gogogadgetearl . how to own a BMW without looking pretentious
2007.09.10
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so i've been considering buying a BMW. i know that statement conjures up many different impressions of me, but i'm truly only interested in the machine. in every review i've read, BMW seems to be, literally, "the ultimate driving machine". the "unexpected power", the "solid construction throughout", the "handling that begs for curves", and "the way the vehicle just connects the driver with the road" is all i've read about BMWs. to add to that, everyone i know that has ever owned a BMW has always said it's the best car they've ever driven. that speaks for itself. so, honestly, the emblem on the front could say hyundai - as long as it's the same machine, i'd buy it.
i'm certainly not looking at new bimmers - i'm not making that kind of money yet. :-P i'm looking more at 2002-2005 330i sedans. the 330i was first offered in 2001, but i'll give it a year to get all the new-model kinks worked out. from what i can tell, very little was changed in the 330i from 2002 to 2005, so the biggest difference between those model years would be the mileage. that doesn't concern me as long as it was maintained well -- nearly any car nowadays can get 300k miles easily if it's properly maintained.
so all this begs the question: how do you own a BMW without looking pretentious? like i've mentioned, i could care less about what people think about me because of my car - so how do i shed the BMW vanity?
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You don't-- that's on them. If you truly care less about what people think about you, then you should be alright and just buy the car (assuming that the wife is A-OK with it too) :-D
- [ 2007.09.10 | 1:09:30pm ]
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Nemo is right. Besides, who cares? As long as it's not a Dodge, I hate Dodge.
You want a beemer, go for it. You want a Hyundai, as long as it's newer than 2004, go for it. Ford, GM, Toyota, (does Liz still have the Celica?), doesn't really matter anymore. Just don't get a Kia, they aren't safe, and Dodge sucks. Mitsubishi's are overpriced and made for little people. Honda's are underpowered when you're in a pinch. My next car will be an American car simply because my family only drives American cars, and I am familiar with their guts, so maintenance won't be too much of a problem. I have a '96 Chevy Lumina now, and I will most likely move into a V6 Ford Fusion later on, if I stay with a car, but I have been eyeballin' the '02-'04 Chevy trucks lately.
Also, the BMW 3 series is a really solid platform, and easy on the eyes to boot. Anyway, a BMW is much easier to tolerate than someone owning an Infiniti anything in my opinion, especially those roadsters. Nothing says 'I'm a pompous prick' more than those cars.- [ 2007.09.10 | 2:43:05pm ]
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Having driven 2 BMWs in my life i can say that i have never driven a better made vehicle. I can also vouch for their safety I was T-boned by a woman doing 65 on my passenger side and walked away with a stiff neck...did i mention that the vehicle was 12 years old and had 234000 miles on it and i still got it to 132mph (its governed at 138 according to car and driver). When I buy another car it will be German. 100% German. ::end mindless dribble::
- [ 2007.09.10 | 5:26:35pm ]