I'm wondering who came up with the nickname "Bimmer".... and around this way I hear it prounced "Beemer".
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I believe it is an American thing so naturally everyone else has to comply.
I am from the UK and a BMW is either a 'BM' (Bee-Em) or a 'Beemer'. Like the rest of the English-speaking world BTW.
Apparently here in the US, a 'Beemer' is a bike and 'Bimmer' is a car.
I call mine a Beemer because I'm a rebel!
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I've never heard Bimmer except on this board. Always heard them referred to as Beemers (in Europe).
Drives me nuts when I see posts chastising people for using Beemer and saying 'It's Bimmer'... yeah... ok...
I love my Beemer and it's never gonna be called a Bimmer
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Yep.. It's Beemer here in Boston (prounced "Beemah"). Where did the nickname come from???
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Bikes were first (after airplanes of course) and the bike jockeys called them Beamers or Beemers. Bikes and Cars are not the same - so they call cars Bimmers....unless you refer to your car as a motorcycle.....you rebel....
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So I may be missing something but either way they're both pronounced the same way right? And it's whether it's a car or motorcycle (or geographical location potentially) that determines how it's spelled?
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