What does your E90 (or your car) mean to you

timoth31 · 02-11-2006, 07:30 PM

Excellence in family transportation.

sdorn · 02-11-2006, 07:52 PM

33% - Its a status symbol
33% - Its just for fun
34% - Its just another ride

sdorn · 02-11-2006, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ska

What Car you drive is a Status Symbol for business men in Asia. Of course this doesn't apply to all Countries.
I know a guy who drives a X5 and he works 4 jobs

..now I'm pretty sure his Car is "HIS LIFE"

Sounds like his jobs are his life. The car appears to be merely transportation to and from his life.

Ethirtynine · 02-11-2006, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ska

What does your E90 (or your car) mean to you
For me..is a status symbol, I guess is a chinese thing

If status is important for Chinese, then why a 325?

barrett9699 · 02-11-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ethirtynine

If status is important for Chinese, then why a 325?

Don't be mean.

poldim · 02-12-2006, 01:10 AM

I dont think anyone asks what engine size BMW you have when you say you have one. Just like many people buy the C class Merc to say they own a Benz...

JamieA · 02-12-2006, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by poldim

I dont think anyone asks what engine size BMW you have when you say you have one. Just like many people buy the C class Merc to say they own a Benz...

Or the A or B Class...

On your first point, I guess that depends on when you divulge you have a BMW you say "I have a BMW 3 Series", or "I have a BMW 325/330i".

You see, here saying you have a 325 is not a bad thing, as it isn't the base model, but quite a well equipped one.

poldim · 02-12-2006, 03:04 PM

I dont think anyone in person ever goes out to say they have a 330i. If anyone does, I'll take it as bragging about the fact that they have a more expensive model, laugh at them and walk away.

ska///235i · 02-12-2006, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ethirtynine

If status is important for Chinese, then why a 325?

Well, my status isn't that high, plus I dont think a 325XI with ZSP, ZPP, Nav is a cheap ride

3some · 02-12-2006, 03:17 PM

To me it's the safety,looks and status that goes with the BMW brand.

steverequiem · 02-12-2006, 03:33 PM

I love being at my home, and I love being at my job. I always hated the commute between those two. The BMW solved that.

prototyp · 02-12-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by steverequiem

I love being at my home, and I love being at my job. I always hated the commute between those two. The BMW solved that.

Not sure what the e90 will mean to me, but this is the kind of thing I'm hoping for.

I was born a car nut. I learned to read by leafing through pages of Road & Track and went to SCCA and CART races from even before then. I knew about apexes and heel-and-toe long before I ever sat behind a steering wheel. My first car was a Datsun 510, but always lusted for the more-expensive BMW 2002. The Datsun got me through school and into my early professional career. Fast forward a decade or so and as it's worked out, I've been a long-time VW driver (two generations of Passat and a Touareg). Now after many years of driving good cars, I'm ready to try a great one; my next car is likely going to be a 330i.

I've got a wife and two daughters, so the 'chick-magnet' thing isn't a problem. I love the windy road joy rides when I can take them, but primarly the car's getting through a long commute to work... so not 'just for fun' though I hope it makes some of my drive more fun than it's been. The 'status' thing is probably going to get me keyed (part of the BMW culture I'm not really ready for I guess)... Hopefully I can do my part to dispell the "all BMW drivers are pricks" thing by using my blinker and not cutting people off... The e90 will be more than just a car (a Honda would be more logical), but I won't go as far as to say 'it's my life,' either. I do look forward to having it be a part of my life, tho.

BMW0 · 02-12-2006, 04:43 PM

It's my life as in the sense, I spend a good portion of my time driving. Driving is my passion, E90 is bliss.

FeeBear · 02-12-2006, 11:34 PM

I grew up so poor that I was po (Couldn't afford the or). E90 was my way saying, life is what you make of it. On that note check this link out. This what the E90 could be for some!

http://www.break.com/index/mercurymistress.html

hkwallace328 · 02-12-2006, 11:59 PM

hey i am new to the forum, i am chinese too, i don't see how driving a E90 shows that u are special, since they are every where. infact just about every asian have a car here drive a bmw, benz, audi to school. Think of it this way if people ask u wut car u drive, u'll simply answer bmw, but if u have a M3, i'll be a different story :P

ksfrogman · 02-13-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by hkwallace328

hey i am new to the forum, i am chinese too, i don't see how driving a E90 shows that u are special, since they are every where. infact just about every asian have a car here drive a bmw, benz, audi to school. Think of it this way if people ask u wut car u drive, u'll simply answer bmw, but if u have a M3, i'll be a different story :P

It shows that those school kids ARE special--to their well-to-do parents.

View Poll Results: what does you E90 mean to you
Its my Life	29	18.95%
Its a status symbol	22	14.38%
Its a chick magnet	6	3.92%
Its just for fun	75	49.02%
Its just another ride	18	11.76%
Its nothing to me	3	1.96%
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02-11-2006, 07:30 PM	#23
timoth31 Back in CIVLANT 0 Rep 65 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Eclectic Red ZSP ZPP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bethesda, MD iTrader: (0)	Excellence in family transportation.
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02-11-2006, 07:52 PM	#24
sdorn Lieutenant 26 Rep 491 Posts Drives: 2006 Jet Black 325i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	33% - Its a status symbol 33% - Its just for fun 34% - Its just another ride __________________ 2008 Sparkling Graphite 535i 2009 Land Rover LR2 2003 Porsche 911 Turbo (SOLD) 2006 Jet Black 325i (SOLD) 2001 Bullitt Mustang (450rwhp - SOLD)
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02-12-2006, 01:10 AM	#28
poldim Vroom Vrrooooom 300 Rep 3,146 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i Sedan [0.00] 2003 GSX-R 600 [0.00]	I dont think anyone asks what engine size BMW you have when you say you have one. Just like many people buy the C class Merc to say they own a Benz... __________________ -Dmitriy 06' BMW 330i & 03' Suzuki GSX-R600 SG \| Beige Dakota \| Poplar \|\| iDrive w/MP3 \| PP \| SP \| CWP \| PDC \| Comfort \| Shades \|\| 40% Tint \| Black Line Tail Lights \| Hardwired V1
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02-12-2006, 03:04 PM	#30
poldim Vroom Vrrooooom 300 Rep 3,146 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i Sedan [0.00] 2003 GSX-R 600 [0.00]	I dont think anyone in person ever goes out to say they have a 330i. If anyone does, I'll take it as bragging about the fact that they have a more expensive model, laugh at them and walk away. __________________ -Dmitriy 06' BMW 330i & 03' Suzuki GSX-R600 SG \| Beige Dakota \| Poplar \|\| iDrive w/MP3 \| PP \| SP \| CWP \| PDC \| Comfort \| Shades \|\| 40% Tint \| Black Line Tail Lights \| Hardwired V1
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02-12-2006, 03:17 PM	#32
3some First Lieutenant 37 Rep 314 Posts Drives: E90 //M Sport 320i S/Black Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South-Africa / Pietersburg / Limpopo iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320i M-Sport P ... [0.00]	To me it's the safety,looks and status that goes with the BMW brand. __________________ E90 M-Sport Package, Sapphire Black . Exterior Logic 7 Sound, Sunroof , I-Drive, Sport Seats , Sat-Nav, Beige Dekota Leather , Aluminium Trim . Interior Blacklines installed recently, Chrome exaust Tip, Mods :rocks: :rocks: 1999- April - E36 Special Edition 316i (Brilliant Red) 2004- April - E46 Sport Pack 318i (Alpine White) 2005- December- E90 M-Sport 320i (Sapphire Black) Next- 2008 - E92 335i Coupe (Don't know yet)
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02-12-2006, 03:33 PM	#33
steverequiem Enlisted Member 0 Rep 34 Posts Drives: e90 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bethesda, MD iTrader: (0)	I love being at my home, and I love being at my job. I always hated the commute between those two. The BMW solved that.
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02-12-2006, 04:43 PM	#35
BMW0 Colonel 235 Rep 2,059 Posts Drives: AW E90 330i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	It's my life as in the sense, I spend a good portion of my time driving. Driving is my passion, E90 is bliss. __________________ 330i 6MT l 255 HP @ 5900 rpm 214 lb-ft Torque @ 3500 rpm l Alpine White l Beige l Aluminum l ZSP l 494 l PDC "Freude am Fahren" = "Joy to Drive"
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02-12-2006, 11:34 PM	#36
FeeBear Fee 13 Rep 249 Posts Drives: F82 SO M4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW X2 [0.00]	I grew up so poor that I was po (Couldn't afford the or). E90 was my way saying, life is what you make of it. On that note check this link out. This what the E90 could be for some! http://www.break.com/index/mercurymistress.html
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02-12-2006, 11:59 PM	#37
hkwallace328 Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 252 Posts Drives: E92 M3, X5 4.8I Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver B.C. iTrader: (0)	hey i am new to the forum, i am chinese too, i don't see how driving a E90 shows that u are special, since they are every where. infact just about every asian have a car here drive a bmw, benz, audi to school. Think of it this way if people ask u wut car u drive, u'll simply answer bmw, but if u have a M3, i'll be a different story :P
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