BMW E36 Driver Reputations

EvoDude wrote: "Then....he goes past me.  Red BMW E36 318iS, registration mark R*** HUP."   Probably an "E36 Coupe" member

well was not me i drive a k reg

Peter Fenwick wrote: Coasting, not a fan of Micheal Schumacher?

Me? How could you possibly think that?

I have every respect for his ability as probably the second greatest F1 driver of all time after Mr Senna.  The fact that he is a seemingly ignorant, arrogant, cheating, egotistical, do-no-wrong, what who me type of person.....well that doesn't bother me at all of course..

Just a few points to add to the new "twist" in the thread.

Older BM's being bought "by and large" by dodgy folk.  I know the point that was trying to be made here but perhaps it was a little too widespread in its circle of capture!

I do actually know lots of people who drive older E36's because they bought an older quality car instead of a newer pile of junk (distinction to be made there, because many do the latter).

I think the problem is that so many "dodgy" folk seem to aspire to the older BMW as a way of expressing their worth or place in society - and I think it is those that Doive was referring to.  I suspect we all know the ones he means and I give him the benefit of the doubt about what he meant by it.  I'd like to bet that categorised the driver of the BMW 318iS this morning actually!

Onto council estates.

It is true that many are blighted with the least favourable members of society.  But, there are good estates and there are bad estates.

I suspect the one referred to above is a notoriously bad one and the police are likely to patrol it more frequently.

But, life can throw some strange people into the mix and I can recall a new neighbour moving in to the road I used to live on.  It was a private road, mainly occupied by retired people.  Very quiet indeed.

These weren't cheap houses nor were they top of the market.

But, in moves a family I can best describe as the neighbours from hell.

Parties until 3am, Chav cars racing up and down the street to this time, sounding their horns at the girls that the family invited around to the house for the parties.  Some very uncouth language at all hour of day or night, and regardless of young children being present.

To cut a long story short (having listened to appeals above, all be in jest I know!) after police involvement from ourselves and other neighbours we ended up moving out 8 months later.  Sold up.  Gone.

Now....new location.  What many might perceive as top-end-ish in a (to use estate agent terms) "desired" location.

99% fantastic.....but.....we now have a bloke who drives his Range Rover Vogue SE like a man possessed.  He'll drive out of the cul-de-sac like Michael Schumacher in pursuit of a personality.

He's also extremely ignorant to his neigbours - but no more so than our old neighbours from hell or those that blight the lives of many good people on council estates.

My point...it's a matter of ratio's.

Council estate = higher ratio of "undesireables", more things to have cause for concern about.

Private housing = less likelihood, but still those that give you cause for angst.

Top end housing = less likelihood again, but still not free of the odd idiot or ignoramus.

Royalty residences  = all of the above put together!

EvoDude wrote: Probably an "E36 Coupe" member

he, he class...

oh and to coasting - undesirables: - brilliant, I think I know what you mean.

I hope I'm not one!

BMW E36 Driver Reputations. Hmmmm

Well if you ask me they do have the worst driving reputation for...

DRIVING WITH THEIR FRONT FOGS ON!!!

Turn them off!

I passed two E36s doing just that this morning.

Andrew

No, No, I'm not falling out with anyone, and I hope Peter doesn't see it that way either.

I'm just expressing the fact that the post bore no inclination towards snobbery at all, and feel it has been hijacked a little to go that way!

Good god Coasting you write long posts!!

WRT my comment about inverse snobbery, I was just being silly. I didn't even know it was a real term. One of the problems with the internet is that it's not always easy to convey when you are being silly or serious

I'm not arguing for the sake of it, I'm just trying to understand the thinking behind the post.

This is the original statement:

'Only a few days ago a thread developed into discussing the driving habits of E36 M3 owners and the fact that now the car had fallen into a certain price bracket that more "undesireables" would be driving them.'

What I am getting at is what has price bracket got to do with more "undesirables". I can't think what else this means other than the car is now in a price bracket that means less desirable people can now afford them. I don't think it says that all people shopping in this price range are undesirable, but I do think it says people shopping in this price range are more likely to be undesirable than those who bought the car when new.

I'm not trying to get into an arguement but I do enjoy a good debate.

I also don't intend any unpleasantness just a free exchange of opinions   

coasting matey

theres no need to defend .its wasnt an offending post you started ..i agree with you actualy   ..and i know its sometimes hard to put across a point of view on here .because it is only in text form and not expressed as one would like