VIDEO: German man takes delivery of his 135th BMW
How many cars have you owned over the course of your life? Three? Five? Ten? How about 135, and all from the same company? It may seem like unfathomable customer loyalty, but that's just what one Herr Klaus Hammerschmidt has done in taking delivery of his latest Bavarian motor work. You might think he'd mark the occasion with a new 135i, but instead the 73-year-old retiree picked up a brand-new M6 coupe, complete with the Competition Package, from the flagship BMW Welt showroom in Munich.
Hammerschmidt says he began driving when he was just 12, taking the wheel of his dad's car while papa worked the pedals. His first car was a 1800ti in 1963, and since then he's had 26 M cars, 29 Alpinas and another 80 standard BMWs. Before you go pulling out the calculator, that works out to an average of nearly 3 new cars every year. Not a bad way to spend a lifetime's earnings if you have the means. And at just 73, he's likely to go through a few more before his days are up. Follow the jump for the video.
[Source: BMW]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
SteveJ 12:05PM (7/04/2009)
Either he has too much money to spend or he needs to find a more reliable manufacturer.
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dwightB 12:18PM (7/04/2009)
With 135 cars under his belt and given the caliber of his latest purchase... I'm going to go with option A.
James 1:14PM (7/04/2009)
Yep, too much moola there...
Btw, this is old news...read it first at Carscoop 6/26.
SOhp101 1:50PM (7/04/2009)
I think 'fanboy' is an understatement.
vkchu 7:23PM (7/04/2009)
so this guy has never owned a 911 turbo? or a db9? or an f40? or a murci? or a (insert car here)?
this guy is gonna have a shipload of regrets on his deathbed.
the4thheat 1:52PM (7/06/2009)
At the rate of 3 per year this mean he must have owned several of the same model car at the same time, especially since there was a time when BMW didn't have quite so many models.
I'm pretty sure they didn't introduce 3 new models every damned year for the last 40 years lol.
TVs Hasselhoff 12:21PM (7/04/2009)
It's funny that, after 134 BMWs, it wasn't until he hit 135, that BMW said, "Hey, let's feature this guy in a video short."
I guess it was that 135th vehicle that BMW decided this guy demonstrated outstanding loyalty.
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MaX PL 12:23PM (7/04/2009)
i find this cool if he actually still owns all 135 of them.
buying three a year and selling three that same year doesnt mean much...
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JayP 12:27PM (7/04/2009)
What would Clarkson say about this guy?
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Amien 12:40PM (7/04/2009)
The ultimate male chicken.
PumaGTO 1:25PM (7/04/2009)
@ Amien
Nope. They migrated to Audis, remember?
Amien 6:59PM (7/04/2009)
@Puma
He's been buying their cars since when?
:)
BINGHAMMLOMBRONIA 12:35PM (7/04/2009)
If I was him I definately would not buy 135 Beamers if I had enough money to buy 135 expensive cars
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Jonathan 12:44PM (7/04/2009)
Yeah, I'm not so sure he can make the statement that the BMW experience is "incomparable for me" if he's never owned any other cars.
I guess literally it is incomparable for him since he doesn't have any other cars to compare to...
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Einwiwi 2:40PM (7/04/2009)
You dont need to buy a car to drive it. I am sure, he was driving a lot of other cars, too ...
Did you never drive your friends car?
Andrew 2:11PM (7/04/2009)
You are just being silly, of course he can *testdrive* other cars without owning them...
Obviously he likes the brand more than the cars themselves, otherwise he might have been tempted to buy some other brand every now and then.
Jonathan 3:57PM (7/04/2009)
There's a big difference between test driving a car and actually buying a car and owning it for a period of time.
SumideXE 12:55PM (7/04/2009)
I love BMWs and own one but... this guy's a douche.
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axlewood 7:14PM (7/04/2009)
why..cause he can afford to buy what he wants.
evan 12:29AM (7/05/2009)
What a stupid unbelievably jealous comment. Yeah, he likes BMWs, that makes him a douche. Not as much as you apparently.