Many automotive DIYers lament the Good Old Days, a time when men were men, and cars and life were...
Doomsday-prepper types love to talk about the concept of a bugout vehicle. In an end-of-the-world scenario, these folks want...
Late last year, I wrote about how I was starting to turn the corner on the E53 X5. At...
With a few notable exceptions, classic BMW styling isn’t what you’d call “beautiful.” I’m not saying that it’s ugly...
Few things fill car enthusiasts with impotent rage quite like BMW’s sequential manual gearbox (SMG). That’s especially true when...
Although BMW’s entire model lineup is now dominated by turbocharged engines, the concept was rather novel in the early...
As a child, I distinctly recall reading a short story collection by Alfred Hitchcock, and a quote from the...
I’m not ashamed to admit that I haven’t been a BMW fanatic for nearly as long as most of...
I own and love a lot of different cars, and while I’m known primarily as a BMW enthusiast, I...
Last year I wrote about an abortive attempt by BMW to build an entry-level 8 Series back in the...
Anyone who’s been into the BMW game long enough knows that E30s were once seen very differently not only...
BMW owners have a bizarre tendency to declare their particular chassis “The Last True BMW.” It is, of course,...
Over the years, BMW fans have created several custom pickup trucks using BMW cars as their basis. With the...
The news of Bavarian Autosport closing its doors hit the enthusiast community pretty hard. It was a sudden announcement,...
As enthusiasts, we often jokingly refer to dull, soulless commuter cars as appliances. Surprisingly, nowhere is that moniker more...
Currently, I’m making preparations to do a more or less complete rebuild of my Jetta’s suspension and brakes. Given...
I know I’m going to ruffle a few feathers with this one, Yuppies, but occasionally BMW gets it wrong....
A recent lifestyle change and the advent of my 30th birthday had me thinking about where I’ve been and...
If you’re lucky enough to live near a Menard’s, you’ve discovered by now that it’s far more than just...
Last week, I talked about the E65 Alpina B7. For fans of the preceding E38 model, performance options in...
It’s well known that I’m a wagon lover. What’s less known is that I’m an Alpina snob, too. Today...
Few things in our atomized corner of the car hobby generate as much controversy as Cincinnati, Ohio-based dealer Enthusiast...
Waxing nostalgic and killing time (and digital gangsters) while waiting for spring. I turned 30 last month. Like many, I’m...
I keep pinching myself, but it’s real. Earlier this month, we covered eleven brand-new E34s being discovered in a disused...
I’ll be straight with you, Yuppies: I don’t always keep 100% up-to-date on newer Bimmers. Whenever I try to...
Earlier this week, I received news that my grandfather was in the hospital; apparently he was retaining water in...
I’ve made some waves recently by posting about domestic V8 swaps in BMWs and vice-versa. Today, I’m continuing that...
Nearly every car enthusiast alive has, at one point or another, contemplated dipping their toes into the fun and...
There’s nearly an entire Barnes & Noble full of songs and storybooks about the fat man in the red...
People say all kinds of nasty things about BMW’s SUV—pardon me, SAV—lineup, myself included. Lately, though, I’ve had a...
