914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
2/7/25 8:04 a.m.

Only because they're cool and don't come up often.  BMW Diesel 5 speed, and fits in a one car garage.  Roof opens via one side hinged.

 

DrBoost
DrBoost MegaDork
2/7/25 8:36 a.m.

These are really cool. I'd like to see the inside, but it was not meant to be.

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
2/7/25 8:37 a.m.

Anyone else expecting a tour bus?

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter)
Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
2/7/25 8:42 a.m.
Jerry said:

Anyone else expecting a tour bus?

I, too, was living on the edge of a broken heart.

I'll always have a soft spot for the funky and oddball motorhomes of the 70s and 80s, especially these and the GMCs.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
2/7/25 10:21 a.m.
DrBoost said:

These are really cool. I'd like to see the inside, but it was not meant to be.

 

Edited out the whatever was there, take another look.  Gen 1 the roof pops up, Gen 2 has a hard shell, doesn't open, won't fit in a one car garage and has a GM V-6 that over heats.

I like the idea of a Beemer grille and M stripes along the rocker, turning up into the air intake.

bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter)
bearmtnmartin (Forum Supporter) UberDork
2/7/25 12:46 p.m.

I think parts are unobtainable so it would not be ideal as a worry free camping and travel platform.

03Panther
03Panther PowerDork
2/7/25 12:56 p.m.

In reply to Jerry :

Being quite familiar with them, I was not!

They are better made than average. They do have a following.  He is still double it's actually sale value. 
 

I couldn't afford it at $10K. But I'd probably ask for more information/pictures, and see where it might go. At 20? Nope. 

Tony Sestito
Tony Sestito UltimaDork
2/7/25 1:31 p.m.

If only Vixen (the band) used a Vixen (the motorhome) as a tour vehicle, towing a few motorcycles, of course. 



(Full Disclosure: I have a copy of that record in the collection.)

eurotechms
eurotechms Reader
2/7/25 2:21 p.m.

The long defunct BMW dealer that was in my town sold them when new. I have some pictures of them on the lot. 

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter)
Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
2/8/25 12:20 a.m.

Theres one in the Pontiac Transportation museum.

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