After spending the weekend at the Concorso Italiano, Quail Event and Concours D'Elegance in Monterey, I experienced sensory overload with all the automotive wretched excess.
Veyron's, Scaglietti's, Reinventions, SL63 Black's and the likes were EVERYWHERE!
(See all the cars up close in our award winning photo galleries)
· Concours D Elegance
· The Quail Event 2008
· Concorso Italiano
Do I own any of those cars or will I ever?
Probably not.
Not because I couldn't afford one (I can...well, not a Veyron or Reinvention but a Ferrari or Bentley, yes), but because there are so many reasonably affordable cars out there that are less of a headache and perform day to day almost as well, with none of the trade offs.
That's why I never leave Monterey depressed that I can't obtain the pleasurable experience (soup to nuts) that most of these show-off's (and trust us, no matter how they try to deny, they are), supposedly have everyday as owners of these exotic elites.
We drive all the best rides in the world but certain cars just get better the more we live behind the wheel of them.
And that's EXACTLY how I feel about the car BMW provided for us to drive for the weekend...
The BMW 335 convertible.
No question in my mind this is one of the best cars on earth...at ANY price.
In town, on the highway, top up, top down, it's spectacular no matter how you use it.
It could be the best daily driver if you carry two or less people most of the time.
And in my opinion it is up there as one of the most beautiful car designs EVER.
Yes, EVER.
I predict this car will be a future collectable in Concour events 20 years from now and just keeps getting better looking, the more I see it.
I even thought it looked good in the rare Barbera Red with Dakota Red interior example we were given.
It looks AMAZING in person.
So enjoy this beautiful mini photo gallery I shot of this sexy beast.
And don't ever feel bad that a Veyron isn't in your future.
You can still live the dream in cars like these.