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BMW Drivers

  • 12-11-2015 02:35PM
    #1
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭


    I used to think it was just my imagination that so many times I've been tailgated or had to put up with ignorant driving on the road, the car involved was a BMW.

    But someone in work yesterday was talking about a rude wagon who swerved in front of her and then gave her the two fingers when she blew the horn at them, and another person said 'I bet they were in a BMW'. It turned out they were .

    Anyone else noticed that BMWs seem to attract a certain type of driver?


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Comments

  • #2
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    You'll get pricks in any car.


  • #3
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭c68zapdsm5i1ru


    By the way, I realise that there are lots of polite responsible BMW owners out there as well.


  • #4
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    Jimena Quiet Ibex wrote: »
    I used to think it was just my imagination that so many times I've been tailgated or had to put up with ignorant driving on the road, the car involved was a BMW.

    But someone in work yesterday was talking about a rude wagon who swerved in front of her and then gave her the two fingers when she blew the horn at them, and another person said 'I bet they were in a BMW'. It turned out they were .

    Anyone else noticed that BMWs seem to attract a certain type of driver?

    Audis, BMWs, 4x4s/Range Rovers. Its a status thing and yes they do make up a disproportionate number of road twats.


  • #5
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Confirmation bias.

    The knob to sound ratio is consistent among all vehicle operators, from the kid on the pogo stick to the captain of the oil tanker.


  • #6
    podgemonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭podgemonster


    Jimena Quiet Ibex wrote: »
    By the way, I realise that there are lots of polite responsible BMW owners out there as well.

    As a BMW driver I thank you for acknowledging this point.

    However please realise we are better than you in every way and just save yourself the pain and get out of our way. :pac::pac::pac:


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I suspect a lot of beemers are driven by the 30-40 year old male bracket.

    Absolutely no evidence to confirm that, but it's a car that always seems to impress my friends in that bracket, it's the one they want etc. etc.


  • #8
    Shenshen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,453 ✭✭✭Shenshen


    Can't wait for the first poster to point out that it's your own fault for getting tailgated, just pull over and let the "proper car" get past...


  • #9
    etoughguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭etoughguy


    podgemonster wrote: »
    As a BMW driver I thank you for acknowledging this point.

    However please realise we are better than you in every way and just save yourself the pain and get out of our way. :pac::pac::pac:

    I don't drive a BMW and I totally agree. Its a bit like being from Cork, you just know you're better than everyone else.


  • #10
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    get off the road Granny.


  • #11
    ScumLord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,787 ✭✭✭✭ScumLord


    It's true, I drove a BMW once and when you put the cruise control on, it seeks out the nearest car and tail gates it automatically.


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  • #12
    EazyD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭EazyD


    People react differently depending on what you drive I find. In my MX5 I'm cut-up/tailgated far more often than in a saloon/jeep.


  • #13
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    ScumLord wrote: »
    It's true, I drove a BMW once and when you put the cruise control on, it seeks out the nearest car and tail gates it automatically.
    I heard they developed an autopilot for BMWs years ago, but any time it was activated the car tried to drive up its own arse!


  • #14
    questionmark?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,090 ✭✭✭questionmark?


    It would help if BMW put indicators in their cars.


  • #15
    c68zapdsm5i1ru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭c68zapdsm5i1ru


    I do drive a very old Toyota, and try to stick to speed limits. Maybe this modern world is just too much for me :(


  • #16
    jiltloop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,292 ✭✭✭jiltloop


    Big engine = small willy

    Horsepower compensation.


  • #17
    etoughguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭etoughguy


    Jimena Quiet Ibex wrote: »
    I do drive a very old Toyota, and try to stick to speed limits. Maybe this modern world is just too much for me :(

    Not at all

    There's an old saying: The undertaker loves the overtaker


  • #18
    Hammer89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,004 ✭✭✭Hammer89


    And chokeslams.


  • #19
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    jiltloop wrote: »
    Big engine = small willy

    Horsepower compensation.

    But there's zero compensation for idiocy upon making stupid statements.


  • #20
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    smash wrote: »
    But there's zero compensation for idiocy upon making stupid statements.

    It's true, though. Anytime I drive the brother's 2010 F10 I'm a smug, irritating, wisecracking arsehole. Oh wait... :D


  • #21
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,605 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Jimena Quiet Ibex wrote: »
    By the way, I realise that there are lots of polite responsible BMW owners out there as well.


    I was with you until this.


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  • #22
    eternal
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,867 ✭✭✭eternal


    jiltloop wrote: »
    Big engine = small willy

    Horsepower compensation.

    How does this apply to women?


  • #23
    RustyNut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭RustyNut


    jiltloop wrote: »
    Big engine = small willy

    Horsepower compensation.

    How YOU doin'?

    Fancy a ride in my smart car...


  • #24
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,949 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    Why do BMW motorcycle riders never wave/nod at other motorcyclists? :mad: ;):D


  • #25
    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,426 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    I was only thinking today and how well behaved BMW drivers were in recent years. Audi seem to have inherited all the ****e drivers recently.


  • #26
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    eternal wrote: »
    How does this apply to women?
    They have wide fannies?


  • #27
    Theboinkmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭Theboinkmaster


    jiltloop wrote: »
    Big engine = small willy

    Horsepower compensation.

    Most BMWs on irish roads do not have big engines.


  • #28
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    Why do BMW motorcycle riders never wave/nod at other motorcyclists? :mad: ;):D

    According to Sgt. Chris Barcode of Hendon Police College Advanced Motorbicycling Technical faculty, home of the legendary Templemore Two-Step, this would involve removing one or more hands from the handlebar of the motorbicycle, thus interfering with the centre-of-gravity and possibly destabilising the machine at a crucial moment.


  • #29
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭Sheeps


    People who drive Nissan Micras and the Toyota Yaris are always the worst road users.


  • #30
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    Theboinkmaster wrote: »
    Most BMWs on irish roads do not have big engines.

    Waiting for someone to open an opportunity for you to tell us what a big engine REALLY is?


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  • #31
    Ghost Buster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,172 ✭✭✭Ghost Buster


    Sheeps wrote: »
    People who drive Nissan Micras and the Toyota Yaris are always the worst road users.

    Bad driving takes on many forms...


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