Nobody Wants To Buy the BMW That Tupac Was Shot In
Nobody wants to buy this really expensive car that Tupac was murdered in. Why is that?
Written by Andrew Kidd
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
Every
used vehicle
has a story, but some stories are more grisly than others. That's the case for the car that Tupac Shakur—aka 2Pac and later Makaveli—was shot in. But its gruesome history probably isn't the only reason this piece of rap history isn't selling, because it has a high-profile price tag to match the fame of its former occupants.How much is famed BMW going for?
The Pac Death Car, as we're now calling it, has been sitting on automotive trading site
CarGurus.com
since late 2017, when it was originally listed at $1,500,000 before a quarter-million price hike to $1,750,000.According to CarGurus.com, the 1996 BMW 7 Series rear-wheel-drive sedan boasts a 5.4-liter V12 engine producing 322 horsepower. Equipped with a 5-speed transmission and decked out in a black paint job with black leather interior, the seller is offering the vehicle as-is.
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Why is this a piece of hip-hop history?
Tupac is considered one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records. Even if you weren't around during his lifetime, it's very likely you've still heard of him.
Despite being considered a "gangster thug" (which played into his marketing strategy), Tupac was an activist for issues faced by the Black community.
Tupac Shakur was killed in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting while riding as a passenger in the aforementioned BMW—which was being driven by Suge Knight at the time—shortly before midnight on Sept. 7, 1996.
Tupac and his entourage were headed to Knight's Death Row nightclub, Club 662, after attending a Mike Tyson bout at the MGM Grand earlier that evening.
The group was briefly stopped by Las Vegas bike cops before being let go without a citation. Minutes later, while stopped at a red light, a white Cadillac pulled up to the right side of the BMW, firing multiple shots at the vehicle, with several striking Tupac.
Tupac was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada and placed on life support before dying days later on Sept. 13 at the age of 26.
Nobody seems to want the car
After being listed for about two years, in 2019 the seller decided to increase the asking price of the vehicle by $250,000—likely in an attempt to generate buzz by inflating its perceived value. Consider it a dealer markup for a vehicle nobody wants.
To generate even more buzz, the car has been featured on shows like Pawn Stars.
But surprising no one, the BMW has subsequently sat unsold to this day. For reference, the car cost around $90,000 new in 1996, so you're really paying an additional $1,660,000 for the history—and that's without considering depreciation.
For a used non-murder 1996 BMW 7 Series 750iL, you're looking at a typical list price of $3,566 per
Kelley Blue Book
.Could I buy it?
If anyone's going to purchase this piece of morbid hip-hop history involving rap royalty, it'll probably be a museum or a private collector of the macabre (like The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., which has the limo in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated, as well as the chair Abraham Lincoln was shot in).
But if you've got close to $2 million gathering moss in a bank account somewhere, then sure, go for it. If you want to buy on credit, you're going to have to shell out around $32,000 a month for the next five years.
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