Which car brand has the most argumentative fans/owners?

[AW111]

In light of both the "Troy is real" and "Which is the ugliest 911" threads, I would nominate Porsche, at least this week.

TVR gets an honourable mention when it comes to engine rebuilders

BMW fans, lift your game! The new M3 thread had promise, but there was a disappointing lack of proper venom.




I used the word fans, because in some cases the most vociferous defenders of a marque don't actually own one.

[Riknos]

VAG surely? PH indeed seems divided between "All VAG cars driven by printer salesmen driving aggressively because they're depressed about owning a diesel" etc and "DUB 4 LIFE" etc

[g3org3y]

AW111 said:

BMW fans, lift your game!

I'm too tired/lazy today!

Edited by g3org3y on Saturday 6th December 13:19

[Monkeylegend]

Well it's not Mercedes, we are a sophisticated, non confrontational, mature lot, who let our choice in cars do the talking.

[supersingle]

Monkeylegend said:

Well it's not Mercedes, we are a sophisticated, non confrontational, mature lot, who let our choice in cars do the talking.

You can do all that from the back of a Mercedes Roadside Assistance van?

[Fattyfat]

Volvo. The volvo owners forum was fairly hostile a few years back iirc.

[rongagin]

Classic Mini.

The rose tinted glasses are amazing. I have had a range of minis, driven twice to Spain (and back)in one, had a rally mini, autocross one, and done just about every job possible on them. They are basically a rust trap, poorly designed in many areas and underpowered. Brilliant in some places but please......

Yes I loved them but come on they are not the greatest things that the fanboys would have you believe.
Also the BMW mini is not rubbish not too big and if the management of BMC had any sense they would have kept going and built a car very similar to the BMW jobbie by now.

[s p a c e m a n]

Subaru. They're all on steroids.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Lotus must be in with a chance. Read what the fans write and you'd believe Lotus builds the best sports cars in the world which no buyer can resist.

Ask the question, "Then why do Lotus sell so few cars?" and it all kicks off.


Mind you Audi drivers are a very special breed. Had a classic and very typical example earlier this week.

• Sitting side by side at traffic lights
• Lights go green: Audi blasts off into the distance
• A mile later (dual carriageway) he's pottering along at 55 in the inside lane and I'm approaching at 70
• I move out to overtake and guess what........?

Did he
A. Slam on the brakes?
B. Continue at a steady 55?
C. Accelerate full throttle into the distance?

[Axionknight]

Fattyfat said:

Volvo. The volvo owners forum was fairly hostile a few years back iirc.

I spent a lot of time on the VOC forum and apart from a few members who had personal beef it was a good place to be a part of.

Edit: Beef, not beer.

Mmmm beer.

Edited by Axionknight on Saturday 6th December 13:50

[Fittster]

Porsche Diesel owners. Yes, that rebadged VW 4x4 is a sports car....

[Tannedbaldhead]

rongagin said:

Also the BMW mini is not rubbish

It is on runflats (Cooper S Clubman owner)

[RobinBanks]

Axionknight said:

I spent a lot of time on the VOC forum and apart from a few members who had personal beer it was a good place to be a part of.

Do they ever share that beer?

[Axionknight]

RobinBanks said:

Do they ever share that beer?

No, far to old and miserable!

S'mine, MINE I SAY!

[Escy]

RX8 owners for sure. Join up to a forum and ask about changing the rotary for a reliable piston engine and see what happens. Fireworks guaranteed.

[RobinBanks]

Axionknight said:

RobinBanks said:

Do they ever share that beer?

No, far to old and miserable!

S'mine, MINE I SAY!

Well all I can say is that I have a sheddy Range Rover and we're not argumentative at all.

The argumentative onces are all the wkers and dheads who don't have cars like us because you're all not good enough.

Wanna fight me to find out?

[NNH]

s p a c e m a n said:

Subaru. They're all on steroids.

Subaru owners seem to have gone quiet in the last decade since Subaru built a decent car...

[Ozzie Osmond]

See also the A-series engine owners club. "It's a great engine once it's been properly rebuilt".

[AW111]

The thing is, to gain max points the arguments have to be conducted within the marque as well.

BMW vs Audi vs Porsche? A bit meh.

E92 vs F10 BMW, aircooled vs watercooled VW, A3 vs S3 : that's when the popcorn comes out



I have realised I was unjust to BMW in my first post : I clean forgot the "///M vs M-Sport" handbags at dawn.

[Leins]

I think BMW is becoming split into two camps now i.e. pre-Bangle and post-Bangle intervention. Newer ones in the main do very little for me, whereas others will defend them to the hilt and possibly cannot understand the appeal of something like an E24 6-series