It has come up time and again in the BMW CCA Roundel and all over the planet. We gotta keep covering this issue till the world gets straightened out.
It's a simple, painless lesson. Learn now and avoid embarrassing yourself in front of other car enthusiasts.
It its history, BMW has made cars, motorcycles, and aircraft engines. There is no confusion surrounding the aircraft engines, so lets move on to the cars.
This is a BIMMER. I don't have to tell you that this 2004 M Coupe features FOUR wheels. http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/friends/images/2004-m3-coupe-0337-side-500.jpg (Photo coutresy BMW NA)
Bimmer
BMW cars are called Bimmers. Say BIM-mer. If you are a New England native or want to sound like one, say BIM-mah.
That's what this club is about, BMW cars. Bimmers.
Bimmer is also is the official name of the Newsletter of the Boston Chapter. It has been published continuously since 1970. From sometime in the 1990s to March 2000 the newsletter was called BIMMER (all uppercase). Justin Hughes, the current Editor in Chief changed the name back to Bimmer. Then Suzin Koehler became the Editor and changed the name to Boston Bimmer.
Bimmer Magazine is based in California and has nothing to do with the Boston Chapter, even though it is a very nice magazine.
But wait, here's the important part.
This is a BEEMER. BMW Motorcycles have two wheels. http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/friends/images/2004-r1100s-grey-metallic-500.jpg
Beemer or Beamer
BMW motorcycles are called one thing but it is spelled two ways. Beemers or Beamers, you just say BEAM-er. Or maybe BEAM-uh.
This is very simple. Motorcycles have two wheels. Beemers have two wheels.
In that photo to the right (above link), how many wheels do you see? Two wheels? It's a Beemer.
Why are the bikes called Beemer and the cars called Bimmer? A Very Highly Placed BMW Spokesperson sent me the following (reproduced here with permission).
While I can't point to any official document that supports this, my understanding of the origins are as follows.
The term Beemer was first used with motorcycles. Back when British bikes dominated the market and BSA was a well-known marque, riders referred to them as Beezers -- a way to say the letters BSA as if it were a word.
BMW riders said Beemer as a way of saying BMW as a word. This was long before the popularity of BMW cars, so whenever the term Beemer was spoken, it referred to the motorcycle.
I commend you for accepting a bit of knowledge! That has to be a first for these forums!Originally posted by: maziwanka
yea. i editted my earlier post. good bit of knowledge to have.
Originally posted by: JC
What's the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?
With a porcupine, the pricks are on the outside
<sarcasm> No, my 16 year old Civic driving, never even been in a BMW buddy knows more. </sarcasm> Don't forget, we can call anything by any name that we want and it's all OK. One word is just as good as any other. You might call a striped, cat-like animal a tiger, but I think it really is called an elephant. And so do my friends, so I'm right, you're wrong.Originally posted by: C'DaleRider
So, an official BMW club doesn't know squat, eh?[/i]
Originally posted by: Workin'
There are many interpretations? WTF, there is the right interpretation and the wrong interpretation. You are an absolute retard if you think the correct pronunciation of "nuclear" is "nook you lur" - that isn't up for interpretation, except by people with third grade educations! that's like saying 2+2=4 is open to interpretation! What a bunch of morons...Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Originally posted by: Workin'
Dumb asses - BIMMER is the car BEAMER is the motorcycle. Always has been, always will be, no matter how many stupid yuppies and ricer bois say it incorrectly.
Get your head outta your ass, and realize that there are many different interpretations... Just like a poster above said about nuclear, and with Water.
Bill
I ask myself that question all the time...Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Why does everyone have to be a retard?
Originally posted by: Workin'
I ask myself that question all the time...Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Why does everyone have to be a retard?
I dOnT kNoW AnY ADultS wHo WriTe tHEIr naMes liKE ThIs. YoU mUSt bE A rETaRdeD 15 yeaR OLd.Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Originally posted by: Workin'
I ask myself that question all the time...Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Why does everyone have to be a retard?
Kids these days.
Bill
Por-sha but that's another thread. LOL.Originally posted by: Gravity
Shall we do porshe next? Is it por-sha or porsh?
Forgot a "C" in there buddy. It is pronounced por-sha. It's the guys name for gawd's sake.Shall we do porshe next? Is it por-sha or porsh?
Originally posted by: Workin'
I dOnT kNoW AnY ADultS wHo WriTe tHEIr naMes liKE ThIs. YoU mUSt bE A rETaRdeD 15 yeaR OLd.Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Originally posted by: Workin'
I ask myself that question all the time...Originally posted by: aRCeNiTe
Why does everyone have to be a retard?
Kids these days.
Bill
I'm not 15 but I can act like it if the situation calls for it.
Why don't you take a flying leap, jagoff. Maybe you and aRCeNiTe can get married. But that might make your cousins jealous. You're both dumb asshats.Originally posted by: mugsywwiii
Workin' you're an ass. The OP asked how people here pronounce it, NOT the correct pronunciation. There's no wrong answer to that question. The porcupine joke sounds about right.
Originally posted by: Workin'
Why don't you take a flying leap, jagoff. Maybe you and aRCeNiTe can get married. But that might make your cousins jealous. You're both dumb asshats.Originally posted by: mugsywwiii
Workin' you're an ass. The OP asked how people here pronounce it, NOT the correct pronunciation. There's no wrong answer to that question. The porcupine joke sounds about right.
Yeah I'm a prick and if you don't like it why don't you cry to your mommy about it. Like I give a rat's ass what you think. You're all so stupid it's amazing you're not institutionalized. I'm sick of dealing with fvcking retarded juveniles, moronic teenagers who think they know everything, and 30 year olds who still live with their parents. What a freak show.
I'm done here.
Originally posted by: Workin'
Why don't you take a flying leap, jagoff. Maybe you and aRCeNiTe can get married. But that might make your cousins jealous. You're both dumb asshats.Originally posted by: mugsywwiii
Workin' you're an ass. The OP asked how people here pronounce it, NOT the correct pronunciation. There's no wrong answer to that question. The porcupine joke sounds about right.
Yeah I'm a prick and if you don't like it why don't you cry to your mommy about it. Like I give a rat's ass what you think. You're all so stupid it's amazing you're not institutionalized. I'm sick of dealing with fvcking retarded juveniles, moronic teenagers who think they know everything, and 30 year olds who still live with their parents. What a freak show.
I'm done here.