Uh oh. You going to get to see what real assholes BMW drivers are now that you said that.
I have to say that I respectfully disagree based on extensive personal experience and from reading expert opinions. They certainly seem like outstanding, beautifully engineered cars even after I have owned two of them and put thousands of miles on others.
What am I missing? Are you honestly saying that something like the M3 is a piece of garbage?
You are just mad because no one would let you drive their BMW.
:rolleyes:
I think this answers THAT question. BMW driver=asshole.
I agree with VCO3. Ownership of a status symbol always seems to infer some kind of pomposity on the owner. Unfortunately. “This is what I drive. It’s better than what you drive, therefore I can act however I like on the road.”
Exactly - but not just a status symbol, a particularly shallow or hollow status symbol, since its “coolness” or status is the only thing going for it. There are other cars, like the Mercedes, that are status symbols, but they’re also truly great cars - they’re status symbols because of their substance and quality rather than shallow, hollow fashion (like the BMW).
I actually have very little interest in driving anything, but I love taking public transportation. I’m sure that this “they want my toys!” attitude speaks volumes about BMW owners as well.
Hit the nail on the head there I think - it’s a brand loyalty thing for massive wankers. At least in the UK and US - any German Dopers out there on the German position? It’s not just a performance/luxury thing, or Mercedes/Alfa Romeo/Lexus drivers would be similarly categorised. Though I see GorillaMan makes honorable mention of the Audi driver…
The accusation of someone being jealous is not only a good justification for continuing assholery, it’s almost impossible to disprove. How can you prove one way or another that you’re not jealous? You’re not going to be believed simply by denying it, and denying it and listing your reasons for what amounts to a personal preference just sounds lame. Good catch 22.
Why did you decide to get an SUV rather than a BMW after the accident? Did you feel that the SUV would be safer? Because that’s wrong. Really, really wrong. Most passenger cars, including the little econo-boxes, are way safer than SUV’s. They also handle better, so they help you stay out of accidents.
I agree with the OP – it seems a high percentage of selfish pricks choose to buy Beemer’s. I’m sure BMW’s marketing research says something similar. Wonder if that gives them any heartburn?
You seriously must be putting us on with this post, if only because the idea that you might actually be serious is unthinkable and a one-way ticket to a brutal, serial-anal pitting.
C’mon, at least toss us the smirking smiley so we know that you were just playing around.
The facts in that post are true. Just change the word “Luckilly” to “Regretably” and that will show how I really feel. I exchanged a word to increase the asshole factor that is supposed to be high per the OP.
The left is my friend Amanda (she’s pretty, no?) and I’m on the right. I think my assholishness went up two fold because I pose for pictures in the BMW. Am I right?
All of these nice peeps driving Beemers posting to this thread disproves the assertion. In addition, I think that there would be no one who would argue that I am not an asshole yet I drive a Honda.
