Does your E28 have a soul? A personality?

[djazz]

I've been E28less for a about ten months now. I "traded up" to an E39 M5. It is an amazing car. My wife feels special riding in it. Shoot, I feel special driving it. The only problem is, I miss My E28! (Don't worry, Sherman, not the black one.)

Every E28 I have owned had a personality. The first, and eta, was like a puppy, always up for an adventure, full of energy, but not yet powerful. It even yelped when it was in trouble. The last was a bit of a snob. Didn't like to get dirty. Sure it would get up and go, but it seemed put out by it all. .

The one I really miss was Ole Grey. Ole Grey was the cutting horse. That car knew more about what I was doing than I did. It's feet were always planted where they should be and it could run fast and cut away even faster. We seemed to move and think as one. Only problem was 25 years and 400000 miles and Ole Grey had lost it's shine. The car was willing but the wiring just wasn't up to the task. With constant problems with the ECUs, Sensors, lights, radio, injectors. etc, etc, etc... The car had alzheimer's, muscular dystrophy, and Parlinson's. I had to accept the end had come.

I love my show horse but I need another cutting horse. Maybe not a grey this time, maybe a deep blue would be right, maybe Bronzit.

So whaddaya think? What kind of personality does your E28 have?

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[Dexter]

Mine is beginning to show me her personality. She is a lot like my little boy- full of energy, running through the house as loud as he can while bouncing of the walls. I have kept the car from bouncing off walls, but the attitude and loudness at which we go through the gears is exactly the same.

[Slow_Ballin']

Mine is an attention whore. Likes to make sure that as many people are looking when she drives by. She has ADD and loves to move. The more time I spend driving around the more I start to learn about her personality.

[davintosh]

Mine is an attention whore. Likes to make sure that as many people are looking when she drives by...

Careful; there's good attention and bad attention, and a car can garner either.

[oldskool]

My car is a mix of both worlds. Somedays cutting like a Katana and multiple trips to the rev limiter, while others days she creeps out of the drive and I feel a tired guibo, warped front discs and no willingness to rev.
After looking at a white Mustang GT the other day, I got back in my DD and was greeted with the "low coolant" and "brake lining" light at the same time! Then the damn check panel fell out of the ceiling!! (This is an E30) WTF? It was apparent that the car was angry because when I've test driven other BMWs, she seemed even more eager to please. Mysterious.

[e281985]

I think outspoken would be the best way to describe it.

[Mr.ProjectCar535]

My car is my best friend, and like OldSkool said, a mix of both worlds. On nice sunny days, I drop the windows and open the roof and go for a nice spirited drive an he really opens up an carves the corners like no other. Other days I can really feel the worn bushings, and have to deal with shoddy wiring and feel the need to take it slow so we just cruise. Like I said, he's my best friend, and his name is Spencer.

Anyone else name their cars??

[rmiddendorf]

He has an aggressive look when provoked, likes it when he gets a bath, loves to be driven hard, and rewards me when big checks are written for repairs.

And he's about to become a garage queen because he's been begging for the last few days.

He's needy, but reciprocates happiness when taken care of properly.

[cddallara]

The euro never fails to impress, it's a fun car to drive.

The 533 is a bitch. Just when I start to really enjoy it, it breaks again. Makes me wonder if she really just wants to get parted...

[C.R. Krieger]

The Kelvinator is just that. Cool.

[Coldswede]

Gretchen does, she is like: " If your going to wake me up Buster, it had best be exciting!"

She doesn't do the grocery store thing well.

[Cory]

I'm kind of low-key about it, but I instantly freak out with glee when I see another regardless of its condition.

[1st 5er]

Yes, but she has passed on her eternal reward
Hopefully her physical remains will add quality to the lives of the surviving E28s they are transplanted into.

Now to get to know the new ride, Snob.

[Cactus]

Nope, just blown shocks and a terrible reluctance to rev.

My E24 on the other hand is something of a prima donna. It's got a bad starter circuit, and it's too nice to turn into a track car, but too expensive for me to fully restore it (at least in the short term). Nice once you get it going, however.

[Dan_Wright]

Reliable, but definitely the jealous type. One night after driving a lady friend home she blew three fuses, as if to say "I am extremely upset that you are consorting with this woman."

[wilkinst]

"Pearl" typically shows her true colors on the cold mornings: "How dare you drive in this weather...fine, I'm just not going to let you shift into second. How does that feel, eh?" She has a tendency to be a bit lazy....but what do you expect, she's an eta

She's a great listener though. I've had more meaningful conversations with my car than with some humans.

[tschultz]

No name for mine...
But she definitely loves being washed to show what beauty she has left.

On some days, she is very willing to rev and scream on up to 6500 rpm really growling from the engine... especially if it a nice day out and she hasn't been driven for a while.
On other days, old suspension and worn bushings can be noticed, along with warped rotors and a sluggishness to rev. Sort of depends on the weather, but she keeps on chugging along, as dependable as ever.Prefers longer drives and spirited driving than short errands.

[SmokeyJohn102]

the other day my 528e revd itself at a ricer civic that was at a stop light next to me. She is a real brute always gets the job done whatever it is.

[PrionaceGlauca]

Biene (German - bee) reminds me of the 'nerd babe'.
Quiet, intellectual, bookworm type, but give her a second or two in the right atmosphere and she turns into... Famke Janssen in GoldenEye

[uacmarine]

Oh car personalities....


His name is Heinrich von Otto. On cold days he doesn't want to wake up. Other days he can't wait to get out and about. He's kind of a typical old man, in that he isn't fond of extremely loud music being played, so sometimes he will randomly cut the music off. However, I have found he makes an exception to this rule of his when any kind of German music is being played. Yes, Heinrich does have a soul!

[C.R. Krieger]

He's kind of a typical old man, in that he isn't fond of extremely loud music being played, so sometimes he will randomly cut the music off. However, I have found he makes an exception to this rule of his when any kind of German music is being played.

Oh, Christ! So you have to listen to the Scorpions all the time?

[Mr.ProjectCar535]

He's kind of a typical old man, in that he isn't fond of extremely loud music being played, so sometimes he will randomly cut the music off. However, I have found he makes an exception to this rule of his when any kind of German music is being played.

Oh, Christ! So you have to listen to the Scorpions all the time?

I would rather listen to Bach than The Scorpions. Hell, even Falco would be better

[Paul in N FL]

When shes dirty, she just looks... sad. As soon as you get her wet though she gleams, and looks amazing.
She also doesn't enjoy being up on the jack stands, another one of those sad moments. She loves to be taken around fast sweepers with the tires barely screeching, corners are her home.

[wkohler]

He's kind of a typical old man, in that he isn't fond of extremely loud music being played, so sometimes he will randomly cut the music off. However, I have found he makes an exception to this rule of his when any kind of German music is being played.

Oh, Christ! So you have to listen to the Scorpions all the time?

Scorpions, Kraftwerk, Neu!, Tangerine Dream, Nena, Falco, etc.

Oh, and that Beethoven guy and Wagner. Bach to the future.

[C.J.]

Ratty seemed to match my personality, rather than having it's own. Loud, bit of a jackass, low, people sometimes question how it's still working...

The e24 has 2 names now, either the Baron or Walter (as in Walter Matthau). In a sea of e30s and e36s at the local meets, it stands out as the classier elder statesman. Cold morning start up? Definitely a grumpy old man.

[TSMacNeil]

I have named the 533 "Bacall"....(as in, Lauren Bacall)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall

Sultry, needy...always left wanting a little more from me. To wit:

Today I stopped by the local stealer to inquire about center caps
(couldnt wait to do a DPP buy)...yep, Kohler was right (shocker...)
they were in stock and fairly priced. I needed only (1).
The problem: the older style has been replaced by a newer style.
The dilemma: run around in Bacall with 3 vs 1 center caps...?
The solution: Bacall wins....(4) new style caps....$80...thank you.

Not sure why that bothers me...the clear is missing from all the upper surfaces..it's gross....screaming for a paint-job....and Bacall talks me into 4 matching center caps...?
WTF?

She drives me nuts.

[uacmarine]

He's kind of a typical old man, in that he isn't fond of extremely loud music being played, so sometimes he will randomly cut the music off. However, I have found he makes an exception to this rule of his when any kind of German music is being played.

Oh, Christ! So you have to listen to the Scorpions all the time?

Heinrich's thoughts exactly, though he does seem to enjoy Rammstein playing at full blast. However, he strongly dislikes Blumchen, haha.