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Mad Dragon: Feb 29, 2004

TBeats posted:

BMWs are pretty nice save for their roadsters.

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Lake of Methane: Oct 29, 2011

holocaust bloopers posted:

I saw a BMW i8 today. It looks pretty alien in person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe_b2GRwok

# ? Feb 18, 2017 04:47

Kung Fu Fist Fuck: Aug 9, 2009

Lake of Methane posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe_b2GRwok

gently caress everything about this

# ? Feb 18, 2017 04:57

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

lmao I'd hate to get into a fender bender in that thing

I never understood the point of BMWs, especially in this day and age. I just feel like there's so many better options for much much cheaper

Guess you gotta separate yourself from the enlisted somehow

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:02

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Mad Dragon posted:

TBeats posted:

BMWs are pretty nice save for their Z-series* roadsters.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:03

Nuclear Tourist: Apr 7, 2005

Anyone who knows anything knows that the E24 was the last good looking BMW produced.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:05

beanieson: Sep 25, 2008; I had the opportunity to change literally anything about the world and I used it to get a new av

I'm enjoying the gently caress out of my 135

E: not my pic

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:09

UP THE BUM NO BABY: Sep 1, 2011; by Hand Knit

BMWs were the worst Bond cars

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:09

Naked Bear: Apr 15, 2007; Boners was recorded before a studio audience that was alive!

Ahahaha what a piece of poo poo. That is just pants-on-head retarded.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:10

Nuclear Tourist: Apr 7, 2005

Pesticide20 posted:

BMWs were the worst Bond cars

The only reason that happened was because BMW bought ~~British Leyland~~ I mean Rover back in the mid-90's, and Britain's idea of gratitude was to use BMW's as Bond cars. Nevermind that the whole deal blew up a few years later when BMW realized that no one outside of quaint farming villages in the West Midlands wanted to buy Rovers anymore.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:20

ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

Lake of Methane posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe_b2GRwok

what in the ever living gently caress

want to do it yourself? HAHA gently caress YOU

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:21

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

ded posted:

what in the ever living gently caress

want to do it yourself? HAHA gently caress YOU

why would you want to work on your $140k car yourself lol

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:21

ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

well i guess if i could afford to make a down payment on a house in the form of a car i wouldn't care

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:26

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Mad Dragon posted:

Another car I will never afford. :sigh:

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:27

Mad Dragon: Feb 29, 2004

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

Another car I will never afford.

Pretty sure they're in the low 7-figures now.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:28

tyler: Jun 2, 2014

Lake of Methane posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe_b2GRwok

Have fun KFFF.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 06:14

Genocide Tendency: Dec 24, 2009; I get mental health care from the medical equivalent of Skillcraft.

TBeats posted:

why would you want to work on your $140k car yourself lol

This.

McLaren/Lamborghini/Ferrari/ any exotic are a loving nightmare to maintain or work on. If you can actually afford one, you can afford to have someone else fix it when poo poo breaks.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 07:19

Kung Fu Fist Fuck: Aug 9, 2009

Genocide Tendency posted:

This.

McLaren/Lamborghini/Ferrari/ any exotic are a loving nightmare to maintain or work on. If you can actually afford one, you can afford to have someone else fix it when poo poo breaks.

bmw doesnt rate with the manufacturers you listed. those are all super car makers

there are plenty of bmws out there that at the very least have a functioning loving hood release so you can top off the washer fluid without bringing it into the dealer

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:06

orange juche: Mar 14, 2012

Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:

bmw doesnt rate with the manufacturers you listed. those are all super car makers

there are plenty of bmws out there that at the very least have a functioning loving hood release so you can top off the washer fluid without bringing it into the dealer

BMW also uses PLASTIC timing chain guides. Enjoy having to replace your timing chain much more frequently than in a normal people car.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 10:08

Proud Christian Mom: Dec 20, 2006; READING COMPREHENSION IS HARD

yeah if you have a supercar you pay someone $400 to trailier it to the dealer, have it serviced and then brought back

# ? Feb 18, 2017 17:05

Mad Dragon: Feb 29, 2004

Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:

bmw doesnt rate with the manufacturers you listed. those are all super car makers

there are plenty of bmws out there that at the very least have a functioning loving hood release so you can top off the washer fluid without bringing it into the dealer

BMW does all the service on the McLaren F1 [edit]: in the US.

Mad Dragon fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Feb 18, 2017

# ? Feb 18, 2017 17:20

Mike-o: Dec 25, 2004; Now I'm in your room
And I'm in your bed; Grimey Drawer

I'm not a car guy and all that, but even I can loving see how retarded that is. What in the ever living gently caress :psyduck:

# ? Feb 18, 2017 17:51

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

ded posted:

what in the ever living gently caress

want to do it yourself? HAHA gently caress YOU

That's BMW's motto.

Genocide Tendency posted:

This.

McLaren/Lamborghini/Ferrari/ any exotic are a loving nightmare to maintain or work on. If you can actually afford one, you can afford to have someone else fix it when poo poo breaks.

A BMW is not an exotic car. It's Germany's GM, they just make different horrible design decisions.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:19

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

It costs $150,000 it's an exotic car.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:30

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

It costs $150,000 it's an exotic car.

It's not like there are universally approved definitions for any of these terms; I guess you're right about exotic, but the proper term is probably supercar which the i8 isn't. But BMW, regardless of the pricetag, is not in the same class as Ferrari, Pagani, Lambo. Nobody's cross-shopping those makers with anything in a BMW badge. The i8 is an over-the-top example of BMW trying to force the issue, which since the early 90s or so has become as much a part of the nameplate as the checkerboard center on the logo. It takes more than forced exclusivity and occasional impressive performance in my eyes.

Godholio fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Feb 18, 2017

# ? Feb 18, 2017 18:50

not caring here: Feb 22, 2012; blazemastah 2 dry 4 u

You know, I get that electric cars are the future and poo poo, but having driven a dude's Tesla the other day, it's a sad future. Yeah it's fast and all, but it's a thoroughly unrewarding, soulless drive that just sucks all the fun out of what makes driving a car fun.

It's the car you'd buy if you actually hated driving but felt you had too much money for mass transit.

I've heard people compare driving a car as to riding a motorcycle as "a car is like watching a painting of someone driving". And the Tesla was like another layer of abstraction away from that.

Better get used to it though, the future and all that. Wooo.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:04

Woof Blitzer: Dec 29, 2012; [-]

I want the car to drive me while I sleep I don't give a gently caress bitch

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:07

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Woof Blitzer posted:

I want the car to drive me while I sleep I don't give a gently caress bitch

I want one of each.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:13

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

It costs $150,000 it's an exotic car.

nah, it's a halo car.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:18

boop the snoot: Jun 3, 2016

Stultus Maximus posted:

nah, it's a halo car.

semantics. halo cars are generally exotic.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:24

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

The most enjoyable car I've ever driven was my 93 Audi A80.

The car was beat up, had a manual, and I didn't give a poo poo about prolonging its life.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:37

Stultus Maximus: Dec 21, 2009; USPOL May

TBeats posted:

semantics. halo cars are generally exotic.

My understanding:
Halo cars are made by mass market car makers and priced above their standard lineup. e.g. Audi R8.
Exotics are by low volume manufacturers that don't have a mass market lineup. e.g. anything by Koenigsegg.
Supercars can be in either category depending on who makes them, so the Ford GT would be a halo supercar for Ford, whereas the Enzo Ferrari would be an exotic supercar.

The difference being that a halo car is supposed to attract average people to the brand, enticing them to buy a regular sedan which they can afford while dreaming of the halo which they can't.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:38

Woof Blitzer: Dec 29, 2012; [-]

Stultus Maximus posted:

nah, it's a halo car.

No that would be a Warthog

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:38

Zeris: Apr 15, 2003; Quality posting direct from my brain to your face holes.

not caring here posted:

You know, I get that cars are the future and poo poo, but having driven one the other day, it's a sad future. Yeah it's fast and all, but it's a thoroughly unrewarding, soulless drive that just sucks all the fun out of what makes riding a horse fun.

It's the car you'd buy if you actually hated riding horses but felt you had too much money to walk to the market.

not caring here posted:

You know, I get that horses are the future and poo poo, but having ridden one the other day, it's a sad future. Yeah it's fast and all, but it's a thoroughly unrewarding, soulless ride that just sucks all the fun out of what makes eating grapes while relaxing on a palanquin carried by slaves fun.

It's the thing you'd buy if you actually hated eating grapes while borne on a palanquin carried by slaves but felt you had too much money and couldn't bear the luxury tax of importing the good looking ones.

not caring here posted:

You know, I get that palanquins borne by slaves are the future and poo poo, but having ridden one the other day, it's a sad future. Yeah it's fast and all, but it's a thoroughly unrewarding, soulless drive that just sucks all the fun out of what makes sending my inbred daughters on a three day trip to the tribal council fun.

It's the thing you'd buy if you actually hated creating inbred offspring with your sister-queen but felt you had too much money for setting up a surrogate tribal council outside your own palace

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:47