What It’s Like To Navigate Bogotá’s City Streets In A BMW E21 And A Porsche 911
What’s it like to be a vintage car enthusiast in Colombia?
Well, it is not so different from the rest of the world, and I want to show a glimpse of what it’s truly like to drive vintage cars in Bogotá, Colombia.
Bogotá is a big city with serious congestion problem—like any other big city—but unlike many others places, there is an additional impediment to driving my BMW E21: we have something called “pico y placa,” which is a policy that prevents us from driving our cars in specific hours. Because it was midday, this meant I had to take the TransMilenio, otherwise known as public transportation in the form of a big bus that’s permitted to use dedicated roads from here in Bogotá, a city with over 8 million residents. The one I am on my way to meet today is a good friend from the local car scene, who also happens to be one of the most passionate classic car enthusiast i have ever met….. Continue reading at Petrolicious website
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