My Husband’s Road Trips Whenever he has an extended break, my husband often heads out on a long solo road trip in his car. Depending on how much time he has, he might be gone for two nights and three days or a whole week, and his destination could be Tohoku or Shikoku. His dream, he says, is to spend a solid month on the road someday（笑） When you hear “road trip,” you might picture...
My husband has recently had the chance to drive a number of wonderful cars owned by people he knows. I have to admit, I’m a little jealous! The other day, he got to try the BMW Z4 M40i, and he’s written up his impressions. We hope you enjoy reading them. The Joy of Driving: BMW I recently had the opportunity to experience the BMW Z4 M40i, and I’d like to share my impressions. As I’ve...
The Day We Finally Sold Our BMW 320i The day finally came to say goodbye to our beloved BMW 320i (F30). As I mentioned briefly in an earlier article, we decided to use an online service that arranges appraisals from multiple dealers. My husband, who has experience with this kind of thing, handled all the negotiations while I watched and learned. First, I want to make it clear that this article is not an advertisement...
One Last Drive in the BMW 320i By the time this article goes live, my first car, a BMW 320i, will already have been sold. But recently, I had a chance to drive on the highway, so I decided to take the 320i out for one last drive. I decided to sell the 320i through a group appraisal, with several dealers visiting my home at the same time to make offers. I’ve had very little...
My BMW 320i I mentioned this briefly in an earlier post, but after giving it a lot of thought, I’ve decided to say goodbye to the BMW 320i that was my first-ever car. I bought the 320i used last April. I was struggling to drive the manual-transmission Boxster we have at home, and even after getting my automatic-only license restriction removed, I’d barely driven a manual in three years. That’s when I thought: “At this...
Our Loaner Car: The BMW 320d (F30) The other day, when I took our BMW 320i in for its annual inspection, the dealership kindly lent us a 320d (F30) as a loaner. I’d expected to get a compact car or something similar, so I was surprised to be handed the keys to such a nice car. Thank you! My husband and I both had a chance to drive the 320d, so today I’d like to...
BMW Maintenance and Inspection Time flies: it’s already time for the one-year inspection of our BMW 320i (F30).(2014 model) We’d driven about 6,500 km over the past year or so. Compared with the other cars in our household—which often rack up well over 10,000 km a year—the 320i has barely been driven. We use it almost every day, but mostly for trips around the neighborhood, so I guess that’s how the mileage adds up. On...
Driving a Manual Ever since my first car, a BMW 320i with a manual transmission, arrived at our home, I’ve been driving it pretty often. It’s hard to believe, but it’ll soon be a year since I took delivery. This 320i isn’t an M Sport or any other performance-focused trim—it’s a completely standard model. Once I got used to driving it, I found myself thinking, “This is a little underwhelming…” more and more often. The...
Test-Driving the 320i (G20) A little while ago, I wrote about test-driving an M2 at a BMW dealership: BMW M2コンペティションを試乗した感想 While I was there, I also got to test-drive the new 320i, and I’d like to share my impressions. (It’s been a while…) The car I drove was the M Sport version of the new 320i (G20). The staff member asked whether I’d prefer to try the gasoline or diesel model, but I chose the...
着物を着て、マニュアル車を運転してみた感想を書いています。後から調べたところ、道路交通法違反になる県もあるようで…着衣の規定についてもしっかり調べた上で運転するのがいいと思います。
