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

Agent00J submitted on 06/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:05 PM
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Burn Bimmer Burn - Man Burns BMW to Protest High Gas Prices

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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Brembo - 6/27/2008 12:21:34 PM

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EnnNorak - 6/27/2008 2:54:19 PM

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I hope they take his license -- then there will be more gas for the rest of us.

hao420 - 6/27/2008 3:18:59 PM

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Wow,wish to see a Audi R8 flame like that........<

TopGear - 6/27/2008 8:42:41 PM

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The title should have been "Man Burns 13yrs old BMW 3-series to Protest High Gas Prices".

audirevolution - 6/27/2008 11:20:03 PM

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Wow,wish to see cHAO mein frame rike that........<

VISO - 6/28/2008 12:31:30 AM

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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?

MadibaP - 6/27/2008 3:10:14 PM

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Do you know this is the first time I have ever seen a BMW put to its proper use!

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0to60 - 6/27/2008 3:45:29 PM

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lol @ MadibaP

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0to60 - 6/27/2008 3:45:58 PM

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MadibaP, only if the snobbish driver were in it! Joking!

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HSCenterconsole - 6/27/2008 12:42:43 PM

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The article is about a guy in Germany burning his 3-Series, yet this picture is of a 7-Series in California.

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lenkun - 6/27/2008 12:44:53 PM

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HSCenterconsole - 6/27/2008 12:50:58 PM

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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

lenkun - 6/27/2008 1:11:28 PM

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BMW4me4ever - 6/27/2008 1:25:17 PMView My AgentSpace

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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

M35MT - 6/27/2008 1:25:44 PMView My AgentSpace

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lenkun you're an idiot. It's a 7-series.

Htay7500 - 6/27/2008 1:37:41 PM

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lenkun: behold:

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

Htay7500 - 6/27/2008 1:40:55 PM

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YOU need to be straightened.

Porschinator - 6/27/2008 1:49:15 PM

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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.

TauronB2G - 6/27/2008 2:31:48 PM

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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.
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JRobUSC - 6/27/2008 2:50:10 PM

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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.

85bmw745i - 6/27/2008 2:55:33 PMView My AgentSpace

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Actually thats a caprice

WorldofLuxury - 6/27/2008 12:43:34 PM

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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.

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answer - 6/27/2008 1:16:29 PMView My AgentSpace

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That is some extreme flame-surfacing.

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M35MT - 6/27/2008 1:26:25 PMView My AgentSpace

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Ha, good one

Lyall - 6/27/2008 1:34:18 PM

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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.

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85bmw745i - 6/27/2008 2:54:45 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

Porschinator - 6/27/2008 1:46:13 PM

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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...

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HSCenterconsole - 6/27/2008 2:12:52 PM

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Right, because one BMW owner's actions represents all BMW owners.

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0to60 - 6/27/2008 3:49:35 PM

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Did evilm say that???? Does he just hate all cars or something?

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0to60 - 6/27/2008 3:50:13 PM

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maybe he just has a bicycle.

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AlexTx - 6/27/2008 2:01:12 PM

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Hey... where did Lenkun go???? :)

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idriveslowandfast - 6/28/2008 2:25:47 AM

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What an idiot leken is.

Do most of the kiddies on here lack knowledge like lenken?

amazinBimmer - 6/27/2008 2:18:56 PM

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bulldog... that was funny.... great one though

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Bored - 6/27/2008 2:29:18 PM

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@ 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.

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Htay7500 - 6/28/2008 9:35:03 AM

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by any chance where is that troll?

Star - 6/28/2008 11:50:25 AM

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"Bored"

You just made a list with the biggest trolls on this site. Good job!

Star - 6/28/2008 11:56:15 AM

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to be more clear.... your list includes some of the biggest trolls on this site. To be more exact hscenterconsole, bulldogz, M35MT...

Agent00J - 6/27/2008 2:52:21 PMView My AgentSpace

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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

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no1listensanyway - 6/27/2008 3:04:24 PMView My AgentSpace

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lol...Idiot prob burned the car with gasoline to begin with.

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ChicaneShooter - 6/28/2008 2:10:57 AM

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exactly. a SMART europhile woulda used DIESEL.

nothing beats diesel/kerosene for starting fires!

Rupert - 6/28/2008 10:59:50 AMView My AgentSpace

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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.

ChicaneShooter - 6/29/2008 5:09:50 AM

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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.

Carboy - 6/27/2008 3:43:54 PMView My AgentSpace

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

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theoptimisticpessimist - 6/27/2008 5:40:22 PM

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Yes but you inane and infantile comments still pollute Autopsies.

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nukezdoc - 6/27/2008 4:47:30 PM

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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.

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SteedPub - 6/27/2008 5:01:22 PM

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Fools all around.

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ThierryHenry14 - 6/27/2008 5:38:33 PM

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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...

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kut17 - 6/27/2008 7:23:16 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

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auto001 - 6/27/2008 7:39:38 PM

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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!

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Star - 6/28/2008 11:24:23 AM

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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.

ChicaneShooter - 7/2/2008 4:15:08 AM

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

EL34 - 6/27/2008 10:11:52 PM

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What a dope, he should have donated the car to the Breast Cancer Society.

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bocabimmer - 6/27/2008 10:39:24 PM

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it is truly amazing what liberals will do to prove a point..

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Rupert - 6/28/2008 11:00:52 AMView My AgentSpace

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Liberals? How did you manage to deduce that? You called up the guy and ask him who he voted for?

idriveslowandfast - 6/27/2008 11:58:06 PM

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

Why do you even post?

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xlr8 - 6/28/2008 3:21:57 PM

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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 :(

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xlr8 - 6/28/2008 6:54:21 PM

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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

BJS470 - 6/28/2008 4:46:41 PM

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who cares wat it was...the point is hes burning a bmw

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lexusrox123 - 6/30/2008 2:33:08 PM

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youre gonna get deboosted bad.......

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Star - 6/30/2008 7:20:31 PM

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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.

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