Do you wave at other BMW owners?

acj75 · 10-31-2010, 11:20 PM

I've had my 335i for about 8 months now. This is my first BMW and the 3rd car I've ever owned. In the first month I had the car, I had around 10 people (also in BMWs) wave at me as I passed by. It kind of caught me off guard, so I never waved back. By the time it donned on me what had happened, I had already driven past.

Since then, I have made it a point to wave at people who I would consider 'enthusiasts.' Where I live, it seems like there are 3 or 4 BMWs at every 4-way stop light, but I feel like I can identify those who are enthusiasts vs. those who just drive a BMW (M cars, etc). I sometimes give them a quick wave, and they sometimes do the same. Sometimes not. No big deal, really.

So today, I'm leaving a gated community and I pass by a very nice E90 M3. I had one hand on the wheel, so I raised a few fingers as we passed each other at about 10 mph. The guy just drove on by. Anyway, just curious if any of you are the type who wave or the type who just drive by.

vitologarcia · 10-31-2010, 11:26 PM

i try to wave or thumbs up fellow e92 owners

HurtsMyWorld · 10-31-2010, 11:30 PM

If they wave first, then I wave. But I see older M3's and M5's, speed to catch up with them and they just look at me and not care. Not as much as a ethusist as I am I suppose.

ragingclue · 10-31-2010, 11:31 PM

Too many.

korr · 10-31-2010, 11:35 PM

eh... if i see a Msport ill take a extra look, too many bimmers here in north jersey

Cygnusx1 · 10-31-2010, 11:40 PM

Nah, their all stuck up. ;-)

e92justin · 10-31-2010, 11:41 PM

Most BMW drivers are old people rolling stock. You can tell if its an enthusiast or not by the mods theyve done. I see hundreds of old people with blue tooths rolling around in their stock bimmers. I have yet to wave at another BMW because i have yet to see another fellow BMW enthusiast.

ForTheD · 11-01-2010, 12:26 AM

Ha. I never get the wave. I always wondered about it though. Thinking maybe I need to mod the car more. I'm a waive kinda guy.

I know it's a big thing in Subaru's. In my wifes stock wrx, every sti or wrx I drove by would wave.
In my buds 2.5i though, I would not get jack. Maybe they Gage it by the hoo scoop in that case.

turb0mik3 · 11-01-2010, 01:49 AM

I will if they are the owner of a TASTEFULLY modified BMW.

Schm · 11-01-2010, 02:08 AM

Modded cars maybe. it's such a common car these days. I think Jeep owners actually wave to each other. Or my friends are just crazy, but thats also possible.

ThePoonTang · 11-01-2010, 02:10 AM

Me and my friend one day went up to the Secret BMW Test Center in Socal, and he had a brand new 2011 135i. So we took his plates off and made it look almost as if he was driving a test car, and we drove around to catch some spy shots, and we followed the real test drivers around as they left the gate. As we drove by some of them, they thought we were actual testers and they waved at us with their special wave, which is a peace, and sometimes we would wave first and they would wave back thinking we work there

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1QuikWS6 · 11-01-2010, 02:13 AM

Only if the driver is a brunette and wearing a D cup

lpphreakx06 · 11-01-2010, 02:16 AM

I try to.

SoCal BimMn' · 11-01-2010, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 1QuikWS6

Only if the driver is a brunette and wearing a D cup

Well I live in Palm Springs so dudes around here driving nice bimmers usually like other dudes lol (not that there's anything wrong with this). But yeah I'll occasionally have the urge to give some sort of gesture. If I do gesture I usually give the "peace" sign while my hand is on the steering wheel, which can be easily modified into the middle finger by itself

Tee212 · 11-01-2010, 02:23 AM

most of the time its just old ladies in aw e90s

wchoy · 11-01-2010, 02:32 AM

only to those who look moded.

LOLrance · 11-01-2010, 02:42 AM

Not sure how it is anywhere else, but here in socal, if you see another modded BMW its basically open season and you gotta be as douchey as possible trying to prove whos dick is bigger (typically entails but not limited to: weaving in and out of traffic, ricer flybys, racing from light to light, etc).

Tee212 · 11-01-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

Not sure how it is anywhere else, but here in socal, if you see another modded BMW its basically open season and you gotta be as douchey as possible trying to prove whos dick is bigger (typically entails but not limited to: weaving in and out of traffic, ricer flybys, racing from light to light, etc).

+1 yup...youre not supposed to knowledge him as he approaches your door even if you notice him in the review 200ft away. I dont make this stuff up, its like some kinda douchery gospel.

ibeclueless · 11-01-2010, 05:03 AM

if they wave then i will wave back

SilverII · 11-01-2010, 05:06 AM

no...

lastMleft · 11-01-2010, 05:46 AM

Not a whole lot of love from other owners around here, if you wave they usually don't wave back so i don't wave any more

dxb335d · 11-01-2010, 06:00 AM

No this what happens with special rare cars.

My father got it alot in the early nineties with his Lancia Delta Intergrale Evo.

Not with a E9X bimmer!

10-31-2010, 11:20 PM	#1
acj75 First Lieutenant 37 Rep 386 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW Texas iTrader: (0)	Do you wave at other BMW owners? I've had my 335i for about 8 months now. This is my first BMW and the 3rd car I've ever owned. In the first month I had the car, I had around 10 people (also in BMWs) wave at me as I passed by. It kind of caught me off guard, so I never waved back. By the time it donned on me what had happened, I had already driven past. Since then, I have made it a point to wave at people who I would consider 'enthusiasts.' Where I live, it seems like there are 3 or 4 BMWs at every 4-way stop light, but I feel like I can identify those who are enthusiasts vs. those who just drive a BMW (M cars, etc). I sometimes give them a quick wave, and they sometimes do the same. Sometimes not. No big deal, really. So today, I'm leaving a gated community and I pass by a very nice E90 M3. I had one hand on the wheel, so I raised a few fingers as we passed each other at about 10 mph. The guy just drove on by. Anyway, just curious if any of you are the type who wave or the type who just drive by. __________________ '07 E92 BMW 335i
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10-31-2010, 11:26 PM	#2
vitologarcia Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 259 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Alpine White M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA iTrader: (2)	i try to wave or thumbs up fellow e92 owners
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10-31-2010, 11:30 PM	#3
HurtsMyWorld Lieutenant 6 Rep 448 Posts Drives: Black 07 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Richmond VA iTrader: (2)	If they wave first, then I wave. But I see older M3's and M5's, speed to catch up with them and they just look at me and not care. Not as much as a ethusist as I am I suppose. __________________ Procede, AFE Intake, AA BOV, Black Out Tail Lights, Black Grills, Black side reflectors, VMR V715s 19", VSRF Catless-DownPipes and FMIC. Coming soon - Metch rear bumper,, Oil Catch Can, and much more.
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10-31-2010, 11:31 PM	#4
ragingclue One cam is enough 130 Rep 6,801 Posts Drives: VF Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: mulletville iTrader: (1)	Too many.
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10-31-2010, 11:35 PM	#5
korr Captain 36 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 335i M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bergen / Jersey iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 335i Sedan M-s ... [10.00]	eh... if i see a Msport ill take a extra look, too many bimmers here in north jersey __________________ 2011 E90 335i M-Sport BSM
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10-31-2010, 11:40 PM	#6
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10-31-2010, 11:41 PM	#7
e92justin LCpl 28 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 2007 328i coupe Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hawaii iTrader: (0)	Most BMW drivers are old people rolling stock. You can tell if its an enthusiast or not by the mods theyve done. I see hundreds of old people with blue tooths rolling around in their stock bimmers. I have yet to wave at another BMW because i have yet to see another fellow BMW enthusiast.
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11-01-2010, 12:26 AM	#8
ForTheD Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 251 Posts Drives: 2007 e90 335i 6MT (ZSP) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Salem, OR iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Ha. I never get the wave. I always wondered about it though. Thinking maybe I need to mod the car more. I'm a waive kinda guy. I know it's a big thing in Subaru's. In my wifes stock wrx, every sti or wrx I drove by would wave. In my buds 2.5i though, I would not get jack. Maybe they Gage it by the hoo scoop in that case.
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11-01-2010, 01:49 AM	#9
turb0mik3 242 Rep 2,781 Posts Drives: E90 335i Racecar Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [8.90]	I will if they are the owner of a TASTEFULLY modified BMW. __________________ HG Motorsports \| Motiv Motorsport \| Sparta Evolution \| BBS Motorsports \| Sabelt \| JRZ \| NASA ST1 SoCal --- 554whp/487wtrq --- 3200lbs <<YouTube Channel w/ Race Videos>>
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11-01-2010, 02:08 AM	#10
Schm Colonel 164 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri iTrader: (3)	Modded cars maybe. it's such a common car these days. I think Jeep owners actually wave to each other. Or my friends are just crazy, but thats also possible. __________________ 2006 E90 330i.
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11-01-2010, 02:10 AM	#11
ThePoonTang Private First Class 17 Rep 109 Posts Drives: 2013 Frozen White E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	Me and my friend one day went up to the Secret BMW Test Center in Socal, and he had a brand new 2011 135i. So we took his plates off and made it look almost as if he was driving a test car, and we drove around to catch some spy shots, and we followed the real test drivers around as they left the gate. As we drove by some of them, they thought we were actual testers and they waved at us with their special wave, which is a peace, and sometimes we would wave first and they would wave back thinking we work there .
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11-01-2010, 02:13 AM	#12
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11-01-2010, 02:16 AM	#13
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11-01-2010, 02:23 AM	#15
Tee212 Banned 81 Rep 4,541 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside iTrader: (9) Garage List 2010 335 [8.00]	most of the time its just old ladies in aw e90s
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11-01-2010, 02:32 AM	#16
wchoy First Lieutenant 5 Rep 311 Posts Drives: '08 AW e90 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii / LA iTrader: (0)	only to those who look moded.
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11-01-2010, 02:42 AM	#17
LOLrance The Law. 301 Rep 14,283 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SF / OC iTrader: (17)	Not sure how it is anywhere else, but here in socal, if you see another modded BMW its basically open season and you gotta be as douchey as possible trying to prove whos dick is bigger (typically entails but not limited to: weaving in and out of traffic, ricer flybys, racing from light to light, etc). __________________
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11-01-2010, 05:03 AM	#19
ibeclueless What 141 Rep 9,325 Posts Drives: E92 328xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Quincy, MA iTrader: (1)	if they wave then i will wave back __________________ E92 328xi Space Gray Aero Lip \| M3 Side Skirts \| CF Performance Spoiler \| ACS Roof \| Gloss Black Grilles \| LUX H8 Angels \| BMW Performance Exhaust My E92 Photos
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11-01-2010, 05:06 AM	#20
SilverII Colonel 40 Rep 2,334 Posts Drives: '11 335IS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [9.66]	no...
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11-01-2010, 05:46 AM	#21
lastMleft Major 30 Rep 1,364 Posts Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Portland iTrader: (0)	Not a whole lot of love from other owners around here, if you wave they usually don't wave back so i don't wave any more
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11-01-2010, 06:00 AM	#22
dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 949 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	No this what happens with special rare cars. My father got it alot in the early nineties with his Lancia Delta Intergrale Evo. Not with a E9X bimmer! __________________ 997.2 GT3
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