Are BMW drivers arseholes or do arseholes just buy BMWs?

[OHDEM]

Stay with me...this is political.

I live in an affluent area and there are a lot of expensive cars around. Whenever I encounter a BMW, 9 times out of 10 it is:

1. Speeding
2. Cutting someone off
3. Driver on phone
4. Driver with head up arse
5. Changing lanes without signaling
6. Changing multiple lanes at once
7. All of the above or any combination

Now, I'm not saying ALL BWM drivers are bad, but my experience is that they are the worst. I see similar behavior from Audis, Porches and Mercedes to a lesser extent. Now, I know some people in particular that own these cars and they tend to be right-wing, self absorbed and well-connected enough that when they are pulled over for going 97 mph in a 55 zone, they get it thrown out of court!

Now, I am going to make an assumption that these same rich, bad drivers are part of the base of the GOP and their attitude while driving is their attitude towards government and politics.

First, the rules don't apply to them because they're rich.
Second, everyone else is the problem as in, they are using the road they wanted to use and should just move over for them.
Third, they don't think about possibly hurting other people or the utter horror they could bring on others with their recklessness - they only see what THEY want.
and finally, No matter what they do, the can get out of trouble so there's no reason to follow any rules like the peasants must.

Anyone else had these experiences? Thanks for reading my roadrage venting!

[960]

1. Yes. Assholes are drawn to BMWs.

[ecstatic]

31. I'm not an AH but I really wish I could afford one (a nice new one)

not an old one.

[OHDEM]

49. Why? n/t

[Pavulon]

105. Ever driven one? M3 or 5 series

nice safe, great cars. They make great engines, manual transmissions and tend to last a very long time if cared for.

I appreciate the choice available in the car market.

[OHDEM]

118. Never driven, but been in a 5 & 7.

I understand that they're supposed to be great, but I could never spend that kind of money on a car. It's just not that important to me, I guess. Cars are necessary for me to get from point A to point B and not much more.

[Pavulon]

123. And live when a kid twitting

smashes into your passenger door when you are driving through your intersection. But they do make good cars.

[HopeHoops]

39. It is a symbiotic relationship.

Assholes buy BMWs and BMWs are driven by assholes. Neither can exist comfortably without the other. Hummers have the same relationship with dumbfucks.

[Touchdown]

85. So how's that X6 that you bought? Gone to 100 mph yet...

or are you still breaking it in?

Don't lie. We know you have one.

[HopeHoops]

124. X6?

What exactly is that?

[Touchdown]

130. SUV with a fastback

[catzies]

2. I knew a BMW driver. Kid loved speed. Wanted to be a race car driver.

His 2001 BMW 540 collided with a palm tree in Santa Barbara on Monday night. He was wearing his seatbelt and the airbags deployed but the car was split in two and he died on impact.

You would have hated him, I guess.

[960]

4. "collided with a palm tree"

Was the palm tree in the wrong lane?

Do you mean he hit a palm tree.... RIP to him, but it sounds like he does indeed fit the mold of a BMW driver.

[catzies]

82. Not my verbage, that was from the news report. n/t

[OHDEM]

5. Uh...I didn't say I hated anyone...

A bit reactionary, don't you think?

Speed kills and I guess it's better that he didn't take out innocent bystanders.

I am sorry for your loss.

[Touchdown]

87. Yeah you did. This thread is nothing more that a hate fest.

Just like meat eaters, smokers, or (strangely) SUV drivers.

Stereotypes say more about you than the car someone else chooses.

[OHDEM]

111. That's YOUR opinion...

I explained why I was asking the question which seemed obvious at least to me to be tongue in cheek. I think you're being thin-skinned, too.

I see a lot of people joking around in here...or commenting on how they chose their particular mode of transportation or as I meant when I started this, discussing how the way one drives (and maybe even WHAT one drives) might be an extension of their lifestyle and political opinions.

[Touchdown]

131. That's YOUR opinion.

Flamebait is flamebait. Your opinion on the mil density of my skin doesn't change that.

[superduperfarleft]

22. I probably would. n/t

[cwcwmack]

3. no, no, no...

It's teh asshole character that desires teh BMW. It's not a "look at me, I'm rich" thing, not at all. These people believe that they are better drivers and have more important things to do than the common man... so they act like dicks (and dickettes)

It's NOT a right/left thing...

In SoCal I see more Obama/Biden stickers on BMW/MB/Audi's... you will NEVER see bumper stickers on Porsche. Porsche owners... that's another mindset altogether where the car is superior rather than the driver. A Porsche owner realizes that the ride is greater than himself... the BMW owner uses the ride to MAKE himself great.

[OHDEM]

52. Interesting....

I've never heard "dickette" before. LMAO!

I don't think I've ever seen ANY bumpersticker on a luxury car here. I'm not saying that all BMW owners are right-wingers. Of course that's not the case. But I'm wondering if there's a relationship between what you drive and how you live. Is there an attitude that's on display.

There's a saying about how your car is how you want people to see you and your house is how you see yourself. Or something like that....

[Progressive_In_NC]

58. I was cut off and flipped off when I blew my horn by an old Honda with 20-30 bumper stickers of

Liberal causes the other day. I guess she was either having a bad day or is just an unhappy person. Who knows.

[Catherine Vincent]

98. LOL!

@ dickettes. :)

[valerief]

6. Half the drivers on the road drive like that in New England. nt

[OHDEM]

7. When I was in Florida, it seemed like more than half like that! nt

[Fumesucker]

12. Only half?

Don't come to Atlanta, we have a perimeter highway, I285, about 75% of the drivers think that is the speed limit and the other 25% don't know what a speed limit is.

[high density]

56. The other half drive like they're asleep at the wheel

There is very little moderation it seems.

In Maine we have these main driver groups:
- People from CT and MA that want to drive 85 but don't realize we don't have a 85mph travel lane
- People from CT and MA that want to drive 45 and look at pretty things
- People from ME that want to drive 45 and look at pretty things they've already seen 1000 times before
- People from ME that want to drive 75 and get where they've going
- People from FL that somehow made it up here and forgot how to get home

I tend to gravitate toward the "arsehole BMW" driver end of the spectrum most of the time.

[Oregone]

8. You just notice more when its a BMW.

Sticks out in your head, thats all. The rest of drivers are assholes too.

[RedCappedBandit]

32. probably right

[Echo In Light]

9. A-Holes are of course drawn to the social status symbols of other A-holes

It's a monkey-see/monkey-do kinda asshole thing

[countingbluecars]

10. I drive a BMW

and I take offense at your post. I am not rich. I worked hard for my money and I wanted a nice car.

[Echo In Light]

14. To be fair, my worst encounters on the road have been w/minivans

The worst lol

[OHDEM]

34. Don't be so thin skinned....

"Now, I'm not saying ALL BWM drivers are bad, " It's my experience and I have the right to call it like I see it. If you're a responsible BMW driver - good for you! Keep up the safe driving for yourself and others.

Also, we ALL work hard for our money. I don't have a tree to pluck it from in the backyard. LOL

[countingbluecars]

40. Are all people who complain about BMW drivers arseholes

or do arseholes just complain about people who drive BMWs?

[OHDEM]

54. Funny

NOT

:bounce: :silly: :freak:

[Tesha]

154. Actually, that reply, funny or not, was entirely on-point.

Your OP is nothing but flamebait venting.

Tesha (Audi, Dodge Caravan, Porsche)

[mnhtnbb]

55. In the lounge, this would be a post unto itself.

:rofl:

[Touchdown]

91. pre-excuses don't mean shit. "I'm not a racist, but..."

It's in the same vein. If you are calling it like you see it, then it's time for a check up.

[OHDEM]

113. You need to get over it and maybe grow a sense of humor.

I take back saying I think you're being too thin-skinned - you are most definately too thin-skinned. And you probably drive a beemer! :bounce:

[Hepburn]

60. Then you should have bought a Honda, IMO. n/t

[countingbluecars]

65. Hondas are good cars too

but my husband works on BMWs and Volvos for a living so BMW works for me.

[Hepburn]

69. My son is a certified Honda mechanic....

...so I know what you mean! :hi:

He is the one who got me hooked on Hondas. After a lifetime of driving Caddies and Lincolns, I switched about 10 years ago and could not be happier.

[OHDEM]

75. A lot of people buy what's worked for them in the past...

or what they build or work on, etc. My first car was a Chevy Cavalier from a Dealership where my uncle was a mechanic. He did most of my work for free. I loved that car and it ran great for 8 years! Even then the problems were minor, but I have no mechanical ability, had moved far from my uncle and was commuting into the city. I hated to so it go.

Choice is one of the benefits of capitalism, I guess, and we have lots of choices.

[Mz Pip]

11. Hmm.

I have a BMW and have never done any of those things. No tickets, no accidents and I never talk on my cell phone while driving. I'm not rich either. :shrug:

[OHDEM]

35. Awesome! But you miss the point...

It's not about all drivers, but MOST that I see here seem to fall into this catagory. Besides, it's about an attitude I'm seeing with these drivers that seems to translate to their politics. And of course, I'm generalizing.

[Mz Pip]

107. Well, then

if this is about politics then my "YES WE DID" and Obama '08 bumper stickers on my BMW must piss a few other BMW drivers off!

[kwassa]

13. What is the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?

The difference is that with a BMW, the pricks are on the inside.

(old joke}

Speaking as a BMW owner .... and not rich ... (we bought it used)

bad drivers drive all kinds of vehicles. The ones that try to literally throw their weight around are some of the big SUV drivers that try to intimidate with size. I haven't noticed that yuppie scum driving Beemers are any better or any worse than other drivers.

[Tyler Generation]

15. Are you from England?

Because it's super annoying when an American says things like "arse" or "bloody".

:eyes:

[OHDEM]

37. Really?

I hate when people use the adjective "super". It sound juvenile. LOL

I use arse because it sounds less vulgar, I like it and I don't have to conform to what YOU like. :) But I still think you're super entitled to your own opinion.

[Ignis]

77. You know that it's the same word, right?

Americans merely dropped the /r/ sometime in the last century. Think of the bifurcation between BE and AE pronunciations of the word "herb," and imagine that Americans dropped the /h/ at some point.

No need to get stroppy about it. ;)

[Bobbie Jo]

16. The chicken or the egg?

:shrug:

[liberal N proud]

17. It is a conundrum

[mnhtnbb]

18. I drive a BMW

1) I have never had a moving violation (licensed for 42 years)

2) I always use my turn signal

3) I do not talk on cell phone while driving

4) I treat other drivers the way I would like to be treated: I let people in, I don't cut people off,
I follow all rules of the road.



That said, there are plenty of people driving mini-vans, trucks and economy cars who are TERRIBLE drivers.
I no more think of them as peasants than I think of myself as better than anybody else.

Be careful of generalizations.

[Dappleganger]

20. Agreed!

I get cut off more often by soccer moms in the mini-vans and SUV's on their cell phones then anyone else.

My husband has a POS 1995 BMW he drives and is definitely not an ass.

[OHDEM]

38. Good for you, but you, too miss the point.

I'm making a generalization based on my personal experience in order to start a discussion. It worked! LOL

I'm sure lots of BMW drivers are safe, but I seem to see a larger than normal number of bad ones and people I know personally are also arrogant in their politics.

[Touchdown]

93. Actually your perception is standard fare.

Anybody slower than you is an idiot, and anybody faster than you is an asshole. -George Carlin

You have a pre-disposed bias than makes you see things that aren't there.

[OHDEM]

117. I would appreciate it if you would stop telling me what I see.

I appreciate someone at least acknowledging the speed limit, common courtesy like turn signals and generally realizing they are NOT the only car on the road nor does their car give them special privelidge to ignore the rules.

Sadly, your attitude on this thread appears to be proving my joke.

[Touchdown]

133. So you are saying that ONLY BMW DRIVERS don't follow rules.

That's what your saying. Your feeble excuse about other car drivers doesn't excuse your prejudice. The title of your thread singled out one car, not all of them.

[OHDEM]

138. Not what I said, but then you haven't paid attention from the...

beginning because you immediately took offense. Hit too close to home, huh? You have issues, hon. Try reading thru the thread and get back to me.

Yes sir, I'm prejudiced against assholes and you took offense. Hmmmm.......

Get over yourself. Seriously.

[Marr]

158. Just out of curiosity, do you make any assumptions about Hummer drivers?

[JVS]

19. Lexus is for even worse assholes, but BMW's rank up there.

[OHDEM]

41. SO true! I forgot that one. LOL nt

[cwcwmack]

48. Lexus is primarily OLD PEOPLE. n/t

[Hepburn]

67. Around where I live....

...it is old, fat women who simply must MUST have a Lexus SUV.

Some days, it is like an army of them on the freeway. Same short haircuts, dyed some gawd awful color, and dumb sun glasses.

I swear...someone got out a cookie cutter and made these people!

:shrug:

I thought it was just me who had noticed this...but the other day, one of my gal pals made a remark about who drives these ugly Lexus SUVs.

LOL!

[Hepburn]

61. Totally agree....

...especially the assholes in Lexus SUVs, IMO.

[taught_me_patience]

21. Your hatred of anybody that drives a luxury car

makes them stand out more in your mind.

[mnhtnbb]

23. I suspect it's envy, not hatred.

[taught_me_patience]

25. Yes good point. n/t

[OHDEM]

45. You're no Sherlock Holmes.

I don't need an expensive car, house or clothes to prove things to others. Sure, nice things are great, but I think most people need to keep up with the Joneses rather than find real happiness. (HINT: It's not from material things.) I follow this philosophy:


"So what does this Methuselah have to say to you, since he has lived so long? I'll pass on to you what another Methuselah said to me. He's Joe Heller, author, as you know, of Catch 22. We were at a party thrown by a multi-billionaire out on Long Island, and I said, ''Joe, how does it make you feel to realize that only yesterday our host probably made more money than Catch 22, one of the most popular books of all time, has grossed world-wide over the past forty years?''

Joe said to me, ''I have something he can never have.''

I said, ''What's that, Joe?''

And he said, ''The knowledge that I've got enough.''' - Kurt Vonnegut

[mnhtnbb]

53. I don't need anything to prove things to others. Having lost everything

I owned in a house fire in Aug 07, I know what it is real, what is stuff, what is irreplaceable.

I drive my car because I enjoy it and I happen to be an excellent, considerate driver.


Lousy drivers own all kinds of cars; something's eating you about BMW drivers or you wouldn't single them out for generalized scorn.

Just MHO.

[OHDEM]

57. Sorry for your misfortune.

But frankly, I can single out whomever I like and discuss my own experiences which is what I did. I asked others to share their experiences AND if they saw the connection that I do with people I know personally.

If you're a good driver - bravo! I'm sure there are lousy drivers in all kinds of cars, but I've seen an attitude in certain people that drive certain vehicles (BMW) and a connection with their attitude towards politics. I explained what was eating me about these drivers and my experiences with them both from those I know and those I don't.

MHO is that some people protest too much and take things very personally. Sure, I generalized. Very few things are 100% true, but I see a trend in my life so I brought it up.

Who knew luxury car owners had such thin skin? ;-) :yoiks:

[Touchdown]

94. It's obvious that you see a BMW, and are looking for the driver to fuck up.

Fuck up in anyway to confirm your on prejudice. "Those queers always wear eye liner." "Those Blacks can sure jump high". "Those messcans sure know how to make tacos!" "Those Southerners are sure inbred rednecks", "Germans are snooty assholes, and they make BMWs, so...."

[OHDEM]

114. Let's see...

...so far you've called me racist, homophobic, racist again and again, then regionalist (I guess), then anti-German. Get a grip, hon.

I have the right to my view of what I've experienced as much as you have to make your unwarranted, unproven attacks on me personally just because I attacked your overpriced status symbol. What is obvious is that whether you drive one or not, you come across as arrogant, thin-skinned and COMPLETELY lacking a sense of humor.

[Touchdown]

134. Hokay. So show me the humor in your posts?

What do you drive, if we're being fair. I'll start a "joke thread" on drivers of those.

Your not bashing the car. Your bashing the people who own them. I am none of those things you say BMW drivers are, and your "thin skin" bullshit argument is boring. You have yet to prove my sensitivity. I'm merely challenging your stereotyping illusions... of which you have been woefully quiet about.

Also, I find it interesting that other posters "Miss the point" from you, but in a "humor" thread" which you're telling me it is, then there should be no "point" necessary. So make up your mind.

[OHDEM]

141. You. Don't. Get. It.

Not my fault and others don't seem confused. Perhaps it has to do with the thickness of the cranium?

I'll type s----l-----o-----w-----e-----r just for you!

I started this post about MY experience with the multitude of BMW drivers in my area. I didn't imagine their behavior on the road - I've seen it MANY MANY times. (Other posters here joking about this didn't imagine it either, I'm sure) Plus, I brought up other vehicles as did other posters. Then I brought up that I personally know several people with these expensive vehicles who are to a person self-absorbed, right-wing and don't care about anything but themselves and that perhaps the poor driving has to do with being an ass. YOU took offense because you drive one of these cars as did a few others, but most, even those w/BMWs took this for what it was and agreed or disagreed, joked about it and/or brought up their personal experiences with car choices and bad drivers. Only YOU felt the need to continue to personally attack me, call me racist, etc.

There IS something wrong with you and I think you more than proved MY point on this thread. It's not about the over-priced penis-extension, but the ATTITUDE that some people exhibit.

At any rate...done with psycho beemer boy. Good luck rotting in your own pissed off little world. :wtf:

[Touchdown]

143. So what car do you drive? Chicken?

[OHDEM]

147. Chrysler Town & Country 2005

Cost under $25K brand new, but we wanted a family car and thought it would last thru the 3 kids we wanted. So far, so good. A nice American car. FYI - I have a near perfect driving record with 1 speeding ticket from at least 13 years ago and nothing else except a recent headlight out when I borrowed my husband's Jeep Wrangler.

Listen fumble...everything isn't about you. And just 2 more words before I block you...Anger Management.

[Touchdown]

149. Thanks for explaining your reasons.

Since you blocked me (while ironically calling me thin skinned), I guess it would be a waste of time to explain to you why I bought my 2001 325I, since you've already made up your mind what all BMW drivers are all about. Like a Republican who makes shit up about liberals being bolsheviks, you aren't really interested in the truth. So bye.

[OHDEM]

42. No, again, I don't hate them since I dont' know most of them.

They stand out because their driving like morons.

[Touchdown]

145. ...and they're all assholes. Don't forget that.

That was the whole point of your OP. Seriously knee slapping funny.

[Marr]

156. I disagree.

I drive a motorcycle and you have to do that very defensively in Los Angeles. There are certain makes and models of cars that I've learned to watch a little more closely, and give a little extra room-- because they actually do seem to have a higher percentage of oblivious assholes behind the wheel.

I look out for certain luxury cars the same way I look out for cars that are popular with teenagers. You can make an educated guess.

[GliderGuider]

24. I drove a 540i/6 for several years.

While I was driving it, I was an asshole. When I decided to stop being an asshole I could no longer stomach that car, so I traded it in on a diesel Jetta. I'm now a much safer driver.

Not all BMW drivers are assholes, but it's the sort of car that appeals strongly to the image-conscious and the performance-obsessed. They tend to be assholes.

[GoCubsGo]

26. I know a few BMW drivers who are not arseholes...

They are in the minority around here, however. Of course, most people around here are rethuglicans, so being an asshole is part of their genetic make-up. I will never forget the one I saw the week I got laid off. Her BMW had a license plate frame on it that said "Poverty is Owning a Horse". The poor thing! Because she had the misfortune of owning a horsie, she could only afford the $35-50 K for the 3 Series, instead of a 5, 6 or 7 Series BMW. My heart bleeds for her.

[truebrit71]

27. What's the difference between a hedgehog and a Porsche?

On a hedgehog the pricks are on the OUTSIDE...

[mdmc]

30. what is so odd about a bmw with a dildo drilled to the hood?

usually the fake prick is in the drivers seat.

[truebrit71]

33. Nice!

:rofl:

[flvegan]

28. You don't have to be "rich" to buy a BMW.

The 3 Series (brand new) starts around $33k, or roughly the price of a well-optioned Nissan Maxima.

I think it may be easier to *notice* a poor driver when they're driving a marque auto. My observations are somewhat contrary to what you've said. Usually, if I see someone driving like an idiot in one of the aforementioned brands, it's usually the entry level cars. The 3 Series, the Audi A4 and the C Series Benz. I think some of them are young and wanted to buy a badge with European exclusivity. Which is fine, so long as they don't act like nouveaux riches little douchebags. Rarely will you see one of the "adult" cars of those brands driving like that, I think.

I've never seen anyone in a Porsche drive without courtesy. Except for the Boxster, which isn't a Porsche IMO. I've seen them drive very fast, but not with their head up their ass.

[OHDEM]

47. I think $33K is a lot of money, but I know what you mean.

For that money you could get another car really laid out, but that's not their point, is it? A lot of 7 series out here and now I'm seeing the new SUV, too.

Again, since so many are missing the point. I don't think ALL BMW drivers are bad, but my experience with many of them has been. However, the point is I'm questioning if having a very expensive car and poor driving habits is a sign of how you lead your life ie is it a sign of a conservative? Of course other people are bad drivers and I certainly stay clear of the beater driving badly because you know that guy doesn't care. LOL

FYI - Hubby has a 944 Turbo and yes, he's an arse (Sorry "super" person) when he drives it. He hardly gets a chance anymore and I've tried to tone him down some since we have 2 small kids. See? Just because you think someone drives like an arse doesn't mean you "hate".

People here are funny.

[MindPilot]

96. I think the people you're looking at are wannabes

Go up to the next level; the people who own the true "very expensive" cars like Lamborghinis, Aston Martins are a completely different breed. They already have plenty of money and have no need to demonstrate a facade of that to the rest of us.

[REP]

50. I've seen some 911 douches but not enough Caymans so far

Of course, I'm usually the douche who's speeding (350 Z GT).

[Kalyke]

29. My husband has a BMW, but he rues the day he got it.

He traded in his Ford truck because we needed a backseat (kids). His truck was great - never in the shop, always worked. His Beemer, however, needs to go to the shop every three months like clockwork. He has an extended warranty on it, but he plans to trade it in when the warranty runs out in February.

Therefore, he's not an asshole and can't keep up with the asshole lifestyle. :D

FWIW:

BMW = Buy More Wrenches

[Touchdown]

97. It has feelings and it's pissed off at you.

It's nickname is "Bimmer". You call it a "Beemer" then you are no better than somebody who kicks ger dog! Shame on you. Its a helpless pet. The only way to fight back is to break down.

:D

And it's... BMW= Bring My Wallet.

[underseasurveyor]

36. It does seem as though many of them have an overblown sense

of entitlement to the road.

I've often wondered if Mercedes drivers have some sort of special exemption from stopping at stop signs. They just roll up to the stop sign, make that right turn right in front of you, with out stopping of course, all the while they're staring at you. Then here's the funny part, they have the gall to looked at you *shocked* because you didn't yield to them.

[MindPilot]

74. I believe that is on page one of the owner's manual.

"Congratulations on your purchase of a German luxury car. You are are an exceptional individual and the vehicle code of your state no longer applies to you."

[underseasurveyor]

90. HA HA

Too funny :spray:

And probably not far from the truth. Well, the Benz owners truth.

[TexasObserver]

43. It's correct that many self involved persons buy BMWs.

And the evidence of that self involvement manifests itself in many ways, including their driving habits. For many in life, getting a BMW - any BMW - is some kind of validation of their having arrived at a point which they believe is significant. It's a car that many who long to be considered successful buy and drive.

It's a well made car, and performs well, of course, but that's not the main reason many buy it.

[EC]

44. They feel entitled

my brother-in-law and I were just discussing this...and it is not just BMW owners, but any expensive luxury vehicle...cuts off people, speeds, rides your tale-end on and on....

[OHDEM]

64. That's it - ENTITLED!

Great word and you hit on it exactly. It's the attitude that you deserve not only that with which you've been blessed, be it health, wealth or love, but also to do whatever you want with no regard for others. It's not about BMWs or any car, but about the attitude of so many people.

[Sigh Sister]

46. Well, according to my husband who sells them

There are LOTS of assholes who buy Beemers, but we both drive them and we're very nice people :).

[OHDEM]

62. I'm sure that's true.

:)

I just wonder about the attitude. My BIL sold them for awhile, too. But he IS an arse. LOL I know people without the fund to buy an expensive car, but with the attitude so now I'm wondering if they're bad drivers.

[Sigh Sister]

72. You might be onto something there! Lol

[demokatgurrl]

51. I have wondered the same thing

I'm quite serious. In fact, I have test-driven BMWs a couple of times, but could never bring myself to buy one because I don't want to be associated with those assholes.
Just the other day someone in a BMW tried to run me off the shoulder of a highway for NO reason other than I beeped my horn to stop him from jumping in front of me when we were at a speed of over 60 mph. I have had many experiences like this.

[Hepburn]

59. Add....

...Lexus and Mercedes Benz.

I live on the Palos Verdes Penn. Trust me...if they are driving a BMW, a Lexus or a Mercedes, 9 times out of 10 = asshole.

Edit for typo.

[MindPilot]

63. Not just BMWs -- I think it is people who buy German cars in general.

Beemer drivers and Mercedes drivers make up the majority of dickwads I encounter on the road. they just seem to have that "I'm better than you" attitude. Followed closely by Volks "Drivers Wanted" Wagon.

A car forum I hang out on is frequently overrun with german car aficionados who firmly believe that their vehicles are the absolute pinnacle of design and engineering and if Americans could only get their hands on the much superior "euro" lubricants...etc, etc, etc.

Never get that crap from the owners of any other nationality; most people will simply say, "yeah, I like my Toyota because..."

[OHDEM]

71. I don't begrudge anyone what they can afford...

...and from what I've heard and experienced German cars are nice. For many people, whatever they have is the greatest EVER. LOL Personally, the styling on the BMWs and the Z3s in particular (when they first came out) are butt ugly! I remember thinking it was a joke on them! LOL

[MindPilot]

88. I hate the way the car magazines fawn all over them

Pick up any copy of Car & Driver or Road & Track and (keeping in mind of course that these magazines' editors lean hard to the right) you'll to see something like "The Corvette beat it in accleration, the S2000 handled better, and the 350Z stops quicker, but that BMW is the BESTEST CAR EVER!!!"

[GoneOffShore]

66. Last night in Philly

1. Speeding
2. Cutting someone off
3. Driver on phone
4. Driver with head up arse
5. Changing lanes without signaling
6. Changing multiple lanes at once
7. All of the above or any combination
8. Street drag racing
9. Pedestrian hit and run in a residential area

Didn't see the driver but the car was a hopped up Honda Civic racing against similar.

I don't think they were Republicans or rich - just enema nozzles.

[Liberal_in_LA]

81. Now, lets trash SUV and Jag drivers

[GoneOffShore]

119. ?

[JerseygirlCT]

68. Haven't had that experience. What I watch out for:

gold colored sedans. Almost guaranteed to be driven by a self-righteous older person who will insist on driving in the far left lane, doing far below the speed limit. Just for everyone else's own good, you see.

And anyone on the phone. They inevitably drive erratically - very fast when they finally hang up, suddenly slow when they're focused on the phone call and not the road. They're not supposed to be driving while holding the stupid phone to their ear, but that stops no one, apparently.

[Hepburn]

70. LOL...in SoCal....

...that is a 4-door SILVER Mercedes on the 405!

[JerseygirlCT]

73. LOL - yeah, I guess it depends on where you live

I tend to be worried about getting stuck behind a minivan, too. For the same reasons - distraction and driving too slowly for the traffic they're in.

[Hepburn]

78. Around here, Mini Vans are not too bad....

...unless one is in the immediate area of the beach on a weekend or holiday...then watch out!

One of the bad ones, also, is a Caddie SUV...for tailgating. I swear to Hector that half of the time the front bumper of that thing is less than one inch from the tailpipe of the vehicle in front of it!

[JerseygirlCT]

86. It's the young guy in his first (usually sporty but not in great shape)

car who tends to tail gate around here. They're immortal, you see.

[OHDEM]

79. My in-laws have a gold sedan! Hmmmm.....

I hate people who drive in the left lane! CLUELESS! A friend's husband does it and she tried to explain to him that it's a PASSING lane, but he just got offended. Duh!

[JerseygirlCT]

89. Yeah, honestly, I don't care so much how fast you're going there -

but you'd better be passing the cars to your right, or you need to join them.

Unfortunately too much of the highway on my commute was designed by idiots and has many left exits. So you get all the pokey pants drivers getting into the left lane early - just in case. And doing 50 mph. Instant traffic jam.

Traffic during commutes here actually moves at 80 mph in the left lane. So be it. Drive that, or get over and out of the way!

I'm told many, many years ago, that CT cops were far more likely to pull people over for traveling in the left lane than they were for speeding. Probably kept traffic moving much better, and resulted in fewer accidents, I'd guess.

[HALO141]

76. The question is moot. The result is the same. (n/t)

[Liberal_in_LA]

80. By law, BMW drivers don't have to follow vehicular laws

Or that's what they think

[OHDEM]

83. From Liar Liar

"Here goes: I sped. I followed too closely. I ran a stop sign. I almost hit a Chevy. I sped some more. I failed to yield at a crosswalk. I changed lanes at the intersection. I changed lanes without signaling while running a red light and *speeding*! "

I think he drove a Mercedes in that movie, but I could be wrong.

Oh and that character was an arse!
:)

[Touchdown]

84. It's only because we drive a REAL car.

Not an inferiority complex, having to prove they're better than me Audi, or a Japanese poseur Lexus (cheap knockoff).

:evilgrin:

[OHDEM]

115. Yeah...I knew it. nt

[Touchdown]

132. Yeah. nothing gets past you.

Way to be quick about my first post on this thread.

[OHDEM]

136. Your attitude speaks VOLUMES about who you are ....

regardless of what you drive. You're too thick to figure out what's being discussed here and think it's all about you. :eyes: Peace out.

[Touchdown]

146. What's being discussed here? Porcupines and BMW drivers?

How many posts have that BS joke now?

I quote you... "That's IT! ENTITLED!" some humor you've got there.

It's not about me, it's about projecting your assholery onto others.

[MindPilot]

92. While we are bashing German rides, WTF is a "kompressor"?

Who thought it was a good idea to name the car after a part? Are we going to see the Ford Differential? Can I fit a sheet of plywood in the back of that Toyota Torque Converter?

[flvegan]

99. It's the same as having a "Turbo" or "Supercharged" badge.

Tells the world that your car has one.

(the "Kompressor" on Benz means supercharged)

[MindPilot]

100. My old Aerostar has a water pump -- should I paint that on the side?

So the world will know it has one... :D

Yeah, I know, it is just one of those things that looks so weird to me I can't get it out of my head after I see it.

[Touchdown]

102. Okay Ford driver. Defend Thunderbird Supercharged, Mustang Cobra

Taurus SHO (super high output), Crown Victoria LTD (so limited every cop has one). ;)

[MindPilot]

120. I can't cuz that shit looks weird to me too

SHO was bad enough, but then they tried SVO -- Special Vehicle Operations. Are they trying to make me think Ford has some kind of super-secret skunk works?

My Aerostar is an "XLT" which as near as I figure means "Excellent". Remember we are talking about the car company, not exactly renowned for the reliability of its products, which gave a car a name that rhymes with "expire."


BTW Anyone know what the hell "HHR" as in Chevy HHR stands for?

[Touchdown]

129. Chevy HHR stands for Hannity Has Rabies

;)

[Spider Jerusalem]

101. Kompressor is German for 'supercharger'.

See the 1930's Mercedes-Benz 500K and 540K (for 'Kompressor'), for instance.

[tabbycat31]

95. let me introduce you to the old internet joke

what's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW?

Porcupines have pricks on the outside.


I agree with you. I've noticed that the more expensive the car is, the bigger an asshole the driver is (This also applies to Lexus, Mercedes, etc)

[Touchdown]

103. It's been introduced up thread.

And... it's old, and doesn't make any sense.

[Evoman]

104. I'm an asshole, but I can't afford to get a BMW. Will someone donate one?

I'm tired of having to be an asshole on foot.

[jesus_of_suburbia]

106. Sorry, that has been my experience. Most of them are arseholes.

It has nothing to do with being rich.

Lexus and Mercedes owners are more likely to be snobs, but BMW owners tend to be arseholes.

I'll take a snob over an arsehole.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

108. Crazy mothers in mini-vans and any truck/SUV with a Republican bumpersticker...

those are the "arsehole" drivers, IMO. Not those in BMWs.

[hobbit709]

109. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.

[COLGATE4]

110. The difference between BMW drivers and Porcupines?

With porcupines, the prick is on the outside.

[walldude]

112. Anyone driving slower then me is an asshole

anyone driving faster is a maniac! -George Carlin

[OHDEM]

116. I love George Carlin.

Miss him a lot! I saw him a few years ago and sure was glad I got the chance.

I've been thinking of him a lot lately since he often talked about enjoying things falling apart. Between the stock market, auto companies, healthcare industry and now possible pandemic...he'd be laughing his arse off!!

[Touchdown]

135. And a hypocrite too.

I told the Carlin joke first, and you went off on me.:rofl:

[OHDEM]

142. I saw your joke in between you telling me what I perceive.

You are not a nice person. And what was that you drive again. Case closed.

[Touchdown]

144. Actually I'm pretty nice says most of my friends/co-workers.

I just don't think being called an asshole when you don't even know me makes me not nice.

[Vektor]

121. The thing about the whole Mercedes/BMW thing is that SO many people have them...

...that they all start to blend together and be completely unnoticeable/amorphous - like that commercial where the school kids cannot find their parents because they all have the exact same car. I imagine that at least for some, they buy these cars because they like the "image" it projects, which ends up inevitably being "I don't stand out at all, I'm exactly like everyone else, following a trend."

These cars do not reflect wealth either. MANY are leases, and anyone with a job and proof of some income can overextend themselves with debt to afford something they think will make them "fit in." I have friends who make half what I do, who lease expensive cars to look "wealthy" but they can barely afford to eat otherwise. I put away money every month, and my car is paid for. It's a nice enough car, but not a trend mobile, and I don't give half a shit if I look cool in it or not. It runs.

I see assholes in all manner of automobiles, but I tend not to really notice the BMW/Mercedes crowd because they make up about 80% of traffic, and look like a parade of identical little ants creeping down the roadways.

[raventattoo]

122. a little of both

I drive a 135ic. Little f*er is FAST! Yeah I probably shouldn't drive like I do but the car begs for it!

And for anyone who thinks the 1 is the poor man's BMW, will be happy to race anyone except the latest M's...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

125. I ride a motorcycle, all drivers of all makes and models are like that

[Marr]

157. Haha! I hear you.

I assume every car is a box full of crazy.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

160. They aren't called cagers for no reason

[CRF450]

126. This is stupid talk...

I drive allot, and in my observation I see idiot drivers of any kind of vehicle, doesn't matter if its an SUV/truck, sports car or a high priced luxury ride. More often than not its a teenager driving like a jackass or some woman with a cell phone glued to her ear.

[GoneOffShore]

127. Thank you.

I'd rec your post if I could.

[CRF450]

137. Its a given honestly

Their was an article showing that the most ticketed vehicle was the Hummer H2, the Scion TC is right up their in the list and that car is bought by allot of younger drivers. The least ticketed vehicles I remember from that same article is the Chevy Tahoe, Corvette, and probably the Ford F series trucks. Theirs were also some pretty high priced cars in their too as the least ticketed.

At 22 years old, I have a truck and a high powered sports car. Never had a ticket or accident in the last 4 years of driving, plus 2 with a learners permit if you count that... I have my spirited driving moments in the car but I only do that stuff on rare occasions and with no traffic around.

[Generator]

128. Isn't it mandatory for you to be a realtor to drive one?

I think there's your answer. (both of mine did last year-only one of the two arseholes though)

[heronkid]

139. BMW turn signals faulty - they never seem to work

The turn signals thingie probably does not work. It can't be the drivers, right?

[rucky]

140. Only the ones with foreskin seats & the GPS routed to the Olive Garden.

[ContinentalOp]

150. Circumcision is barbaric

but man... those foreskin seats. couldn't live without em. sooo comfy.

[rucky]

151. The best part is...

If you stroke the seat right, it converts to a sleeper.

[tammywammy]

148. The only arseholes are those that make gross generalizations based on what people drive. n/t

[turmeric]

152. You said something intellesting...you live in an affluent area and there are lots of pricey cars

around, right?

Well, I just moved into an affluent area (houses can go for a couple of million $$$$), but I have never seen a Jaguar, Porsche, or many BMWs. Most are run-of-the-mill SUVs and such.

Why? New money vs. old. You probably live in an area where people are noveau riche and very tacky. Tacky people do tacky things.

[crimsonblue]

153. what the hell is an arsehole?

Do you mean asshole? If so, what's with the bullshit PC lingo?

[Marr]

155. I think the real problem drivers are behind the wheel of a Lexus.

Especially the Lexus SUV, whatever it's called these days.

[Amelie]

159. You know what the difference is bt a cactus and a bmw?

The prick is on the outside of a cactus.