Buried BMW in Rootstown, Ohio...

[Timmer]

I saw the video clip on CNN's website; interesting as the bimmer was buried pretty deep, by backhoe. At least it wasn't a 2002!

Tim

'69 2000

[Timmer]

I think Karl was the backhoe operator, Mike was the lookout person, and Jim provided the coffee!

Tim.

[a54atii]

Yup, I buried it. Ya gotta problem with that?

[Jim_75Sahara]

Tim: Here's the story as reported in today's DDN (Mary, my wife, is a featured columnist for the Dayton Daily News BTW!). "Man Buries BMW, Later Claims it Was Stolen" Ravenna, OH "A man facing a big bill because he had blown the engine in his 1997 BMW decided to bury his car instead and collect $20,000 from his insurance company by claiming it was stolen. Matthew Mueller rented a backhoe in October, 2002 and buried the car on property owned by his father in rural northeast Ohio. Police received tips last year and excavated the vehicle. Mueller, 35, of Akron, was sentenced to a year in prison for insurance fraud, tampering with evidence, falsification and receiving stolen property. He apologized in Portage County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday and paid restitution to Progressive Insurance along with $15,500 to state officials for their costs digging up the vehicle. "It was stupidity and completely out of character," he said. "I broke the law and I tried to conceal it.""

[Jim_75Sahara]

No, it wasn't me, Mike, & Karl after all. Dumb guy blew the engine way before 300K miles!! Geeez. Besides, I hate coffee and hate to waste a nice BMW like that.

[Timmer]

Jim,

That is a wacky story, the engine repair bill was to be something like $8k..all the guy really had to do was sell the car, head out west, and pick up a nice clean NK or 2002.

Tim

'69 2000

[Jim_75Sahara]

Tim, Too bad he did not get some much-needed advice from anyone on the FAQboard. He could be cruising around in a classic bimmer and not be deep in debt idling in jail.