Posted in Auto News on May 4th, 2010
BMW wasn’t always known as the “the ultimate driving machine.” On April 28, 1940, the carmaker achieved its greatest auto racing success, winning the inaugural Gran Premio Brescia dell Mille Miglia. With their small, powerful engines and outstanding handling, BMW’s team of 328 racers won third, fifth and sixth place in the historic race. Seventy [...]
Posted in Auto News on Apr 1st, 2010
Two southern California residents are going off the grid, but staying on the road. To meet their electrical energy needs, Peder and Julie Nordby, installed solar panels on the rooftop of their home. They also got a BMW Mini E. Their home’s rooftop solar panels generate 12,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year — enough to [...]
Posted in Auto News on Nov 4th, 2009
Todd Jamison’s 2004 Hyundai Elantra was recently the victim of the world’s worst parking job. More than 1.5 million people have watched a BMV X5 driver perform the worst parking job ever by hitting the gas instead of the brake. The driver ended up driving on top to two other cars and crushing them. One [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 17th, 2009
You may be surprised to learn that many high end vehicles retain their value the longer vehicles than vehicles that are the cheapest upfront. The general wisdom is that new cars lose up to 20% of their value the moment they’re driven off the lot, and about 65% after five years, the Sedona, Town Car, [...]