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BMW USA Oil Recommendations

Sections: Uncategorized Jul 9th, 2008 1 Comment

Up until 2004 BMW published an approved oil list. On this list were the oils that met BMW specifications and could safely be used by individuals performing their own maintenance or to top the levels off. Since then it has been a crap shoot as to what types meet the BMW criteria and wether LL-01 or LL-04 is the current rating required.

If you look in your manual it will tell you the recommended intervals, viscosity and to look on the BMWUSA.com website for further information, as we enthusiasts know there is no such page on the site. Brand loyalists have asked this question countless times and a simple GOOGLE search will yield many threads on forums regarding what oil to use and the responses are usually not in compliance with BMW standards.

This is all about to change! After contacting a source within BMWNA the wheels were finally set in motion and we are pleased to announce that in the not so distant future we will be able to report on what oils meet the requirements and there in fact should be a page on the BMWUSA.com site dedicated to this topic.

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BMW future models (ca. 2005)

Sections: Concept, Uncategorized May 7th, 2008 2 Comments

With all the new BMW models being released, proposed or rumored over the next few years we thought it would be interesting to review a document from late 2005 which indicated the future of BMW.

This document is from Supplier Business, a publication that evaluates information from suppliers to various industries. It is interesting to see what was planned or not planned and what BMW has already released or announced will be released.

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135i Videos from the Press Launch

Sections: Uncategorized Mar 22nd, 2008 4 Comments

More 1 Series content for you today. Since I can only assume anyone reading this in the US is either on the way down to the dealer for a test drive or on the way back, I thought I’d continue theme with these 135i videos I created from last month’s press launch. For all those who are soon to be heading down to the local BMW dealer for a test drive, a word of warning, the hoonage level is a little high on two of these videos. Don’t get any ideas.

The Launch.

Stop. Start. Sideways.

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