Car Tips
Modern BMWs have a great place to put a cellphone and even offer optional wireless charging for $500. But many times, there is an inconvenience: they are not always in the most optimal place for…
Chuck Vossler / December 8, 2020
How-To
As electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles become more prevalent, it is not uncommon for a single household to have more than one vehicle that needs charging. Enter ClipperCreek’s HSC-D40 Dual Charging Station. This is a…
Chuck Vossler / November 26, 2020
Test Drives
The 2021 BMW X3 xDrive30e is the Bavarians’ first plug-in hybrid for the X3 lineup. It has a nicely packaged battery just in front of the rear axle that adds 17-18 miles of pure electric…
Chuck Vossler / October 26, 2020
BMW X3
Going to a BMW dealership in Europe is a much different experience than in the United States. European dealerships have a few different models of each series to test drive, then the customer typically orders…
Chuck Vossler / September 28, 2020
Car Tips
How Much is an Oil Change for a BMW?
by Chuck Vossler / Date: August 21, 2020
i3
Today I was on a 145 mile road trip in a 2018 BMW i3S, an electric vehicle with a range of 110 miles. This meant I absolutely had to charge the car during my trip….
Chuck Vossler / July 13, 2020
BMW 1M
The 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe is, in my opinion, the best M car of the last decade. There is something just pure and unfiltered about its driving experience. It’s rare and has an…
Chuck Vossler / July 11, 2020
i3
What is the difference between the BMW i3 and BMW i3s? That’s a we get frequently asked. In a way, the answer is simple and in a way, it is not. It takes a trained…
Chuck Vossler / March 29, 2020
i3
Now that the BMW i3 has been out a while, some things that need attention are popping up. Here’s a simple guide on how to fix a loose handle door on the BMW i3. Over…
Chuck Vossler / March 18, 2020
BMW X3
We love our BMW i3 BEV. It is really the ultimate daily driver but realistically it would very hard to drive it on a long road trip. Enter the car I’ve owned the longest –…
Chuck Vossler / March 17, 2020
Test Drives
I was recently at a BMWCCA Cars & Coffee with our 2018 BMW i3s and it was a typical freezing cold day in January. One of the chapter officers came up and asked me” “Do…
Chuck Vossler / February 11, 2020