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| half-genius, half-wit |
A Day in the Diary of a BMW Driver "The other day I was cruising along as usual coming onto one of my motorways, which was very busy with inferior cars. First off, I couldn't believe that the volume of traffic DIDN'T slow down for me AT ALL as I came off the slip road! I had to squeeze into a barely big enough gap between two cars in order to get onto my motorway! The driver of the car behind me did realise his mistake though and honked an apology to me with a long blast of his horn. Unbelievably, I had to do the same again before I could get to the BMW lane. Anyway, once I was in the BMW lane and posing along at 110 mph enjoying the adulation that the inferior car drivers were giving me, I noticed an inferior car ahead of me which was not only in the BMW lane of my motorway, but was driving at a ridiculous 70 mph! Naturally, I got within a foot or so of his rear bumper and flashed my headlights to remind him he shouldn't be in the BMW lane of my motorway and to get out of my way. Of course, once he realised it was a BMW behind him, he did just that, but I could hardly believe it when he pulled straight back out behind me! He also tried to keep up with me and when he realised I would out-run him, he put on some blue lights in his front grill and urged me to get onto the hard shoulder so that he could congratulate me on my excellent car. Needless to say, I was eager to oblige and when we had stopped, the man gave me a piece of paper confirming what I already knew - that my car goes fast! Apparently he wants everyone to know what a superior car I have, so I had to take my driver’s licence to a police station to be sent away to have some points put on! (They're not free points either - they're £20 each and I was only allowed 3.) But the man at the police station said that because I drive a BMW, it won't be much longer before I earn the full 12 points, and then I won't even NEED a driving licence, so they will take it off me! See, now THAT'S the sort of respect you get when you own and drive a BMW! " | ||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
 ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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| Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated  |
I think you mean Audi.... "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." FBLM LGB! | |||
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Sounds about right.....  No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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Traded my BMW Z-4 for a Corvette. U.S. Army, Retired | |||
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Raptorman |
My turn signals are pristine and untouched, however my passing brights and horn are WELL used. ____________________________ Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick. | |||
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| H.O.F.I.S |
Audi,BMW,MB, all the same. "I'm sorry, did I break your concentration"? | |||
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Mensch |
I use my turn signals, horn & middle finger. My front plate says: Fü 25968 Figure it out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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tsk tsk, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey.. | |||
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| Something wild is loose  |
I long for the inclusion of an autonomous feature in my car that automatically flashes my brights at anyone in front of me going less than 20 mph faster than I am.... "And gentlemen in England now abed, shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day" | |||
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Thanks for the Public Information Announcement! I just acquired my first BMW (X3 M40i) a few days ago and I'm still learning the ropes! I'll keep these lessons in mind!!!   This message has been edited. Last edited by: pulicords, "I'm not fluent in the language of violence, but I know enough to get around in places where it's spoken." | |||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
Blaming the car is like blaming the gun.  | |||
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Mine is even better! It has two wheels! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Mine is even better. It has two wheels! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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King Nothing |
Yooper, two wheels deserves two posts, for sure!!! I knew I should have bought a 2 series. I didn't think of all the benefits that come with BMW ownership, obviously. I do admit I use the BMW lane often, but now I know to get out of the way. I will, also, give them an apologetic blare of the horn when they rightfully take their position in front of me. ...Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way... | |||
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| Mensch |
Yes, you should have. I'm on my 2nd one. Best performance for the $$$ out there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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| Leave the gun. Take the cannoli. |
I swear I saw that MFer on 128 this morning | |||
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Telecom Ronin |
Very nice, after owning the 30i version for a month I REALLY want a 40i. And to the OP, the car makes us do things....it's not our fault, doing 80mph and the car just keeps telling you 100mph feels better. It pouts like a beautiful woman not getting her way..... At least that's what I told my wife when she inquired if I was really doing 200kph. Damned BMW app  | |||
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| King Nothing |
They really do seem like awesome cars. Part prices scared me away, though I've read the 2 series is supposed to be very reliable. ...Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way... | |||
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