Central Coast of California BMW Drivers: March 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Friday, March 20, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Jaguar, Buick dethrone Lexus in reliability study

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!

NEW YORK - British luxury carmaker Jaguar surged to the top of J.D. Power and Associates' closely watched vehicle dependability study this year, tying Buick for the No. 1 spot and dethroning Lexus for the first time since the Japanese luxury brand has been a part of the survey.

Lexus, Toyota Motor Corp.'s luxury brand, took the next spot in the study released Thursday, followed by Toyota's namesake brand, then Mercury, Infiniti and Acura.

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

March follow-up

A good time was had by all who took part in the March 1 drive, marred only by some slowpokes we encountered and the unfortunate passing of at least one squirrel who picked a bad time to cross the road. Next time your Fearless Leader will be more observant on his route research runs, since the maps do not always match the road signs, as we learned.

For those who enjoyed lunch at McPhee's Grill in Templeton, the new location at Avila Beach Golf Course is now open Wed. thru Sunday for dinner at 5:00.

We have a good selection of questions for the March 28 service seminar at Coast BMW, starting with the usual discussion of BMW's long service intervals vs. those willing to do more to keep their cars in top form ...... and out of the repair shop! Other items are the oil temp. and boost control issues with the 335i and other turbo models, and a number of long term service issues on E46 models. We have 6 or 7 committed, so let me know if you're planning to attend. An impromptu drive is an option after the seminar, something simple like Prefumo/See Canyon over to the Avila Barn for an ice cream. Or........?

Speaking of E46's, my neighbor has a set of new E46 rear brakes available if anyone is interested. They are Brembo rotors and Pagid pads, price is $100 on Craigslist or you can contact me since he lives two houses away. They fit most non-M E46 models from '99 through '05 except the 4WD models.

Cheers, Dennis