FURIOUS!!! but could of been way worse!

[buckwheat986]

Originally Posted by AwesomeBMW

About the rich kid comment: I believe the poster was originally asking if he was a rich kid because jealousy only increases if the driver of the nice car is young. It shows they have made it in life alot better than they had. Its not a bad discriminatroy comment. More of a "you have a higher probability of that happening to you because you are young and well off"

Cops would sit at the side of the road on the highways around my high school and pull over the rich kids with nice cars and let me cruise by in my Accord. They are jealous because they haven't ever had a nice car like that ever, especially when younger

Of course jelaousy play a part in haters and cops and work enviroments and relationships...etc...

But its a inappropriate question to ask in a forum...

and to be frank..BMW's are a target for haters...and you don't have to be rich to own one....so his point is mute...

[jbenington86]

Originally Posted by TagMan

edit: But, what if they steal it?

i think stealing our cars would be more hassle then most....unless the people stealing it had the key....with the chip in your key it would make it tough for them to obtain another one...im not sure would hotwireing work on this car like other cars?

[wantOne]

My 1st post.

That wasn't that bad. I do understand your frustration though. I live in NYC and a few years ago I had a 2006 GS430 and it was getting keyed randomly nearly every month. Eventually I had to get rid of the car because I was spending between 400 to 800 every time it got vandalized to have it repainted. Again it wasn't any single person's vendetta against me, it would happen at random times and places. This city sucks for new car owners.

I believe the number of incidents as this will continue to rise given the current state of economy. The widening gap between the rich and the poor will not help the situation. Just yesterday on the news they were saying fuel tank pirates are drilling holes in cars to steal gas.

At the moment I do want to purchase a 135i cabrio but memories like this turn me away from buying a new car.

[SDDoye01]

Originally Posted by Jeff1962

Glad to hear it was only small cow burgers instead of somebodys key against your paint. Thats what somebody did to the entire side of my $39k 3 month old Acura TL-S. The entire pass side. I couldn't do anything. My heart rate went up to 200.

Somebody probably thought you were some rich kid. ARE YOU???

I just graduated from college and me and my father are very close friends and car enthusiasts. He told me when I was in high school that IF I ever graduated from college with a respectable degree (chemistry) then he would buy me a new car. to make a long story short my dad pretty much had as much fun shopping, testing, researching, and even buying the car as I did.... I know I know I am a very lucky kid and my father has and will always receive my respect and praise for being so good to me. :thumbup:

I really appreciate all the support from you guys, this forum is awesome!

[Lester]

BMW - forget CA - this is what I would pay for:

[Lester]

Originally Posted by jbenington86

i think stealing our cars would be more hassle then most....unless the people stealing it had the key....with the chip in your key it would make it tough for them to obtain another one...im not sure would hotwireing work on this car like other cars?

The only way to steal a BMW is to load it on the back of a flat deck truck. These cars cannot be 'hotwired'.

[jeremyc74]

I walked out of a theater once and found a greasy bucket of KFC and chicken bones all over the hood of my GTO. I was pretty pissed off at first, but it wasn't scratched (very greasy, but not scratched) so I didn't get crazy. Not much you can do in these situations really, but if I had walked out and witnessed it happening I'd probably have wound up either in jail or the hospital, depending on how big/how many.

[AchtungF80]

Why not just park with the crowd like normal people and maybe the car won't stand out as much?

If your THAT concerned with door dings, buy a beater. Life's too short to worry about material possessions.

[jeremyc74]

Originally Posted by AchtungE30

Why not just park with the crowd like normal people and maybe the car won't stand out as much?

If your THAT concerned with door dings, buy a beater. Life's too short to worry about material possessions.

One could argue that life is too short to work hard for things only to let other people de-value them.

[AchtungF80]

Yeah, but life is also too short to stand 24hr/7day vigil over said prized possession only to prevent such things from happening. :wink:

I know this because I used to be one of those types.

I learned...if you park your car away from the crowd, 10/10 SOMEONE will park next to you by the time you get back which usually results in a door ding.

If you park your car away from everyone else in a busy parking lot in a venue such as a movie theater or shopping mall, you're car will stand out and usually the types of people that go to such venues don't really have respect for other people's property.

[kingh99]

Creepy thread. Man I guess I've been lucky.

Doesn't feel like a young kids car as much as they might think to be marketing to those folks. I imagine most are middle aged guys like me who saved for 20 years and decided to treat themselves. This car scares me and that is a very good thing.

[WhiteOne]

There is no excuse for mindless destruction. I wonder if they get mad when someone monkeys with their stuff. Or do they think that is funny too? Unbelievable.

[Brandon26pdx]

Movie theater parking lot on the weekend would be a likely place to have your car messed with. Really you've gotta be careful of any place where little shitbag teenagers hang out, because 9/10 times it's the 15-19 year old boys who think that kind of crap is cool or funny.

Another place to avoid parking your car is parking garages near bars/clubs on the weekends. Dudes when they get drunk revert back to about 15 years old too.

[ansun]

Originally Posted by SDDoye01

I am the proud owner of an AW 135i for a week now and I absolutely love the car to death.. I am basically speechless every time I get behind the wheel! Well me and my girlfriend went out tonight to watch a movie and like I have been doing since I was 16 I parked my ride pretty far away (to avoid the door dings and stuff). After the awesome movie (The Strangers) we are walking out to the car and I notice something on the hood. At first I thought I was just being paranoid and seeing things. NOPE I was wrong and someone threw freaking dirty greasy white castle burgers all over the hood of my baby!! I am a pretty calm and collected guy but this made me soooooo angry i was beside myself.
Unfortunately the date came to an abrupt end and my girlfriend had to spend the rest of the night at the car wash with me washing the 1... She totally understood :wub: I am a very lucky man!
Sorry about the venting, I just had to tell people that I know will feel how I did, but I got lucky it could of been way worse!!

Thats a good reaction on your part. I most likely would have murdered the first person I saw holding a white castle burger.

[colonel1961]

'What's more chickensh*t than f*cking with a man's automobile? I mean, don't f*ck with another man's vehicle.'

'You don't do it.'

'It's just against the rules.'

[atr_hugo]

^^ Unless it's your best friend - and he's getting married. ; -)

[colonel1961]

That was quick!

[topvega]

I am sorry but if i ever saw someone throwing burgers in this case on someones car I wld probably lose it... it wld not matter that it was some strangers car or my car.. that is just one of those things that you don't just look the other way on... I almost guarantee that this was punk ass kids...

[FD911]

Originally Posted by sluday

Is that what punks do in Kentucky. We have have it much better here in Jersey. If someone is Jealous, they just steal your car for a few hours for a joyride.:biggrin:

Bite my Kentucky ass!

[sluday]

Originally Posted by FD911

Bite my Kentucky ass!

Sorry dude, I'm married and I'm straight.

[axoid]

Originally Posted by FD911

Bite my Kentucky ass!

Originally Posted by sluday

Sorry dude, I'm married and I'm straight.

What do you expect from a coastie. They think they are so better that us in the "fly over" states.