Tag: bmw

  • How my BMW 335i’s collision warning system avoided a nasty accident and redistributed the hummus

    Today, on the way home from grocery shopping, my BMW 335i’s forward collision warning system prevented an accident — and may have saved Tricia’s and my life. We were traveling east on Route 9 in Westborough. We were in the right lane and had stopped for the light at Lyman St. Once the light changed…

  • A day at the races

    Who knew (or cared) that this weekend is the swan song for Grand-Am racing? They’ve merged with ALMS and next year will run a combined series. The BMW Car Club had an event this weekend for members today at Lime Rock Park and I figured, “Tricia’s at work…the weather is perfect…I’ve never seen Grand-Am races…and…

  • How to buy a BMW via European Delivery

    Tips for negotiating BMW European Delivery price, ordering your BMW and delivery in Munich

  • Beating back the BMW European Delivery re-delivery blues

    Anyone who has ever ordered a BMW for European Delivery and eventual shipping home knows this part of the drill. You’ve gone to BMW Welt in Munich, picked up an amazing car, had a blast and dropped it off. You knew that waiting for it was going to be hard — everyone says so and…

  • BMW M5 car porn

    Apologies in advance. But I want to share with you my lastest fantasy: a lovely blue BMW M5. I had about 30 minutes of seat time in the previous generation M5 (the engine was a V10!) and ever since, to steal a phrase from Jimmy Carter, I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times with…

  • Oh, how my BMW mortal coil fails to fire

    Well, it’s come to this: cheap, tawdry misappropriations of poetic metaphors. Yesterday, something happened in my car that made it run rough and have no power. Come to find out today (thanks to an emergency visit to my pals at Village European) that the #4 ignition coil is dead. Prudence dictates that if one coil…

  • A brush with the Nobel Prize ceremony

    Everyone knows I am a big fan of BMWs; I’m already lusting after a new F30 3 Series, even though they haven’t been officially introduced into the US as yet. I especially enjoy seeing models we can’t get in the US when I am traveling. So, I am always on the lookout for unusual BMWs.…

  • Don’t worry, Microsoft, Oracle and IBM. That BMW you see in your rear-view mirror isn’t coming after your maintenance business

    When I first bought my 330i with the notorious iDrive (which, by the way, is very, very cool), I was stuck by the fact that the car seemed to be less a mechanical device than a digital one with wheels. That impression has only been confirmed over the last three years as the car has…