Eengstro on November 13th, 2007

I recently test-drove the 2008 Honda Accord as a possible replacement for my BMW 3-series.
Question: Why replace a sweet-handling 3-series with a plain old Accord?
Answer 1: When I want to have fun, I hop on the motorcycle. Don’t get me wrong, a BMW is fun to drive. But a motorcycle is more fun than [...]

Continue reading about Thoughts on the 2008 Accord

Eengstro on June 12th, 2005

Every year, BMW puts on The Ultimate Drive, a fundraiser for breast cancer research. Take a new BMW for a test drive, and BMW donates money. Cool!
On Saturday, June 11, The Ultimate Drive came to Coast BMW Nissan in San Luis Obispo, and I took the opportunity to test-drive three BMWs: the 2005 325Ci convertable, [...]

Continue reading about The Ultimate Drive in SLO

Eengstro on April 27th, 2005

I’m not a Ford guy. In fact, I generally disdain American cars because, frankly, most of them suck. However, when I first saw the new 2005 Ford Mustang in Car and Driver, I was intrigued. “That’s a beautiful car,” I said. “Yeah, but how is Ford going to screw it up?” was my brother’s reply. [...]

Continue reading about BMW vs. Mustang