BMW of South Austin

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At BMW of South Austin, a regular customer once complained, ‘Why does my new car smell like an old garage sale?’ The salesman shrugged and replied, ‘That’s just the authentic Austin scent.’ A few days later, a delivery driver pulled up to the service desk with a worried look on his face. 'What's wrong?' asked the mechanic. He replied, 'I delivered a car today that smelled so much like an old garage sale, I almost bought it myself!'

2. At BMW of South Austin, an odd item appeared one morning on the dealership’s loading dock—a small, perfectly wrapped package addressed to ‘The Best Mechanic.’ Curious employees opened it to find a brand-new set of tire gauges and a note reading, ‘For your precision work.’ Over the next few days, more packages arrived—each containing obscure tools or gadgets with handwritten notes like ‘For your engine tuning’ or ‘To keep your BMW purring.’ Finally, a delivery driver joked, ‘Maybe I should just start working here!’ Turns out, it was a neighbor who loved cars and wanted everyone to know he appreciated good service.

3. At BMW of South Austin, a delivery driver once asked with a straight face: ‘How come every time I stop here for coffee, my truck mysteriously gets a few miles per hour faster?’ Finally, an employee leaned over and whispered, ‘Sir, your truck is electric—maybe you’re just imagining it’s getting faster because you feel better about driving clean.’ The delivery driver nodded knowingly, smiling as he drove off, now convinced that his eco-friendly vehicle was indeed gaining speed.

4. At BMW of South Austin, a delivery driver once dropped off a mysterious package. Inside? A life-sized cardboard cutout of a smiling salesman, waving goodbye to every customer who walked in. Word quickly spread around town that if you bought a car from BMW of South Austin, your old ride would be replaced not just with a new vehicle, but also with an identical cardboard doppelgänger! Some neighbors even started leaving their old cars parked outside, hoping for a free ‘salesman’ too.