Casper Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Haha. Bimmers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Ah ouch! :roll: Haha. Bimmers I thought it was actually the opposite and it's car guys that have it wrong. Bikes=Beemers, cars=bimmersHere you go..."CultureThe term "beemer" started as an acronym for the abbreviation "BMW," adapted from the early-20th century British pronunciation of BSA (as "beeser" or "beezer"), whose motorcycles were often racing BMWs. Over time, the term became closely associated with BMW motorcycles.In the United States, 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 some BMW enthusiasts, because it is the term used for motorcycles. Although the distinction is completely arbitrary, to this day, the media, movies, and most people still use the term "beemer" to refer to the automobiles.The initials BMW are pronounced "beh emm veh" in German. The model series are referred to as "Dreier" ("Three-er" for 3 series), "Fünfer" ("Five-er" for the 5 series), "Sechser" ("Six-er" for the 6 series), "Siebener" ("Seven-er" for the 7 series)."Source: [url:7de12]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimmer#Culture[/url:7de12] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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