You know you drive a E36 when....

**JedzE36/5** · 11-19-2002, 07:57 PM

...when people think that you got rear-ended and never got around to fixin the car

...you ponder why BMW didn't paint the bottom half of your car

...when people ask you if your daily driver is your track car

**jwBm.W** · 11-19-2002, 11:58 PM

while checking out the classifieds you see a 3er for sale and it is advertised to have a 'V6'.... and you feel like calling the car lot to tell them they are freakin' losers.

**toofast4U** · 11-20-2002, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by jwBm.W
while checking out the classifieds you see a 3er for sale and it is advertised to have a 'V6'.... and you feel like calling the car lot to tell them they are freakin' losers.

haha...I've done this too...called and been like "so it's a v6 eh"
and some don't know and are "yup...V-6" "really so the cylinders are in a V shape?" some people don't know...

**jesd325is** · 11-20-2002, 05:51 PM

when you get a ///M3 replica front bumper to look new.

**bimmer143** · 11-20-2002, 06:47 PM

.....you look at your odometer and realize you covered 200 miles in what felt like 10 minutes.

.....your rear tires are bald from hangin it loose in the twisties.

....your friends cheer as you rip a 30 mph offramp at 80.

....you break 100mph at least once a day.

....you get comments from good looking older women about how sweet your car sounds.

....guys on sport bikes shit when they can't lose you in the mountain twisties!!

**joe325i** · 11-20-2002, 09:34 PM

...how 3 hours driving the same streach of 2 miles of twisties feels like 20 minutes

... your door panels are falling off and you cant figure out how the hell to get them back on or why they are falling apart

... why the side trims are a diffrent color

...when you spend 5 hours to replace the water pump with a metal impeller pump but to find out theres already one in there and bmw neglected to record it in the service records

...when your poor because you spend all your money on detailing supplies

..when your school peeps laugh at you when you come running from your trunk with a bottle of quick detailer and terry cloths to clean off the dust

...you gladly spend 6 hours every other week washing, glazing, and waxing 2x

...girls think your car is a 98

...when a kid says joe did you get a new hood? and you say no and their mouth hits the floor

...when you get the dreaded intermittent brake circut failure and the dealer says theres no such problem on the e36 and they dont carry the part

...when you pay 30 dollars for 2 gallons of anti-freeze

...when you dont mind being poor becuase you have a car that turns any bad day into a good day

...when you almost cream your self everyday when you hear your streight six start up and roar to life

...when you just love the sound of the engine soo much you accelerate too hard too often to be healthy

...when you get a grin from ear to ear when you sit in your car
thats all i can think of

**CrayzeeM3** · 11-21-2002, 01:02 AM

.... when you had to purchase at least 1 new fog light.
.... when your standard headlights yellow and hazed.
.... when you have done at least 1 donut.
.... when you take time to write one of these.

**toofast4U** · 11-21-2002, 01:07 AM

with maybe one or two exceptions I think I have felt every one of your responses at least once....

**jwBm.W** · 11-21-2002, 10:54 PM

Originally posted by toofast4U
with maybe one or two exceptions I think I have felt every one of your responses at least once....

Abso- f'ng- lutely!

**T-Rex** · 11-22-2002, 12:57 AM

Originally posted by kherber540
when you skip school just to hear the engine scream, and to turn the asc off, and to hear the tires break loose and power slide around the twisties, and just to shift the smooth 5spd, for hours..and hours...

when you get a call from your parents telling you you're grounded for not coming home for hours...and hours...hehe

so true, sounds like we're in very similar situations

**Eurodriver** · 05-01-2003, 04:31 PM

LOL, anymore

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**2Questionable** · 05-01-2003, 05:06 PM

... when you know how many stitches are in the leather over your steering wheel from those times you sit like goon, grinning like a fool, enjoying the beast around you.

**Bimmer325** · 05-01-2003, 05:11 PM

when you have to hit the door panels back hard with your fist cause its falling off and your girlfriend says ur beloved bimmer is falling apart....i love e36.....really.

**tj-95-318is** · 05-01-2003, 05:15 PM

When you see all high school kids are using them to get a frigging driving permit.

**Bremsen** · 05-01-2003, 07:04 PM

....when you have to hit the dash to make the climate control lights come on
....when you have to go to the dealer to get an oil filter
....when you have every conceivable option EXCEPT tilt steering wheel
....when you keep waiting to buy angel eyes cause they always have a newer version
....when you keep waiting to buy an exhaust cause they always have a newer version
....when you hit 100mph before the end of the on ramp and have to slow to merge
....you pick on mustangs
....when your passengers sit down, buckle up and grab the oh $hit handle before you even start the car

alright, I'm tapped

**RJ 325is** · 05-01-2003, 08:37 PM

your friend always sees your car but finally gets the chance to test drive your car and gets that exhilarating feeling of power and class. Next thing you know he's telling you to go to the "runs" to go smoke all the hondas . And when he says "daym your cars an SI killer"

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**joe325i** · 05-01-2003, 08:38 PM

when you can assult the twisties all day long w/o problems..
when your friends with other larger bmws and vdub gti's say they can smoke your car.. but you know they aint got shit on you in the twisites.

**tj-95-318is** · 05-01-2003, 09:07 PM

a newer year/model (BMW).

**Flawless** · 05-01-2003, 09:33 PM

You dont put on the AC even though its 98 degrees outside because you dont want to put a strain on your car...

**joe325i** · 05-01-2003, 09:36 PM

You dont put on the AC even though its 98 degrees outside because you dont want to put a strain on your car...

LOL
soo true
i NEVER use the ac even if its above 100.

**toddman35** · 05-01-2003, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by joe325i
LOL
soo true
i NEVER use the ac even if its above 100.

I figured I was weird or something. I told my dad about not using the AC and he looked at me like I was crazy for not using it with black interior in the summer

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...When you get a blackeye from trying to change the shift knob.

**joe325i** · 05-01-2003, 09:54 PM

...When you get a blackeye from trying to change the shift knob.

holy crap thats funny!

i was going to take the a/c out i NEVER EVER EVER EVER use it
in the 3 years of owing the car.. i used it twice becuase my mom wanted it on..
i figured if i ever sell the car no one will want it because it has no a/c
and somewhere along the line a woman wouldnt like having the wind cool her and she would want a/c

**Flawless** · 05-01-2003, 09:58 PM

I put on the AC once, and i swore I would never again. The noise it makes sounds like the car is being hurt

**Hawaii** · 05-01-2003, 10:02 PM

-when you spin out taking a long right turn at 90 and pull out a 360
-hit 100 every time you get a chance on the highway and finally get pulled over
-door panels falling off
-crapy tape deck with that stupid stereo code thing
-you payed the same amount as your friend with a civic with bodykit and fart exhaust and intake
-fog lights are dangling and you have to turn on your fog lights when you drive to see the road cause the stock bulbs are shit
-you try to save money but keep buying mods
-tried to drift at least once