a friend of mine just gave me an old drivers manual from a early 80's BMW
so this might not be new to many of you , or new to some of you who have nto seen one, but I thought it was fun to read the manual, even though mine is a 91
it has one whole section on how to exersize, stretching, etc
then has........ THE 10 COMANDMENTS
I see charlton heston yelling these out at a rally
I thought it was intersting that BMW used that phrase, and reading through them , one ( tire inflation) is not in capitals, so maybe it was not that important, but it helped bring the number to 10
10 Commandments
1) Skillful driving pays off where it is needed most: under difficult situations ( BMW puts you at ease wtih a good car)
2) Sensible use of engineering excellence ( safety and performance equipment)
3) The instruments show you the way to economy ( know your torque range)
4) Thoughtfulness reduces the burden on you and your tank
5) A high average is better then high speed ( steady speeds instead of jack rabbit starts and stops)
6) Driving with tires under-inflated reduces their useful life
7) Energy disappearing (talks of drag coefficient)
9) A united effort to reach a common target (lower fuel use in europe)
a) BMW engine technology makes it easy for you to adopt a reasonable approach
b) A BMW responds with smooth power delivery
10) Having faith is good, checking is better
This one refers to filling your gas tank, interestingly it says when you fill up you should manually rock your car to get rid of air pockets
oh well, enjoy
so this might not be new to many of you , or new to some of you who have nto seen one, but I thought it was fun to read the manual, even though mine is a 91
it has one whole section on how to exersize, stretching, etc
then has........ THE 10 COMANDMENTS
I see charlton heston yelling these out at a rally
I thought it was intersting that BMW used that phrase, and reading through them , one ( tire inflation) is not in capitals, so maybe it was not that important, but it helped bring the number to 10
10 Commandments
1) Skillful driving pays off where it is needed most: under difficult situations ( BMW puts you at ease wtih a good car)
2) Sensible use of engineering excellence ( safety and performance equipment)
3) The instruments show you the way to economy ( know your torque range)
4) Thoughtfulness reduces the burden on you and your tank
5) A high average is better then high speed ( steady speeds instead of jack rabbit starts and stops)
6) Driving with tires under-inflated reduces their useful life
7) Energy disappearing (talks of drag coefficient)
9) A united effort to reach a common target (lower fuel use in europe)
a) BMW engine technology makes it easy for you to adopt a reasonable approach
b) A BMW responds with smooth power delivery
10) Having faith is good, checking is better
This one refers to filling your gas tank, interestingly it says when you fill up you should manually rock your car to get rid of air pockets
oh well, enjoy
then why do things break so often? Overly complex engineering would be a more accurate statement.
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