What is the downside of being a BMW owner?

first-timer · 04-20-2006, 01:09 AM

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SRT · 04-20-2006, 01:34 AM

Nothing really, can't think of any downsides - apart from the associated stereotype. I try my best to rid the motoring world of the "typical BMW" driver appeal by behaving and keeping my actions considerate and sensible at all times, but when I see another BMW on the road which is being driven like a retard, my heart just sinks

MIKEYMIKE · 04-20-2006, 01:35 AM

The monthly payment...

BellasBmw · 04-20-2006, 01:35 AM

People think you got loads of money.. So i get sterotyped as daddys girl or stuck up.

Also, i hate when my customers see me pull in to work, they always figure "wow, we're tipping her too much"..

importsrhot · 04-20-2006, 01:44 AM

the stereotype of a spoiled college kid. I'm afraid to tell me people i drive a bmw sometimes when people ask in fear of being judged.

climkt · 04-20-2006, 01:45 AM

none. don't think any one in singapore really envies a 3 series driver. no real driver stereotypes. can see any character driving one, young, middle age or old. there are quite a lot of e46 and e90 models around. perhaps a recent downside for the e90 and the E60 is the lack of a spare wheel with RFTs.

magmd · 04-20-2006, 01:51 AM

Nobody believes I am Mexican...they think I am of a different ethnicity due to the stereotypes here on the westside of LA regarding BMWs and "brownish" people. That is all I am going to say, so as to not perpetuate the stereotype.

visor · 04-20-2006, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by RR

Nothing really, can't think of any downsides - apart from the associated stereotype. I try my best to rid the motoring world of the "typical BMW" driver appeal by behaving and keeping my actions considerate and sensible at all times, but when I see another BMW on the road which is being driven like a retard, my heart just sinks

I too try my best to not drive like a "stereotypical BMW driver",
but that addictive engine note above 4500 rpm and the wonderful handling in the twisties really tempt me sometimes!

lux.sh · 04-20-2006, 02:49 AM

SERIOUS stereotyping. You own a bmw, so you automatically become:
-Cocky bastard
-Rich bastard
-Spoiled bastard
-etc bastard

When people that I don't know really know well ask me what I drive, I just tell them I drive "a car".

18LLC · 04-20-2006, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lux.sh

SERIOUS stereotyping. You own a bmw, so you automatically become:
-Cocky bastard
-Rich bastard
-Spoiled bastard
-etc bastard

When people that I don't know really know well ask me what I drive, I just tell them I drive "a car".

totally disagree. there are a lot of people say, "it's just 3er, not 5 or 7 or M." and most of the girls like my 997 c4s and the mercesde S500 more (company's car, drove it only for works. hahaa :rocks: ) and some girls tell me that they don't like bmw 3er at all, because it is not pricy enough. So the downside for e90 is small and not sport and luxury enough.

climkt · 04-20-2006, 03:12 AM

in singapore, i guess u could call us a ORDINARY b***tard. just too many of us driving it to be cocky, rich or spoiled. car prices here have nose dived in the last 2 years , even though they are still expensive. the worst part is we get penalised for driving big engined cars with more road tax. hence, every one drives base/ low engine size cars and pays a bomb for it.

visor · 04-20-2006, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 18LLC

totally disagree. there are a lot of people say, "it's just 3er, not 5 or 7 or M." and most of the girls like my 997 c4s and the mercesde S500 more (company's car, drove it only for works. hahaa :rocks: ) and some girls tell me that they don't like bmw 3er at all, because it is not pricy enough.

Wow. What kind of girls do you hang out with?
If you ever get hitched to anyone of them, a prenup is highly recommended.

lux.sh · 04-20-2006, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 18LLC

totally disagree. there are a lot of people say, "it's just 3er, not 5 or 7 or M." and most of the girls like my 997 c4s and the mercesde S500 more (company's car, drove it only for works. hahaa :rocks: ) and some girls tell me that they don't like bmw 3er at all, because it is not pricy enough. So the downside for e90 is small and not sport and luxury enough.

Well its different story when you are in college. And you will agree if you were.
and the girls you hang out with.. you know they are gold-diggers, right?

18LLC · 04-20-2006, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lux.sh

Well its different story when you are in college. And you will agree if you were.
and the girls you hang out with.. you know they are gold-diggers, right?

still in college, tho

lux.sh · 04-20-2006, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 18LLC

still in college, tho

how old are you if you don't mind me asking?

I would say you ditch the girls you are meeting right now.

DonnyGirl · 04-20-2006, 07:01 AM

Not being let out at Junctions by other motorists here in the UK, cos they think I am a rich cocky little c*nt.

Worrying about my expensive car being scratched and maliciously damaged.

The alternative is to being viewd as a dull, boring and unimaginative in my car choice by many other motoring enthusiasts (aka Top Gear, BMW 3 Series being a very uncool car)

h_curtis · 04-20-2006, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 18LLC

totally disagree. there are a lot of people say, "it's just 3er, not 5 or 7 or M." and most of the girls like my 997 c4s and the mercesde S500 more (company's car, drove it only for works. hahaa :rocks: ) and some girls tell me that they don't like bmw 3er at all, because it is not pricy enough. So the downside for e90 is small and not sport and luxury enough.

Glad I don't hang in the circles you do. That would suck. I know I wouldn't fit in at all. I appreciate cars, but to judge people by them is silly. If you like a VW bug and drive that, who cares. It's all good.

h_curtis · 04-20-2006, 07:07 AM

I don't like the stereo type crap. Here in Pittsburgh, they are not a dime a dozen like they are in Florida where I live sometimes. I drive a 3 down there and it blends in more and I prefer that. For some reason Pittsburgh is hard on BMW drivers. Not sure why?

Barrie · 04-20-2006, 07:09 AM

Yes, in the UK nobody will ever let you out at a junction, or let you change lane in a jam on the motorwar if you are driving a BMW.

carjon · 04-20-2006, 07:13 AM

Downside - when you have to drive a non-BMW like a rental car or my daughters VW this morning(dad can you take my car for service). Anything (almost) else makes driving a lot less enjoyable.

TENCHI · 04-20-2006, 07:34 AM

-ppl in japanese imports think your an ass for driving a BMW
-ppl think you are loaded/snobby
-kids will try to race you to prove that their civics are better than yours
-ppl with G35s and IS350s insist you are an idiot for buying a BMW and not theirs
-You expect BMWs to be perfect so when something falls apart, you think all hell is breaking loose
-driving other cars seem like a bore

cntlaw · 04-20-2006, 07:43 AM

In many Benz lovers friends of mine view points, they never understand why I am paying so much for a European car which looks like a Honda.

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SRT Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 297 Posts Drives: BMW 5 Series Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	Nothing really, can't think of any downsides - apart from the associated stereotype. I try my best to rid the motoring world of the "typical BMW" driver appeal by behaving and keeping my actions considerate and sensible at all times, but when I see another BMW on the road which is being driven like a retard, my heart just sinks
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importsrhot Private 3 Rep 85 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	the stereotype of a spoiled college kid. I'm afraid to tell me people i drive a bmw sometimes when people ask in fear of being judged.
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climkt Bimmer Manual all the way 66 Rep 1,811 Posts Drives: e90 320i manual Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: singapore iTrader: (0)	none. don't think any one in singapore really envies a 3 series driver. no real driver stereotypes. can see any character driving one, young, middle age or old. there are quite a lot of e46 and e90 models around. perhaps a recent downside for the e90 and the E60 is the lack of a spare wheel with RFTs.
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climkt Bimmer Manual all the way 66 Rep 1,811 Posts Drives: e90 320i manual Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: singapore iTrader: (0)	in singapore, i guess u could call us a ORDINARY b***tard. just too many of us driving it to be cocky, rich or spoiled. car prices here have nose dived in the last 2 years , even though they are still expensive. the worst part is we get penalised for driving big engined cars with more road tax. hence, every one drives base/ low engine size cars and pays a bomb for it.
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h_curtis Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 252 Posts Drives: ordered blk s 330 sp, pr, cold Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: pittsburgh, pa (steeler country) iTrader: (0)	I don't like the stereo type crap. Here in Pittsburgh, they are not a dime a dozen like they are in Florida where I live sometimes. I drive a 3 down there and it blends in more and I prefer that. For some reason Pittsburgh is hard on BMW drivers. Not sure why?
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