You know you drive a E36 when....

[JedzE36/5]

Originally posted by grimfandango
when you pull up to a bmw and say nice e46.. and they respond huh? or what? and later pull up to a bmw say nice e36, and they respond thanks..

-grim

happens all the time. did enthusiasts go away after the E36? im just kidding.

[themadhatter]

no, just consider that the majority of ALL new car owners are just buying what they like with what is available.

Do you really think that new V6 mustang owners are driving a Fox platform? Or that the Lexus ES300 and RX330 are really Toyota Camrys?

again, this is for most people - not all.

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when every moron in a VW Corrodo VR6 thinks he's Mario Andretti when he pulls up to you.

[AndyZ3]

When you constantly have a tail light out...
When you do your first oil change and realize that the car is going to bankrupt you....
When you lean your head out the window at stop lights and blip the throttle.....
When you spend hours a day searching the net for killer mods...
When your girlfriend and family think you need to be treated for obsessive-compulsive disorder because you wash your car every other day.....
When you realize what a kick ass car you got for the price of a mundane Honda Civic (Before Mods).....
When you are confident that your ride will run 250,000+....
When your glove box door is almost touching your floor mat....
When you walk a mile to the store because you parked so far away to avoid door dings.....
When you smile every time you get in and fire it up....: :

[BMWFAN]

When you have a shelf full of replacement fog lights and brackets in your closet..

[JedzE36/5]

when you look at another e36 that has the whole M-Tech bag of goodies, is debadged, has a lowered suspension, and clear lights... but do not know what model it is until you look under the hood because they all look like M3's...

[themadhatter]

Originally posted by JedzE36/5
when you look at another e36 that has the whole M-Tech bag of goodies, is debadged, has a lowered suspension, and clear lights... but do not know what model it is until you look under the hood because they all look like M3's...

when you know exactly what model it is by looking at the interior or checking out the rear brake caliper/rotor.

spotting fake m3's is very easy but it's that one red 318is with M3 badges in newark and one exhaust tip that makes me laugh.

[JedzE36/5]

spotting fake m3's is very easy but it's that one red 318is with M3 badges in newark and one exhaust tip that makes me laugh.

i saw the weirdest thing yesterday... it as a M5540i... when did BMW make these cars

[328 is man]

when your car breaks more than a mustang and costs 3 times as much to fix:

[themadhatter]

why would your 328 be breaking down so much?

my 323is is bullet proof and has/had 88k on the clock. it didn't leak a drop or burn an ounce.

[savemike]

(Yes I am an idiot)


- When you find out your windows have an automatic jam sensor and roll back down when something is in the way of it closing...so you say to your girlfriend, "Hey check this out", and you put your hand in the way of the window rolling up...waiting for the window to gently tap your hand and roll back down, and then BAM!...It doesnt work and Im yellping like a little Hoe because my hand is stuck in the window.

That was a sad sad day for me. hehe

[AvusBluR]

When people lean on your fender, and you get pissed and try to punch them, only to miss because they slide off due to the 2+ coats of wax on there.

When you find yourself out in your yard spray-painting your front grilles black because you like the look but don't want to pay $80 for Hamann grille covers.

When you avoid rain like the plague.

When you always carry Meguiar's qiuck-detail spray and cheesecloths in your trunk.

When you pay better than 1K for that Sony 717 camera, and use it solely to take pictures of your car.

When you stop at the damndest places, braving the weather and the local constabulary, just to take pictures for your sig, which you change once every month or so.

When you own a Haynes, Bentley, and Chilton's manual for your car, and know where to find everything in each manual.

When your girl is sometimes jealous of your car.

When you have a collection of old shift knobs in your room that have become outdated because you've redone your interior 'theme' so many times.

When you get done cleaning your car and water beads up on your skin because it's been impregnated with Zymol and Armor-All.

When you drive around on bald tires because you can drift better on them.

When you can see the ASC lamp flashing in your dreams.

When you can identify BMW's not only by name and model year, but also by engine and chassis codes...and paint code as well.

When your headlights/angel eyes/HID cost more than 1K, and you didn't even flinch when you sent the money.

When you paint your amber bulbs silver so they can't be seen from outside the lens, but still blink amber.

When you scour the classifieds section on BF.C to find mods...and you do this at 3:30 in the morning.

When you think that M-Contuors are the best wheels ever made.

When you respond to this thread when it first started, then read the rest of the 6 pages till the end, and still reply thinking that this is the best thread ever in BF.C history....

[JedzE36/5]

When you find yourself out in your yard spray-painting your front grilles black because you like the look but don't want to pay $80 for Hamann grille covers

oOooo this is soooooo true!!

[Boomer]

Originally posted by themadhatter

when every moron in a VW Corrodo VR6 thinks he's Mario Andretti when he pulls up to you.

haha that is sooo Newark!
i see this shit going around there all the time, especially the fake M3 stuff



PS: this thread should be renamed to "You know you drive a BMW when.... "

[Hawaii]

-when people ask if its a V6 or say its a V6 and you correct them with, no its an inline 6(325+)
-when your friend grabs the wheel to steer and says, wow your suspension is so good. stock too
-when your friends say, no lets take his car its has leather
-when you get an intake and clears and realize it has just begun muahaha
(PAR intake rocks, car feels so healthy and can actually breath)
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[132nt4]

- when you spend 10K less than the haters but their V-tec crap does not break as many necks as yours

- when you drive past guys and they are like "Damn! It's a girl!!!"

[themadhatter]

when you've got to explain the concept of an inline six.

[///Mevil]

Originally posted by mattneedsaBMW
///mevil........i drive my bro's 95 M3 and his sunroof closes with the key......u just have to hold the key longer............windows close 1st....then the sunroof.

Maybe my build date is earlier, because I know that my sunroof doesn't close no matter how long I hold it. I looked like a fool holding my key looking at my wife saying really honey it should close.


Paul

[themadhatter]

:

she's probably thinking that you've watched to many Jetta commercials.

[///Mevil]

Well there is that

Now for a few more:

...You bought almost the entire LTW kit from PTG. (The LTW wing, dual pickup oil pan, x-brace, motorsport strutbrace, the only thing I didn't get was the front splitter.)

...No one makes a decent 1:18 scale diecast of your car anymore.

...People can't believe that your car is 8 years old, or at least between 11 and 4 depending on your particular model.

Paul

[Reno]

when your trying to see the badge on the back of every bimmer that passing by

when ppl steel your fog lights and badge often

when u go out at 4am looking for a bmw to steel back fog lights and badge

when u look on classified of bmw even if your not buying one

when u spent hours by hours looking for pics on the net to get some new ideas for your next mod


when after a maintain, not at the dealer ship, u dont remembe wich pins to connect to reset the cubes

WAS IT 9 and 17 or 7 and 19???

[Reno]

Originally posted by BMW_DINAN
sorry, maybe i didnt say it properly.

you can shut all windows even sunroof by inserting ur key and turn right and hold for 1 sec.

when u find new stuff about your car u didnt know

[phillyb321]

...when you read this post and find out that the windows shut with your key, and run outside and try it

...when you find yourself driving with nowhere exactly to go.

[egreaves20]

None of your electronics work properly!

[Shahbaz]

when ur car looks more sportier then e-46!!!

[themadhatter]

Originally posted by §ilencer
when u go out at 4am looking for a bmw to steel back fog lights and badge

when you sit on your roof with a 350fps paint ball gun and frozen paint balls waiting for people like you.