Snooty BMW owners

onzedge · 04-29-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

BMW owners are just like any other group of owners. Some winners, some losers, etc.

Maybe so. It seems to me that most BMW's must come from the factory without working turn signals though.

shadoquad · 04-29-2012, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Maybe so. It seems to me that most BMW's must come from the factory without working turn signals though.

That's because BMW users tell you they're turning through telepathy. You have to be in synch with the astral plane, as I am, to know when they're coming into your lane 1 foot off your bumper.

Side note: Prius owners are similarly afflicted.

Mannysrt8 · 04-30-2012, 01:30 PM

on the topic of snooty...have owned my Z for about 2 weeks now...2 of the most snootiest drivers i have come across in the last 2 weeks are the 08+M3 drivers and C63 AMG drivers..they dont look at me directly just in the corner of their eye...and i always get this expression like they think are better in some way..sometimes i feel like doing a kit on my car so i can destroy all AMG and M cars on the road...then reality hits that i am a family man and need to obey the law

mhcoss · 04-30-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mannysrt8

on the topic of snooty...have owned my Z for about 2 weeks now...2 of the most snootiest drivers i have come across in the last 2 weeks are the 08+M3 drivers and C63 AMG drivers..they dont look at me directly just in the corner of their eye...and i always get this expression like they think are better in some way..sometimes i feel like doing a kit on my car so i can destroy all AMG and M cars on the road...then reality hits that i am a family man and need to obey the law

haha! do it man!

UNKNOWN_370 · 04-30-2012, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

Maybe so. It seems to me that most BMW's must come from the factory without working turn signals though.

Hahahaaaa. The other day I went to pep boys to pick up some cleaning products for my wicked ride... a Z4 was parked in the parallel front parking of the store and he took 2 of the lines parallel spaces. I seen 2 SUV's in those spaces before. Why can't BMW owners park, use turn signals or drive there cars without being in all 3 lanes in 30 seconds. Talk about compensating for a small one. Whenever they are one the road they act like we owe them to get out there way. And everytime they see me they do fly by's. Its like a civic owner got some money and the next day they bought a bimmer... lol

The ultimate driving machine is often driven by the ultimate douchebag who can't drive!!!

Bimmers car cool though. As far as price. A manual base 135 with sport pkg overlaps a touring Z. They get up around 4k higher up top so they kinda compete in price. Bimmers are more refined and Z's are Raw! Bimmer is presitge to some and the Z is personality. The only thing is, there's no prestige in driving something less than 75k. So 1's, 3's and 5's don't count. 6 or better, then you sayin' something. If I was really trying to have an image I would have bought a used cayman S which was in my budget range.

bdavis89 · 04-30-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Bimmer is presitge to some and the Z is personality. The only thing is, there's no prestige in driving something less than 75k. So 1's, 3's and 5's don't count. 6 or better, then you sayin' something. If I was really trying to have an image I would have bought a used cayman S which was in my budget range.

I would say that BMW does have prestige, except that everyone is leasing one these days. I considered a 335i for that reason, but reliability was just too bad. I would say that the only thing I regret about the 370z, is the fact that at the end of the day its a Nissan, not some luxury brand. That being said, I've had several clients mistake it for a Porsche, which I certainly don't mind.

brucelidat · 05-01-2012, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bdavis89

I would say that BMW does have prestige, except that everyone is leasing one these days. I considered a 335i for that reason, but reliability was just too bad. I would say that the only thing I regret about the 370z, is the fact that at the end of the day its a Nissan, not some luxury brand. That being said, I've had several clients mistake it for a Porsche, which I certainly don't mind.

I actually prefer driving a non-luxury make. I like to buy based off of value and what i am actually getting than for brand prestige. I def would not pay a premium for a badge. The car needs to be better in tangible ways that matter to me enough to justify the added cost, not just be comparable but have a fancy badge. That's why i like that the GTR is a Nissan and not an Infiniti. Gold Diggers probably won't notice you because it's 'just a nissan', but their sugar daddy's in their Porsches and Ms def will and they'll respect the car for sure because the car is a monster, not because it is a 'insert expensive brand here'

96bigbody · 05-01-2012, 12:45 PM

Own a 535i, 370z and a Trans am..

shadoquad · 05-01-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 96bigbody

Own a 535i, 370z and a Trans am..

I now suffer garage envy

bdavis89 · 05-01-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

I actually prefer driving a non-luxury make. I like to buy based off of value and what i am actually getting than for brand prestige. I def would not pay a premium for a badge. The car needs to be better in tangible ways that matter to me enough to justify the added cost, not just be comparable but have a fancy badge. That's why i like that the GTR is a Nissan and not an Infiniti. Gold Diggers probably won't notice you because it's 'just a nissan', but their sugar daddy's in their Porsches and Ms def will and they'll respect the car for sure because the car is a monster, not because it is a 'insert expensive brand here'

Thus the reason why I ended up with a 370z and not a BMW

Pauly · 06-05-2012, 12:24 PM

this

Pauly · 06-05-2012, 12:27 PM

getting pissed...damn iphone

Pauly · 06-05-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

I actually prefer driving a non-luxury make. I like to buy based off of value and what i am actually getting than for brand prestige. I def would not pay a premium for a badge. The car needs to be better in tangible ways that matter to me enough to justify the added cost, not just be comparable but have a fancy badge. That's why i like that the GTR is a Nissan and not an Infiniti. Gold Diggers probably won't notice you because it's 'just a nissan', but their sugar daddy's in their Porsches and Ms def will and they'll respect the car for sure because the car is a monster, not because it is a 'insert expensive brand here'

took the words right out of my mouth.
well put

ianthegreat · 06-18-2012, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bdavis89

I would say that BMW does have prestige, except that everyone is leasing one these days. I considered a 335i for that reason, but reliability was just too bad. I would say that the only thing I regret about the 370z, is the fact that at the end of the day its a Nissan, not some luxury brand. That being said, I've had several clients mistake it for a Porsche, which I certainly don't mind.

Don't get me wrong, I think BMW earned the reliability image, but just a few notes about the current 1's and 3's. Bought my car new in 08, have 50k on it now. I've been tuned for about 45k miles. That entire time, the only thing I've needed to replace was a HPFP (fuel pump, which actually didn't go out, but I did a preventative replacement under the recall just incase at 45k). Stock boost for my N54 was 6-7psi, and I've been running 14-18psi since 5k. Proper maintenance, oil changes, valve cleaning, etc will go a long way. Enthusiasts like all of us here, for the most part, take care of our cars and usually run into minimal issues.

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Mannysrt8 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 254 Drives: 370z & Optima SX Rep Power: 17	on the topic of snooty...have owned my Z for about 2 weeks now...2 of the most snootiest drivers i have come across in the last 2 weeks are the 08+M3 drivers and C63 AMG drivers..they dont look at me directly just in the corner of their eye...and i always get this expression like they think are better in some way..sometimes i feel like doing a kit on my car so i can destroy all AMG and M cars on the road...then reality hits that i am a family man and need to obey the law