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Originally Posted by exo-shell
Cool story. That guy has balls.
But this part of the story bothers me... "BMW reportedly wanted to honor Rahman a bit more for his bravery and sacrifice. The German auto manufacturer offered him a brand new BMW in exchange for the bullet ridden E32, which it planned on displaying on its corporate campus. He declined the offer and instead it would be given to Sulaymaniyah, a local Kurdish museum."
Sounds like a tasteless attempt for BMW to boost their own brand by piggybacking on someone's personal heroism. It almost trivializes the horror these guys go through. In reality, Rahman probably got the car because it was armored; not because it was a BMW. BMW had nothing to do with the up-armoring of this vehicle. They should never have offered such a ludicrous offer. It sounds so shitty and thoughtless that that particular part of the story sounds fake.
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BMW has been making armored vehicles for years .....
http://www.bmw.com/com/en/general/co.../overview.html