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20th November 2006, 12:52 | #11 |
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Being the proud owner of a 1990 BMW 325i convertible I would certainly take offense if the bashing would get too serious.
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20th November 2006, 13:56 | #12 |
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No bashing going on in here
It's not just BMW drivers that hog the road.............. it's all non rover drivers that get in my way The car i had before this was a BMW 525 TDSE 1996, it was a great car and i had it for 2 years without a problem |
20th November 2006, 14:33 | #13 |
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Biggles, I have to admit I've never driven a BMW or a Volvo for that matter, so any "bashing" I do is either bandwagon and therefore for a laugh, or frankly as a result of experiences over 40+ years of motoring (in the UK!).
However, the reason for this post is not to offend, but to ask, in all honesty, do you have a different driving approach when driving the BMW? (apart from enjoyng the jealous looks you get as it's a convertible) Malcolm |
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I was once one of four people held up in a traffic queue behind a Primrose Yellow Rover 75 driving through Richmond park at a steady 18mph. Now of course I should point out that the speed limit through Richmond park is only 20mph, so the poor chap was only driving within the speed limit, but the other 4 of us were all on push bikes! Right the way through the park, this poor guy had dog walkers and the like pointing at him and laughing. How he managed to resist the temptation to just put his foot down enough to pull away from us, I really don't know!
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So, in all honesty, yes I do have another style while driving the BMW. Having passed 35 years of age I also am pretty much past breaking speed limits (at least not significantly). You'll get there anyway, and if it's fun you're after you just need to find a suitable road. And as there probably is just a pinch higher risk in the BMW driving there are offsetting factors such as active driving keeping you more alert - dozing along at 65 mph in the 75 on freeway (what's that called in the U.K?) with cruise control on does not do much in that department. Being such a perfect driver , there are still things that still irritates me: 1. People overtaking around corners, pushing sudden opposing traffic out on the shoulder. 2. People driving 5 km/h UNDER the legal speed limit. All the time. No matter what. 3. People 0,5 meters from my rear bumper on the freeway, frenetically flashing their lights to push me out of the way while I'm overtaking a number of cars doing 2) above. It's probably like this: There are a lot or people with a bad attitude to driving in a way that will a risk to their own safety as well to others. These kind of drivers will probably be quite attracted to a high power BMW. And everyone: No offense taken. None. The abundance of different smileys nonwithstanding, internet forums are challenging when it comes to getting the right message through. |
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I don't have a particular oposition to different car drivers, except the young and stupid. Now, we were all young once, but I never remember feeling the need to drive at 60mph, 1 foot from the car in front in a 30mph zone just because "it felt like fun". I saw this happen the other night.
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I don't have a particular oposition to different car drivers, except the young and stupid. Now, we were all young once, but I never remember feeling the need to drive at 60mph, 1 foot from the car in front in a 30mph zone just because "it felt like fun". I saw this happen the other night.
It's times like these I wish I had some blue lights on my car. Oh what fun I could have! Never the less, young boy-racers seem to be getting worse and worse. I admit I may have not been the perfect young driver and I may have made mistakes but still - theres no excuse for blatant stupidity. Rep-mobiles on the motorways are also slightly annoying in that they drive up to your bumper making you pull-over for them to overtake. I can kind of sympathise with them as they do usually have appoinments to keep. All in all, slower driving, within posted speed limits, enjoying the scenery is much more enjoyable. Plus - I get to listen to whole albums on my journeys! Ace! |
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Or me, they're my pet hate. Actually it's not the cars it's the stupid bl**dy driver most of the time
'Bought a Volvo cause they're so safe if you have an accident' Madam, its you that caused the accident !
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