SteveW
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http://www.endrasbmw.com/10/1988-bmw-dealership-left-untouched/
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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suprised no ones nicked them.
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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was thinking that.. if it was over here that would have been broken into years ago
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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I love stuff like this, how has no one broken in/nicked them over 20 years? Love to go and look around
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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It's not April is it?
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jibjob
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Registered: 6th Apr 08
Location: Elworth, Cheshire
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Considering it claims to have been abandoned except for one person that turns up once a month the whole place, especially the showroom cars, look massively lacking in dust.
Whether its real or not i'd love to own those cars in that condition
[Edited on 24-08-2011 by jibjob]
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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Read this - http://www.endrasbmw.com/11/abandoned-bmw-dealership-new-pictures-and-speculation/
Better photographs, guys met the owner etc.
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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wow
as said the cars dont look dusty enough,
intresting though i like shit like this
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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I want a 635 badly.
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AndyCorsaSport
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Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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quote: Originally posted by jibjob
Considering it claims to have been abandoned except for one person that turns up once a month the whole place, especially the showroom cars, look massively lacking in dust.
[Edited on 24-08-2011 by jibjob]
Yeah and surely after 20 odd years the tyres would be flat aswell??
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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In 1988, Citation Motors, a BMW Dealership in Oakville, Ontario shut its doors with little explanation. The simple answer seems to be that the dealership had its concession licence revoked, but nobody seems to be able to track down why exactly. Endras BMW, another Toronto-based Bimmer peddler, did some more digging, but didn't come up with anything more. However the legend has been debated on Canadian forums like MaxBimmer.com since 2004 and well known around the GTA.
Whatever the case, the dealership moved to Toronto, switched its name to Downtown BMW, and went under in 2002. The owner of both places seems to be eccentric at best, as he left Citation where it sat, untouched, with a then-brand new 635csi and E28 5 Series abandoned inside. The business is reportedly well cared for, and the cars have not succumbed to the elements the way they would have were they truly left to rot.
The owner of the establishment apparently has little interest in selling the business or his wares. To make things more interesting, there is apparently an as-yet unopened underground storage facility and a back lot packed with junked Bimmers.
would love to know whats underneth
[Edited on 12-09-2011 by jr]
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Neo
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James
http://c20xe.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=613640
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jr
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oh ffs, my titles better
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pow
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Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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SteveW is dead, it doesn't matter
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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i wondered where i saw that before
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Steve
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where the fuck is SteveW
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3CorsaMeal
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needs rioting up imo
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mwg
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
where the fuck is SteveW
checking his u2u's
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Jake
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lol
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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really cool.
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Ojc
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quote: Originally posted by mwg
quote: Originally posted by Steve
where the fuck is SteveW
checking his u2u's
lolz
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Ojc
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quote: Originally posted by jr
oh ffs, my titles better
This is what happens when you don't spend enough time on the internet
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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do you like old cars
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Ojc
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Too much time at SeaLife centre and not enough car based interaction going on here James Rutherford.
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willay
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hi
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