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powermatic: Was it Jim Anchower? #bmw more »
Jeb_Hoge: I believe it. I've seen this kind of thing in real estate...a guy posted that he was going to default on his home loan in the hopes that he could get ... more »
Clown Shoe Pilot: I live in Texas, so it's not the same guy, but just last night I was getting some fast food and the guy in the windows was chatting me up about my car... more »
Alfisted: If Whitacre hadn't been limited to half a million, he could have hired someone other than this guy to be GM's CFO. #bmw more »
that ain't the way to have fun, son: Douche. Bag. Typical. LOL, idiots edition. Some humans are merely a waste of air. more »
Turboner: Why do people continue to fuck up decent cars with stupid rims and underbody lights? Wait, if it weren't for them, Craigslist wouldn't be full of gre... more »
UDMan: BMW owners. I will never understand their obsession. I really can't stand the car, the company, or the car owners. #bmw more »
pauljones: The dude is the master troll. Note that he's subtle, and yet eminently sophisticated in his presentation. His grammar is not reproachable, merely a... more »
Amalgamated Stainless Headers, est.1978: I know this is sort of obligatory at this point, but: I work with this guy. He types like this every day. #bmw more »
clinto: He has to be trolling............ I looked at his account and he has something like 220+ posts. I found an older one and it was better than this one... more »

#lolcars

BMW Owner Wants Car Repo'd So He Can Buy An M3
Demonstrating the kind of financial savvy that keeps "gold investment" firms in business, a poster at Bimmer Forums wants his 5-series repossessed so he can buy the M3 he wants. It's brilliant/awful and doesn't even appear to be a troll! More »
#lolcars

Hyundai Billboard Ironically Uses BMW V10
In Bucharest, this billboard boasts of Hyundai Motor Service's attention to detail. They even have a weirdo white-gloved robotic-hand carefully dusting off the BMW E60 M5 V-10 engine pictured. Oops. (Hat tip to Shitty Mf, we're not kidding) [Mibz]
#spyphotos

2011 BMW 5 Series Shows Off Newish Nose?
If a dealer leaks a photo of the 2011 BMW 5 Series nose, does it make anyone any less convinced that this car's going to look like a mini-7 Series? [via WorldCarFans]
#motorcycles

BMW Finally Acknowledges Inline-Six, Sticks It In A Motorcycle
While BMW cars have spent the last two decades moving away from the inline-six that made them so famous, it looks like BMW motorcycles are soon going to adopt the configuration for a production bike. More »
#holidaygiftguide

BMW M Tie: For The Overlooked Man In Your Life
Barely know anything about your father/husband/brother except that they drive a BMW with fruity stripes on the back? Then this tie could be the perfect Christmas present. More »
#spyphotos

2011 BMW 5 Series: Teasing It Takes Lots Of Balls
This new tease of the 2011 BMW 5 Series may not be the most artistic teaser shot of a new car we've yet seen from an automaker but it's certainly the most esoteric. Here's how they made it. More »
#boatlopnik

BMW Builds Wing Too Big For Car, Slaps On Boat Instead
BMW Oracle Racing unveiled what it believes to be the world's largest wing on Sunday. Complete with flaps, the wing is a massive 190 feet long. The catch? It goes on a trimaran, not a car. More »
#motorcycles

BMW C1-E Electrifies Car/Scooter Hybrid
Genius idea: combine the mobility of a scooter with the safety of a car. But the original BMW C1 failed. Can an electric motor and a host of active safety technologies make the BMW C1-E succeed? More »
#newcars

BMW M3 GTS: Less Weight, More Power, More M
The new BMW M3 GTS, which many expected to be called the CSL, debuted today with a new name and a new look. With power expected to be close to 500 HP, a fire extinguisher is included. More »
#nicepriceorcrackpipe

1995 BMW 840Ci For a Wife-Sized $10,999!
It's said size doesn't matter, but you know that's not true. And while you might expect too small to be the issue, Nice Price or Crack Pipe has a BMW for which the seller's wife claimed the opposite. More »
#carcrashes

BMW X5 Driver Crushes Cars, Drives Away
The driver of a BMW X5 experienced some "unintended acceleration," driving over two cars in the Extreme Fitness parking lot in Thornhill, Ontario. Of course, the driver decided a hit-and-run was a good idea. It wasn't. (H/T to all!)
#24hoursoflemons

And The Winner Is... The Race Hard Race Ugly Soot BMW 325iS!
Things got pretty chaotic after the race and I've just got time to get you this crucial info before I board my flight back to California: the second-ever BMW E30 has won a LeMons race!
#24hoursoflemons

Of Cakeballs, Bob Ross, And Leaders At The 24 Hours Of Lemons
Those unaccustomed to Lemons racing spend their time staring at the track instead of at what's happening off of it. In addition to the revised leaderboard (new leader!), we have some of the glorious pit row sights below. More »
#24hoursoflemons

In Honor Of Battle Of Hastings, 2005 Mini Cooper S Gets 1066 BS Penalty Laps In Texas
When we saw that Team Union Jack Racing would be bringing a 2005 Mini Cooper to the Yeehaw It's Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons, we figured we'd be seeing a Corolla-based "Mini." Nope! More »
#lolcars

This Is Why People Think Canadian BMW Drivers Are Asshats
From reader Lucas, "This guy wanted to budge in front of me for gas so bad (from the opposite direction) that he pulled up with the tank on the wrong side." Little does Lucas know, that's BMW's recommended fueling procedure.
#celebritycars

Michael Phelps Has Another Black Car, Stupid Hat
Joining his custom black Mercedes SL63 is Michael Phelps' custom BMW 7-Series. We guess he needs the extra space for when he goes shopping for stupid hats and "hard" poses with his hangers-on. More »
#carporn

On-board a BMW M1 in HD
Made with some of the highest production values we've seen in an on-board video, this HD film shows Sean McInerney lapping Silverstone in a BMW M1 Procar. Make sure your speakers are turned up.
#conceptcars

Why Can’t Real BMWs Look This Good?
If thinking about the BMW 5-series GT makes your head hurt, here's some automotive aspirin. Iranian auto designer Emil Baddal's rendering of a fictional BMW super car has no grounding in reality, but at least it's, you know, attractive. More »
#spyphotos

2010 BMW 5-Series Gets A Swirly
Although swirly-camo-ed, it's possible to see the overall shape of the new 2010 BMW 5-Series from these new shots taken near Kitzbuhel, Austria. We can see that the front gets the most dramatic change over the outgoing car. What else? More »
#nicepriceorcrackpipe

Blown-Chevy Powered ’97 Z3 for $20,000!
Great creative expression frequently derives from the exposé of contradiction- dogs playing poker, William Shatner, Shaq movies, etc. Nice Price or Crack Pipe appreciates a creative clash of opposites, and today's blown Bimmer is about as contradictory as they come. More »
#overthebackfence

BMW To Build MINI-Platformed "0-Class"
BMW's always said they'd never build a front-wheel-drive car or platform prostitute a BMW off the MINI platform. Now, according to Car Magazine, BMW's apparently reversed themselves on both, greenlighting a MINI-derived "0-Series" lineup that'll go on sale in 2013. More »
#adwatch

BMW Museum's "Advertising Through History" Display Conspicuously Blank For 1940s
The BMW advertising through the years display at the BMW Museum in Munich features a conspicuously empty 1940s. Well, if you've got nothing nice to say, best to just leave it blank, right? [via Imgur]
#newcars

2012 BMW M1: First Look
According to Edmunds Straightline, the BMW M1 is back in 2012 as a plug-in hybrid with a 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbodiesel straight out of the EfficientDynamics concept to fight off the Audi R8 and SLS AMG. More »
#classicadwatch

Our Favorite Vintage Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW Commercials
We shared our favorite vintage VW ads a while back, but what about the other German car companies? More »
#newcars
BMW is planning a 3-series GT to complement the hatch version of the 5-series. [Channel4]
#crashweek

World's Fastest Super Car Crashes
Wrecked Exotics has put together a list of the fastest crashes they've ever seen and it's quite the compendium of carnage. Below, evidence proving bad decision making will eventually catch up to you. More »
#24hoursoflemons

And The Real LeMons South Fall 2009 Winner Is...
We were a bit shorthanded at LeMons HQ at Carolina Motorsports Park last weekend, so I wasn't able to do the usual Index Of Effluency winner post. Check out the Rusty Bolt Racing E12! More »
#spyphotos

Next M5 Reveals Muscular Power Bulge, Not Much Else
The front end of what could be the 2011 BMW M5 revision will evidently look like the current M3. No word on what's under that bulge or if it's necessary or merely cosmetic. [Bimmerpost]
#tunercars

AC Schnitzer Tunes BMW Z4 For Speed-Obsessed Hairdressers
AC Schnitzer has plied its tuning skills on the latest iteration of the BMW Z4 and produced a car with more aggressive styling and a most welcomed 54 more horses. It'll look great sitting outside the spa. More »
#acschnitzerbmwz4

AC Schnitzer BMW Z4
#lolcars

How To Disguise an Audi R8 as a BMW
Not content with the absence of a mid-engined super car in BMW's lineup since the M1 of 1978, an Audi R8 owner took matters into his own hands, re-badging an Audi R8 as a BMW. More »
#frankfurtmotorshow

BMW X1 Debuts With Abundant Skiing Tchotchkes
The accessories convey the subtle message assuring everyone knows BMWs are still for a certain class of people as this BMW X1 made its formal debut fully kitted-out for a weekend skiing in the Alps. More »
#frankfurtmotorshow

Hamann BMW X6 Tycoon EVO: Tuning In The Bad Taste
Okay, the Hamann BMW X6 Tycoon EVO does have 501 HP, carbon fiber body work and aggressive tires, but it's also a poster child for everything tasteless and tacky about aftermarket tuners. Zebra stripes? Really? More »
#frankfurtmotorshow

BMW Vision E.D. Concept Looks Anything But Flaccid
The uber cool-looking BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept makes 265 HP and 590 Lb-Ft of torque thanks to a full hybrid three-cylinder turbodiesel. Now it's finally gone live on the Frankfurt floor. Also, it looks like an extra from Tron. More »
#24hoursoflemons

New, Improved 'Noch Ein Scheiß-E30' Stencil Makes LeMons Debut
Remember the very special stencil we use on LeMons E30s? LeMons 300ZX driver and artist Walker Canada has worked his magic on my original design, and it looks great! More »
#classiccars

A Morning at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan
On our way to drive the Ariel Atom at Lime Rock Park, we stopped by the Hudson Street headquarters of the Classic Car Club of Manhattan. At 6 AM on a Sunday, nobody was around—except the cars. More »
#artcars

Olafur Eliasson Turns BMW H2R Into Frozen Art Car
Don't adjust your monitor, there's a car in these pictures, it's just hidden under steel and ice. Olafur Eliasson intended this H2R to comment on the frosty relationship between cars and climate change. More »
#cartech

The Future Of BMW Maintenance Is ~~Virtual Reality~~ Augmented Reality!
BMW's working to create augmented reality maintenance tutorials for service technicians seen through a pair of AR goggles - with narration. The future is now. Just like that whole "virtual reality" thing. And the flying cars. Don't forget those. [Mediaite]
#customcars

How To Build A 500 HP V10 E30 M3
Dropping the 500 HP S85 V10 from the E60 M5 into the engine bay of an E30 M3 requires building an essentially all-new chassis underneath the classic body. Here's how it's done. More »
#frankfurtmotorshow

BMW's Tron-Like Turbodiesel Concept Rendered For Your Pleasure
In case you missed the very Tron-like BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics Concept this weekend, here's a slew of shots of the German three-cylinder turbodiesel-and-electric motor-powered concept's design renderings. It's a techno-cargasmic gallery of awesome. Anyone see Flynn? More »

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BMW is planning a 3-series GT to complement the hatch version of the 5-series. [Channel4]

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