Yes yes, if you have read my prior post you are in the loop about my new car. I am proud to say that Jess and I are now a full-fledged BMW family. Jess with her 2006 Mini Cooper and I with my 2001 BMW 325i.

Play nice now siblings.

It could be that I was previously driving a Ford Probe, but WOW I love this car. Of course I am searching for any excuse to drive and am using gas like my daddy owns an oil field in Texas, but its all for a good cause. As the previous owner said “This car is Pure.”

Yes, yes it is. Pure passion for driving, pure quality, pure performance, pure BMW.

On top of that it all, the inline 6 cylinder and 5 speed manual transmission put some serious spunk in her trunk. I will leave you with some words of wisdom from my man, X to the Z, “This is one sick whip.”

Hey yall, Boone here. Many of you probably felt the pre-winter frustration this past Friday. Here in Madison, WI we only received around 2 inches of snow. That was bad enough. However, back in Osseo, WI, they received a whopping 16 1/2 inches. If you had ever wondered, “How much snow does it take to stop the United States Postal Service?” I would like to assure you…that it takes 16 1/2 inches.

I am just not ready for winter…yet. 

The snow was perfect for snowman mass production, but it is not going to stick around. My guess, it will be December before we see snow with lasting effects.

Friday’s storm just caught me off guard. Especially since my new Bimmer still has its performance Summer tires on it. This is the first car I have owned with rear wheel drive and Friday’s dumping was my first experience with rear wheel and snow. How was my experience? Lets just say, I want my snow tires on before the next snow storm hits.

Drive safe and wish me luck!

This November, Boone and I took some of our friends to one of our favorite Madison activities: Badger football! We got up early, had breakfast at Mickey’s and drinks at the Oakcrest/Lucky’s, then got front row seats for the game. The student section was in great form as usual and the Badgers creamed NW. Despite a little sun burn, the day was perfect and everyone is looking forward to doing it again next season. Go Bucky!

 

Boone here. Today’s Food for thought:

Is it sad that a large determining factor of me buying a new car, is that it have A cup holder?

Yeah, thats what I thought too. 

That being said, I have finally thrown in the Probe Towel. As some of you might have known, I bought Mike Van Hamert’s 95 Ford Probe a little over a year ago. She has been a great car. However, cest la vie. It was time for an upgrade.

My replacement: a 2001 BMW 325i. This is an unbeliveably sweet machine. She is black with black leather interior and is in perfect shape. I havent had time to take too many pictures just yet. But, a few are featured below. Stay tuned for detials.