WARNING: Do not let wife or sig. other drive your 1

Robert · 02-09-2009, 09:44 PM

excuse to buy a m3.

x97Melbourne · 02-09-2009, 10:02 PM

I never understood the fasination with SUVs (BMWs or otherwise) either. Guess some things are over my head.

smithtravel · 02-10-2009, 06:57 AM

For my wife driving a SUV has been a safety issue (or perceived safety). We live in the country and she has hit deer twice on the way to work, once in a 4 Runner and once in her Highlander. Both times pretty serious damage to the outside of the vehicle, none to her. I can't imagine what a deer would do to our 135 convertible. Not a pretty sight. But, as I suggested in my original post, after driving the 135 a few days she is a crazed woman who no deer would dare mess with.

HeyMoe53 · 02-10-2009, 09:13 AM

Smithtravel hit the nail squarely on the head with his choice of roads. I grew up ten miles from State College, and today live an hour away (Clearfield). All of the above roads are excellent choices, and are spectacular in the fall.

If you are a hunter, or a gun person, the Grice Gun Shop (PA's largest) is in Clearfield.

These are certainly the kind of roads that you can appreciate a car like a BMW on.

Cris · 02-10-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by 1speedbike

you let her leave the kitchen?

esscolab · 02-10-2009, 09:57 AM

My wife is banned from driving mine.

Garduna · 02-10-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Unfortunately my wife is in the 10% that knows how to drive a stick!

damn....

well sorry to hear about your loss.

Sell the toyota and get urself another car? lol!

marsgirl73 · 02-10-2009, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smithtravel

Thanks for all of the (useful?) advice. To Marsgirl73 -- I didn't mean to offend. I titled the thread ...wife or sig. other... to include your husband or anyone else trying to steal our rides. Cheers.

LOL. No offense taken here! I think it's hilarious that he wants my car.

M3_Dust · 02-11-2009, 01:19 PM

135i for her, M3 for you, I think this is a fair compromise

boostin · 02-11-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by M3_Dust

135i for her, M3 for you, I think this is a fair compromise

N54 > S65

M3_Dust · 02-11-2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by boostin

N54 > S65

rimmer · 02-12-2009, 04:30 AM

Easy way to solve this. YOU DRIVE IT YOU WASH IT!!!!! Bet she wont use it then.

135iUSN · 02-12-2009, 04:51 AM

that means you can buy another - a vert maybe

tbird · 02-12-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by smithtravel

For my wife driving a SUV has been a safety issue (or perceived safety). We live in the country and she has hit deer twice on the way to work, once in a 4 Runner and once in her Highlander. Both times pretty serious damage to the outside of the vehicle, none to her. I can't imagine what a deer would do to our 135 convertible. Not a pretty sight. But, as I suggested in my original post, after driving the 135 a few days she is a crazed woman who no deer would dare mess with.

I'm still amazed that there are people out there today (certainly not people on 1Addicts of course) that still think that SUV's are safer than cars. With all the articles out there, one would really have to be illiterate to still think that.

It's just so simple:
1) Inertia!!
2) Tensile strength/rigidity
3) The best way to survive an accident is to NOT get in the accident in the first place.

On all three of these, I would take a 1Series any day. I put my wife in a Mini for the same reason. That car is so incredibly small and nimble, she can literally avoid any accident. I always liked Mini, and when my wife said she thought they were cute, I jumped at the chance to get her into one.

I saw one get out of a typical "no way to avoid this accident" situation. It was boxed between trucks, and the truck in front of it dumped a load of scrap metal on the road. The Mini whipped around the garbage and didn't skip a beat. Me, I was still in my big fat pig of a E90 about 6 car lengths back and let me tell you, I had to do some quick work, even with AWD, to save my own skin. God help me if I was in some crappy SUV with the tensile strength of tin foil!

Let alone that if you hit a deer, it doesn't matter what you drive, it will be destroyed, I have seen way too many cases of this in NH and Maine, especially with moose. So you only have ONE option, to avoid the deer. The SUV won't, the 1Series and the Mini will!

Small cars just make so much sense. I have my nimble & agile 135, she has her unbelievably safe Mini, and we both feel infinitely more intelligent for doing so!!

twinturbo135i · 02-12-2009, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Unfortunately my wife is in the 10% that knows how to drive a stick!

lol - That's too funny.

JasonCSU · 02-13-2009, 05:34 PM

The same thing happened to my friend when he picked up his '08 GTI. His fiance decided that it was her car. Personally, I'm fine with sharing, but I would be peeved if my girlfriend/fiance/wife claimed a car that I'm paying for as 100% her own. Damn logic, always getting me into trouble...

Notion-Za · 02-14-2009, 11:58 PM

Let my gf drive my car yesterday

She loves the power in the car and isnt scared to push the car a little which i really dont mind. We get to a circle and she stalled 3 times!!! I felt sick

then she pulls off and misses 2nd! thank god it was only a short drive back home. We both agreed that she'll stick to her car!

Its really weird. She has no problem driving her little mazda 2 but she cant drive the 1 for sh*t. she says she cant feel the clutch? hmm.. women.. :P

argonboy · 02-15-2009, 09:38 AM

They just started doing the ED discount for M3s. Get one of those if she's keeping the 135i, or just use that to threaten her. You can get great deals on M3s now, check out the M3Post forums to see what prices people are getting now...

stefan · 02-23-2009, 11:45 PM

I keep trying to get the girlfriend to learn manual.. but OP you make a very good point... maybe it's not such a good idea.

trfortin69 · 02-24-2009, 10:22 PM

i had a choice between automatic w/ sport package or a stick with premium pkg and a few other goodies, my rep said if you buy the automatic you'll never see your car in the summer time. So purchased the Stick....My wife drives a standard only when she has to, So I was assuming I may lose my car here and there over the summertime but she just informed me that she'll never drive my car because it's a stick....

my point you should have gotten stick, i may miss the sport seats but I surely would have missed my car more.

Litflynt912 · 02-25-2009, 08:20 AM

In April, it'll be a year I've had my 1 and the closest the misses has gotten to driving it was holding the wheel for a sec while I put a drink down...
no offense...
I remember years ago I had a C230K and while living in MO, during the winter she drove the car and the ESP kicked in called me crying on the side of the road that the car won't let her drive...
never driven a car of mine since...

02-09-2009, 09:44 PM	#23
Robert Major General 414 Rep 6,968 Posts Drives: 135i -> is350 -> Tesla M3 perf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Socal iTrader: (1)	excuse to buy a m3.
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02-09-2009, 10:02 PM	#24
x97Melbourne Molar World 47 Rep 916 Posts Drives: 2016 435i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	I never understood the fasination with SUVs (BMWs or otherwise) either. Guess some things are over my head. __________________ Current: 2016 435i Coupe Previous: 2014 335i Sedan; 2013 328i Cv, 2011 335i Sedan Gone But Not Forgotten: 2008 135i Convertible (my favorite)
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02-10-2009, 06:57 AM	#25
smithtravel Private 4 Rep 64 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2008 iTrader: (0)	For my wife driving a SUV has been a safety issue (or perceived safety). We live in the country and she has hit deer twice on the way to work, once in a 4 Runner and once in her Highlander. Both times pretty serious damage to the outside of the vehicle, none to her. I can't imagine what a deer would do to our 135 convertible. Not a pretty sight. But, as I suggested in my original post, after driving the 135 a few days she is a crazed woman who no deer would dare mess with. __________________ First ED: 335 convertible on June 25, 2008. Second ED: 135 convertible on December 23, 2008. Jet Black, Terracotta Leather, Light Burl Walnut, Step., Premium, Premium Audio, Nav., Heated Seats
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02-10-2009, 09:13 AM	#26
HeyMoe53 Captain 64 Rep 671 Posts Drives: '17 M240 AW/Coral MT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central PA iTrader: (0)	Smithtravel hit the nail squarely on the head with his choice of roads. I grew up ten miles from State College, and today live an hour away (Clearfield). All of the above roads are excellent choices, and are spectacular in the fall. If you are a hunter, or a gun person, the Grice Gun Shop (PA's largest) is in Clearfield. These are certainly the kind of roads that you can appreciate a car like a BMW on.
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02-10-2009, 09:57 AM	#28
esscolab Brigadeer 73 Rep 728 Posts Drives: Black 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colchester - UK iTrader: (0)	My wife is banned from driving mine. __________________ Eibach Sports springs, Evole Remap, Quafe LSD, AR Downpipes, Forge FMIC, Hart'ge Quads, BMS Intake.
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02-11-2009, 01:19 PM	#31
M3_Dust Michelin Man 386 Rep 740 Posts Drives: F10 535i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on forums iTrader: (0)	135i for her, M3 for you, I think this is a fair compromise
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02-12-2009, 04:30 AM	#34
rimmer Private 12 Rep 89 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jul 2007 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 120d M-sport [0.00]	Easy way to solve this. YOU DRIVE IT YOU WASH IT!!!!! Bet she wont use it then. __________________ HaHaHa! 4 a minute it sounded like you wanted 30Grand for it!!!
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02-12-2009, 04:51 AM	#35
135iUSN 19 X5 1998 M Roadster 64 Rep 1,503 Posts Drives: 135i Alpine White / Terra Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SW Florida iTrader: (1) Garage List 1998 BMW M Roadster [0.00] 2009 135i [0.00]	that means you can buy another - a vert maybe __________________ '09 135i Dinan In BMW heaven 09.28.2022 - Stage 2/Alpine White w/Terracotta /High Gloss Black Trim/ZCW/ZPP/ZSP w/313's /CA/PDC/Steptronic/
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02-13-2009, 05:34 PM	#38
JasonCSU Colonel 699 Rep 2,548 Posts Drives: '08 135i, '88 325is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0) Garage List 1988 BMW 325is [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	The same thing happened to my friend when he picked up his '08 GTI. His fiance decided that it was her car. Personally, I'm fine with sharing, but I would be peeved if my girlfriend/fiance/wife claimed a car that I'm paying for as 100% her own. Damn logic, always getting me into trouble... __________________ Delivered in Munich, broken in on the Nurburgring.
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02-14-2009, 11:58 PM	#39
Notion-Za Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 293 Posts Drives: '16 M4 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	Let my gf drive my car yesterday She loves the power in the car and isnt scared to push the car a little which i really dont mind. We get to a circle and she stalled 3 times!!! I felt sick then she pulls off and misses 2nd! thank god it was only a short drive back home. We both agreed that she'll stick to her car! Its really weird. She has no problem driving her little mazda 2 but she cant drive the 1 for sh*t. she says she cant feel the clutch? hmm.. women.. :P __________________ 2016 M4 ZCP 2018 Ford Ranger WildTrak 3.2
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02-15-2009, 09:38 AM	#40
argonboy First Lieutenant 12 Rep 306 Posts Drives: M3 E92 Space Gray Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania iTrader: (1)	They just started doing the ED discount for M3s. Get one of those if she's keeping the 135i, or just use that to threaten her. You can get great deals on M3s now, check out the M3Post forums to see what prices people are getting now... __________________
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02-23-2009, 11:45 PM	#41
stefan Brigadier General 2350 Rep 4,253 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North iTrader: (2)	I keep trying to get the girlfriend to learn manual.. but OP you make a very good point... maybe it's not such a good idea. __________________ ///M Power
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02-24-2009, 10:22 PM	#42
trfortin69 Lieutenant 18 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 135i Convertible Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Seacost NH iTrader: (1)	i had a choice between automatic w/ sport package or a stick with premium pkg and a few other goodies, my rep said if you buy the automatic you'll never see your car in the summer time. So purchased the Stick....My wife drives a standard only when she has to, So I was assuming I may lose my car here and there over the summertime but she just informed me that she'll never drive my car because it's a stick.... my point you should have gotten stick, i may miss the sport seats but I surely would have missed my car more. __________________ Jet Black/Savvanah Beige - Premium Package, Cold Package, Ipod, Style 142 Winter Wheels w/ All season runflats, Style 264 Summer Wheels w/ Ventus V12 evo K110 225/40R- 18 Front 255/35R-18 Rear Prior Vehicles: 2002 Porsche Boxster, 2004 A-4 Ultra Sport Stage II software/injectors w/ stasis street sport suspension, 2006 e90 w/ sport, premium, cold.
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02-25-2009, 08:20 AM	#43
Litflynt912 Private First Class 4 Rep 114 Posts Drives: 2022 228i GC Alpine Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	In April, it'll be a year I've had my 1 and the closest the misses has gotten to driving it was holding the wheel for a sec while I put a drink down... no offense... I remember years ago I had a C230K and while living in MO, during the winter she drove the car and the ESP kicked in called me crying on the side of the road that the car won't let her drive... never driven a car of mine since...
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