Photo shows 1995 Elon Musk fixing his $1,400 BMW himself because he couldn't afford a mechanic
XFreeze · x · 2026-11-09
A 1995 photo captures a young Elon Musk repairing his own car. In 1993 he bought a used 1978 BMW 320i for just $1,400 and, unable to afford professional repairs, fixed nearly everything himself with junkyard parts.
After thieves smashed a window and stole a $20 radio, he bought replacement glass for $20 and installed it. When the original four-speed transmission failed, he sourced a five-speed unit from another BMW at a Philadelphia junkyard and swapped it in himself.
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