Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

My dad picked up a mechanically fine one on ~100k miles for a laughable 1k that looks just like the one in your post. Standard multiple-owner-BMW-of-that-age things – bit of bubbling on the front wing, interior a bit tatty (but largely retrievable), some mirror glass ejected itself and one of the bumper mounts is about t0 give up out but he really enjoys it in its own right, even before considering it as a bargain runaround. Mostly ragging around Dorset lanes and moaning how worn the suspension set-up is while refusing to spend any money tightening it all up.

I'm trying to sell my 2019 340i, not quite the same ias what you're looking at I know. But I like it very much. Bit gutted to have to get rid. I drive it quite spiritedly when I can, and still get really good avg mileage out of it- around 35 or more. Doesnt seem too spiteful running costs at all. Pops and bangs a bit in sport mode, but not at all lairy. My son calls it a sleeper. I think that means good.