airborneelite101 asked:


I am looking to get a BMW soon, and I have heard good things about the E30 and E36s. Both being from the 90s, they would be in my price range.

Which year and series BMW would make a good first car, when taking into account reliability, and cost.

Also, how many miles should I look for on it?

Michele

Will_E asked:


I plan on going to Universal Technical Institute and take their BMW fast track program after the automotive technology core program. If I was ASE certified and all how much would / could I make in salary?

Paul

Hailey Kerr asked:


BMW is set to enter the World Superbike Championship in 2009.

While the BMW 325is parts maker has long been involved in “car” motorsport, and has also competed on “biking” events like the Paris Dakar rally, its recent entry in the Le Mans 24 hour race was the first time in 5 decades BMW ran its own works road racing team.

For many years, BMW has run the Boxer Cup championship for R1100S machines and the PowerCup for the K1200R. It has also provided significant sponsorship to the MotoGP championship.

The boosted motorsport activities have been echoed in its production model range. The K1200S, K1200R and the new R1200S all show a new, sportier face to a vehicle maker whose products were once considered the two wheeled equivalent to a comfortable pair of slippers.

BMW isn’t just on road racing. In fact, its 450cc enduro prototype marked at a greater involvement in off-road competition. Furthermore, BMW signed just last week a deal to completely acquire the Husqvarna brand from previous owner Claudio Castiglioni. Results are a ready-made (and to race) range of off-road machines and the bikes with retained Husqvarna branding instead of BMW badges.

Reports say the decision to enter WSB might come after a behind the scenes brainstorming with the concept of a MotoGP bike “but the production-based championship is arguably a more fitting slot” for BMW’s image. Racing in WSB will give a marketing spur to its more road-based bikes.

Back in 1992, BMW developed a boxer twin superbike to take on the all-conquering Ducatis in WSB. Called the R1, the BMW prototype utilized an all-new 1000cc, DOHC, water-cooled boxer twin, with around 160bhp. It doesn’t anymore fit today’s standards, but back then, it was enough to compete.

In the bike’s later development, BWM decided the design wouldn’t be competitive enough to assure the success required to make the investment worthwhile, and backed out from the idea of racing.

Now the firm is back. Its latest project, utilizing a four-cylinder engine, guarantees to be truly competitive. Inside the factory is the new Codenamed 190/190, which targets 190bhp at the crankshaft and a 190kg wet weight in road-going trim. If it bangs that, race versions should have no problem in meeting the 210bhp needed to be competitive in WSB, and trimming down to the 162kg minimum weight limit for the series.

BMW isn’t officially commenting on the project, but an insider told the reporters that there would be an announcement about its race plans before the year ends. The insider also hinted that there would be a huge surprise at one of this year’s major bike shows, insinuating a prototype of the new machine could loom.

BMW will be racing in 2009. Nevertheless, showing a prototype will allow it the luxury of testing relatively publicly for a year, on the tracks used by the WSB series, without having to try to hide the bike. Moreover, production versions of the 190/190 could go on sale before its race debut.



Jim

katehiggins24 asked:


Help! My BMW needs a new engine as a piston apparently punched through the base of the engine. I’ve been looking around for a second-hand one but am getting confused by engine model nos. My car is a V reg (1999) 318i SE E36 saloon shape. I can’t work out if my engine is M44 or M43 (or something else!). Also would a different engine model fit /work anyway?

Constance

twocats@ymail.com asked:


It is a 1985 BMW K100RS. This is the first time this has ever happened since buying the bike some 15 years ago. It has about 65,000 miles on it.

I arrived to my job and turned the engine off by key–and the engine turn off switch–but it kept trying to keep the engine running; it was the sound you hear when you have started the engine but my mistake turned the key again and get that awful noise you get when the engine has already been running.

Harvey

Wayne Hemrick asked:


If you are looking for a compact SUV that is a luxury vehicle, you likely discovered the BMW X3. BMW actually doesn’t refer to them as an SUV, but rather as SAV, or sport activity vehicle. The latest versions of the X3 come equipped with heated seats, adaptive headlamps, panoramic sunroof, and an 3.0si engine with 260 horsepower. For improved safety, the BMW X3 also comes equipped with xDrive, which allows the vehicle to compensate before the driver might be aware of an unstable situation, thus improving your safety in potentially dangerous driving conditions. When you are looking at your options for satellite radio for BMW X3, BMW XM is a great choice. BMW X3 satellite radio offers you all of your favorite radio stations with perfect reception no matter where you might be traveling in your BMW.

If you enjoy rock, then you will like the fact that XM’s two powerful satellites are nicknamed “Rock” and “Roll.” They are orbiting Earth in a similar manner as other communications satellites.

XM Satellite Radio gives you so many options. With 100 channels of music, talk radio, news and entertainment, you are sure to find something great to listen to on your satellite radio for bmw, even if you are no where close to a radio station transmitter. Your locale, no matter where that might be, is no obstacle to XM’s two Hughes HS 702 satellites. Those two powerhouses send any XM channel you wish right to your car’s radio. The XM lineup of outstanding radio begins at a ground station located near Washington, D.C., which sends their signal to the satellites, which then beam the signals down to Earth, and those signals are picked up by radio receivers designed to play the digital data they receive from the satellites.

If you are traveling in an urban area where there are a lot of tall buildings, you might have experienced intermittent gaps in your traditional radio reception. All of that is a thing of the past with XM Satellite Radio, because there are also transmitters placed strategically on the ground so you will always have great reception in your BMW X3 SAV.

XM Satellite Radio is a subscription service. For a small monthly fee you receive 100 channels of all your favorite programming that plays crystal clear no matter where you might be driving in your BMW X3. No traditional terrestrial radio can offer you the same listening excellence as can satellite radio.

Another aspect that many drivers favor when it comes to listening to satellite radio is the lack of commercials that play on the channels. On terrestrial radio, commercials can really break up the flow of the music or other programming. That annoyance is taken away with XM, when you can choose your favorite channels that feature your favorite artists or speakers.



Stacey

619 asked:


Im lookin into buying a 2000 bmw 320i, and the one im interested in has about 109,000 miles on it……Is that pretty high mileage for a bmw…It looks in excellent condition and the interior looks brand new. And how much is it for oil changes at the dealer…. And usually how many miles does it get on the highway…thanks!

Juan

mark_hensley@sbcglobal.net asked:


For instance a Mini is a BMW. The upcoming BM1 I hear to be a great car, and I am aware of the “free oil” changes, I have just been hearing increasingly BMWs are expensive to maintain as compared to others. What do you think?

Debbie

Wayne Hemrick asked:


If you haven’t experienced the safety and convenience of hands-free cell phone use while driving, read on and learn more about the BMW Bluetooth Adapter from Bavarian Soundwerks.

A Brief History of Bluetooth

The technology behind the BMW Bluetooth adapter goes back nearly 120 years, when early physicists such as Nikola Tesla and Gugliemo Marconi began experimenting with wireless technology – the same technology that led to the development of radio in the 1920s.

The technology that a BMW Bluetooth adapter uses is essentially a refinement of radio broadcasting. However, unlike radio, Bluetooth is specifically designed to employ low, short range frequencies on the low end of the band in order to allow different digital devices to communicate with one another over very short range. The specifications of this protocol were first established in 1998; however, it took a few years to work out the bugs. Even today, the technology upon which the BMW Bluetooth adapter is based is undergoing constant refinement and improvement.

Hands-Free Cell Phone Operation

Enabling people to use cell phones safely while behind the wheel of an automobile was the first practical use of Bluetooth. The fact is, many auto accidents are caused by people attempting to converse on their cell phones while driving, and increasingly, states and municipalities are enacting laws prohibiting the practice.

Install one of our “plug-and-play” BMW Bluetooth adapters and with the use of a compatible headset, you’ll be able to make outgoing and receive incoming cell phone calls without ever removing your hands from the steering wheel or taking your eyes off the road.

No More Missed Calls

The BMW Bluetooth adapter allows your cell phone to interrupt any programming you may be listening to over your radio, so you won’t have to worry about missing that all-important business contact.

Voice recognition capability makes dialing out as easy as speaking the numbers – or, if you’ve programmed it into your cell phone, simply speaking the name of the person or organization you wish to call.

You’ll be able to access your phone using the buttons on your steering wheel, and data can even be displayed on your instrument cluster.

A Great Value

BMW automobiles are recognized as being among the finest driving machines on the planet, and when properly maintained, tend to hold their value quite well. Installing a BMW Bluetooth adapter and adding wireless capability will add to your vehicle’s value – or, when you decide to trade up, you can remove your BMW Bluetooth adapter for use in your new vehicle.

The BMW Bluetooth adapter is one of the most useful and economical upgrades you can make to your vehicle. Visit Bavarian Soundwerks today and find out how inexpensively and quickly you can bring your car up-to-date with a BMW Bluetooth adapter.



Cecil

Chet Waters asked:


Discover How BMW And “The X Files” Benefit You

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

If you’re taking medication for your heart or to relieve anxiety due to stress or uncertainty in your world, this information is not for you. We can’t be responsible for any massive excitement this article may arouse in your imagination.

Just like Fox Mulder and Dana Scully on the TV series “The X Files”, BMW is generating its own excitement because “the truth is out there”. No, this isn’t about aliens abducting BMW engineers and sending this back to earth with a new out of this world car design. It’s about a real life story to create and develop the BMW Concept X6.

And just like the TV series “The X Files” this is just as fascinating.

Here’s why.

Picture if you will, the world’s first Sports Activity Coupe. Also a world first with this BMW Concept X6 is the introduction of “Dynamic Performance Control”. What this mean to everyday people like you and me is, that under all driving conditions you’ll experience unique stability and precision handling.

Why didn’t they just say that in the first place.

In addition, the BMW Concept X6 will benefit you by providing the innovative xDrive all-wheel-drive technology. To understand what this means and why it is important to you can be said very simply. The only things you want to know are how fast will it go and how much excitement will you feel when you drive it. What you really want is that BMW rush when you’re on the open road my friend.

When all the “engineer speak” is translated for you and me it all comes down to making us feel fantastic when we’re behind the wheel. Am I right?

Even though you and I both know that driving a BMW Concept X6 is all about the thrill, I still feel the need to give you just a few of the long list of specific features of this delightful honey. Just in case you need to justify your buying an X6 in the future, here is some of the usual “yada yada’ that you can rattle off to impress your family, friends and neighbors.

Here are your reasons to justify buying a BMW Concept X6:

The first thing people notice is the powerful design as it flows smoothly and harmoniously to create a silhouette that is both inviting and sexy. Without screaming, it gives you subtle hints about what pleasures and desires await you inside this ground-breaking design. It’s like the driver side door wants to open on its own and invite you to “take a spin” on a warm sunny summer’s afternoon.

The design alone will be a memorable visual experience for you.

The second benefit to you that stands out are the broad sweeping wheel arches and large wheels that immediately say to you that “You are always safe and secure as the BMW Concept X6 embraces you at any speed”. You can also think of these wheels like a good spouse—-stable, secure and always there for you.

Without going into all the details, let me finish by saying that if you want an exhilarating driving experience with all the performance your lifestyle demands, I can just about guarantee that you will one day——–

Discover How BMW And “The X Files” Benefit You.

Chet Waters is the BMW Specialist. Learn How To Find Your BMW And At The Price You Can Afford. Go To:

http://www.bmwsauctions.com



Corey