{"id":76539,"date":"2024-09-04T11:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76539"},"modified":"2024-09-04T11:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:18:25","slug":"bmw-enthusiast-white-whale-bmw-regrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76539","title":{"rendered":"The One That Got Away: Do You Have a BMW You Regret Selling?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s almost inevitable, as a car enthusiast, that you\u2019ll end up with a \u201cwhite whale.\u201d And, actually, it happens in almost any hobby that you go too far down the rabbit hole with. Sooner or later, your interests become so niche or so precise \u2013 due to your own neuroses or intimate knowledge of the hobby \u2013 that you fixate on one particular style, colorway, model, variation, or some other slight deviation. Specifics change with the hobby. With cars, it\u2019s typically a certain specification of a certain model. As did Captain Ahab, one becomes fanatical (a relative term) and relentless in their search. Sometimes even throwing caution to the wind.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not actually the worst it can be. No; in fact, some even enjoy the thrill of the hunt. Even when the hunt is an impossible task, many appreciate the hours of researching, constant refreshing of databases, and the like. The worst of it is realizing you have loved and lost. That you had the perfect specimen and released it \u2013 not knowing it was what you wanted or needed the whole time.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t count on my fingers and toes the number of times I\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201cI\u2019m never going to sell it.\u201d To date, only one of my friends has ever followed through on that promise (so far), and every other one has simply lived to regret it. For me, it\u2019s an E36 328is I got when I first relocated to Arizona. I let it go to try out a 135i with a DCT<\/a> \u2013 another a car I regret letting go (but only a little \u2013 its replacement was a six-speed manual M2 Competition). For another staffer at BMWBLOG, it\u2019s a 1M they let go right before the market exploded on them a few years ago.<\/p>\n

The Hunt Continues<\/h2>\n