film The Music of Chance, a former fireman played by Mandy Patinkin spends his days driving all around America in a bright red, brand new BMW E36 sedan. Before he picks up James Spader and the events take an inevitably dramatic turn, he manages to accumulate a frankly notable reading on the BMW’s odometer in less than a year. I can’t remember it off the top of my head, but it’s something to the tune of 100 000 miles. Someone with a VHS copy, back me up.
This one-owner 1995 BMW 328i coupé, in turn, has probably seen its share of Germany, as the digital odometer on it reads 705,881 km. That is 438,614 miles and change, and for any BMW that’s not a turbodiesel wagon that’s a very respectable number. And it doesn’t even look driven to the ground. Take a look.
The flanks on the BMW appear dent free and shiny, and the car looks less rusty than any given 1995 BMW. Of course, it’s been polished by the dealer selling it, but that’s still a respectable appearance for any used car, let alone one with almost 3/4 million kms.
The odo shot on the ad should disprove any speculations of a falsely entered km reading on the ad. The image could be better, but it does say 705 881 on the slowly dying digital readout.
The stack of service books, with the reading slowly growing, back the notion up more. The ad doesn’t mention any powertrain replacements, but it’s justified to guess there have been repairs done at some point. The last stamp is mentioned to be at 681k.
Even the interior looks nicely unwrecked. Sure, that seat does look worn and the bolsters sag, but it’s not ripped to shreds like you would imagine at 705 clicks.
The asking price for this well-used 1995 328i coupé is 1498 euros. For some reason, what I’d love to do would be to get it and carefully nurse it over a million. I’ve seen cars for sale with km readings like this, but they’re usually diesel Mercedeses and not much else.
See a screenshot of the ad here
Link to ad over at autoscout24.de
By the way, the car in the original 1990 Paul Auster book was a Saab, and the filmmakers changed it to a BMW. Surely there should be trust in Saab’s engine technology?
[Source: Mobile.de/Autoscout24, with a hat tip to Joe W!]
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