While BMW is doing everything it can with its new EfficientDynamics program to increase the fuel-efficiency of their models, a German man threw gasoline on his BMW and torched it Friday on a lawn outside Frankfurt’s convention center.

An unemployed 30-year old drove his 1995 BMW 3-series to the location, got out and emptied a canister of gas and set fire to the whole vehicle. The man, who has not been charged with crime, told police he was protesting high gas-prices and couldn’t afford to drive the car.


Umm whatever happened to selling your car and buying a cheaper more fuel-efficient car? Either way the man can charged with fines and up to 5 years in prison. Police say the man’s name will not be released since he was not charged with crime.

We think his name should be withheld from the public, because if BMW fans found out they would probably burn down his house.

http://www.egmcartech.com/2008/06/27...gh-gas-prices/

 

So he protests high gas prices by wasting gas and dumping it on his BMW to start a fire?

 

my suspicions about douche 3 series drivers are confirmed

 

Boy, I guess he showed them!

 

His BMW was 13 years old and pretty worthless. I guess he could buy another used smaller more fuel efficient clunker.

 

I actually wanted to do what with my 3 series years ago. My Audi 5000 turbo took care of that all by itself.

 

Oh the irony in what he did.... I guess oil companies will lower prices because they wouldn't want everyone to start torching their cars...

 

lmfao..........

 

I'm sure the oil companies (who don't even set gas prices, the cost of crude does) are really feeling the pain after this protest!

Or was he going after BMW for a lack of efficiency? Yeah, destroying a car built 14 years ago sends a strong message.

 

LMAO



They do this in the US too. Only for different reasons (insurance fraud)

 

Is this the 1995 BMW 3-Series that was torched? Cause it doesn't look like a 1995...

I'm guessing this is just some picture the journalist found becuase the license plate doesn't even look like it is from Germany. Unless that's how German plates look like. I'm not even sure.

 

That's pretty clearly a Minnesota plate.

 

nothing new to me... I have actually seen 3 BMWs on fire along freeways this year alone...but I do not think it was intentional either haha

 

Bimmers spontaneously combust anyway, just another stock photo.

 

ROFL what a douche bag lol