How can you tell between a R3V enthusiast and a BMW owner?

[Ral]

You tell people that the rust hole in your muffler is "sport exhaust"

too true...

[02stu]

R3v Enthusiast: Your girl friend has threatened to leave you because of your car.

BMW owner: Your girl friend is dating you because of your car.

[golde30]

due to the fact that Rota decided to extend the inner hub rather than add moar lip!

word. that was the worst move evar.

[Jordan325iC]

So many of these apply to me. This one is my favorite (I'm not guilty though):

-You swap an english saftey check panel, for a german one you cant read.

[M42Technik]

When you actually did break up you remembered the times she said "you're too obsessed with that car". Which helped you move on from the girlfriend.

[StereoInstaller1]

R3v Enthusiast: Your girl friend has threatened to leave you because of your car.

BMW owner: Your girl friend is dating you because of your car.

DING DING DING....WINNAR!

[JamesE30]

R3V:

-Instead of driving from A to B like any normal person, you take every side street possible, and zig zag your way through the suburbs, even if it's 20 minutes quicker to take straight line main roads.

-You know a pod filter provides absolutely NO performance gain to any e30, and in fact, has been proven in some cases to actually reduce HP. (but you'll probably put one on anyway).

-When someone comments on the fact that your hood opens backwards, you act cool "like whatever..." maybe you even bitch about it getting in your way when wrenching. But deep down you think it's awesome.

-As you drive by shop windows and bus and tram stops, you stare lovingly at you car (not yourself)


BMW:

-You don't know what D I Y stands for

-You don't know how to open the bonnet.

-You've ever pulled up at the petrol station, with the bowser on the left hand side of the car.

[e30Matt]

In addition to the hood one:

- You have to watch when they do your inspections, just to giggle as they try to lift the front of the hood.

- You've ever stepped into the garage to show them how to correctly open the hood in the above situation.

[JamesE30]

In addition to the hood one:

- You have to watch when they do your inspections, just to giggle as they try to lift the front of the hood.

- You've ever stepped into the garage to show them how to correctly open the hood in the above situation.

So true.

-This thread makes me feel so much better about my obsession.

[e30Matt]

Oh, it kills me... my hood stuck a little bit, so when you popped it it didn't slide forward right away... the guy looked at it and grabbed the front, pulled up, and jumped back when it slid forward, then fiddled around under the front for almost a minute to find the release that wasn't there...

At that point I walked out and lifted the back of the hood up, which completely bewildered him... he stood there for a second and then said "Oh shit, that's cool."

I was satisfied.

[george graves]

he stood there for a second and then said "Oh shit, that's cool."

I was satisfied.

I hear that sometimes - but on the other hand I heard worse....

Smog guy = "I hate BMW's - you can't find the smog valve for you life!!!" (when I was smogging my m20 before the swap)
Eay-z-lube: It is an older car, mind if we don't change the oil?
DMV chick = "So yea, I know it's a BMW - but if you can afford one, you can pay the fees"
Junk yard dude = "A wheel chock and a front grill....That will be $70"

here is a kicker....

Old boss = "I can't wait till your BMW breaks down, then I know you be my slave" (he really said that about me and my e21), a few weeks later I demanded a raise - a week later I packed my stuff into my e21 and left to southern cal...

[One21Two]

R3v Enthusiast: Your girl friend has threatened to leave you because of your car.

BMW owner: Your girl friend is dating you because of your car.

^ So True

[02stu]

When you actually did break up you remembered the times she said "you're too obsessed with that car". Which helped you move on from the girlfriend.

HAHA, I broke up with my girl friend last week and my friends have been telling me this to make me feel better, and yes it does help.

[lowbrow1]

Your a newbe and you feel like you've joined the greatest car cult of all time.
I've only had an e30 for three months and everyone I know is sick of me talking about it.
R3V'ers are the only authority figures I take serious. Sometimes getting ripped is in your best interest....

[M42Technik]

Your a newbe and you feel like you've joined the greatest car cult of all time.
I've only had an e30 for three months and everyone I know is sick of me talking about it.
R3V'ers are the only authority figures I take serious. Sometimes getting ripped is in your best interest....

Haha dude you're taking a bit TOO seriously. But nice car. You bought that one off eBay yes? I recall seeing that euro car for sale there a while back.