Yeah, um, it took about 135 days to hit 30000 km with the bimmer. I expect by that rate to reach 100000 by mid november? Awch!
Anyway, she’s driving wonderfully and quite trustworthy. A week ago I ran a flat tire, but with the RunFlat tires mounted I could continue to a tire center for a quick fix. Because, this thing:
… ended up in my right rear tire! A 10 cm long and 2cm wide iron slat! …
Last sunday she got a wash…
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I can tell you that this is not a car, but a travelling machine. Even the standard seats sit perfectly, and the surroundings and drive relaxes you. I always look forward every morning and every evening to my commute, even if it contains a fair share of traffic jams.
I left the trusty Opel Astra at the BMW dealer today, to replace it with my Montego Blue BMW 320D. It now has 180km on the odometer.
For some reason, we decided tonight to head down to the Nordschleife. It had been a while, and although we were not aware of anything special, we saw this at closing time:
So Aimée and I visited the Internationale Automobil Ausstellung, or the IAA in Frankfurt on saturday. I have been a car nut all my life, but my experiences only reached to the Brussels Auto Show, and the NAIAS in Detroit.
This was, however, something completely different. The IAA at the Frankfurter Messe or exposition area is a vast area of many, many exposition halls, together with wide roads and open areas. With all the food corners, drink stalls and promotional stands outside, it more feels like a giant amusement park than a real auto show. …
