No matter how long I plan out a repair, how many forum DIY threads I read, or whom I...
It’s official: my first-love, Cassie, the 1996 328i with more modifications over the past two decades than I can...
My first driving experience on dirt involved an eighteen-year old Chevy pickup on the family farm. We called it...
There are certain benefits to living on an airport, namely the convenience of opening an entire wall of your...
Registrations for the 50th Annual BMW CCA O’Fest presented by Michelin are pouring in at a record-breaking pace. If...
I would never want to be a civil engineer. Don’t jump to conclusions—the profession is an admirable one, and...
Last year I was in a bind: The spring weather had finally arrived, but my fun car, Cassie the...
I first saw it when I was a kid: I didn’t know what it was or that there was...
The new BMW G07 X7 and post-life-cycle-impulse (read: facelifted) G11 7 Series created quite a stir when they were...
BMW owners have a bizarre tendency to declare their particular chassis “The Last True BMW.” It is, of course,...
Record keeping, as it applies to car maintenance, can pay dividends. Retaining the receipts and invoices we so carefully...
A tornado warning? The drive from Louisville to my overnight stop in Cincinnati is turning out to be a...
Many of us have stories about the BMW that got away—such as the one we sold and wished we...
One of the defining elements of nearly every BMW from the 1980s is the legendary inline six-cylinder engine (at...
A recent lifestyle change and the advent of my 30th birthday had me thinking about where I’ve been and...
How fast can your BMW go? I’m not sure about the precise terminal velocity of the one I keep...
Do you know what’s better than a single 328i? How about a pair of 328i’s?! Yes, the BMWs are...
The majority of BMW owners have no idea what their engines or the underside of their cars look like,...
It’s been a good winter in Colorado, and that means that unlike last year, the ice on Georgetown Lake...
Waxing nostalgic and killing time (and digital gangsters) while waiting for spring. I turned 30 last month. Like many, I’m...
Do you ever take note of the license plates worn by other vehicles? Admittedly, it’s pretty boring for the...
Most of my automotive conversations, especially those with other car addicts, tend to go the same way: We discuss...
A small news blurb recently caught my attention, causing me to ponder possible effects that electric cars might have...
The 1980s were a simpler time, a time when entertainment in your car was to be found through the...
Earlier this week, I received news that my grandfather was in the hospital; apparently he was retaining water in...
To date, the approximate number of shuttered, abandoned, or otherwise divested factories, plants, and manufacturing facilities that General Motors...
Sometimes I feel like I’m on a very long road trip, only instead of my adult self, I’m a...
Do you need a lift? Sure, we all do. All of us who work on our cars, that is....
Winter is coming. For those of us who live in the North or in the high country—or both—those three...
When it comes to engine swaps, I’m a bit of a purist; with a few exceptions, I prefer to...
