La, la, la means I love you Look at that front end. Those cool headlights, and the signature Alfa grille. Is it black or is it blue? The owner swears it’s black metallic, but when the light hits it just right, a subtle tinge of blue comes shining through. […]
Drives
The Porsche Cayman 987 – Another Essay on Not Going so Fast…
One of the most enjoyable cars I’ve ever owned is the BMW E30 325iS. That 170hp 2.5 liter straight six is smoother than butter. It’s New York Deli whipped cream cheese smooth, and it loves to rev. It’s a car that way too many car enthusiasts abandon in pursuit of […]
Full circle with the 944
Looking over the hood of my Alpine White 944 at a brisk, but leisurely pace on the morning’s coffee run brings back great memories. The 944 is by far the slowest car in my collection of five Porsches, yet it is the most tactile, most mechanical, and most engaging in […]
Morning Topless Motoring
Quietly driving through the farmland, not too far from Habit HQ, with Gumby’s (the Laguna Green E30 project) top down at a leisurely pace is incredibly relaxing. Maybe every E30 doesn’t need an engine swap, or even a manual transmission. Heresy, I know, but there’s something to be said for […]
Sometimes, you should read the manual!
After a couple of weeks in storage, it was time to break out the E23. The weather’s been holding steady, so a blustery 48 degree day is the perfect weather for a classic BMW. But then I remembered…the windows don’t work. That’s why I put it away in the first […]
Strolling With My E12
Going from an M240 X Drive to the 1976 530i is a quick lesson in time travel, as well as automotive travel, showing just how far BMW has come in a little over 40 years. The level of refinement is unmistakable, from the operation of the heater and air conditioning […]
Why So Many?
Whether it’s turntables or BMW’s I usually get asked the same question, but with a slightly different variation on the theme. “You can only drive one,” or “you can only play one record at a time.” But it’s not about that. Rob Siegel, known to BMW lovers world-wide as […]
E39 M5: BS
The V8 powered E39 M5 certainly lives up to its legacy, nearly 20 years later. In this case, the “BS” means before supercharger. My BMW Genius, Eric has this lovely example of the marque and as we’re driving along the backroads nearby, he explains why he needs even more power […]