Interesting run in with the homeless

bunnn · 01-18-2011, 03:23 PM

I was at the Greyhound station picking up something to find out I needed to go to Front Street. As I came back to my car I noticed a guy in raggedy clothing walking around my car slowly checking it out. Anyways, as I approached my car he struck a conversation with me. To my surprise he said, "hey man, I used to own an E46 M3 too...but boy has the world turned on me..." ..We had a brief chat about the E46 M3(which he knew a lot about). He proceeded to ask me for any spare change... I gave him what I had in my pocket and wished him the best.

As I was driving back, I had this disgusting feeling in my stomach, feeling as if that could have been me.

frenchM3dreamer · 01-18-2011, 03:30 PM

i was expecting a different story... it sucks... what can you do though?...

bunnn · 01-18-2011, 03:35 PM

At first I was expecting a different story too ..that is probably one of the LAST things I would have expected in such encounters.

fastrack · 01-18-2011, 05:30 PM

Or he knows that if he plays nice, you would give him some change

bulldog_yyc · 01-18-2011, 05:44 PM

similar deal happened to me outside the LCBO - homeless dude was asking how many HP etc and after 10 seconds of talking about my car, he asked for some change. I said ill buy you a beer. Funniest thing is that he wasnt happy at all with the beer, I guess he is too good for heineken?

Gearhead999s · 01-18-2011, 05:47 PM

The fortunes of life can be quite interesting!It would be interesting to find out the background on this guy.

bunnn · 01-18-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fastrack

Or he knows that if he plays nice, you would give him some change

Haha, if that's the case, at least he's very well prepared.

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Originally Posted by turkish335

similar deal happened to me outside the LCBO - homeless dude was asking how many HP etc and after 10 seconds of talking about my car, he asked for some change. I said ill buy you a beer. Funniest thing is that he wasnt happy at all with the beer, I guess he is too good for heineken?

See if he was asking about just HP or how much, I'd be hesitant and think this guys just playing nice. But he was well versed in the technical aspects of the car. He even asked me if there was a solution for the subframe issue yet.

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

The fortunes of life can be quite interesting!It would be interesting to find out the background on this guy.

I agree. I have to admit that I was intimidated at first but after a brief chat I was pretty intrigued by this guys back story.

Dave2 · 01-18-2011, 09:04 PM

Ohhhhhh, I misread it. Thought he RAN OVER the homeless. That would have been an interesting story.

Prince_of_Persia · 01-18-2011, 10:18 PM

It can happen to any of us, we should consider ourselves lucky to be able to afford an M3 in this economy. At the same time I try to help people as much as I can. I came from a very poor family and I can remember myself looking at these luxury cars and wished my family could just have a car even ...

Hedges · 01-18-2011, 10:57 PM

I wouldve asked him how he ended up there!

Dave2 · 01-19-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedges

I wouldve asked him how he ended up there!

My guess is that drugs and alcohol may have played a significant part.

bunnn · 01-19-2011, 01:28 PM

He didn't seem like he was a drug addict. But anyways, I wouldn't be surprised if you guys saw him again some where near Eaton's. Seems like thats where he likes to hover around.

Gearhead999s · 01-19-2011, 02:59 PM

Must have been a women that caused the meltdown

Its always a women that causes the grief I tell ya

ZWEAPON · 01-19-2011, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Must have been a women that caused the meltdown

Its always a women that causes the grief I tell ya

You got that right.....

BMRLVR · 01-19-2011, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Must have been a women that caused the meltdown

Its always a women that causes the grief I tell ya

+1, probably went through a divorce and she took everything!!!

I know a guy who was married to a woman, they never had kids and she never worked a day in her life..... they got divorced and he no longer had enough money after maintenance payments to pay rent in Fort McMurray. Sadly enough he ended up quitting his job and last time I spoke to him he was barely getting by.

It was a sad situation.

Wes_R · 01-19-2011, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Must have been a women that caused the meltdown

Its always a women that causes the grief I tell ya

That is 100x worse then drugs and alcohol!

Dave2 · 01-20-2011, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Wes_R

That is 100x worse then drugs and alcohol!

Not if you pick them wisley and don't turn into an asshole.

Gearhead999s · 01-20-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave IV

Not if you pick them wisley and don't turn into an asshole.

As my boss says "They are the Enemy"

Kyoshi71 · 01-20-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fastrack

Or he knows that if he plays nice, you would give him some change

Now that's more like it.

DimSum · 01-20-2011, 11:08 PM

sometimes reality hits hard... we are far blessed than many people around the world.

01-18-2011, 03:23 PM	#1
bunnn Colonel 86 Rep 2,266 Posts Drives: like a grandma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (12)	Interesting run in with the homeless I was at the Greyhound station picking up something to find out I needed to go to Front Street. As I came back to my car I noticed a guy in raggedy clothing walking around my car slowly checking it out. Anyways, as I approached my car he struck a conversation with me. To my surprise he said, "hey man, I used to own an E46 M3 too...but boy has the world turned on me..." ..We had a brief chat about the E46 M3(which he knew a lot about). He proceeded to ask me for any spare change... I gave him what I had in my pocket and wished him the best. As I was driving back, I had this disgusting feeling in my stomach, feeling as if that could have been me. __________________ Cheers Ben
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01-18-2011, 03:35 PM	#3
bunnn Colonel 86 Rep 2,266 Posts Drives: like a grandma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (12)	At first I was expecting a different story too ..that is probably one of the LAST things I would have expected in such encounters. __________________ Cheers Ben
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bulldog_yyc Major General 130 Rep 5,040 Posts Drives: GT3RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: probably work iTrader: (28)	similar deal happened to me outside the LCBO - homeless dude was asking how many HP etc and after 10 seconds of talking about my car, he asked for some change. I said ill buy you a beer. Funniest thing is that he wasnt happy at all with the beer, I guess he is too good for heineken?
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01-18-2011, 09:04 PM	#8
Dave2 First Lieutenant 124 Rep 371 Posts Drives: '11 M3 Convertible Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Ohhhhhh, I misread it. Thought he RAN OVER the homeless. That would have been an interesting story. __________________ '11 M3 Convertible \| Dinan Stage 2 suspension
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Prince_of_Persia Colonel 248 Rep 2,513 Posts Drives: 6MT E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	It can happen to any of us, we should consider ourselves lucky to be able to afford an M3 in this economy. At the same time I try to help people as much as I can. I came from a very poor family and I can remember myself looking at these luxury cars and wished my family could just have a car even ... __________________ AW\|FR 6MT E92 ///M3
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01-19-2011, 01:28 PM	#12
bunnn Colonel 86 Rep 2,266 Posts Drives: like a grandma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (12)	He didn't seem like he was a drug addict. But anyways, I wouldn't be surprised if you guys saw him again some where near Eaton's. Seems like thats where he likes to hover around. __________________ Cheers Ben
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Gearhead999s Major General 817 Rep 7,887 Posts Drives: RR Velar R=Dynamic M2C R1200GS Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Must have been a women that caused the meltdownIts always a women that causes the grief I tell ya
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