BMW Enthusiast — est. 1985

So many Bimmers.
One passion.

Personal documentation of a life spent with BMWs — the cars, the mods, the trips, and everything else.

Alaska Inside Passage — 6 days, Hubbard Glacier Hubbard Glacier LeMans Blue X5 4.8is — the full story 4.8is
80+ photos →
 ESS VT1 Supercharged 540i — TiAG engine bay Engine bay BMWCCA Gateway Tech 2001 — E46 M3 debut E46 M3 White Pass & Yukon Railway — Skagway, Day 3 White Pass Germany — BMW Museum, Z1 in the wild BMW Museum Bimmerfest 2004 — zero miles on I-40 Bimmerfest BMW M5 E60 — V10, 507hp — the dream car M5 V10
Dream Car →
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Mod guides
10
Travel destinations
01
The machines
Cars &
Mods

Ten BMWs from a 1975 2002 to an M57 diesel. Mod guides, install write-ups, and photo documentation. The 540i with SuperSprint exhaust, StopTech brakes, Euro dash, and more.

2000 BMW 540i — 8 mods documented 1975 BMW 2002 — Kermit 2002 BMW 330ia — PDC story 2004 BMW X5 4.8is — LeMans Blue E60 BMW M5 — the dream car
Cars & Mods
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The destinations
Travel &
Trips

Alaska Inside Passage. Germany and the BMW Museum. Hawaii. Bimmerfest. Gateway Tech. Seattle. Route 66. Northeast. Maine. All ten documented with photos and stories.

Alaska Inside Passage — 6 days, 80+ photos Germany — BMW Museum, Z1 in the wild Bimmerfest 2004 — and the zero miles story BMWCCA Gateway Tech 2001 Hawaii
Travel
03
Everything else
Life &
Other

The Storm of '03 — a 90mph derecho. BBQ. Life beyond the garage.

The Storm of '03 — 90mph winds, 24 photos BBQ MINI preview
Life

This site has been around since 2001. It started as a place to document a Performance Delivery Center pickup of a 2002 BMW 330ia in Spartanburg, South Carolina — one of the best experiences BMW offers — and grew from there into a full record of everything that followed. Ten cars. Thirty-nine years. One site.

2001
Site first published
1985
First BMW — age 16
540i
Most documented — 8 mods
The Garage

Cars & Mods

1975
BMW 2002
"Kermit" — Mintgrün — 1986 to present
First Love
Kermit →
1988
BMW E30
E30 — Sedan — 2019 to present
Coming
2000
BMW 540i 6-Speed
E39 — Titanium Silver — 2000 to 2019
Most Modified
10 mods →
2002
BMW 330ia
E46 — Steel Blue — 2002 to 2019
PDC Story
Steel Blue E46 — Performance Delivery Center story →
PDC Story →
2001
BMW 740i
E38 — 2021 to present
Coming
2004
BMW X5 4.8is
E53 — LeMans Blue — 2011 to 2024 — sold at 195K miles
Full Story
80+ photos →
2004
BMW X5 4.4i
E53 — Alpine White — 2019 to present
Story
Story →
2012
BMW 128i
E82 — Coupe — 2020 to present
Coming
2012
BMW X5 xDrive35d
E70 — M57 Diesel — 2025 to present
Current
Platinum Grey — M57 Diesel — KW V3 — Brembo BBK
Full Story →
2004
BMW X5 3.0
E53 — Verde — 2004 to 2011
Story
Story →
2001
BMW X5 3.0
E53 — Tan — 2001 to 2012
Photos
Ole 3.0 →
On the Wish List
E60
BMW M5
V10 — 507hp — never owned, always wanted
Dream Car
Gallery →
E39 540i — 2000

Mod Guides

Exhaust
SuperSprint
Brakes
StopTech BBK
Suspension
Shocks & Springs
Lights
Celis Rear Lights
Interior
Euro Dash
Electronics
Voice Recognition
Mirrors
Compass + Aspheric
Exterior
Bumper & Mouldings
1975 2002 — DIY
Shorten the Bumpers
MTech
MTech Conversion
Forced Induction
ESS Supercharger
Buyer Guide
E46 Buyer Guide
Buyer Guide
E39 Buyer Guide
E39 540i
Parts List — 91 items
BMWCCA Event
MINI Preview
Overview
Full 540i Guide →
Ten destinations

Travel & Trips

Cruise — June 2001
Alaska Inside Passage
Hubbard Glacier. White Pass Railway. Juneau. Six days.
Europe
Germany
BMW Museum. Z1 in the wild. Autobahn.
Pacific — Hawaii
Hawaii
70+ photos. The full trip.
Road Trip — May 2004
Bimmerfest 2004
Santa Barbara. 800+ BMWs. Zero miles on I-40.
Road Trip — May 2001
Gateway Tech
St. Louis. E46 M3 debut. No longer held.
Road Trip — October 2012
Spartanburg Homecoming
Tail of the Dragon. 317 curves. The PDC. Two 2004 eight-year-olds.
Road Trip — July 2015
Route 66 — Summer ’15
21 days. 6,000 miles. OKC, Painted Desert, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley.
Road Trip — July 2017
Northeast Road Trip
4,000 miles. Smokies, Shenandoah, Acadia, WTC Memorial, Niagara.
Road Trip — July 2014
Seattle — 6,000 Miles
Chicago to Seattle solo. Home as a family. The 4.8is did every mile.
Road Trip — June–July 2018
Let’s Drive to Maine
Dragon to Kitty Hawk to Acadia to Mt. Washington. 6,000 miles.
All travel →
Beyond the garage

Life & Other

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2003
The Storm of ’03
Life
BBQ
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