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Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1995 | Series: BMW

For more than 25 years, informed BMW owners have relied on Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America, to make their "Ultimate Driving Machines" more ultimate. Now a selection of articles on driving, performance, service and tech tips have been collected in a single book. Whether you drive a sporting 325iC or the uncompromising 850CSi Sport Coupe, this book will serve as a valuable maintenance guide, performance handbook and technical reference source, to help you understand and care for your BMW.

BMW owners and BMW Car Club of America members provide specific information for your BMW:

-Valuable insights and technical information ranging from basic service

tips to advanced driving theory-written by BMW owners and club members

specifically for BMW cars.

-Inside secrets on maintaining, preserving and caring for your BMW. Find

out how to properly wash and wax your car without damaging the paint, and

how to reset the service indicator lights.

-Driving techniques ranging from basic car control to choosing apexes on

the track. Discover whether your car understeers or oversteers, and how

weight transfer affects traction and vehicle dynamics.

-Learn the difference between torque and horsepower, how to select the

right tires for your BMW, which performance modifications work and which

ones don't.

Organized and indexed for quick access and easy use, this book contains extensive driving and performance tuning information. Favorite articles and series are bundled together, such as On Driving and Shade Tree Topics.

"BMW Enthusiast's Companion" is a must-have for all BMW owners and enthusiasts.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } For more than 25 years, informed BMW owners have relied on Roundel, the magazine of the BMW Car Club of America, to make their "Ultimate Driving Machines" more ultimate. Now a selection of articles on driving, performance, service and tech tips have been collected in a single book. Whether you drive a sporting 325iC or the uncompromising 850CSi Sport Coupe, this book will serve as a valuable maintenance guide, performance handbook and technical reference source, to help you understand and care for your BMW.

BMW owners and BMW Car Club of America members provide specific information for your BMW:

-Valuable insights and technical information ranging from basic service

tips to advanced driving theory-written by BMW owners and club members

specifically for BMW cars.

-Inside secrets on maintaining, preserving and caring for your BMW. Find

out how to properly wash and wax your car without damaging the paint, and

how to reset the service indicator lights.

-Driving techniques ranging from basic car control to choosing apexes on

the track. Discover whether your car understeers or oversteers, and how

weight transfer affects traction and vehicle dynamics.

-Learn the difference between torque and horsepower, how to select the

right tires for your BMW, which performance modifications work and which

ones don't.

"BMW Enthusiast's Companion" is a must-have for all BMW owners and enthusiasts.

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Product Details

Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: Bentley Publishers; illustrated edition edition (July 1, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0837603218
ISBN-13: 978-0837603216
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coffee-table book, September 24, 2001

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This review is from: Bmw Enthusiast's Companion: Owner Insights on Driving, Performance and Service (Paperback)

A great book which covers history of BMW cars, very specific technical details and troubleshooting, informative message posts, and very amusing comics. A very appropriate title. I wouldn't buy this as a service manual (though it does have some great tips, see the Bentley service manual if you need a great tech. manual). An excellent book which I am still enjoying.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good for "old school", November 18, 2004

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This is a well established book with a very credible track record, however, it is misleading having the hood of a BMW E36 on the cover. The E36 is a modern BMW by all standards; this book has about three two-paragraph articles on that car while all the other stories and pages pertain to the E30 (1983-1992) and earlier cars. If you are the owner or if you are fascinated with how to work on cars older than 15 years, this book is for you.

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30 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, by BMW enthusiass for all auto enthusiasts., December 4, 1998

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This review is from: Bmw Enthusiast's Companion: Owner Insights on Driving, Performance and Service (Paperback)

This book is a collection of articles written for the BMW Car Club of America magazine. It answers many questions about driving and maintanence of BMW automobiles. Much of the information should be of interest to anyone who enjoys a fine car and driving though, not just the BMW owner. It is full of many interesting topics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One thing
The only problem with this book is that is a bit old appart from that its is perfect and easy to understand even for me is just starting with english

Published 10 months ago by benoit gagn�

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't recommed it
The book wasn't really what I expected. It's a good compillation of several quite old and basic articles. It's not really a "book", with a logical and ordered content. Read more

Published on February 17, 2010 by Andres Mendizabal

3.0 out of 5 stars Not my first choice
Not my first choice when looking for E30 info. Somewhat a compilation of owner comments and very old tech articles. Read more

Published on March 9, 2008 by Cheap-n-Easy

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD IF YOU HAVE AN OLDER BMW
Interesting reading, but geared more to the older cars

Published on July 11, 2006 by al brandau

2.0 out of 5 stars Enthusiasts guide review - for older cars
Found many of the articles dated over ten years old and where some withstand the test of time, most are relative to the older, now very used cars. Read more

Published on February 27, 2006 by Joseph P. Nolan

1.0 out of 5 stars Book for old BMW's
Forget this book unless you own a pre 2000 BMW. Most, if not all, of the information provided can be found on the web. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Published on October 18, 2004 by J. Kreamer

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book just radiates quality. There is a lot of very useful information in this book that can be applied to any car, not just BMWs. Read more

Published on April 8, 2004 by tyr666

5.0 out of 5 stars Great coffee-table book
A great book which covers history of BMW cars, very specific technical details and troubleshooting, informative message posts, and very amusing comics. A very appropriate title. Read more

Published on September 24, 2001 by Shane Ramey

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