Saturday, February 21, 2009

Nice blog

http://stormcars.blogspot.com/ 

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

BMW 3 Series Voted most Reliable Car in the UK


 





BMW's biggest selling model range, the 3 Series, has been voted the most reliable car in a survey of Britain's vehicle leasing companies. The poll, which covered the reliability history of nearly 900,000 vehicles in 2008, also revealed that BMW was the most reliable manufacturer overall. 

In an historic win over the Japanese car manufacturers who traditionally dominate in reliability surveys, BMW topped the charts in this year's annual FN50 reliability survey. The BMW 3 Series was the most rated model for reliability, with the MINI hatch and BMW 1 Series also making the top ten, sitting fifth and seventh most reliable respectively. 

The survey compiled by Fleet News looked at multi-marque leasing companies. 881,000 cars were assessed according to the number of breakdowns per 100 of each type of model on each leasing company's fleet. Points were then awarded according to the number of times that brands or particular models appeared in the tables supplied by the leasing firms and also for the position in which they were placed.

BMW honored for EfficientDynamics
News of BMW's success in the FN50 reliability survey comes swiftly after the marque won a trio of important environmental awards in recognition of its EfficientDynamics technologies. 

The Energy Saving Trust staged the 2008 Fleet Hero Awards to idenitify companies that have gone to impressive lengths to cut down on fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. BMW was announced the winner in the ***8216;Industry supplier' category for the introduction of EfficientDynamics. Meanwhile, BMW picked up two awards in the GreenFleet Awards 2008. The marque was presented with ***8216;Car Manufacturer of the Year' in honour of its innovative engineering solutions to modern day motoring issues and ***8216;Green Marketing Campaign of the Year' for its accurate and effective promotion. 

FN50 Survey results -

Top 10 most reliable manufacturers 
1 BMW 3 Series
2 Honda 
3 Toyota 
4 Ford 
5 Volkswagen 
6 Mercedes-Benz 
7 Audi 
8 Lexus 
9 Mazda 
10 Vauxhall 

Top 10 most reliable models
1 BMW
2 Toyota Avensis
3 Honda Accord
4 Volkswagen Golf
5 MINI
6 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
7 BMW 1 Series
8 Honda Civic
9. Ford Focus
10. Audi A4

Full details of the FN50 survey can be viewed at Fleet News Online :: UK and European vehicle contract hire and leasing industry information 
More information on BMW's EfficientDynamics technologies can be found by clicking on BMW UK : BMW EfficientDynamics

For our friends in the snow...

http://www.flixxy.com/snow-vehicle-concept.htm 

Note the driver's attire.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

My new blog

So...when I traveled across this great country of ours the past few years I would often stop by a Lexus or BMW dealership. I wanted to set a sense of customer service and a look at their facility. I still have a couple of dealerships (Houston,Santa Maria) to upload. Looking for pics now. I'll be adding some more comments soon.

I finally took the time to upload the pics onto a blog:  


Overall Lexus shines in the facility and customer service categories. Enjoy.

Friday, February 13, 2009

A chuckle for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZlhpfCdyS4&eurl=http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345145&feature=player_embedded 

Friday, February 6, 2009

Amazing

http://www.allmyfaves.com/ 

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Strut brace project

The brace keeps the chassis aligned during racing. I thought I had an unusual nut on one of the bolts, but, Thanks to Fearless Leader Dennis Harrold... I got my nuts off and the brace on. Now to take some corners really hard....






Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Join us at Bimmerfest 2009



Bimmerfest 2009 Header
Bimmerfest 2009 sponsored by www.horsepowerfreaks.com
May 2, 2009
Dear Bimmer Enthusiast:

We are extremely excited to announce that Bimmerfest 2009 will be held on May 2, 2009 at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club!

The new location for the show is a huge upgrade for everyone and will allow us to provide grass parking and a much larger facility to accommodate the growing number of BMW enthusiasts attending.

Mark your calendars and start planning your trip; Bimmerfest 2009 is going to be the best show yet and you do not want to miss it!

 
IN THIS NEWSLETTER
Online Registration and Event News
Bimmerfest 2009 Event Sponsors
Online Registration and Event News
Registration Forms
We encourage you to register online for Bimmerfest 2009 to help us plan for the show.  If you registered for Bimmerfest 2008, you already have an account and registration should only take about 30 seconds to complete.  Please follow the links below to register for Bimmerfest 2009!


Registration Link: 

 
Latest Event News: 
 
Bimmerfest 2009 Event Sponsors
 
HPFThe Bimmerfest 2009 Headline sponsor is www.horsepowerfreaks.com who will once again be coming to the show to show off their latest and greatest offerings.  If you have not looked into their turbo kits for the E46 ///M3, you should take a few moments to see the amazing results the kits have been able to provide for owners! 

 

In addition to the headline sponsors, Bimmerfest 2009 will be loaded with BMW related sponsors offering the latest and greatest products for your Bimmer.  To see a full list of sponsors, visit the official Bimmerfest 2009 event site at https://eventreg.bimmerfest.com/events.php?action=eventdetail&EvId=3
 
Are you as excited about Bimmerfest 2009 as we are?  What are you waiting for?  Go register for the show and then jump over to the discussion forums at http://ww.bimmerfest.com/ to talk with the 140,000+ registered Bimmer enthusiasts! 
 
We look forward to seeing you on May 2nd for Bimmerfest 2009!
 
Sincerely,
The Bimmerfest Team

Bimmerfest | 17 Locust St. | Medford | MA | 02155

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Meet & Greet 31 January

BMW (and other car) enthusiasts meet to discuss future rides and their cars....photos courtesy our Leader Dennis Harrold