BEEMER and BIMMER
 

Okay, so I heard from a friend, that heard from a friend yesterday that there is a difference between "Beemer" and "Bimmer". I always thought that you could spell it different ways but say it the same way (whatever). So, "Beemer" is supposed to be a BMW motorcycle and "Bimmer" is supposed to be a BMW car. Is this true? Whats the story behind this?

YES, it is true.

I've heard this before, don't know where it came from :dunno:

It is true in North America, but sometimes disputed by our European friends, who don't always make the distinction.

The one that gets me is when a reference is made to a "Beamer" every now and then. A beamer is not a BMW, it is a video projector (among other things).

I like BeamER...:rofl:

The Beamer is the newest project of the M group....it's a time transporting vehicle somewhat similar to the DeLorean used in Back to the Future but will more closely resemble an M coupe, possibly the M3. Reports also say that it will be referred to as the "Ultimate Beaming Machine". :rofl: :rofl:

I knew I had read about the BSA origin of Beemer somewhere....

This is from wikipedia. No guarantee as to accuracy.

The term "beemer" started as a pronunciation of the acronym "BMW," adapted from the early-20th-Century British pronunciation of BSA (as "beeser" or "beezer"), whose motorcycles were often racing BMW's. Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles.
The term "bimmer" was later coined to refer (exclusively) to BMW automobiles. As such, use of the word "beemer" to refer to a BMW automobile is frowned upon by BMW enthusiasts, because it is the term used for motorcycles. Although the distinction is somewhat arbitrary, to this day, the media, movies, and most people still use the term "beemer" to refer to the automobiles due to their ignorance of this fact. Interestingly, in the German language, the correct pronunciation of the term "bimmer" is "beemer."

So that covers motorcycles and cars, but what about our SAVs? I say we come up with a new one for the X5s and X3s. How about Bomber!!!!?

" eeeeeks5 " :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

IMHO your suggestion is a Bomber :tsk: