By Jim Levandoski Drive 4 Corners was started about 12 years ago for BMW CCA members from Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico to meet each other with a group drive aimed to be a laid back weekend focused on driving mountain roads and exploring the region with other enthusiasts. Texas chapters were also represented. Read More
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July 2022 Taos Enchanted Circle Drive
It wasn’t planned this way, but the BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Taos Enchanted Circle Drive on July 16, 2022 was a New Mexico True 50 Jahre BMW M celebration with all cars participating either ///M or ///M Sport Package equipped. After appreciating the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge from the nearby meeting point on US 64, the group powered its way on Read More
June 2022 Chapter Ice Cream Social
Bill Warren, the owner of I Scream Ice Cream, pulled all the stops for the BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening, June 30, 2022. He kept the business open later than normal to maximize parking available to the Chapter. It was a family-friendly event as I Scream Ice Cream is probably the best Read More
2022 BMW Clean Car Show – NM Veterans Memorial
The BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter resumed its annual Clean Car Show on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at a new venue – the beautiful New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park in Albuquerque. The event had been on hiatus for two years during the pandemic. The event also served as a fundraiser for the Read More
NM Chapter Honors Women In Sports at Isotopes Park
Photo Courtesy of Albuquerque Isotopes BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter members had fun providing BMW convertible rides for women athletes around the baseball field during a pre-game ceremony for the Women In Sports being honored in front of over 12,000 fans at the Albuquerque Isotopes baseball game on April 30, 2022. Shown above is NM Chapter Read More
Meet BMW Master Technician Guada Garcia
BMW Master Technician Guada Garcia has garnered quite a following in the local BMW community with many positive comments on social media and word-of-mouth endorsements. Guada works for Independent Vehicle Service (IVS) in Albuquerque where he is their go-to for BMW and Porsche service, diagnosis and repairs. He holds multiple ASE and NAPA Autotech certifications and especially enjoys diagnosing technical issues. Read More
2022 Trinity Site Tour
By Rob Anthony On April 2, 2022, 12 BMWs and 23 participants joined the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter for a tour of the Trinity Site, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16th, 1945. Participants drove from as far away as Farmington to the North and El Paso Read More
Nitrous Oxide Bimmer
Photos by NM Chapter Photographer Jason Collin Sometimes what we do to personalize our BMW’s take on visceral qualities like the pleasing “gurgle” of a tuned BMW M62 V8 exhaust or the kick in the pants one gets when nitrous oxide increases the engine’s power output by allowing fuel to be burned at a higher-than-normal Read More
March 2022 Sacramento Mountains Tour
By Sue Johnson On March 12th and 13th 2022, BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter members from the northern part of the state headed south from Albuquerque via Quarai National Monument to Carrizozo to meet up with the club members from the southern part of the state and El Paso. After a Read More
BMW Safety Recall on 2006-2013 Models
On March 2, 2022, BMW issued a safety recall on the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve heater in some N51, N52, and N52K engines. Approximately 917,000 BMW 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, X3, X5, and Z4 models produced between January 2005 and October 2013, are potentially affected. The problem is the Positive Crankcase Ventilation Read More