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Burn Bimmer Burn - Man Burns BMW to Protest High Gas Prices

Agent00J submitted on 6/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:05:28 PM

72 user comments | Category: Misc News | Source: | SOURCE: www.cnn.com

A man in Germany has poured gasoline over his BMW and set it on fire to protest high fuel prices.

The 1995 3-Series was driven by a 30-year old man onto the Frankfurt Convention Center lawn and lit on fire.

Not wanting to be sarcastic or anything, but how much did the gas used to burn the car cost, which resulted in a complete loss of the vehicle, and how much is insurance going to increase as a result of this clear case of automotive arson.

To add insult to injury, the man now faces potential financial penalties as well as jail time. Sounds to me that this little stunt will end up costing a lot more than a tank of gas.

A special thanks to user mmm333 for the tip on the story, click through to read the full article.

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Burn Bimmer Burn - Man Burns BMW to Protest High Gas Prices

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— Brembo (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 12:21:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5

I hope they take his license -- then there will be more gas for the rest of us.
— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:54:19 PM | | Votes: 1

Wow,wish to see a Audi R8 flame like that........<
— hao420 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:18:59 PM | | Votes: -6

The title should have been "Man Burns 13yrs old BMW 3-series to Protest High Gas Prices".
— TopGear (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 8:42:41 PM | | Votes: 4

Wow,wish to see cHAO mein frame rike that........<
— audirevolution (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 11:20:03 PM | | Votes: -1

Excuse me, but that picture is not of Germany. An American school bus with an American cop car are not common in Germany. Plus the freeway does not look like an Autobahn. So, what gives?
— VISO (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 12:31:30 AM | | Votes: 0

Do you know this is the first time I have ever seen a BMW put to its proper use!
— MadibaP (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:10:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

lol @ MadibaP
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:45:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

MadibaP, only if the snobbish driver were in it! Joking!
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:45:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

The article is about a guy in Germany burning his 3-Series, yet this picture is of a 7-Series in California.
— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 12:42:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6

I think you meant it's a 5-series. Looking from the front, I am pretty sure it's a 525i from the mid-1990s. I recognize the headlights and grill. Trust me, I know by Bimmers.
— lenkun (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 12:44:53 PM | | Votes: -28

Lenkun, I don't trust you because you are dead wrong and obviously don't know your BMW's.

It's an E38 7-Series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_E38
— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 12:50:58 PM | | Votes: 12

Can someone else straighten HSCenterconsole and bulldogz out and tell them it's a mid-1990s 5-series? And wikipedia is not a very good source since anyone can go in and modify it.

That can't be a 7 series because it has no Chris Bangle design to it. Therefore my point is valid and you guys are so wrong.
— lenkun (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:11:28 PM | | Votes: -28

lenkun ... I work for BMW and it is a 7-series .. Can tell by the wheels and the longated side profile of the car + headlights. The BMW 5-series never had a headlight construction like the car in the picture ... end of story
— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:25:17 PM | | Votes: 10

lenkun you're an idiot. It's a 7-series.
— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:25:44 PM | | Votes: 15

lenkun: behold:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1011743

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:37:41 PM | | Votes: 10

YOU need to be straightened.
— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:40:55 PM | | Votes: 10

The picture is not one from the actual story. YES that is def a 7-series. I guess AgentOOJ could not find a burning 3 series...lol.
— Porschinator (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:49:15 PM | | Votes: 6

Lenkun is an idiot. That is obviously a 7 series. The turn signals and grills on the old 5 series were much smaller. Even more the shear size of that car tells us that its a 7 series.
Beyond that the old 7 series was before the Bangle years.
Get your facts right Lenkin.
T
— TauronB2G (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:31:48 PM | | Votes: 6

lenkun, that's a 7-Series. And I never knew European police used Crown Vic's, or that European plates had "California" across the top. My how times have changed in Europe since I was there.
— JRobUSC (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:50:10 PM | | Votes: 2

Actually thats a caprice
— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:55:33 PM | | Votes: 4

yeah...considering what the guy had to go through, he might as well burn up the police car and spend his wealth in giving those damn sherrifs with some nice, sensible hybrids.
— WorldofLuxury (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 12:43:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

That is some extreme flame-surfacing.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:16:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9

Ha, good one
— M35MT (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:26:25 PM | | Votes: 7

It's a 3-series cleverly disguised to resemble a late 90s 7er.

What impresses me is how they were able to make the Frankfurt Convention Center lawn look (almost) exactly like a certain Reseda (north LA) freeway that I dont know well at all.

CLEVER!! Lenkun must have been the design consultant for this photo-op.
— Lyall (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:34:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

Yeah, and when did they get chevrolet caprice cars in Europe, and look at the school bus, an international. this is a pic taken in the U.S. and the fire isn't real.
— 85bmw745i (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:54:45 PM | | Votes: 2

I never got these idiots!?! Burning one car puts out more pollution than that car would even produce in a life time. Perhaps several cars, but they still do it.

If you are going to do this AT LEAST put out signs so peeps know why. Chalk this up to another d1ckhead looking for attention...
— Porschinator (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 1:46:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

Right, because one BMW owner's actions represents all BMW owners.
— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:12:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

Did evilm say that???? Does he just hate all cars or something?
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:49:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10

maybe he just has a bicycle.
— 0to60 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:50:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8

Hey... where did Lenkun go???? :)
— AlexTx (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:01:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8

What an idiot leken is.

Do most of the kiddies on here lack knowledge like lenken?
— idriveslowandfast (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 2:25:47 AM | | Votes: 0

@ HSCenterconsole, bulldogz, BMW4me4ever, M35MT, Htay7500 , and Lyall,

Thank you for putting a troll like Lenkun in his place. I wish more people would do this to the trolls on hear to help get rid of them.
— Bored (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:29:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

by any chance where is that troll?
— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 9:35:03 AM | | Votes: 0

"Bored"

You just made a list with the biggest trolls on this site. Good job!
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 11:50:25 AM | | Votes: -2

to be more clear.... your list includes some of the biggest trolls on this site. To be more exact hscenterconsole, bulldogz, M35MT...
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 11:56:15 AM | | Votes: -3

Your humble Agent knew the picture he posted was not of the actual car talked about in the story. I could not find a BMW 3-Series burning on the lawn of the Frankfurt Convention Center, as such I posted a picture of a BMW (7-Series) burning. This particular BMW is on a California freeway.

Cut me a little slack!

-00J
— Agent00J (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 2:52:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

lol...Idiot prob burned the car with gasoline to begin with.
— no1listensanyway (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:04:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

exactly. a SMART europhile woulda used DIESEL.

nothing beats diesel/kerosene for starting fires!
— ChicaneShooter (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 2:10:57 AM | | Votes: 2

Actually lots of stuff does. Diesel is useless for starting fires, you can put a burning torch on a puddle of diesel and it won't catch.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 10:59:50 AM | | Votes: 0

gasoline is equally "useless." you can toss a match into a bucket of gasoline and it would JUST GO OUT.

it is gasoline VAPOR that is volatile. heavy diesel/kerosene, while not as volatile, WILL MAKE whatever it wets, highly flammable.

— ChicaneShooter (View Profile)

Posted on 6/29/2008 5:09:50 AM | | Votes: 1

First of all, wouldn't he waste more gas? Second why burn "The Ultimate Driving Machine"? He's overreacting.
— Carboy (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 3:43:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Yes but you inane and infantile comments still pollute Autopsies.
— theoptimisticpessimist (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 5:40:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Fantastic. Now we just need to kick back and wait for the price of gas to plummet because of this man's brave act of defiance.
— nukezdoc (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 4:47:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

Fools all around.
— SteedPub (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 5:01:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

I supposed there are lots of idiots out there...

Burn a BMW because you are paying too much for gas? So he will have to go out and spend more money to replace a car? and get minimal differences in what he pays for gas? I mean, people think that it makes a huge difference...

You get a car with 25mpg v. 30 mpg, its not that big of a difference. Perhaps a dollars (a few as in 2-3)at the pump...
— ThierryHenry14 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 5:38:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

I bet there was some insurance benefits behind this. I mean, who goes out and says "hmm, I think I'll set my car on fire to prove a point". Obviously this isn't going to lower gas prices.
— kut17 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 7:23:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Hahaha nice work :)

This whole "protest high fuel prices" is a cover up though... just looks like a case of the frustrated BMW owner needing a reason to torch his bimmer.

Hey Lexus, get this frustrated man a new vehicle, ASAP!
— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 7:39:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

The man is FRUSTRATED because of the high gas prices but you don't want to make him SUICIDAL by putting him in a Lexus.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 11:24:23 AM | | Votes: -2

nah. he was FRUSTRATED by the Bring More Wampum mantra to KEEP it running. so he torched it to maybe collect the insurance money.

— ChicaneShooter (View Profile)

Posted on 7/2/2008 4:15:08 AM | | Votes: 1

What a dope, he should have donated the car to the Breast Cancer Society.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 10:11:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

it is truly amazing what liberals will do to prove a point..
— bocabimmer (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 10:39:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Liberals? How did you manage to deduce that? You called up the guy and ask him who he voted for?
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 11:00:52 AM | | Votes: 2

lenken if you didn't know this was a 7-series, you have NO car knowledge what so ever.

Why do you even post?
— idriveslowandfast (View Profile)

Posted on 6/27/2008 11:58:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

lmao Ive owned a e34 5 series and that is definately a 7 series. 95 e34 5 series have 4 round head lights like the old 3 series. lenken is a idiot. By the way that sucks that 7 series is on fire I always liked that style :(
— xlr8 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 3:21:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

except that its a e38 7 series durrrr. here Ill post the link above so that you can see the difference.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1011743
— xlr8 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 6:54:21 PM | | Votes: 1

who cares wat it was...the point is hes burning a bmw
— BJS470 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 4:46:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

youre gonna get deboosted bad.......
— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/30/2008 2:33:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

lexusrox123,

you overestimate the majority of the posters here. Most of them are Japanese car fanatics who would agree with the most retarded statements as long as they are made against the leaders in automotive...the Germans. Watch how idiots(like Staar) are boosted up.
— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 6/30/2008 7:20:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat the F.
— farabira1 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 11:48:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

good riddance

jk ;) what an idiot the guy is. complete idiot.
— lexusrox123 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/30/2008 2:30:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

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