You are obsessed with your car if...

CrazyIvan · 07-23-2009, 08:31 AM

If I can see the possible storm with hail coming, I'm not driving my car!

JohnL135I · 07-23-2009, 08:33 AM

Your not obsessed, your smart and a true 1addict

jthorst75 · 07-23-2009, 08:51 AM

obsessed when you take your wifes car to work whenever there is a hint of rain. obsessed when you wipe your car down once you get out of it (no brake dust here). obsessed when once you park walk away and you look back at your car minimum of 3 times. obsessed that you staighten your car PERFECTLY when you park it in the garage. my wife doesn't get it but i'm sure we do.

tbird · 07-23-2009, 08:53 AM

--Keep a log of how many times per day you used the "California Duster" to clean your car off.
--Use your childhood blanket to drape over your 1 in the garage to help keep it warm at night.
--Keep 3 or 4 road hazard barriers in your trunk at all times to place around your car when you park at the 7-11 to get a slurpee.
--Tell people you have a newborn baby, then show them pictures of your 1.
--Use Qtips instead of Johnson&Johnson Cotton Ear Swabs, because you only use the best for cleaning out the A/C vents.

Just some possible indicators. Not like I do any of this....nope....not me....I don't have a problem....I'm not obsessed.....I'm not an addict.....I don't need to go to meetings and talk about my addiction.......not me.....you won't see me on Jerry Springer!!

Monterra · 07-23-2009, 09:21 AM

Please tell me you've never done any of the first three.
4&5 are ok/funny

gadget12345 · 07-23-2009, 09:34 AM

Just booked a week off work to clean & detail my 1.......

pit1 · 07-23-2009, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jthorst75

obsessed when you take your wifes car to work whenever there is a hint of rain. obsessed when you wipe your car down once you get out of it (no brake dust here). obsessed when once you park walk away and you look back at your car minimum of 3 times. obsessed that you staighten your car PERFECTLY when you park it in the garage. my wife doesn't get it but i'm sure we do.

All of the above. Clay bared and Zainoed last weekend. 30% chance of t-storms all this week so I've had my wife dropping my off at work.

It "saves gas" right? I might even apply another coat tonight...that might be pushin' it.

CrazyIvan · 07-23-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by pit1

All of the above. Clay bared and Zainoed last weekend. 30% chance of t-storms all this week so I've had my wife dropping my off at work.

It "saves gas" right? I might even apply another coat tonight...that might be pushin' it.

I'm working on mine right now: clay bar, wax.

Judge · 07-23-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tbird

Keep 3 or 4 road hazard barriers in your trunk at all times to place around your car when you park at the 7-11 to get a slurpee.

That's just asking for trouble.

Hind · 07-23-2009, 10:42 AM

I have dreams that i'm driving a 135i, but its not the one I ordered. So in my dreams, im angry.

cagekicker · 07-23-2009, 10:55 AM

obsessed is when you stop smoking CRACK in your 1er due to excessive crumbs.

tbird · 07-23-2009, 10:56 AM

Hind, good pic on your profile.

tbird · 07-23-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Monterra

Please tell me you've never done any of the first three.
4&5 are ok/funny

---Keep an actual log file of the 2 or 3....hundred times I brush the car.....no, no log file of doing all that.
---Blanket, nope, don't have my childhood blanket. I had to go buy a "100% Merino Wool oversized blanket". Does that count?
---Barriers wouldn't fit, darnit! I just hire illegal aliens to stand around the car. It is SoFL of course.

Eazy-e · 07-23-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hind

I have dreams that i'm driving a 135i, but its not the one I ordered. So in my dreams, im angry.

I had a dream very similar to yours before I had my car. Wrong color and all.

Excitmnt94 · 07-23-2009, 12:55 PM

hmmm...i do believe i am quite guilty of being obsessed with my car. but then again...when you have something this awesome...who can blame us.

singular · 07-23-2009, 02:36 PM

... when you walk two miles to the train station rather than park in the public parking lot.

gadget12345 · 07-23-2009, 07:46 PM

Extra thought - Changing oil every 2k with samples sents UPS next day air to Blackstone Labs.... tracking wear metals decreases in a line graph....

and 1 · 07-24-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jthorst75

obsessed when you take your wifes car to work whenever there is a hint of rain. obsessed when you wipe your car down once you get out of it (no brake dust here). obsessed when once you park walk away and you look back at your car minimum of 3 times. obsessed that you staighten your car PERFECTLY when you park it in the garage. my wife doesn't get it but i'm sure we do.

how about when you walk into another car, because you kept looking back at your own car as you walked away from it? that may or may not have happened to me. twice.

M2 · 07-24-2009, 12:58 PM

you park waaaaaaaaaay out where no one else does. (But you do notice others like you who are also doing it) It's a guy thing.

you inspect your car for dings and bumper scrapes before you leave any place you parked at.

you clean your windshield every time you get in the car, (using the cars windsheild wipers; not actually getting out with a bottle of Windex and papaer towels, that would be really obsessive). Nothing worse than streaks and dirt smears when driving.

you wash your car everytime you take it out for a drive.

you spend hours washing it and waxing it only to cover the car up and not drive it for that week.

you worry about your car when you are away on vacation, wondering if anything has happened while you are gone.

you get a third car, (wife drives second car), so you dont have to drive your 135i in daily rush hour traffic. (keep it as a weekend car only)

at least these are my issues.

CrazyIvan · 07-24-2009, 01:28 PM

I skipped my appointment today just to wash and wax my 135. It looks nice! I'll take some pics later and post them so everyone can appreciate my efforts

ad78 · 07-24-2009, 04:40 PM

Driving the car in the afternoon without any reasons..
Washing it every week..
Cleaning the interior every week.

xantdieselx · 07-24-2009, 06:53 PM

-You can stand to see dirt on the floor mat as such you shake it out before you get into the car
-You watch to make sue your passenger doesn't scuff the sill plate as they enter the car
-You do a separate load of laundry just for the micro fibers you use on your car
-You've had your car a year and it still looks like it just left the showroom

07-23-2009, 08:31 AM	#1
CrazyIvan Lieutenant 29 Rep 488 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	You are obsessed with your car if... If I can see the possible storm with hail coming, I'm not driving my car!
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07-23-2009, 08:33 AM	#2
JohnL135I Donkey Kong King 89 Rep 1,129 Posts Drives: 2012 Boss 302 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sahuarita, AZ iTrader: (3)	Your not obsessed, your smart and a true 1addict __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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07-23-2009, 08:51 AM	#3
jthorst75 First Lieutenant 17 Rep 322 Posts Drives: 06 Z4 ///M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: ABQ, NM iTrader: (2)	obsessed when you take your wifes car to work whenever there is a hint of rain. obsessed when you wipe your car down once you get out of it (no brake dust here). obsessed when once you park walk away and you look back at your car minimum of 3 times. obsessed that you staighten your car PERFECTLY when you park it in the garage. my wife doesn't get it but i'm sure we do. __________________
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07-23-2009, 08:53 AM	#4
tbird Captain 31 Rep 683 Posts Drives: "Bianca" 135cic AW/TC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FLL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135cic [0.00]	--Keep a log of how many times per day you used the "California Duster" to clean your car off. --Use your childhood blanket to drape over your 1 in the garage to help keep it warm at night. --Keep 3 or 4 road hazard barriers in your trunk at all times to place around your car when you park at the 7-11 to get a slurpee. --Tell people you have a newborn baby, then show them pictures of your 1. --Use Qtips instead of Johnson&Johnson Cotton Ear Swabs, because you only use the best for cleaning out the A/C vents. Just some possible indicators. Not like I do any of this....nope....not me....I don't have a problem....I'm not obsessed.....I'm not an addict.....I don't need to go to meetings and talk about my addiction.......not me.....you won't see me on Jerry Springer!! __________________ 2008 135cic, Alpine White/Terracotta Leather/BlackTop, Premium Package (Bluetooth, folding mirrors, etc), Sport Package with M Wheel, Navigation, Logic7 with HD and IPod and Sirius, Steptronic, M Aerodynamic Kit 2001 Focus ZX3, modified for fun commuting Previous 2006 325xi 2002 Audi A4 3.0 Quattro 1997 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 1984 Audi 4000S Quattro modified 1955 Ford Thunderbird 1969 Camaro modified 1993 Ford Explorer (basic hauling) 1984+1988 Ford Broncos 1993 Honda Civic (Commuter, junk) 2008 Mini (wife's car, AWESOME) A few more
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07-23-2009, 09:21 AM	#5
Monterra Captain 19 Rep 619 Posts Drives: 15 X1 msport sdrive28 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: HVNY iTrader: (0)	Please tell me you've never done any of the first three. 4&5 are ok/funny
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07-23-2009, 09:34 AM	#6
gadget12345 Private First Class 5 Rep 104 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Just booked a week off work to clean & detail my 1.......
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07-23-2009, 10:42 AM	#10
Hind ///Mmmm 78 Rep 796 Posts Drives: '09 BMW 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW 335i LCI [0.00]	I have dreams that i'm driving a 135i, but its not the one I ordered. So in my dreams, im angry. __________________ Current: E90 LCI 335i JetBlack - BMS OCC, JB4 w/ E85, ETS Charge Pipe, Vishnu Catted DP Retired:///E82 135i LeMans - 12.710 @ 108 MPH Riss Racing OCC, Shadowline Grills, Magnaflow Axle-Back, JB4, ETS FMIC, BMS DCI, BMW Perf Sideskirts, BMS 12/10 Spacers, E93 Front Sway PDC Flickr YouTube
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07-23-2009, 10:55 AM	#11
cagekicker Major 16 Rep 1,335 Posts Drives: '09 crimson red 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: miami (vice city) fl. iTrader: (0)	obsessed is when you stop smoking CRACK in your 1er due to excessive crumbs. __________________ 6MT/ Sport Package/ N54/ Asa wheels/ Eibach pro kit springs/ Active autowerke Exhaust/ 35% tint
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07-23-2009, 10:56 AM	#12
tbird Captain 31 Rep 683 Posts Drives: "Bianca" 135cic AW/TC Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FLL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135cic [0.00]	Hind, good pic on your profile. __________________ 2008 135cic, Alpine White/Terracotta Leather/BlackTop, Premium Package (Bluetooth, folding mirrors, etc), Sport Package with M Wheel, Navigation, Logic7 with HD and IPod and Sirius, Steptronic, M Aerodynamic Kit 2001 Focus ZX3, modified for fun commuting Previous 2006 325xi 2002 Audi A4 3.0 Quattro 1997 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 1984 Audi 4000S Quattro modified 1955 Ford Thunderbird 1969 Camaro modified 1993 Ford Explorer (basic hauling) 1984+1988 Ford Broncos 1993 Honda Civic (Commuter, junk) 2008 Mini (wife's car, AWESOME) A few more
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07-23-2009, 12:55 PM	#15
Excitmnt94 Detailer & Fitness Freak 23 Rep 514 Posts Drives: '09 135i ///M Sport Coupe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	hmmm...i do believe i am quite guilty of being obsessed with my car. but then again...when you have something this awesome...who can blame us. __________________ 135i coupe...Alpine White // Glacier Silver Aluminum Trim // Heated Coral Red Leather Seats // M-Sport Package // I-pod // PDC // 6-Speed Manual
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07-23-2009, 02:36 PM	#16
singular Captain 21 Rep 935 Posts Drives: BSM 135i ppk cab Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (0)	... when you walk two miles to the train station rather than park in the public parking lot.
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07-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#17
gadget12345 Private First Class 5 Rep 104 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Extra thought - Changing oil every 2k with samples sents UPS next day air to Blackstone Labs.... tracking wear metals decreases in a line graph.... __________________ Yr1 E82 CSM - 6MT, Premium Package, Sport Package BMW - SSK, Perf Exhaust, Perf Suspension, Shadow Grills Inners, Mudflaps, Alarm, Cargo Liner, Grocery Gripper, Aluminum Pedals, Front + Rear Perf Rotors, MSD80 PowerKit, E93 Sway Bar Misc -Euro Headlight Switch, Warning Triangle, iBrights, LoJack, Wheel Roundels, Tint, Escort 9500i, Hyper Black ARC8's, Pilot Super Sports
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07-24-2009, 12:58 PM	#19
M2 Lieutenant 58 Rep 503 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (0)	you park waaaaaaaaaay out where no one else does. (But you do notice others like you who are also doing it) It's a guy thing. you inspect your car for dings and bumper scrapes before you leave any place you parked at. you clean your windshield every time you get in the car, (using the cars windsheild wipers; not actually getting out with a bottle of Windex and papaer towels, that would be really obsessive). Nothing worse than streaks and dirt smears when driving. you wash your car everytime you take it out for a drive. you spend hours washing it and waxing it only to cover the car up and not drive it for that week. you worry about your car when you are away on vacation, wondering if anything has happened while you are gone. you get a third car, (wife drives second car), so you dont have to drive your 135i in daily rush hour traffic. (keep it as a weekend car only) at least these are my issues. __________________ MM
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07-24-2009, 01:28 PM	#20
CrazyIvan Lieutenant 29 Rep 488 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	I skipped my appointment today just to wash and wax my 135. It looks nice! I'll take some pics later and post them so everyone can appreciate my efforts
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07-24-2009, 04:40 PM	#21
ad78 Yr1OfD1 107 Rep 900 Posts Drives: 2015 F34 M Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (1)	Driving the car in the afternoon without any reasons.. Washing it every week.. Cleaning the interior every week.
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07-24-2009, 06:53 PM	#22
xantdieselx Kingslayer 411 Rep 1,479 Posts Drives: 23' M3 Base Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SWFL iTrader: (0)	-You can stand to see dirt on the floor mat as such you shake it out before you get into the car -You watch to make sue your passenger doesn't scuff the sill plate as they enter the car -You do a separate load of laundry just for the micro fibers you use on your car -You've had your car a year and it still looks like it just left the showroom __________________ Previous Cars: 2008' 135i, 2010' 328i, 2013' 328i, 2016' M235i, 2017' X1, 2019' M240i Current Cars: 2019' X3, 2021' M3 Comp
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