A GENIUS marketing move with a $2.3 million BMW collection

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  • @guytoast666
    @guytoast666 3 роки тому +187

    I have a Honda Civic collection with 23 dollars.

    • @blakewhelchel7191
      @blakewhelchel7191 3 роки тому +10

      Overpaid then.

    • @fortunaredux9479
      @fortunaredux9479 3 роки тому +2

      You’ve got 23 dollars? 😳

    • @ToyotaCorolla-qs7ml
      @ToyotaCorolla-qs7ml 3 роки тому +1

      23 dollars is some serious bank man

    • @auctionrob600
      @auctionrob600 3 роки тому +2

      I had to pay $23 to have my collection of Cavaliers taken away, I really thought I had the market cornered too.

    • @abrickfullafist
      @abrickfullafist 3 роки тому

      AH! Found the other guy with a backyard.

  • @motomaddness6364
    @motomaddness6364 3 роки тому +74

    You guys should do a vin wiki underground with like distorted voices and blurred faces. This could have more of the “naughty” stories on this channel or segment. I think it would be awsome

    • @abrickfullafist
      @abrickfullafist 3 роки тому +1

      Stories untold, yet retold. Somehow.

    • @Pedro-qj4tj
      @Pedro-qj4tj 3 роки тому +1

      it's a good idea but some people will likely make up random stories

    • @armandodelagarza2787
      @armandodelagarza2787 3 роки тому

      @@Pedro-qj4tj and if there juicey and believe-able. Can be made into an animated series

  • @henrycollins2478
    @henrycollins2478 2 роки тому +9

    5:58 the timing of me watching this, hearing this brought a tear to my eye. Rest in paradise Eric.

  • @deadmansfire
    @deadmansfire 3 роки тому +49

    So the video in the weekend about the top 10 BMW stories was a warm up for this bomb

  • @joespittle1
    @joespittle1 3 роки тому +93

    Step 1: Acquire millions of dollars of BMW's

  • @EdBolian
    @EdBolian 3 роки тому +110

    The opposite of my kind of cars, but a very cool marketing stunt!

    • @ElijahMcClinton
      @ElijahMcClinton 3 роки тому +17

      No one cares, who are you anyways

    • @judahritchie6906
      @judahritchie6906 3 роки тому +4

      @@ElijahMcClinton bruh

    • @MoneyR236
      @MoneyR236 3 роки тому +1

      @@ElijahMcClinton guess you didn’t watch til the end

    • @dukedub
      @dukedub 3 роки тому

      Gods Chariot isn't good enough for you?

    • @RossTheLoss
      @RossTheLoss 3 роки тому +1

      @@MoneyR236 R/woooooosh

  • @mwall787
    @mwall787 2 роки тому +3

    1. I just realized I went to high school with this guy.
    2. I just found out he passed on through my high school reunion group :(. RIP Eric.

  • @uses0ap
    @uses0ap 3 роки тому +40

    This guys voice makes me sleepy

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 3 роки тому +1

      He does have a lazy monotone that trails off in a very irritating way. I didn't even finish the video. He's a poor communicator. He should join toastmasters and get his speaking voice tuned up like those BMWs.

    • @jmark7390
      @jmark7390 3 роки тому

      Boring. You would be lucky to get 3000 miles before these old BMW break.

    • @dont_at_me__
      @dont_at_me__ 3 роки тому +1

      He's gotta be one hell of a joy to be around at parties and dinners

  • @splashjayy
    @splashjayy 3 роки тому +34

    any time i see bmw in the title i assume it’s this guy. shooting a pretty good % from the field too

    • @586101
      @586101 3 роки тому +2

      Indeed. I would love to watch BMW content on VINwiki but I have sworn off anything to do with Eric.

    • @borismcfinnigan3430
      @borismcfinnigan3430 3 роки тому

      Eric now there is a guy i was happy i had forgotten about. Bigger douche than hitler.

  • @mr.magicstick9121
    @mr.magicstick9121 2 роки тому +8

    Rip Eric Keller!! Our prayers go out to his family during this tough time!!

  • @NEuX
    @NEuX 3 роки тому +46

    he mentioned dtmpower.net.... them days when we use to wait hours to download some 40 seconds clip on the slowest internet. one of the iconic videos on youtube today called "BMW M3 Strobes Show at Night"

    • @vladmares8128
      @vladmares8128 3 роки тому +1

      Dado's yellow E36? Still have that video...

    • @blznft9513
      @blznft9513 3 роки тому +4

      Read it as Dmt power. Started thinking about other dimensions lol

    • @Mr.Rogers91
      @Mr.Rogers91 3 роки тому

      Ahh yes the dialup days. When you’re mid download of pirating some music of Limewire then some asshole picks up the phone and RUINS IT!!! God DAMN IT MAA IM DOWNLOADING A CLIP OF PORN!

  • @HAMMER8181
    @HAMMER8181 3 роки тому +22

    Watching paint dry...

  • @mrc7966
    @mrc7966 3 роки тому +36

    God that's a lot of engine management lights :) In all seriousness, lovely collection.

  • @rafeevans
    @rafeevans 3 роки тому +58

    I get the feeling this guy is rich.

    • @charleswaldon8362
      @charleswaldon8362 3 роки тому

      Why's that?

    • @chris_martin
      @chris_martin 3 роки тому +9

      Id take a guess that the vehicles are "owned" by the business, not him.

    • @michaelmccarthy4615
      @michaelmccarthy4615 3 роки тому +1

      Or asset rich,
      money poor.

    • @sukh7683
      @sukh7683 3 роки тому +1

      @@chris_martin and it’s his business Lol

    • @musashimiyamoto8998
      @musashimiyamoto8998 3 роки тому

      @@chris_martin you still don't think he's rich ? 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @apowers7783
    @apowers7783 3 роки тому +19

    Another vinwiki advertisement...

  • @VINwiki
    @VINwiki  3 роки тому +23

    Do you remember seeing this? It certainly made the rounds.

    • @joeblow5214
      @joeblow5214 3 роки тому +2

      Frankly, I never did. I keep tabs on military and political news, while fantasising about owning a Viper and restoring old cop cars.

    • @DoWorkExotics
      @DoWorkExotics 3 роки тому

      Yes! Totally cool move.

    • @scottmorian9630
      @scottmorian9630 3 роки тому +3

      Why do all BMW smell like crayons 🖍 inside i wonder if those 13 did ?

    • @PatrickScottlxw
      @PatrickScottlxw 3 роки тому

      Yes multiple times

    • @crownhic6827
      @crownhic6827 3 роки тому

      No, but if I had a couple extra million sitting around, ohhh baby!

  • @daddyroy1559
    @daddyroy1559 3 роки тому +13

    Bring back Alex and Ed omg💀

  • @JD_Garage
    @JD_Garage 3 роки тому +16

    Keep the old intro sound with the new video

  • @djsonicc
    @djsonicc 3 роки тому +5

    Great episode. I feel like EAG is single handedly responsible for crazy M prices today lol

  • @christopherpuffer6494
    @christopherpuffer6494 3 роки тому +18

    Hard to follow this guy. I’m not a BMW expert.

    • @henrik1743
      @henrik1743 3 роки тому +1

      I'm a BMW fan from sweden, and this is the type of BMW "experts" I loathe and hate. Buy everything up and stick it in a garage and never drive it.

  • @71spud
    @71spud 3 роки тому +7

    A very short video that could have easily been half as long. I hope the new owners check with him before they sell them though...

  • @1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1
    @1XSTEALTHTWINTURBOX1 3 роки тому +7

    Oh man that's got to be a lot of check engine lights. Lol
    But no, I know most of them are better older ones.

  • @HE-162
    @HE-162 3 роки тому +4

    Not a single pic of the e24. How can you leave out the most beautiful M car ever?!

  • @jringhisen
    @jringhisen 3 роки тому +1

    Marketing genius! Have to agree...time is the one resource that might have made someone jump on the collection. Great story!

  • @EnthusiastAutoGroupCincinnati
    @EnthusiastAutoGroupCincinnati 3 роки тому +8

    Thanks for the opportunity to share this story Ed!

  • @connellkennedy1885
    @connellkennedy1885 3 роки тому

    I remember watching the video mentioned about the collection a while ago. And was looking up bmw’s for sale just out of curiosity and came across Enthusiast auto group. Just now made the connection that eric was the mastermind behind this

  • @JK-zt4ym
    @JK-zt4ym 3 роки тому +10

    I'm very close to never clicking on another vinwiki video with the word BMW in it because of this guy.

    • @josephmcgowan4436
      @josephmcgowan4436 3 роки тому

      I am genuinely bored with this gent

    • @Vhicken
      @Vhicken 3 роки тому +4

      Seriously fuck this guy

    • @CarsOverPeople
      @CarsOverPeople 3 роки тому

      Wait, why?

    • @Kintizen
      @Kintizen 3 роки тому +3

      @@CarsOverPeople Because it sounds like a commercial instead of an actual story.

  • @stratis722
    @stratis722 3 роки тому +1

    I knew the Top 10 BMW Stories video would lead to something else

  • @CarTechConnect
    @CarTechConnect 3 роки тому

    I took that photo at @1:26 at work!!! That was a nice surprise, so hilarious!! 😅

  • @meganantis100
    @meganantis100 3 роки тому +4

    The 1000th vid on the wiki channel! Congrats lol 😂

  • @HellOnWheels8
    @HellOnWheels8 3 роки тому

    Man what an opportunity! Cant believe someone didnt jump on the collection but happy for the resulting success none the less! Another great one VINWIKI! 🤘TEXAS!!!

  • @mercermechanics1788
    @mercermechanics1788 3 роки тому +1

    Can’t wait to watch this now !

  • @kalik314
    @kalik314 3 роки тому +7

    His collection (except the exclusion of the e60 M5) of BMW's is the sweet spot of BMW design, performance, and just all around coolness. Not the BMW of today unfortunately. Awesome work and collection

  • @rjnation5042
    @rjnation5042 3 роки тому +4

    Yeah I remember this happening, if we drove on the right side of the road I would have been very interested in quite a few of them, Rj in Oz

    • @CrackedCandy
      @CrackedCandy 3 роки тому +1

      I'm sorry to hear you drive on the wrong side of the road.

    • @bredeyyy7402
      @bredeyyy7402 3 роки тому

      @@CrackedCandy I’m from the uk, we drive on the correct side of the road, the side that has been used since roads were first made..

    • @CrackedCandy
      @CrackedCandy 3 роки тому

      @@bredeyyy7402 what side of the road do they drive on in Africa, the cradle of civilization?

  • @mtfan
    @mtfan 3 роки тому +5

    Life goals:
    - Buy rare BMW from Eric Keller
    - Immediately sell it to someone for a large profit without asking Eric if he's willing to buy it back first
    - Convince the new buyer to radically modify it, or as Eric calls it, "desecrate it"
    - Watch Eric cry about it on UA-cam
    - *Clarkson smirk face*

  • @ryanmckenna5254
    @ryanmckenna5254 3 роки тому +1

    As a BMW enthusiast, this guy stole the life I was supposed to have

  • @ajwasp3642
    @ajwasp3642 3 роки тому +1

    I think an ultimate collection would include a 2002, an Isetta, a 3.0csl, and a 507.

  • @develdomex
    @develdomex 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Eric Keller… you will be missed.

  • @Purple-man809
    @Purple-man809 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Mr. Keller

  • @dtwd9043
    @dtwd9043 3 роки тому +1

    I’d pass out if I saw all those legendary M cars in one spot 😭😭😭 🐐

  • @MatthewSemones
    @MatthewSemones 3 роки тому

    Is that the purchase price or the monthly maintenance cost?

  • @k24hybrid
    @k24hybrid 3 роки тому

    Missing the old intro song 😭 is it available for download?

  • @jamesr620
    @jamesr620 3 роки тому +2

    BMW Vinwiki videos >>>>

  • @sgtjay
    @sgtjay 3 роки тому +2

    Do a video with the Icarly and some of the features.

    • @sgtjay
      @sgtjay 3 роки тому

      I won’t buy, I did some research and it’s not for me and my M3. Their are reviews on YT about Carly and I watched the BMW Dr. review.

  • @jonathanweise1523
    @jonathanweise1523 3 роки тому +18

    get the old intro back button

  • @romdatt
    @romdatt 3 роки тому +1

    What price would Ed have 'negotiated' though?

  • @joel9873
    @joel9873 3 роки тому +1

    The Wizard would run away so fast from this BMW collection.

  • @AdamAuxier64
    @AdamAuxier64 2 роки тому +2

    RIP Eric :(

  • @newyork5x5
    @newyork5x5 3 роки тому

    Are you going to have more of T-Minus on the channel? @vinwiki

  • @Alboy98
    @Alboy98 3 роки тому +1

    I literally drive by these cars everyday

  • @irg5325
    @irg5325 3 роки тому +2

    Good morning everyone!

  • @bm-garage
    @bm-garage 3 роки тому +1

    Was dados m3 that yellow m3 he’s talking about?

  • @ajwadanab5549
    @ajwadanab5549 3 роки тому +1

    Eric is my role model. I aspire to be like Eric

  • @MrViicc
    @MrViicc 3 роки тому +9

    new intro is too long

  • @fortunaredux9479
    @fortunaredux9479 3 роки тому +1

    Wow Ed. That’s a lot of beemer for one episode don’t you think?

  • @SIXPACFISH
    @SIXPACFISH 3 роки тому +4

    The most uninteresting guest in VINwiki history! The craziest one also. He thinks the cars he sells are still his!

  • @Matty.Hill_87
    @Matty.Hill_87 3 роки тому +3

    I bet this guy is all over the Paul walker 1m that's up for sale

  • @weightoven
    @weightoven 3 роки тому

    I definitely remember this

  • @ilovecookiesization
    @ilovecookiesization 3 роки тому

    I just got the quote from the car wizard 10 mil

  • @brettbilger1390
    @brettbilger1390 3 роки тому

    He knows more about BMWs than I know about everything

  • @poovaneswaransupramaniam19
    @poovaneswaransupramaniam19 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing story

  • @andakara27
    @andakara27 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine how many mops he had bought since the beginning

  • @aliassmithandjones9453
    @aliassmithandjones9453 3 роки тому +1

    brilliant marketing!

  • @joshuagibson2520
    @joshuagibson2520 3 роки тому

    Dude is right about time. It's more valuable than anything we have.

  • @skootypuffsr4957
    @skootypuffsr4957 3 роки тому

    My school is right by this shop

  • @masonbettles8934
    @masonbettles8934 3 роки тому +2

    Get gavin from itsjusta6 on here!!!

  • @will3183
    @will3183 2 роки тому +1

    Rest in peace Eric. Gone too soon

  • @plata6208
    @plata6208 3 роки тому +1

    i like the new intro

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 3 роки тому +2

    thats $177k a car

  • @harrisonhunter7512
    @harrisonhunter7512 2 роки тому

    Rest in peace to Eric Keller

  • @james_mccullors4141
    @james_mccullors4141 3 роки тому

    No wonder I haven't seen any BMW's for sale you have them all

  • @armandodelagarza2787
    @armandodelagarza2787 3 роки тому

    Yeah we don’t photoshop our photos ... mainly because I don’t know how. Beautiful

  • @1johpo
    @1johpo 3 роки тому

    Eric Keller Here! Enthusiast Auto Group!

  • @jonnyg.5778
    @jonnyg.5778 3 роки тому

    2.3 seems too much for 13 m cars. Like +100k each.... I don't know if the e30 can cost more....

  • @TheKhanHolier
    @TheKhanHolier 3 роки тому +5

    Go back to the old intro music. The new intro music is hot garbage.

  • @TheReaper42069
    @TheReaper42069 3 роки тому

    Oh man here I am driving a 198xxx e46

  • @moefakih8079
    @moefakih8079 3 роки тому

    What's the name of the dealership?

  • @AaronFleming
    @AaronFleming 3 роки тому

    Atleast he didn’t cry about someone doing what they wanted with their car this time?

  • @RMcarphotography
    @RMcarphotography 3 роки тому

    Nice intro

  • @tristenclark1342
    @tristenclark1342 3 роки тому

    i dont like BMW's but i respect this man

  • @whatsup4616
    @whatsup4616 3 роки тому

    I’ll just take the E92 M3, driving an E90 that would be my pick...

  • @pr9382
    @pr9382 3 роки тому

    Cool video! If I come into a lot of money I’d do the same 😍

  • @yugotime1598
    @yugotime1598 3 роки тому

    All the charisma of a moist paper bag.

  • @jeast417
    @jeast417 3 роки тому +6

    Feeding the algorithm

  • @skateboardguy1095
    @skateboardguy1095 3 роки тому

    Love the new intro!!!

  • @Chunkychucky
    @Chunkychucky 3 роки тому

    Saw BMW, had a bad feeling it was this guy 😩

  • @MW-uy3np
    @MW-uy3np 3 роки тому

    Average cost of $176,000. No thanks. Good thing I own a calculator. I almost dropped 2.3 million on some “wood”. Seriously thou I would buy the e30 m3 and the ltw but that’s about it

  • @Mall-Nutrition
    @Mall-Nutrition 3 роки тому +1

    I’m surprised he hasn’t bought the BMW Tupac got shot in

  • @dont_at_me__
    @dont_at_me__ 3 роки тому

    $2.3m BMW collection only needing $1m of maintenance to keep running

  • @jeffgraham9210
    @jeffgraham9210 9 днів тому

    Cheap now, a good M1 alone is 500k

  • @brannenthompson9662
    @brannenthompson9662 3 роки тому

    This is a proper Vinwiki story the love of cars not that complete moron "Jimbo" doing triple figures on public roads getting bailed out by his rich friends and he learns "Duh don't run from cops?" thank you, we want more content like this, not a platform for rich A-holes to make the general public hate us.

    • @brannenthompson9662
      @brannenthompson9662 3 роки тому

      Watch the previous video to see how low a Vinwiki story can get, don't get me wrong I love Vinwiki. Here's why you "NEVER" run from cops.

  • @jmhofmeyr
    @jmhofmeyr 3 роки тому

    Love the new intro its just too long.

  • @calvincooley1074
    @calvincooley1074 3 роки тому

    I still have my Hot Wheels.

  • @RagdollRacingInc
    @RagdollRacingInc 3 роки тому

    VINWIKID

  • @Snake2303
    @Snake2303 3 роки тому +1

    I think is cheap. next year 3.3mil.

  • @northernsurferboy
    @northernsurferboy 3 роки тому

    This video is confusing just keeps rambling it would be cooling if one of the cars was bought from Kimme

  • @taylorhiggins9125
    @taylorhiggins9125 3 роки тому +2

    so no one else notices the resemblance to Ron Swanson? i think they are brothers.

  • @joelpalmer
    @joelpalmer 3 роки тому

    Maybe $1.5 million

  • @zesty206
    @zesty206 3 роки тому

    new intro i like it but a little to long

  • @ChrisTyroneDrip
    @ChrisTyroneDrip 3 роки тому

    I see BMW I click like