How much was beamer when it was new???

[JamJam320i]

Hi I have searched every where to get an approx price of my car when it was new......cant find info any where?!

I have a bmw 320i SE on a 1992 plate.

Anyone let me know would be much apreeesh

Jam

[Blanco]

Don't you mean de"preeeeesh"?

I think they were around $30-40k.

[Boondoggie]

Typing "1992 BMW 325 MSRP" into google gives $27k.

[jijacob]

Adjust that for the inflated car market these days and you're left with an amount that's about the same (maybe 3k or so less) as the current 3 series.

[BimmerChuck]

I'll be the one to say it.
Beemer - 2 wheels
Bimmer - 4 wheels.

[jijacob]

I'll be the one to say it.
Beamer - 2 wheels
Beemer - 4 wheels.

Might want to get it right before you correct someone. bimmer = 4 wheels, beemer = 2 wheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#Culture

[millertimebmw03]

check your registration mine's retail was $44K

[baghram]

Might want to get it right before you correct someone. bimmer = 4 wheels, beemer = 2 wheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#CultureHa pwned :buttrock

[pbclax423]

Might want to get it right before you correct someone. bimmer = 4 wheels, beemer = 2 wheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#Culture

wheels or doors??

unless your talking about bikes & cars?

[StoRm.328i]

Mine was 40K~

[SHAHAB323IS]

wheels or doors??

unless your talking about bikes & cars?

wheels, he is talking about bikes and cars

[Blanco]

I'm still trying to figure out where the hard E sound is coming from in "bimmer". Looks like "dimmer" to me.

[Bimuh007]

In addition to the 328i sedan and 328is coupe, coupe, it includes the 318ti hatchback coupe ($20,560), 318i sedan and 318is coupe ($25,950 and $27,700, respectively), the 318i convertible ($32,750), 328i convertible ($41,390) and, a close cousin, the 2-seat Z3 roadster ($28,750).

[jaguax]

I'm still trying to figure out where the hard E sound is coming from in "bimmer". Looks like "dimmer" to me.

There is no hard e sound, it's just that everyone thinks it's beamer because of hollywood and whatnot, honestly I think the terms should just merge and we should call everything BMW related a "beamer" because every single person I meet ends up calling it a beamer.

[jijacob]

There is no hard e sound, it's just that everyone thinks it's beamer because of hollywood and whatnot, honestly I think the terms should just merge and we should call everything BMW related a "beamer" because every single person I meet ends up calling it a beamer.

Yeah I don't really care either way. I call it a beamer to everyone that won't know a difference to keep the "what is a bimmer?" chat from happening.

I think beamer sonds better anyways. But take that comment to the e30 section and they'll fillet you alive.

[BimmerChuck]

Might want to get it right before you correct someone. bimmer = 4 wheels, beemer = 2 wheels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW#Culture

Woops, guess I got thrown off by the "a".

I’m devastated. Haven’t seen any evidence that I could be fallible in many years.

[M50PoweredE30]

Yeah I don't really care either way. I call it a beamer to everyone that won't know a difference to keep the "what is a bimmer?" chat from happening.

I think beamer sonds better anyways. But take that comment to the e30 section and they'll fillet you alive.

Thats correct, it's a BMW, no such thing as a "beamer"

[DesioMedia]

Yeah I don't really care either way. I call it a beamer to everyone that won't know a difference to keep the "what is a bimmer?" chat from happening.

I think beamer sonds better anyways. But take that comment to the e30 section and they'll fillet you alive.

+1. Where did Bimmer come frome any ways. It was probabley an adaptation of Beamer.

[Blanco]

Yeah, I just say 325 or BMW most of the time, sometimes beemer/beamer. I've never called it a bimmer (rhyming with dimmer) or heard anyone else call it that.

[Russ[]]

I've heard other enthusiast refer to it as bimmer. I correct my friends just to be an ass.

[jaguax]

+1. Where did Bimmer come frome any ways. It was probabley an adaptation of Beamer.

The term "beamer" was obviously invented as an easier/quicker/cooler way to saw "BMW"... The cars carry the same name/logos as the bikes correct? So why the need for a different physical name? I don't see Honda cars and bikes being differentiated with "Honda" and "Hunda" or something similar for example! The whole thing is retarded to me. When 99% of the people out there are saying "Nice beamer," I'm just gonna nod my head in agreement instead of being a dick and correcting them. It's even harder to prove when famous actors are spurting out the term "beamer" in movies.

I'm gonna start calling mine a BEE-EM-DUB just because I'm too lazy to pronounce the only letter in the alphabet that has more than one syllable. Who's genius idea was that?

[Blanco]

^^^Probably came from Vee-Dub. Drummers do the same thing with DW kits.

[jagerking]

Yeah, I still have the meroni from my e36. MSRP was $40,900.

[mattr328i]

Yeah, I just say 325 or BMW most of the time, sometimes beemer/beamer. I've never called it a bimmer (rhyming with dimmer) or heard anyone else call it that.

bimmer is pronounced: beemer. i have never heard anyone say bimmer like rhyming with dimmer.

[Blanco]

bimmer is pronounced: beemer. i have never heard anyone say bimmer like rhyming with dimmer.

Which brings me back to my original point. Where does the hard E come from in "bimmer"?

[mattr328i]

Which brings me back to my original point. Where does the hard E come from in "bimmer"?

i think beemer came first because they produced motorcycles before cars then cars came along and bimmer was used for cars because (obviously:D) you cant use the same term for cars and motorcycles.

[speedfreak325]

Which brings me back to my original point. Where does the hard E come from in "bimmer"?
heres a better one for you, who gives a shit? we all know what everyone is talking about whether its beemer, bimmer, beamer, bmw, b-m-dub, moneypit, slushbox, etc...
there now that thats settled lets go solve something more important like global poverty or something

(ps. to answer your question... "Bimmer")

[DesioMedia]

heres a better one for you, who gives a shit? we all know what everyone is talking about whether its beemer, bimmer, beamer, bmw, b-m-dub, moneypit, slushbox, etc...
there now that thats settled lets go solve something more important like global poverty or something

(ps. to answer your question... "Bimmer")

Woa. Dont ever call my car a slushbox. :nono

325si manu FTW :buttrock

[Blanco]

heres a better one for you, who gives a shit? we all know what everyone is talking about whether its beemer, bimmer, beamer, bmw, b-m-dub, moneypit, slushbox, etc...
there now that thats settled lets go solve something more important like global poverty or something

(ps. to answer your question... "Bimmer")

Reading comprehension owns you. ;)

I'm not asking because I don't know. My point is that telling people that "beemer/beamer" is wrong, is stupid. There's no way that "bimmer" has the same sound because there's no way you can get a hard E. I find it funny that BMW owners feel the need to differentiate between the spelling of the same word for a bike or a car when nobody else in the motorsports world feels the same need.

...and I'm out.

[jaguax]

There is no hard E unless maybe your pronouncing it with a German accent or something. Simple english tells you that it rhymes with dimmer. After all, if you wanted to seperate cars from motorcycles, then why would you spell them different yet pronounce them the same? They are pronounced differently, and it's stupid.

[mattr328i]

There is no hard E unless maybe your pronouncing it with a German accent or something. Simple english tells you that it rhymes with dimmer. After all, if you wanted to seperate cars from motorcycles, then why would you spell them different yet pronounce them the same? They are pronounced differently, and it's stupid.

if you tell anyone you have a bimmer and say it like it rhymes with dimmer you will sound like a retard. its spelled bimmer (hence the name of the forum your on) and pronounced like beeeeemer

[Bimuh007]

damn, who cares how its spelled or how you say it. Just be glad you're driving one.

I pronounce bimmer=beemer/beamer. Plus saying "bimmer" like "dimmer" makes the car sound retarded. but to ppl who refer BMW as b-m-dub. Keep the dub where it belongs... on a crap v dub.

[jaguax]

if you tell anyone you have a bimmer and say it like it rhymes with dimmer you will sound like a retard. its spelled bimmer (hence the name of the forum your on) and pronounced like beeeeemer

Might sound retarded but that is how it's pronounced, period. Pronouncing "bimmer" as "beamer" is no different than pronouncing dimmer as deamer or dinner as deaner. Going back to my original point, why spell the two terms differently if you are going to pronounce them the same?

[tiddlydee1289]

bimmer is pronounced: beemer. i have never heard anyone say bimmer like rhyming with dimmer.

Yeah, I always thought it was pronounced "b-ee-mer" spelled bimmer

[mattr328i]

Might sound retarded but that is how it's pronounced, period. Pronouncing "bimmer" as "beamer" is no different than pronouncing dimmer as deamer or dinner as deaner. Going back to my original point, why spell the two terms differently if you are going to pronounce them the same?

things are not always pronounced phonetically. and your second question, ever heard of homophones. if those two words are two or to or too big for you look em up.

[tiddlydee1289]

heyy no need to get pissy

[jaguax]

things are not always pronounced phonetically. and your second question, ever heard of homophones. if those two words are two or to or too big for you look em up.

Surprisingly yes, just this past semester in a linguistics course. Never thought I would hear them again though. :D

My point still remains though. The two terms were purposefully made with a different vowel sound to identify and differentiate between two different objects. I highly doubt the person who coined the term "bimmer" in order to separate cars from motorcycles pronounced it the same. If they were pronounced the same, then if I were to decide to call that guy up and say "HEY!!! I JUST BOUGHT A BEAMER!!!", he would have no idea if I meant the car or the bike. And his invented term would have just been proved to be completely useless except during AOL conversations. :stickoutt

edit - By the way, you're losing. ;)

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=772549

[mattr328i]

edit - By the way, you're losing. ;)

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=772549


that has been done before:http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232986

btw, your losing. :stickoutt


edit: where would saying bimmer like dimmer even come from? saying it liek beeemer at least makes sense for a "Beee em double-u"...so for short its just bimmer like beeemer.

[JimsR]

Well, I have a magazine that comes to me every other month and its called "Bimmer". Still don't know the differnce. BMW makes motorcycles?......JK

[jaguax]

that has been done before:http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=232986

btw, your losing. :stickoutt


edit: where would saying bimmer like dimmer even come from? saying it liek beeemer at least makes sense for a "Beee em double-u"...so for short its just bimmer like beeemer.

That thread is asking for an opinion on how *you* personally say it, while mine is asking for the original way that it was intended to be said. So no, not losing since that is a thread based on personal dialect.

Once again, why have two different terms *INTENDED TO DIFFERENTIATE TWO DIFFERENT MOTOR VEHICLES* if they are said the exact same? It fails at differentiating if they are said the same, and differentiating is the whole purpose of the second term. You don't completely change the vowel in order to pronounce it the same. Think about it man! It's common sense!

edit - btw the search function sucks, I searched for "bimmer pronounced" and "bimmer pronounce" and it didn't show that thread due to the two quotation marks.

[Boondoggie]

Bimmer is a myth. Those of you who use it fell for it.

[Adderz]

or you could be normal and call your car a bmw, its already shortened from Bayerische Motoren Werke.

personally ive never called my car a bimmer (dimmer) as it's too short, i wouldnt be surprised if you said it and someone asked you to stop talking so fast (if you get what i mean)

another reason might be that they didnt want bommer, bummer, not so stylish?? hehe

since the motorycles were there from the start, they chose the better sounding name and the cars got handed secnd best.

[patrickrolfsen]

1994 325iC/5/sport package only ~ $39k

[JayStayJigged]

mine was 37 k

[GMCSK8ER]

Wait what was this thread about? lol.

It sounded weird when the announcer at Bimmerfest pronounced it bimmer like "dimmer", that was the first time I heard someone pronounce it that way. It just doesn't sound right, so correct or not I say it like "beamer", who cares.

[LAWLence]

Back on track here
My 328is w/ sport package was $36,7xx. I have the window sticker in my records!

[zeplin0325]

Gentlemen, c'mon... This thread started out as a question on how much the original retail for the E36 was, and now I see about 70% of the posts are on what to call a BMW...

Bimmer, Beemer, Beamer, BEE EM DUB, etc. are all just pet names we have for our favorite brand of automobile... Such pet names are not officially endorsed by the BMW Motor Corp., though they love the fact that there are pet names, meaning there is a whole pop culture revolving around their products (I actually did a launch event that used light beams from the headlights as one of the main selling points for the concept, and guess where the inspiration came from... hint: beam?)

Seriously, telling someone that if they call it a Beamer or a Beemer then they would be un-cool is soooooooooo junior high...

[AMDdude]

wtf, never even heard of such a thing that bimmer is pronounced to rhyme with dimmer, lets not....

[Supierreman]

heres a better one for you, who gives a shit? we all know what everyone is talking about whether its beemer, bimmer, beamer, bmw, b-m-dub, moneypit, slushbox, etc...
there now that thats settled lets go solve something more important like global poverty or something

(ps. to answer your question... "Bimmer")

+1
hahaha Amen!!!