Look out roadies - I am now a BMW driver...

Surf-Matt
Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
edited August 2009 in The bottom bracket
I did go for the optional indicators but if any of you see a black BMW 335d Touring, look out because apparently I am now a driving idiot...

Not really - I'm going to singlehandedly try and restore the reputation of BMWs. I have a VERY tough task ahead of me...
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  • Harry B
    Harry B Posts: 1,239
    I also drive a BMW but I probably do more miles on my bike. Any more BMW drivers around here?
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  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    You may be ok - Audi is the new BMW apparently.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited August 2009
    Indeed, Audi appear to be the new c0ckmobile. (despite the fact both my parents have brand new fancy Audis and are not like that...)

    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    Although there seem to be a fair few in Seat Leons these days too...
  • phearnde
    phearnde Posts: 73
    Another BMW driver, I'm in the Silver 320 Coupe, trying to be a considerate driver particularly with regard to Cyclists.

    BTW so far this week I've had two close shaves whilst on the bike - Monday somebody just came straight out on to the roundabout without braking until we were less than a metre apart and last night somebody pulled out along side me and then squeezed through beside the traffic island... somehow I didn't swear at them.. neither driver stopped let alone apologised!
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Actually it was an Audi (A6) that JUST missed me going up a fast wide bit of A road on Sunday. Everyone else gave me plenty of space, this muppet missed me by about 6 inches.

    Napolean - are you allowed to knock that solicitor out? I would have been very tempted.

    Agree that Audis are worse at the moment - always used to be sat on my ar5e (when there was no room to pull over) in the last car. Now they can all (except RS Audis!) eat my sooty dust!

    Despite the dire image, which put me off BMWs for years, it's a lovely car. Very quick, good on fuel and rather practical too. Already have roof bars and a pair of bike carriers too...
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I had a 3 series diesel tourer a couple of months a few years back, loved it but no one let me out at junctions or owt :(

    I'm now Volvo-king.
  • Harry B
    Harry B Posts: 1,239
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:
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  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    Harry B wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:

    Better watch out for PC NapD then... :wink:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    edited August 2009
    Harry B wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:

    You wouldn't happen to have been drink driving and attempting to fight with a Police officer about a year ago were you?
  • Harry B
    Harry B Posts: 1,239
    By the way on the Audi front I have found that women driving the Audi convertable seem particularly blind so far as cyclists are concerned :(
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    Harry B wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:

    Better watch out for PC NapD then... :wink:

    Errrm, that's Sergeant (soon to be Inspector) NapD thankyou ;)
  • CHRISNOIR
    CHRISNOIR Posts: 1,400
    NapoleonD wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    Harry B wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:

    Better watch out for PC NapD then... :wink:

    Errrm, that's Sergeant (soon to be Inspector) NapD thankyou ;)

    Wow, catching p*ssed-up, gobby, Audi-driving solicitors gets biiig promotions!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Heh heh. I wish it did :D
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    NapoleonD wrote:

    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    what, with all the bungs you lot take from organised criminals - of course you can afford one.. ;)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    That's what I said to him and offered him a ride in my Bentley.
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    Nap - you're a copper?! I'd never have guessed. That is a surprise!
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Harry B wrote:
    CHRISNOIR wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I arrested a solicitor recently and he refused to give me his keys during a search in the custody suite citing 'It's called an Audi and you can't afford one!'

    You arrested a gobby Audi driver who's also a solicitor. How cool is that?!

    Ermm I'm a solicitor :oops:

    That must be brilliant if only for the times in life when someone says to you "I hope you know a good lawyer", and you can reply "I AM a good lawyer".

    Thank you Douglas Adams!!
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  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Nap - you're a copper?! I'd never have guessed. That is a surprise!

    It is hard to spot them when they don't all begin their posts with "Evening All" :)
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    pedylan wrote:
    Surf-Matt wrote:
    Nap - you're a copper?! I'd never have guessed. That is a surprise!

    It is hard to spot them when they don't all begin their posts with "Evening All" :)

    It's still afternoon yet...
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    edited August 2009
    NapoleonD wrote:
    That's what I said to him and offered him a ride in my Bentley.

    Bentley - pah, cheapskate......you need a custom Hummer with gold-leaf trim....that's what all the best 'gangstas' are driving.... ;)
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    pedylan wrote:

    It is hard to spot them when they don't all begin their posts with "Evening All" :)

    ...and finish them with "mind how you go.."
  • synchronicity
    synchronicity Posts: 1,415
    Another vote for Audi drivers being total pr¡cks.
    vertebr.ae | precision braking & shifting
  • Surf-Matt
    Surf-Matt Posts: 5,952
    I looked at the Audi competitor of the Beemer - very briefly.

    Much slower, much worse on fuel, much worse on emissions, much heavier, smaller boot, worse handling. Yet owners will still think they are in the most superior car in the world because "it had a nice dashboard."

    Apart from some fairly decent RS models (even they usually handle badly), Audis have been pretty average since the uR Quattro yet they hold their value amazingly well. A true triumph of marketing over substance.

    A4/A3 = Skoda Octavia = Seat Leon = Golf
  • gavintc
    gavintc Posts: 3,009
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I had a 3 series diesel tourer a couple of months a few years back, loved it but no one let me out at junctions or owt :(

    I'm now Volvo-king.

    Is that your company car, with the fancy paint job?
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    synchronicity wrote:
    Another vote for Audi drivers being total pr¡cks.

    As we all know, BMW's are the car of choice for criminal classes and chavs.They now also drive Audi's.
    Recently, four dwarves escaped from prison,driven away in the back of an Audi. It's now known as the 'four sprung dwarf technique'
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  • crown_jewel
    crown_jewel Posts: 545
    I am also guilty of owning a BMW, a 335xi. I must confess I love it. Fast and handles beautifully. But I like my bike more.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Doesn't it go something like this:
    Beemers - chavs
    Audis - d!ckheads
    Bentleys - crooks
    Jaguars - small-time crooks
    Volvos - antique dealers and horsey-folk
    Mercs - the living dead

    I'm currently driving a Smart but as I fly a lot I need to compensate for my large CO2 footprint.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    gavintc wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I had a 3 series diesel tourer a couple of months a few years back, loved it but no one let me out at junctions or owt :(

    I'm now Volvo-king.

    Is that your company car, with the fancy paint job?

    I used to be on traffic and drove one a lot, that's where the love affair started...

    I now sell antiques and ride horses.
  • jellybellywmb
    jellybellywmb Posts: 1,379
    synchronicity wrote:
    Another vote for Audi drivers being total pr¡cks.

    I drive an Audi A4 Avant S line, does that make me a pr1ck??

    Is it not not the driver that affects the car??

    Am I still a pr1ck when i drive my wifes battered 206??
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