Wheels

Wheels

BMW DIY advice, and the occasional critique of the company

Feb 252008
 

Not too much news on the car front lately. And that’s not a bad thing — when you own two BMWs long out of warranty, no news is good news. There’s no escaping the fact that these cars require preventative maintenance, an alien concept to many drivers today who have no interest in owning a car for […]

Jan 282008
 

Paul Valliere, a guy I know solely through an Internet forum dedicated to M3 owners, just had a feature story done on his car by Bimmer Magazine. He has one of only 45 Euro version E36 M3’s imported into Canada in late 1994, and from the look of the pics it still doesn’t have a blemish. […]

Jan 272008
 

In September of last year I bought a 2001 530, in good shape but in need of some TLC. The previous owner was a nice guy but not a car guy, so little upkeep and no preventative work had been done. I had a pre-purchase inspection done that found nothing major, the car only had 48K miles and […]