Yeah, crazy. I know.

But if I can pick it up for $1,200 and throw $1,000 at it for immediate needs, I'll have a fun, unusual car for the rest of the season for short money. And there's a part of me that just wants to own something I've never owned before.

My wife is urging me to buy the blue '86 Carrera for sale near here (she thinks it's pretty, and she's right), but there's that whole economy thing again....

So a cheap, near-beater BMW may join the family.