車, 屋外, BMW, 3 Series, F30
BMW

Enabling the BMW’s Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)

Daytime Running Lights on the BMW 320i Today, I’m talking about the daytime running lights on my BMW 320i. It was my first car, but since it was a 2014 model, the DRL feature was still inactive when the car was delivered. (I wrote about enabling the daytime running lights on my Boxster in the article below.) ポルシェのデイライト(DRL)について – 安全のために出来るだけライトは点けよう Daytime running lights are lights used during the day to help improve road safety (known...

車, 駐車場, BMW, 3 Series, F30
BMW

Our BMW 320i (F30) Has Arrived! From Delivery Day to My First Drive

Delivery Day for Our BMW 320i At last, our BMW 320i (F30) had arrived! It was a 2014 model with a manual transmission—and my very first car. I never imagined my first car would be a manual. (I explain how that came about here.) 人生初の愛車を購入!BMW 3シリーズ(MT)に出会い、注文するまで。 While we waited for delivery, my husband kept saying: Seriously, are you actually going to be able to drive it? You’re not going to end up saying, “Let’s buy...

車, 展示場, BMW, 3 Series, F30
BMW

Buying My First Car: Finding and Ordering a Manual BMW 3 Series

Getting Ready to Buy a Manual-Transmission Car Early last month, I decided that I was going to buy my own manual-transmission car before the end of the year. Little did I know that just two weeks later, I’d be writing, “Would you believe it? A manual BMW 320i is coming home with us!” なななんと、BMW 320i(MT)がわが家にやってくる! Of course, I hadn’t planned to buy one so soon. We’d been saying, “If I do buy one, it’ll probably...

車, 人, 建物, 旗, 駐車場, 駐車場, 展示会, BMW, 3 Series, Z4, F30, E89
BMW

Would You Believe It? A BMW 320i with a Manual Transmission Is Coming Home!

Searching for a Manual-Transmission Car The other day, after a change of heart, I wrote on the blog that I’d decided to buy a used manual-transmission car of my own by the end of this year—ideally by summer. Since then, I’ve been checking used-car websites almost every day. ポルシェのMT車を颯爽と乗りこなす、かっこいい女性になるために。 I had plenty of time to look, so I wanted to take it slow and find the right car. I checked Goo and Carsensor day after...

BMW530i | 車, 建物, 駐車場, 駐車場, BMW, 5 Series, G30
BMW

Test-Driving the BMW 5 Series: The Sporty Sedan That Brings Back “The Joy of Driving”

One Day, a Call from the BMW Dealer The other day, a BMW dealer called my husband. The previous salesperson had left, they explained, and they’d love for us to stop by so he could meet the new representative and take a test drive. Not that we ever bought a car from the previous salesperson… lol. My husband invited me along, but our younger daughter came down with a fever that day, so I stayed...

BMW523i | 車, 駐車場, 山, 空, 駐車場, BMW, 5 Series, F10
BMW

My Loaner Car Until the Panamera Turbo Arrives: Impressions of the BMW 523i

Saying Goodbye to the Panamera Edition Yesterday, our Panamera finally left home. The dealership representative, Mr. H, was due to pick it up at 1 p.m. At around 12:45, I went out to the garage to retrieve something I’d left in my pocket, only to find him already waiting. He’d arrived early and had kindly waited in front of the house. “Sorry to keep you waiting!” I said, hurrying off to get my husband. Then...