What does your car say about you?
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Citroen C1 - New driver/should be a woman/terribly driven
BMW X5 - Annoying driver/get out of my way/Cheshire tractor/oh god its too wide I think it will hit my car.../won't be let out onto the road
Volvo XC90 - SUV for the School run/Conservative SUV choice/OK as its a volvo/Wants to be let out onto the road
BMW 528i E39/"ooh a future classic"/good choice in enthusiast eyes/'are you selling it"/says we have taste!
BMW X5 - Annoying driver/get out of my way/Cheshire tractor/oh god its too wide I think it will hit my car.../won't be let out onto the road
Volvo XC90 - SUV for the School run/Conservative SUV choice/OK as its a volvo/Wants to be let out onto the road
BMW 528i E39/"ooh a future classic"/good choice in enthusiast eyes/'are you selling it"/says we have taste!
t for buying such a big car for no reason
rayyan171 said:
Citroen C1 - New driver/should be a woman/terribly driven
BMW X5 - Annoying driver/get out of my way/Cheshire tractor/oh god its too wide I think it will hit my car.../won't be let out onto the road
Volvo XC90 - SUV for the School run/Conservative SUV choice/OK as its a volvo/Wants to be let out onto the road
BMW 528i E39/"ooh a future classic"/good choice in enthusiast eyes/'are you selling it"/says we have taste!
e39 says this man is a legend. I had a 535e39 best car I ever owned.BMW X5 - Annoying driver/get out of my way/Cheshire tractor/oh god its too wide I think it will hit my car.../won't be let out onto the road
Volvo XC90 - SUV for the School run/Conservative SUV choice/OK as its a volvo/Wants to be let out onto the road
BMW 528i E39/"ooh a future classic"/good choice in enthusiast eyes/'are you selling it"/says we have taste!
Lexus GS300, first registered in 2003, bought by me almost a year ago to replace a Peugeot 406 HDi.
I reckon the Lexus says that I'm a conservative, discerning and generally sensible sort of dude - but of course it might be quite wrong.
No matter, I don't cover a lot of ground these days, but in my own quiet way I'm enjoying the car very much.
I reckon the Lexus says that I'm a conservative, discerning and generally sensible sort of dude - but of course it might be quite wrong.
No matter, I don't cover a lot of ground these days, but in my own quiet way I'm enjoying the car very much.
TarpaTow said:
I drive a BM 2 Active Tourer (2AT) which was obviously brand new when I first had it and even though it's not brand new it's still new enough to impress.
Working in finance and attending high-powered meeting with people who have the authority to make on the spot decisions or who can influence outcomes, it's incredibly important to create the right image.
No power broker is going to pay much attention if you park something like a Ford or Vauxhall in the car-park, but being seen to drive a BM let's them know what sort of person they're dealing with, either if I'm there to offer advice or if I have to take a contrary view to their proposals. It's a subtle way of putting them on notice that they're dealing with an achiever.
Also, it's obvious when you drive that other road users, drivers, passengers or pedestrians recognize that you've been a success and are a driver who knows how to handle a performance-engineered car. As my career progresses up the corporate ladder the best outward sign of success will be how far up the BM model ladder I get.
It isn't only the car though, just carefully placing the BM key the right way up in a bar or restaurant when you're ordering something is never missed by the staff and I'm sure it's part of the reason I get the special attention that I do, or if I'm out with a group of mates its important to drop into conversations with girls that you drive and own a BM. That's really important early on otherwise they might assume that it must be my pa's car as normally people my age wouldn't be able to be in a BM.
The OP's Dodge Ram, isn't that like a lorry? Not sure I'd own up to driving that, it says something but probably not what you'd want to hear.
One of the funniest yet most terribly sad posts ever. However I suspect the post is one big taking the p..ss because nobody could be so pathetic & shallow surely? Working in finance and attending high-powered meeting with people who have the authority to make on the spot decisions or who can influence outcomes, it's incredibly important to create the right image.
No power broker is going to pay much attention if you park something like a Ford or Vauxhall in the car-park, but being seen to drive a BM let's them know what sort of person they're dealing with, either if I'm there to offer advice or if I have to take a contrary view to their proposals. It's a subtle way of putting them on notice that they're dealing with an achiever.
Also, it's obvious when you drive that other road users, drivers, passengers or pedestrians recognize that you've been a success and are a driver who knows how to handle a performance-engineered car. As my career progresses up the corporate ladder the best outward sign of success will be how far up the BM model ladder I get.
It isn't only the car though, just carefully placing the BM key the right way up in a bar or restaurant when you're ordering something is never missed by the staff and I'm sure it's part of the reason I get the special attention that I do, or if I'm out with a group of mates its important to drop into conversations with girls that you drive and own a BM. That's really important early on otherwise they might assume that it must be my pa's car as normally people my age wouldn't be able to be in a BM.
The OP's Dodge Ram, isn't that like a lorry? Not sure I'd own up to driving that, it says something but probably not what you'd want to hear.
The biggest laugh bit is the scenario where you place your BMW key ring "the right way up in a bar or restaurant ....." Hello sunshine did you not realise even the most basic BMW diesel Series 1 issued to the likes of the most junior trainee sales rep.has ... wait for it .... a key ring which oddly enough can also be placed, yes you've guessed, "the right way up....etc".
If you go through life thinking people ONLY judge you by what you own you'll end up VERY lonely & with no real friends.
WJNB said:
One of the funniest yet most terribly sad posts ever. However I suspect the post is one big taking the p..ss because nobody could be so pathetic & shallow surely?
The biggest laugh bit is the scenario where you place your BMW key ring "the right way up in a bar or restaurant ....." Hello sunshine did you not realise even the most basic BMW diesel Series 1 issued to the likes of the most junior trainee sales rep.has ... wait for it .... a key ring which oddly enough can also be placed, yes you've guessed, "the right way up....etc".
If you go through life thinking people ONLY judge you by what you own you'll end up VERY lonely & with no real friends.
You need a parrot, mate. A very large, very loud parrot The biggest laugh bit is the scenario where you place your BMW key ring "the right way up in a bar or restaurant ....." Hello sunshine did you not realise even the most basic BMW diesel Series 1 issued to the likes of the most junior trainee sales rep.has ... wait for it .... a key ring which oddly enough can also be placed, yes you've guessed, "the right way up....etc".
If you go through life thinking people ONLY judge you by what you own you'll end up VERY lonely & with no real friends.
WJNB said:
One of the funniest yet most terribly sad posts ever. However I suspect the post is one big taking the p..ss because nobody could be so pathetic & shallow surely?
The biggest laugh bit is the scenario where you place your BMW key ring "the right way up in a bar or restaurant ....." Hello sunshine did you not realise even the most basic BMW diesel Series 1 issued to the likes of the most junior trainee sales rep.has ... wait for it .... a key ring which oddly enough can also be placed, yes you've guessed, "the right way up....etc".
If you go through life thinking people ONLY judge you by what you own you'll end up VERY lonely & with no real friends.
Read TarpaTow's username in reverseThe biggest laugh bit is the scenario where you place your BMW key ring "the right way up in a bar or restaurant ....." Hello sunshine did you not realise even the most basic BMW diesel Series 1 issued to the likes of the most junior trainee sales rep.has ... wait for it .... a key ring which oddly enough can also be placed, yes you've guessed, "the right way up....etc".
If you go through life thinking people ONLY judge you by what you own you'll end up VERY lonely & with no real friends.
Toaster Pilot said:
Dacia Duster (Access) - peasant
Citroen Relay - OMFG probably a manual worker who has a dirty horrible van, worse than a child molester! Hope he doesn’t park it within a square mile of my identikit new build house!
In the world of PH anyway.
I have a Relay Camper conversion, big PH smiley on the back, should cause the odd coronary then Citroen Relay - OMFG probably a manual worker who has a dirty horrible van, worse than a child molester! Hope he doesn’t park it within a square mile of my identikit new build house!
In the world of PH anyway.
RDMcG said:
I learned my lesson young. I had a very old but immaculate MGB and for me at the time it might as well have been DB5. Puled up to a traffic light in Dublin, elbow out, feeling cool.
A 12 year old tough little girl leaned in and said " that's a lovely car, Mister. Pity about the driver".
Lesson learned. Your car says nothing about you
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Haha lets hope she turned out okay in the end. A 12 year old tough little girl leaned in and said " that's a lovely car, Mister. Pity about the driver".
Lesson learned. Your car says nothing about you
...I enjoy Tarpatow's posts and it's funny when he gets a few takers.
There's only a few interesting cars on the roads these days. 99.98% people are not all that interesting either, hence I very rarely notice or indeed care what cars people present themselves in.
This whole concept is almost entirely conjured up in the head of the insecure, deluded types who can't imagine a perception of reality other than their own.
This whole concept is almost entirely conjured up in the head of the insecure, deluded types who can't imagine a perception of reality other than their own.
Seat Toledo V5 - Old man and a pauper too, get out of my way in your nasty old rot box. I’ve got places to be.......oh, he’s pulling away from me....
350Z - It’s red! you’re going to fast, slow down, probably speeding. Boy racer / chav. Probably thinks he’s the ‘bee’s-knee’s, the exhaust is too loud, show off, I’ll beat him at the lights / sit on his arse until beat him / overtake dangerously with the kids in the back of my Laguna estate, to show him and the Mrs, who’s boss.
BMW 325 Ci - Rep / salesman / anchor / touches people. Probably filling out a spreadsheet while driving. Shouting at his hands free, to his area sales manager “I’m gonna sell, seLL, SELL....Yeeeeaaaaaaahhh!!!. While clutching and knocking back his eighteenth espresso of the day, weaving in and out of traffic, like a c@ck
C55 - Sad bell-end who’s trying to pretend he has an AMG. By sticking a badge from eBay on his car. Obviously up himself, thinks he’s some kind of ruuuuude boy / minor crim. but probably works at the local Greggs as an assistant manager. Trying to impress the girls who work there, with his ‘whip’, innit!
350Z - It’s red! you’re going to fast, slow down, probably speeding. Boy racer / chav. Probably thinks he’s the ‘bee’s-knee’s, the exhaust is too loud, show off, I’ll beat him at the lights / sit on his arse until beat him / overtake dangerously with the kids in the back of my Laguna estate, to show him and the Mrs, who’s boss.
BMW 325 Ci - Rep / salesman / anchor / touches people. Probably filling out a spreadsheet while driving. Shouting at his hands free, to his area sales manager “I’m gonna sell, seLL, SELL....Yeeeeaaaaaaahhh!!!. While clutching and knocking back his eighteenth espresso of the day, weaving in and out of traffic, like a c@ck
C55 - Sad bell-end who’s trying to pretend he has an AMG. By sticking a badge from eBay on his car. Obviously up himself, thinks he’s some kind of ruuuuude boy / minor crim. but probably works at the local Greggs as an assistant manager. Trying to impress the girls who work there, with his ‘whip’, innit!
Edited by bockaaarck on Wednesday 24th January 21:45
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