Why you're not allowed to park next to fire hydrants...

The best feature of BMWs is that they really wind the rest of you up so, so tight. It's very revealing, really.

Sweet dreams,

Regards,

 

Hahahaha I feel like sending this off to my local BMW dealer!

 

My dad paid £800 for his when it was three years old, but he got 6 years out of it before the machanic said I would be locked up if I even attempted to an MOT on this. That was a sad day but the gearbox had gone and it was only running on 3 cylinders. The car had 67,000 miles on the clock it needed two clutches in the 45,000 miles my dad had. Funny the Punto or Escort never went through clutches.

You would also at least expect to find a Fiat engine in the Lada since thats what they are based on but oh no thats not good enough, instead you get some crappy Mosvitch(sp) crap which was a clone of a 1960's BMW engine

So Ladas are more like BMWs than people like to admit, they both have similier engines (well kind of) and are both rare wheel drive

The only difference is the snobbery is inverted

Also though the Fabria is now an old car it is based on the current Polo and went on sale well before the current Polo did.

 

Yep - even when they were the butt of all jokes in the mid-late 80s IIRC.

BMW = Better Make Way or Break My Windows If I could drive, I'd buy one just to be a sod! If I couldn't find a Mk1 Capri in good nick that is - I don't care what people say - an ORIGINAL Capri is one interesting (point and squirt handling!) car

BTW - I know pushbikes don't have to be MOT'd, but I saw some dickhead's road bike at work today - one of his 0.8inch(ish) wheels has a bald patch right down to the webbing. Seeing as Lhatkins did himself up a kipper last week on a totally safe bike, it makes me wander what kind of a mess this idiot'll make when his tire blows out on him... (it's kind of on-topic, since the subject of tire depth came up earlier!)

 

Na, i'll still blow you into the weeds, from pull away to top end

 

Ah yes, but where do you put the kids?

 

To tell the truth it's not BMWs that really wind me up, but Mercs.

But the problem with beemer drivers is that they're all waiting for the day when their backsides are huge enough to warrant a Mercedes...

And JD Power-wise, here's some of last year's survey, and here's the 2005 manufacturer's table:


At least BMs are more reliable than Mercs!

 

Mercs are tailgating taxis.

 

Mercs are crap reliabilty wise and I should know I sold plenty of them!

FWIW, I think alot of tossers do buy beemers for the image and the older models are fast becoming council estate faves BUT when I had spare money to waste on cars I bought a '95 318IS not coz of the badge but because it was by far and away the best all-round car I could have bought at that time. Say what you want about beemers but at the end of the day they make the best chassis and drive-trains and have done for the last 20 years but how the car drives may or may not be a priority. Oh, and Skoda and Seat both tend to get the next generation VW technology first these days.

 

The outstanding feature, IMO, is the suspension. How do they make it supple over bumpity bits, but firm when cornering?

 

Dont have any.
But they could squeeze in the panniers if i did have some.

 

which are next generation audi's..??

 

Lots of reason really. Main areas that bm have always excelled in is the ridgidity of their chassis which allow the suspension to get on with the job in-hand instead of compensating for structural short-comings, it took other manufacturers along time to fathom that out. They also nearly always manage a 50/50 balance meaning heavy items such as engines and gearboxes are not directly over the wheels which would require more compensation in the suspension (hence why older style diesels or small cars with big engines will have a stiff ride on the front). They've also developed suspension designs such as the flat-blade design for the rear of the E34 onwards, a great design which uses lateral forces. They also put alot of time and effort into designing their rubber components. All this lets them use softer dampers (smooth your bumps) with stiffer springs (keeps you flat in the corners). Basically put.

 

Dont let an audi driver hear that!

 

Audi drivers, by & large, are pathetic. Particularly the fashionista TT ones. Last time I went up to Skye, we drove after dark in heavy rain. In front of me was a TT turbo, which should have left me for dead on a wet road, but the guy just couldn't drive it properly. He left me on the straights, but as soon as a corner appeared he virtually stopped.

I had four occupants - my g/f & two boys - he was on his own & I definitely wasn't "trying".

 

he probably didn't wanna get his car dirty...*grin*

I was driving home the other evening and in front of my was a spanking new merc - we were driving into clouds and rain...he turned around and drove bank...whether the coulds and rain were the reason, I'm still not sure...

 

Nowt wrong with Skodas, my Fabia vRS was as much as a cheapo Citroen C2 brand new, and was fully loaded with toys, comfortable, fast and looked good.

BMW = Bub Munches Willies

 

And may I remind you of what you said earlier:

I think the saying is "hoisted by one's own petard"

 

lexus, #1 - enough said.

 

Lexus are all very nice, but the lowest model starts at nearly £19k!
And from what I gather, they're a bit tight; they don't even give discounts to staff on their cars, only on Toyotas!

If you want a proper motor, with no poncey electronics to go wrong you want one of these: