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E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part IV (Finishing the Compressor Rebuild)
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModIt took me the full ten days from the onset of my first symptoms to test negative for COVID,...
UPDATE! Award nomination deadline has been extended to February 28, 2025! Your BMW CCA Recognition Program Committee (RPC) would...
The BMW 8 Series is facing retirement, but not before ALPINA launches the ultimate version of the Gran Coupe....
BMW Donates $1 Million to Support Those Impacted by the L.A. Wildfires
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityThe BMW Group in the U.S. is donating $1 million to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to...
The Inauguration Day surprise for me turned out to be a nasty case of COVID from which I am...
FAQ – Electrification: The Community Asks, BMW M Answers
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, Community, Featured1. Why is M going electric? As BMW M, we recognize the increasing significance of sustainability, environmental considerations, and...
50 Stories for 50 Years Chapter 2: “Before BMW of North America: The Max Hoffman Era”
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityIf one character could be said to dominate BMW’s early years in the US, it’s Max Hoffman. As BMW’s...
E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part III (Yeah, I’m Trying To Rebuild The Compressor)
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModLast week, I drained the oil in the FrankenThiry’s Behr “wing cell” compressor and found it was filled with...
Petersen Automotive Museum: January Cruise-In Benefitting First Responders
BimmerLife Contributor, , CommunityMark your calendars for Sunday, January 26th, and be part of a special event that brings together car enthusiasts...
50 Stories for 50 Years Chapter 1: “Turn Your Hymnals to 2002”
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityCan one magazine article change the course of automotive history? Though it’s hard to imagine in today’s fractured media...
BMW M GmbH broke historic sales records in 2024, selling over 200,000 vehicles for the first time, continuing a...
Recycling the massive batteries of electric vehicles, which lose potency over time, remains one of the criticisms of the...
M Chapter Virtual Garage Webinar Series – Creating the Ultimate BMW Garage
BimmerLife Contributor, , CommunityThe BMW CCA M Chapter is preparing to launch the 2025 episode of its Virtual Garage webinar series, Creating...
The closing months of last year required me to head back east to Maryland to help transition my mother...
E30 A/C Rejuvenation – Part II (Trying To Reuse the Compressor)
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModLast week I took the first steps to resurrect the a/c in the FrankenThirty 1988 325is. Its wing-cell compressor...
Welcome to CES 2025. Join our cast of Hollywood stars and tech geniuses as we take over the entertainment...
This collection of BMW and Alpina parts was assembled by the selling dealer and comprises hundreds of pieces that...
Last week, I whined that when I bought the ’69 Lotus Elan +2 a few months after I’d bought...
The major anniversary exhibition at the BMW Museum, which marks 100 years of BMW Motorrad, opened its doors on...
There are certain automotive beds we make in which we must lie. My big one is owning a dozen...
BMW Blog: 50 Years of the 3 Series at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community2025 is right around the corner, so BMW is getting ready to celebrate half a century of the 3...
BMW iDrive is the intuitive display and operating concept in every BMW. It’s the driver-vehicle interface and works through...
I’ve owned my daily-driver 2003 E39 530i for eight years now. It only had one key when I bought...
The SRO (Stéphane Ratel Organization) sanctions racing series around the world, including the SRO GT World Challenge, GT4 America...
Auto Technic Racing has a very successful history of racing in the SRO GT4 America series with BMW and...
Registration deadline is Fri, Jan 10th!!! Will you make the cut? Come join BMW CCA and BMW NA as...
Join The Ultimate Driving Museum for the last chance to see the MINIS TO THE MAX exhibit! The closing...
2024 BMW Championship Raises Record $10.2 Million for Evans Scholars Foundation
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityThe Western Golf Association announced on December 17, 2024, that the 2024 BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club...
If you’ve ever had to remove the heater box in a 2002 to replace the blower fan, leaky heater...