My March 2016 column for Roundel magazine was titled “Car Obsession and Imelda Marcos’ Shoes.” In it, I described how...
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BMW CCA Virtual Garage Webinar: Tips & Ideas for Creating the Ultimate BMW Garage
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, LifestyleAttention all CCA members!!! Do you have a cool garage you want to share with your fellow members? We...
BMW Uses Rooftop Solar Panels to Generate Electricity at German Plants
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityIf you’ve ever flown over a large manufacturing plant, it may have occurred to you that there’s a lot...
Electric vehicles are known for their speed and quiet operation. Turn out the speed part is also true for...
The 2024 BMW CCA Dream Car Raffle X-Travaganza found its winners during a drawing on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024,...
BMW Group Donates $1 Million to American Red Cross for Hurricane Relief
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityThe BMW Group in the U.S. has pledged a donation of $1 million to the American Red Cross Disaster...
As I wrote last week, Maire Anne and I had a great weekend in Vermont with Sharkie, the ’79...
My wife Maire Anne and I have a history of going up to Vermont on Indigenous People’s Weekend and...
In July, I gave the M Coupe a proper send-off with a grand Colorado road trip. This month, I’ll...
BMW 535d Driver Smashes Solo Coast-to-Coast Cannonball Record
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, Community, LifestyleWhile we do not condone speeding on public roads, we can’t help but be impressed and maybe just a...
BMW CCA Supports Local Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, FeaturedThe tragic events of the past few weeks have highlighted how quickly things can change for any of us,...
Last week, I was insufferably pleased with myself when, at zero cost, I fixed the FrankenThirty’s non-sealed non-functional sunroof...
50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON Hosts Record Number as Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema Win
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityFrom September 17-30, 2024, the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON was celebrated with an entertaining program of events, culminating in Sunday’s...
Last week I wrote about un-seizing the bushing in the FrankenThirty’s passenger-side window motor so I could maximize the...
BMW has been a major player and innovator in the electric-vehicle market, from early test vehicles to the imagination-capturing...
2024 is the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the X5 and the X brand so the X Chapter...
Year-end Highlights and Renovations at BMW Welt
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, Community, LifestyleAs summer ends, BMW Welt has lined up a diverse program of highlights for the coming months before it...
BMW Honors Esther Mahlangu as Official Partner of Frieze London 2024
BimmerLife Contributor, , Community, LifestyleFrom October 9 to 13, the contemporary art fair Frieze London and Frieze Masters will return to London’s Regent’s...
It was a celebration. It was a reveal. It was a launch. It was a party. As August and...
As I said last week, having the FrankenThirty reach the point where it’s legal and putting out a fun...
For many BMW enthusiasts, the Valentine One radar detector is held in the highest esteem, helping many an enthusiast...
A retailer and resource to the BMW and European automotive enthusiast community for decades, Phil Yiu of Detailer’s Domain,...
BMW Group and University of Zagreb Optimize Battery Cell Production With AI
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, CommunityInnovations arise when experts from different areas and organizations come together. This is what is happening now as part...
Last week, I took the FrankenThirty to get inspected, and came back instead with The Scarlet R(ejection) Of Shame...
Winners of BMW Group Award for Social Responsibility 2024 Announced
BimmerLife Contributor, , BMW News, Community“The BMW Group Award for Social Responsibility is truly inspiring. It highlights the profound impact individual dedication can have...
When last we saw my FrankenThirty, the odd salvage-titled 325is whose back section appears to be post-facelift but whose...
For 30 years, the BMW Group’s Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC) has been developing and testing processes to achieve...
Do you have an automotive project that you’ve put off until next year? Did “next year” turn into almost...