First, to close out last week’s piece on the Black Shark: The $25 Chinese-made viscous fan clutch I ordered...
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It’s only been a few weeks since the new M2 Competition was announced, but BMW hasn’t let up in...
You may recall the piece I wrote last fall about winding up with a free black-on-black 1985 635CSi five-speed....
Congratulations to Michiana Chapter member Rod Werly, who was this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! “BMW and the M4...
You’d think that after my epic six-part online series a few years back on refinishing a set of Style...
Congratulations to Everglades Chapter member Phoenix Lancelot, who was this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! “I only feed bae...
Last week, I described taking Sharkie (my ’79 Euro 635CSi) for a post-winter drive, discovering that the car’s ride...
Congratulations to Rocky Mountain Chapter member Alison Hopkins, who was this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! And Alison employed...
Over 30 years ago—in the April 1987 Roundel, to be exact—I penned an article titled “How To Buy A...
We have now given away over $375 in Shell gift cards to club members this year! Every week a...
A number of recent events have gotten me thinking about my own mortality. First and foremost is the fact...
About two years ago, I wrote a column in Roundel titled “Mobility, Shmobility.” I’d just attended a conference at...
The 2018 New York International Auto Show started on March 30 and will continue through April 8. Mini is...
A few weeks ago, in an excellent piece on varying BMW tastes, BimmerLife columnist and Stanceworks co-founder Mike Burroughs...
Hack Mechanic Online: Why My Lotus Project Is Way Harder Than The BMW Projects
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModWith the new gas tank, the differential swap, and the shift-bushing repair on the ’79 Euro 635CSi, the car...
Hack Mechanic Online: Sharkie The Sixer Gets Some Love (Part II)
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModLast week, I’d removed the leaky gas tank in my ’79 Euro 635CSi, ordered a new Euro tank from...
With the Louie saga finally complete, and no 733i with a red leather interior and a deafeningly loud exhaust...
In last week’s article, I described driving Louie the 2002tii another 60 miles past the BMW CCA Foundation in...
The Hack Mechanic Online: Louie Makes The BMW CCA Foundation Museum
Rob Siegel, , Community, Lifestyle, Resto & ModLast week I assured myself that Louie’s cracked head—cracked through the boss that the valve-cover stud threads into at...
Hack Mechanic: Punching Out Louie, Part III: We Declare It A Draw
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModLast week I described how I decided to adjust Louie’s valves prior to driving him down to the BMW...
“Despite the fact that the E36 M3 is now a twenty-year-old car, it will be a car that is...
Hack Mechanic Online: Punching Out Louie, Part II: Louie Punches Back
Rob Siegel, , Community, Resto & ModLast week I described walking through the punch list of things needed to get Louie the 2002 ready for...
As soon as I survived The Flu From Hell and felt like I had the cognitive and motor skills...
Last week I laid out the punch list necessary to get Louie down to the BMW CCA Foundation for...
Last week I announced, with a great deal of pride, that the BMW CCA Foundation had accepted Louie, my...
Like many of you, I’d seen the announcement late last year from the BMW CCA Foundation about their next exhibit, “The...