The Savvy Boomer

BMW staffs plant with over 50's

When we bought a BMW it took a lot of rationalizing to justify paying more for a car than we had ever paid for a vehicle before.  However, the "Bimmer" has become the most favourite car I've owned in the last 35 years, and I know why people who own one have a difficult time buying anything else.

Now I see that a section of a BMW plant in Germany has been refitted to accomodate the 50+ worker, so I am now able to engage in even more cognitive dissonance about purchasing a Bimmer.  Let's hope this is an emerging trend in manufacturing. 

MY NEXT BIMMER (If I win the lottery)

Volkswagen-you've come a long way baby

In 1960 my uncle was cool.  He had just graduated from college, had a great job with this up and coming company called IBM, lots of girlfriends (much to the chagrin of my grandmother) and to top it all off, he had just bought a new convertible Karmann-Ghia from Volkswagen.  This was VW's first shot at the sports car market and a vast departure from the Beetle.  But it worked because it was unique and for 47 years ago, had a pretty stylish design.  My family loved that car and being his favorite nephew, I got to ride in it a lot, that is when he didn't have a lovely lady beside him because it was only a 2 seater.  Unfortunately he had to get rid of it a few years later when he got a job with Ford and was given a company car which he was told he must drive.  Unfortunately it was not a Mustang.

I have no idea what he paid for that car but I know it was a lot less  than the VW I just priced out on-line below.  Look at the price, just under $80k, twice what I paid for my first house.  Somehow I think the thrill of owning a convertible would still be much greater than owning  a station wagon, notwithstanding the twin turbo.