Bimmer or Beemer?

Posted Wed Mar 2, 2005 in

Is the BMW 325i a Bimmer or a Beemer? It is a good question.

I always thought that the motorcycles were called Beemers and the automobiles called Bimmers. Someone corrected me once when I called a Bimmer a Beemer. It has been so long ago that I cannot remember the circumstances.

So I did a little (I almost said leetle… :) searching on the ‘net. What I found was this.

Bimmer refers to the automobile; Beemer refers to the motorcycle.

  1. I stand corrected. I still, however prefer the term beemer. Bimmer sounds too British to my ear- something to be avoided when referring to a fine piece of machinery made in the Fatherland. ;) — Dazed n Confused    2 March 2005, 00:27    #