Terry was born in Minnesota and got to Texas as soon as he could. As a child he was forced to eat vegetables and had to walk barefoot to school every day through the snow—uphill both ways. These experiences scarred him for life.

Natural childhood memorization skills led Terry through 12 years of college in Minnesota and Texas--after which he realized that he really didn’t want to live in a chemical laboratory any more, and that playing with cars was a lot more fun.

With diversions along the way to become a Mexican cave explorer and archaeologist, Terry finally started working on BMW’s in 1978. Finally Debbie came along and together life began to fall into place.

Terry and Debbie spent several years of the their spare time documenting Indian pictograph sites in Mexico, writing and publishing papers, and presenting their material at conferences in the U.S. and Europe.

Terry started racing in 1999 and over the next 10 years became a Vintage Racer with the Corinthian Vintage Racing group, raced in BMW CCA Club Racing (National Champion twice in different classes), raced in the Mexican La Carrera Panamericana three times (winning his class in 2004), raced and won other Mexican races, and even raced in Germany twice at the Nurbergring track. In 2010 he began racing in the 24 Hours of LeMons and Chump Car Championship Racing.

In the 1990’s Debbie and Terry saw a need for greater technical support for Independent BMW businesses so they founded an Independent Association of BMW shops, now called BIMRS.ORG, having about 300 member shops worldwide.

Terry and Debbie also travel the world in their spare time looking for rough gemstones, which Terry facets to turn them into jewels.

Terry and Debbie are currently looking for new challenges for their spare moments.

When Terry promised Debbie a new ride, she had no idea what to expect. Knowing Terry, it would be something exciting, something unusual. After many, many years of marriage, Debbie knew that Terry's perspective of the world was different...that he was always thinking like a different animal. So, she could be patient, and wait for the plan to unfold. From time to time, Terry dropped hints, like "I'm grazing around for the best deal" or, "Hay, these salesmen are full of bull! Hybrids in the US already?" Then there were mysterious phone messages about red on tan, brown on tan…The schemes sounded a little mundane, but Debbie is a patient person and trusted Terry's sense of color. And, in retrospect, there was some strange activity at the shop. The giant corral being built in the front yard, for example. Another place to store Terry's collector cars, perhaps??

Well, by now you have seen the picture. It was a surprise, to say the least, but Bevo's brother Dieter fit right in to the family. A German longhorn, who'da thunk it?? Dieter DOES eat a lot, but hay is cheaper than gas. And he DOES make a lot of gas, but with our outdoor shop, who cares?? And giving customer rides is a lot more entertaining now, although now that we think about, requests for rides have diminished quite a lot. But Debbie, as you can see, is very happy. She has always loved animals.

Rafa came to work at Terry Sayther Automotive while still in college At Texas A&M University, and after graduation decided to become a BMW specialist instead of a sociologist. He loves cars, of course, but also likes to travel, play music, and spend time with his wife and two adorable kids. He has lived in Colombia, Chile, and the U.S., and has traveled through Europe, Mexico, and the U.S. A very talent multi-instrumentalist, Rafa plays Flute, Guitar, Upright Bass, and has played in various bands around Austin. He is our go-to diagnostician here at the shop, and has a mind like keen circuit board.

Brent was born in H-town, but has called ATX home for many years. He learned to work on cars from the ground up under the close tutelage of Terry and crew. This knowledge of cars and a timely intro to Mexico from Terry and Deb led to a southern traveling addiction that compels Brent to dream of gearing up for another month long adventure in his Air-Cooled VW bus to Oaxaca (pronounced Wa-HA-cka), Mexico. He likes long walks on the beach with his baby, Robyn; camping with his two darling kids Beyonce and George Michael; surfing in Mexico; kittens, and flogging the poop out of late model M3s.

Separated @ Birth??????

Today we feature Rhett Hubertus, world famous photographer, BMW fanatic & manager here at Terry Sayther Automotive. Rhett was born (& raised) in New Braunfels, TX in 1979, you may remember his birthday because it was the same day president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan was executed. Can you still remember where you were when you first heard about it? I can....Anyway, after a rigorous schooling in New Braunfels, Rhett went on to Southwest Texas State University (also known as Texas State) where he graduated with a B.S. degree.

Rhett was always a lover of cars, & after having custom rods/ old cars & making fun of BMWs for four years, he finally got to drive an E30 M3 and was sold. Once he had his own BMW, (1990 318is) he began to work on it all the time. As he was working on it, he found that he needed to replace some of the car's original parts, so of course he started coming to Terry Sayther Automotive for all of his parts needs. He visited Terry's shop as a customer off & on for 2 years, & when opportunity arose, he joined the team pronto. Rhett started doing odds & ends around the shop, getting familiar with the used parts part of the business. After a few months, Rhett became the Recycled Parts Manager, selling used parts on eBay,from the website & for local customers.

In the fall of 2004, Terry, Debbie & Rhett went on the BMW Vintage Marathon where Rhett took thousands of photos of the beautiful scenery & beautiful BMWs as the official photographer of the tour. One of his photos was chosen as the cover of Roundel magazine! This cemented his love of vintage BMWs , eventually leading him to acquire a rare 1965 1800 Ti/Sa.

Rhett is also personally responsible for eating the last deviled egg this past Christmas. Rhett has many hobbies, but some of his favorites include: playing drums with several bands in Austin, long walks in the park in his car, driving fast in his car, vintage racing, working on his car, thinking about how much money he can spend on..his...wife....uhhh ..I mean car..

Voted twice "most eligible bachelor" at the shop, Marty is da MAN in our diagnostic "triagé" department at Terry Sayther Automotive. In 1991 the US Air Force introduced Marty to Central Texas when he was stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio as an audio-visual specialist. Then after his service was completed, Marty worked selling high-end audio equipment at Audio Systems and then as a concert lighting specialist. He was never much of a “car guy” until he bought his first BMW. The red E30 325i captured Marty’s heart in more ways than one, as he marveled at the driving pleasure AND how easy it was to work on. He had driven by Terry’s shop in the past to look at all the cool cars, and knew that’s where he wanted to bring his BMW for service. After a while, Marty got to know the gang better and finally joined on as an employee in May of 2004-- and he never looked back.

Vital stats:

Birthday:November 30th

Sign: Sagittarius

Favorite color: Green

Current musical influence: Frank Zappa

Enjoys walks, romantic dinners, rescuing babies from fires, fighting terrorists, writing greeting card messages, bio-medical research, formulating bendable steel, registering voters, and the ladies.

Positively Dale spent the first part of his life in Dallas, then moved to Austin in 1973. He started working on Volkswagens at age 17 before moving on to Alfa Romeos (for a long, long, long time & he still has the scars to prove it). Dale has worked on Bimmers for a long long long time now as well. He has a love for fun cars & fun bikes and oh yeah, he has a family, too. Dale loves walks in the park, camping, hiking, canoeing, snow-shoeing and long afternoons by the sea shore... Nah, just kidding, he HATES that %$!#

Dale is famous for pulling the longest "wheelie" ever on his motorcycle.

One of Dale's personal flaws is when he listens to elevator music, he has the urge to go out in the country & smash mail boxes...Sorry! Back in the 80's Dale was a member of the "Union of Concerned Cruisers" and when he was asked by local media what he was concerned about, he replied:

"Heat build-up due to friction on bearing surfaces."

Dale would just like to give a shout out to his sister, Julie...when things get really ruff, he can pop by her crib and get his snack on & his drink on....

Although reputedly born in Arizona, Rob was actually born in a circus and raised by wolves. He was finally adopted by Jean and Eugene Pepper, Rob joined the family as the youngest child in a group of seven "firebrands." Rob's father served in the Air Force, so the family lived in various places, including England. They finally moved back to Texas and eventually Austin. The siblings soon discovered that the universe had bestowed on them super powers, the power to build and especially tear down structures, super-human strength, and the power to instantly repair automobiles!! Rob wasn't too interested in his "gifts" until he needed to work. Thus he began shaping his automotive power and finally bestowed his super skills to the Terry Sayther Automotive team.

Duncan began working at Terry Sayther Auto in the summer of 2002, although his love of building and fixing things started much earlier. He has always loved cars and would build radio controlled cars when he was young and chase the cats with them. Also disassembled his mother’s toaster, iron, and Kitchen Aid mixer…and they even worked after the assault! For Duncan, de-assembly and re-assembly is where it's at!

Duncan’s love for all things mechanical peaked when he received a BMW 520i for his 15th birthday. The body of the car was in good condition, but the engine needed to be replaced. By the time he got his license, he had the car running and ready to go. Well, Duncan is much, much, much older now and he drives a E82 135… WOW what a beautiful fast car.

Duncan is one of our line technicians, and also is our MINI specialist. He loves to learn about all the go-fast stuff, and roams the internet every single day for all the up and coming technical information he can find.

He recently became engaged to his high-school sweet heart, Laura, and they plan on making it real sometime early next year.