Breaking news/photos: First BMW 335is photos revealed and M3 Competition model confirmed

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Dear Bimmerpost member,

We bring you two bits of exciting news/photos via our all new Bimmerpost Homepage!

BMW 335is Photos
If you haven't already seen on our site, the first photos of the upcoming BMW 335is coupe (E92) and convertible (E93) have been posted on E90post! The reaction to its design has been overwhelmingly positive, so take a look for yourself -- http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=342598

BMW M3 Competition Model
The second bit of news should bring a smile to fans of the M3. It has been confirmed that there will be ZCP package (aka Competition Package) for the 2011 M3! The ZCP Package has just popped up in BMW's order bank and will be available for order on the M3's 2011 model year -- http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=342742

Stay tuned to E90post and M3post as the official BMW 335is announcement and photos, as well as more details of the M3 Competition Model, will come shortly.

Funny mistake made by CHP rookie Officer

 

 

 

Coming Events

Hello again, just a reminder that our annual Meet & Greet is on Saturday, January 30 at 10:00 A.M.  The location is not finalized as the place I planned on, Mongo's, opens early only on Sunday.  On that score, how many of you are planning to attend?  If it's not too large a group we can use the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Pismo Beach again, but we were bursting at the seams last year.  Suggestions welcome for other coffee shops that have a free meeting room, or large enough area we can commandeer.  I have a few in mind that I'll check out.

 

Our first drive will be on Sunday, February 28, in south county, and will consist of Tepusquet Road and Foxen Canyon Roads to the River Grill in Solvang for brunch.  We may do Bull Canyon on the way up to 166.  I'll send final details out to you the first week in February, and the information on the GGC website will be updated. 

 

We hope to have a detailing seminar in March if we find someone who'll accommodate us, but several have left the business recently.  I have dates and events for the rest of the year, and would like your input before we finalize things.  Highlights are a trip down Rte. 33 to Ojai in June, and adding a tailgate lunch to our annual cruise to the Avila Concours in October.

 

 

  

I'm still not crazy about the styling

http://snipurl.com/tzi9c [www_bimmerfile_com] 

Frank

So...

What's your favorite music for, ahem, "spirited driving?" I've used classical and bossa nova to keep calm, but recently acquired a Chambers Brothers CD with the long version of "Time Has Come Today," great stuff. (Don't got no stinkin' I-Pod......Snow Peas come in Pods - I eat them). Caution is advised, however, as certain music seems to encourage aggression. I was playing it today while negotiating the doddling shoppers in A. G. and could hardly restrain myself from shouting "Hey Buddy, if you can't drive it, park it!" Actually I did, but with the windows rolled up since BMW drivers get enough bad press as it is.

The Phantom

My New Ride

Purchased 12/12/2009 from BMW Santa Maria and Joe Alvarez.

Premium, Nav, Sirius sat radio, steptronic, Logic 7 sound...mmmmmm

Frank

Wanna go for a drive?

http://snipurl.com/te5e8 [www_youtube_com] 

Frank

Pozo Ride 21 November 2009

Once again a great design by fearless leader Dennis Harrold! About ten cars, 13 people, a beautiful day and great cars to drive. From highway 101 & 58 to Santa Margarita, Pozo, Shandon and Creston. Lunch at the famous Loading Chute.

Pozo Ride 21 November 2009

Re: YouTube Mobile

Try this:

 http://snipurl.com/swu2r [www_youtube_com]  

YouTube Mobile

If I worked for Garmin, Tom Tom, et al, I'd be very worried...


http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DtGXK4jKN_jY%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded&feature=player_embedded&v=tGXK4jKN_jY

Ooops

Taken by buddy Kerry Shearer in the Bay Area....top was not flying off, it was just sticking up.

Frank

Outsources

http://snipurl.com/saipm [www_bimmerfile_com] 

Frank

Electronics

http://snipurl.com/saioc [www_bimmerfile_com] 

Frank

Google Reader (74)

http://www.google.com/reader/view/?hl=en&tab=wy#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FBimmerfile

Frank
From the iPhone somewhere in the universe

Headline Writer on Drugs?

Frank

Whoa. Floor mat causes crash?

Mismatched floor mat implicated in catastrophic Lexus crash

09/17/2009, 2:01 PM

BY NICK AZIZ

A fatal unintended acceleration incident involving a 2009 Lexus ES just over two weeks ago might have been the result of a mismatched floor mat, investigators have announced. The revelation has prompted Toyota to order all 1,400 dealers to ensure all of their vehicles have proper mats.

The accident, which took place on August 28th, left the driver, off-duty California Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, dead, along with his wife, Cleofe, their daughter, Mahala, and Saylor's brother-in-law, Chris Lastrella.

The heartbreaking story began with a call to police about a minute before the crash, with Saylor's passenger indicating the vehicle's brakes were not responding and the accelerator was stuck. The call ends with one of the male occupants directing the others to "hold on and pray," followed by a woman's scream.

Police say the car reached a speed o 120 mph before it clipped an SUV and launched over and embankment, bursting into flames.

Investigators with the NHTSA say the car, which was a loaner from a dealership, had a driver's side rubber all-weather that was too long. It was from a model other than the ES. It is believed the mat interfered with the accelerator and brake pedals.

Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons told the Associated Press the driver could have turned off the car by holding its start button for three seconds. However, this would have resulted in a loss of power steering and power-assist to the brakes. Alternatively, the driver could have shifted the car to neutral when the unintended acceleration began. It's unclear if some other problem prevented this from happening.

Ironically, Toyota recalled Camry and Lexus ES all-weather mats in 2007 after complaints about jammed accelerators. However, the car involved in the crash was not equipped with these mats, but rather mats from another car.

Frank

20 Sept Drive to Jalama Beach and back via Harris Grade

4 cylinders!

FRANKFURT — BMW plans to offer four-cylinder gasoline engines in the United States in an effort to meet stricter fuel economy rules. Introduction of the powerplants, equipped with the automaker's next-generation twin turbochargers, "is the goal and we will do it," Jim O'Donnell, CEO of BMW of North America, said today on the sidelines of the Frankfurt auto show. O'Donnell said the engines will allow the automaker to reach U.S. targets before 2015. Under federal guidelines proposed today, automakers will have to improve the fuel economy of their fleets by 5 percent annually before a national standard of 35.5 mpg takes effect in the 2016 model year. BMW will add a four-cylinder variant for its next 3 series in the United States by spring 2012, O'Donnell said. The automaker already equips its European 3 series with four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. BMW also is considering adding four-cylinder gasoline engines to its X1 and X3 crossovers and 1-series model in the United States. In Europe, the X1 will be available with a four-cylinder, twin-turbo diesel engine when it launches this fall. The X3 and 1 series also are offered with four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines in Europe. "We see potentially a significant market that could get to 100,000 four-cylinder engines" in the United States, O'Donnell said.

Frank

BMW is way cool...again

Official Release: These days, the success of any mobile phone is determined not least of all by the availability and range of "apps", or applications. It is primarily these numerous little extra programs, which can be subsequently downloaded, that provide the greatest use. BMW is presenting its Concept BMW Application Store at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). It is the world's first carmaker to demonstrate the fundamental possibility of downloading and storing individual applications either from the car at any time on the move or from your PC at home. It means that, as with a mobile phone, the car can be adapted to the needs and interests of its occupants for the first time, thus benefiting from almost limitless personalisation. The Concept BMW Application Store is a further innovative highlight of BMW ConnectedDrive.

At the touch of a navigation system button.

Conceivable examples of this are – as in the showcase –multimedia travel guides from MERIAN, Geowiki, games, web radio, podcasts, Facebook®, XING and Twitter®. In addition to this scope for individualisation, another stand-out feature of the visionary Concept BMW Application Store is the ability to transfer contact data such as addresses or telephone numbers to the navigation system or mobile phone at the touch of a button. The information is displayed in suitable adapted form by the vehicle's HMI (Human Machine Interface), i.e. its operating logic. In practical terms, this means that, via the menu path "BMW Services", "Application Store", "On the road", customers can download digital travel information and tips from MERIAN (as audio guides in audio book quality or in picture and text form) on points of interest, hotels, restaurants and leisure/nightlife options, manage contacts on "social networks", and receive and compose tweets – all without leaving the car. Plus, the menu item "Entertainment" leads the user to options including podcasts and a "guess the origin of the licence plate" quiz.

Applications draw on car-related data.

Applications from the Concept BMW Application Store of BMW ConnectedDrive draw on information from the vehicle. With the BMW applications for XING and Twitter®, for example, the car's position is taken from the navigation system and, if the system is actively guiding the car to a destination, information about the destination time and location are used. Beyond that, the future use of numerous other vehicle data for BMW applications is conceivable, e.g. acceleration or braking data.

Always at the cutting edge of development.

In the future, vehicle occupants could be supplied with a constant stream of new and interesting applications to download from the visionary Concept BMW Application Store. It may also be possible to download software to the car at any time while on the move. In this way the vehicle would be kept up-to-date with the latest developments throughout its service life and costumers would continue to benefit from the BMW Group´s latest technical innovations after buying their car.

Frank