Auf einem Bein kann man nicht stehen! Hier ist noch einer:
T2 hat gerade den weißen #Porsche für #wegli eingesammelt und tritt wieder in die Pedale, da kommt der grüne Porsche entgegen. Fährt schwungvoll auf T500 zu, stellt den Wagen da ab und geht unberührt irgendwelcher Gefährdungen ins Restaurant! Direkt dahinter der #BMW ebenso.
#Fahrradalltag #Autokorrektur #ReclamtheStreet #Autogewalt #scheissradfahrer @koeln #Gehwegparker #KeinÖffentlichesInteresse
Day 19: I got the wagon up in the air for the first time! And discovered the difference between a lifetime California car (the 530i) and one that's spent good chunks of its life in places like Massachusetts and Seattle (the wagon).
Was planning to remove the exhaust, but couldn't even get started; the four nuts that attach the exhaust to the manifold studs are super rusty. One broke off, which is fine, but the others wouldn't budge. #WeirdCarMastodon #WrenchEveryDay #DIY #BMW #EngineSwap #E39
#BMW EV drivers are really failing to represent the driving style typically associated with the brand. Shameful.
#EAuto - das sollten wir hier in Europa besser als bisher auf die Reihe bekommen. Immerhin hat uns #PeterLustig 1983 das bereits mitgegeben. Also, los! #VW , #Audi, #BMW, #MercedesBenz , ich will keine Ausreden, keine Schreie nach Subventionen. Ich will Action!
Day 18: I have a rebuilt, reassembled ZF5HP19 transmission! (Second ZF I've had my nose in this week—does that qualify me for some kind of certification?)
I did use the tool my dad and I made, but not the way I expected to; I used them to support all of the stacked assemblies while I lifted the transmission case up and over them. Hey, it was kind of dumb, but it worked! Next up: prepping the wagon for engine/trans removal. #WeirdCarMastodon #WrenchEveryDay #DIY #BMW #ZF #TransmissionRebuild
When BMW walked away from the rump MG Rover in 2000, it sold Land Rover to Ford and kept the new Mini and mid-range R30 project for itself. That left MG Rover without a replacement for the 25 and 45. One interim solution was to offer sporty MG versions of the 25 and 45 (here the 25-based MG ZR), a move that was surprisingly effective in giving those cars fresh appeal at little cost. Snapped at the NEC Classic Car Show, 2023.
Yesterday Rover R30, today BMW E87. What’s the link? Well the first-generation 1-Series certainly isn’t just an R30 with a BMW badge - it’s rear-wheel drive rather than FWD and it shares a lot with the E90 3-Series. But there is a persistent industry rumour that much of E87 from the windscreen backwards is borrowed from the unrealised R30. As far as I know this has never been confirmed but does seem at least plausible to me. Local car park photo.
It should have been out on the road. Instead, it lives in a glass case in a museum - the British Motor Museum, to be precise. This is R30. More specifically, it’s a 1/4 scale model of an early iteration of the car that was meant to replace Rover’s 25 and 45. Apparently a production-ready prototype existed by 2000 but after BMW abandoned MG Rover, the R30 never saw the light of day. That may not quite be the end of the story, though. More tomorrow…
BMW aims to fill the EV sales gap left by Tesla, with hydrogen fuel cell EVs in the mix as well.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/bmw-spots-an-ev-sales-opportunity-as-tesla-tumbles/
BMW aims to fill the EV sales gap left by Tesla, with hydrogen fuel cell EVs in the mix as well.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/15/bmw-spots-an-ev-sales-opportunity-as-tesla-tumbles/
By 1999, Rover had spent five years under BMW ownership, and the first major new product to result from the German parent’s investment arrived in the form of the Rover 75. The aging 200 and 400 were given 75-style facelifts and renamed the 25 and 45. But it was widely known that these models from Rover’s Honda era were to be replaced by a new BMW-funded model family, R30. More on that tomorrow. Pic taken (Rover 25): Great British Car Journey, 2025
BMW meldet Gewinneinbruch
Nach mehreren guten Jahren geht es für die deutschen Autohersteller gerade abwärts. Auch BMW vermeldet für das vergangene Jahr einen heftigen Gewinneinbruch. Grund war vor allem eine gedämpfte Nachfrage in China.
Today, another couple of examples of Rover’s highly successful R8 range. While yesterday’s hatchback versions were badged as the 200 series, the handsome four-door saloon (white car) and Tourer estate (grey car) were badged as 400s. The system of model naming was the same as BMW’s, so the ‘420’ badge on the estate signifies a 400-series car with a 2-litre engine - although this was before BMW took over Rover. Pics taken: NEC Classic Car Show, 2024.
Day 17: I may be on vacation, but I still did a little something to make transmission reassembly happen more easily when I get home—my dad helped me make this little "tool" to clamp to the oil pump/A/B/E/C clutch assemblies to get them into proper position, as seen in the YouTube screengrabs. #WeirdCarMastodon #TransmissionRebuild #DIY #ZF #BMW #E39 #WrenchEveryDay
@Eatsbluecrayon @VQuaschning genau darauf will ich hinaus;
Also weniger [Leer-]Gewicht, besserer Cw und damit auch mehr #Reichweite.
Statt #SuperUselessVehicle|s mit €50.000-€100.000+ Verkaufspreis bedarf es Lösungen im Bereich ≤€10.000, wenn nicht sogar ≤€5.000.
Was mich stört ist dass es quasi keine #PersonalLightVehicle|s im Bereich <35kW gibt die per #CCS2-Stecker schnellgeladen werden können und ich auch nur 1 Luxus-#Roller von #BMW kenne welcher bei 15kW Maximalleistung an ner #Ladesäule gem. Ladesäulenverordnung aufladbar ist.
The manufacturing of electronic car keys is anything but simple, illustrating the potential complexities and costs of U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/03/markets/risks-trump-tariffs-car-key/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #carmakers #trade #us #mexico #donaldtrump #ford #generalmotors #honda #toyota #volkswagen #bmw #china #tech
Day 16: no photos today, but I finished replacing O-rings and friction discs and started reassembly, which is a pain in the rear. Got stuck on trying to get the last few assemblies in (they're supposed to go in as a unit) and ran out of daylight, so I'll have to re-strategize and come back to it. Silver lining: I have zero unaccounted-for parts. #WeirdCarMastodon #TransmissionRebuild #DIY #ZF #BMW #E39 #WrenchEveryDay
'BMW Group Classic launched a historical overview of MINI and Motorrad models back in 2021. However, we had to wait until now to discover vehicles from the core BMW brand. No fewer than 424 models are just a click away, allowing visitors to brush up on BMW history. The collection even includes pre-war vehicles, the oldest of which are from the 3/15 lineup dating to the late 1920s.'
https://www.bmwblog.com/2025/02/27/bmw-digital-archive-424-models/
