Cop Magnet!

MMMorish · 12-15-2008, 11:27 AM

I'd be willing to say that any upscale/exotic car is a an attention grabber not only to other drivers but to cops too. Once they see you're driving a nice car they're more prone to look at you and see how you're driving.

RafTheWeasel · 12-15-2008, 11:42 AM

Tom 48 I feel your pain. I live on the niles/chicago border and take milwaukee ave every single day. In Chicago theres not a single peep out of them, once youre in Niles then welcome to the inferno. I use to get crap for my STi due to the turboback exhaust and I have one on my M3 now and nada. Half the battle is attitude after being pulled over. Let them be dicks, just be nice (even though it sucks and you dont want to be) and they may just give you a warning. Its the price we pay for our toys, they just grab attention to everyone and sometimes a nice big pair of titties that needs a ride.

SupremeDTM · 12-15-2008, 11:59 AM

ive been pulled over 4 times since i got the car in september, i know exactly how you feel bro. the last ticket i got was for going 74 on the freeway at 8am on a saturday. there was hardly anyone on the freeway and i saw him get on so i was driving slow before he had a chance to notice me, he slowed way down and tailed me for a mile and pulled me over for speeding and having dealer plates. oh well.

torredresen · 12-15-2008, 12:26 PM

Mmm, bad luck I guess... No problem here in Belgium ^^

HotLap · 12-15-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tom_48

You guys know why it is like that???

Because their PIGS! Their lives are boring as shit and they having nothing else to do but to stop safe drivers with nice cars,who like to have a little with with their machines every now and then.

They've become cops because they are stupid and lazy bastards, who do nothing all day but eat doughnuts and drink coffee!!!

They think they have authority over you (cocksuckers) but if he were to fight you without his uniform on, he would shit his already pissed pants!!!!!

yeah, i said it! (god, it feels so good to let it out, LOL)

GOD, I HATE COPS!!!!!

F*** THEM, I have no respect for them, at all.

WOW...what a stupid and demeaning post (to YOU that is). I have my share of tickets and deserved most all of them...but LEO's are people just like the rest of us (hopefully not like you with such a hater attitude though)...man what a bunch of trash talk....you really should think before you post...the above post really reflects badly on YOU

HotLap · 12-15-2008, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by newtom3

out here in silicon valley, cops see high end cars all the time, and an M3 just is run of the mill. Hence we just don't get stopped for stupid crap. The CHP in northern and southern cali just won't annoy you unless you are doing something stupid. When I got a ticket from them, I was speeding pretty excessively.

Same here in SoCal...an M3 is pretty standard stuff and I generally get stopped when I'm speeding or driving too agressively.

berniec · 12-15-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottyGams

i have 3 parking tickets in 2 weeks... that qualify for magnet?

i would say im parking like an a-hole, but it is hoboken! there is nowhere to park ever! why am i always that guy?

you get tickets in Hoboken? I rarely park on the street unless i'm running into a restaurant, tanning, etc and gonna be quick, but I've never gotten one with the M3 yet, and I double park or park in yellow curb zones along Sinatra drive all the time

Deda · 12-15-2008, 04:01 PM

no problems here!

PrinceSmooth · 12-15-2008, 04:19 PM

took out the countach to the beach once... didn't put on my updated tags and no front license plate (there is no room to put a freaking license plate on that car...) i went to take a piss and I see beach patrol... guys on some gay looking 4x4's parked behind my car so I couldn't leave... they were literally posted out for the whole time I was at the beach, around 6 hours... Finally I see they called the CHP and they showed up and wanted to towe my car for expired tags lol... i showed them I had the tags in the glove compartment and just didn't stick them on yet... he ran the plates and saw it was fine... asshole wrote me for a front license plate though... come on... you know damn right that this car shouldn't have a front license plate... Unfortunately for us, some of them are robocops... break the law... you pay the price...

monsta · 12-15-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by berniec

you get tickets in Hoboken? I rarely park on the street unless i'm running into a restaurant, tanning, etc and gonna be quick, but I've never gotten one with the M3 yet, and I double park or park in yellow curb zones along Sinatra drive all the time

WTF!!!

Sedan_Clan · 12-15-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by newtom3

out here in silicon valley, cops see high end cars all the time, and an M3 just is run of the mill. Hence we just don't get stopped for stupid crap. The CHP in northern and southern cali just won't annoy you unless you are doing something stupid. When I got a ticket from them, I was speeding pretty excessively.

I'm going to echo this sentiment. I've found that ever since I began driving BMW's, other officers has paid less attention to me. I haven't been pulled over since 2001; I owned a modified Honda Civic hatchback at the time.

09E92M34ME · 12-15-2008, 06:24 PM

I think cars like the M3 will always draw more attention. Nature of the beast.

osteome · 12-16-2008, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by PrinceSmooth

Unfortunately for us, some of them are robocops... break the law... you pay the price...

huh?

Imola.ZHP · 12-16-2008, 01:03 PM

If a cop pulls you over without a legitimate reason, he's technically holding you against your will. You can sue for that...

They MUST have a LEGITIMATE reason for pulling you over.

When I got my ZHP, I got pulled over all the time because the dealer put the drive-out tag in the front window. The windows are tinted at legal limits, but at the angle, you wouldn't have been able to see it. I was SO happy to get the tag in the mail.

ajminn · 12-16-2008, 02:05 PM

^ by legitimate, you mean they only need a reasonable suspicion to pull you over? right? and honestly, the threshold for reasonable suspicion is VERY, VERY low. they'll find something to support their belief in the stop. it's pretty hard to fight.

although i don't own a m3 or even a bmw, yet, cops around my area tend to leave the nicer cars alone and go after the beaters... those mid-90 cavaliers and civics. it's like the police are almost out to get the poor.

Imola.ZHP · 12-16-2008, 03:25 PM

^ you could still file a complaint. That in your opinion, Officer so-and-so did not have a legitimate reason to pull you over...

Heat00 · 12-16-2008, 07:49 PM

I guess you all haven't heard..... sparkling graphite is invisible

NYSPEM3 · 12-16-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Heat00

I guess you all haven't heard..... sparkling graphite is invisible

My wife's only speeding ticket was with a sparkling graphite E90. 74 in 55... a couple mph more and it'll be $200 extra for the ticket

Heat00 · 12-16-2008, 09:12 PM

sorry to hear... I was trying to be funny lol

actually I went 1 year and 30k miles in my alpine white 335i, without a ticket!! and drove like a maniac lmao....

RevFreak14 · 12-16-2008, 10:20 PM

Unfortunately it's just a fact of life. The reality is that 99.9% of cops will never drive an M car, or a Porsche or anything like that unless they buy a 6 or 7 year old used one. Not trying to be a dick, but that's just reality. So when you drive by in a shiny new M3, some of them get jealous. And most of the time they really have nothing better to do. Also when you speed your kind of rubbing it in their face...........so they get back at you by giving you a silly $100 ticket or whatever it is. I hear in Virginia or somewhere though they've upped speeding tickets to like $600 or something like that. Now that might piss me off a bit.

skierman64 · 12-16-2008, 10:55 PM

I've gotten pulled over twice in 8 months of owning this M3. Once for speeding 12 or 13 over, and once for making a legal pass that the cop didn't like for some reason. Zero tickets so far. A military ID has advantages. Being courteous, respectful, and professional goes a long way too.

JIO · 12-17-2008, 12:12 AM

I'm curious about the people having a bad time in an M3 with cops...do any of you ever consider your age as a factor? I'm thinking if you are young (under 30) driving an expensive car, whether or not the police think "rich daddy bought it for him....I'm going to ticket him for something" because they jealous or whatever the reason. I'm on my 8th BMW in 12 years (6th M car) and I have never been bothered by the police, including speeding, which I do regularly. I have never run a front plate on any of my cars, and have never been ticketed. I'm beginning to think the police are antidiscriminating against me because I'm over 50. I'm just curious whether people think age is playing into this equation. I have been tracking my cars for 12 years also, so I am not the old f**t thinking his M3 is a Buick.

12-15-2008, 11:27 AM	#23
MMMorish Just call me J.J. McClure 156 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & C4 Corvette Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (5)	I'd be willing to say that any upscale/exotic car is a an attention grabber not only to other drivers but to cops too. Once they see you're driving a nice car they're more prone to look at you and see how you're driving. __________________ MODS: Meisterschaft GT Racing Exhaust / BMC Air Filter / UUC SSK & DSSR (Modded)/ RPI Scoops / Passport SRX Hardwired / Custom Wrap 3M Clearbra / 20% Tint / 50% Windshield Tint / Key Hole Delete / Matted Out Accessories / VRS Type II Diffuser / Smoked Reflectors / Euphoria 6K LED Interior Lights / Rear Fog Light Mod / 6000K HID's / 6500K LUX H8 Angel Eyes / RDash License Plate LED Kit / LED Xenon Reverse Lights "M3 drivers have no friends"
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12-15-2008, 11:42 AM	#24
RafTheWeasel Private 2 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2008 AW E90 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NW Chicago iTrader: (0)	Tom 48 I feel your pain. I live on the niles/chicago border and take milwaukee ave every single day. In Chicago theres not a single peep out of them, once youre in Niles then welcome to the inferno. I use to get crap for my STi due to the turboback exhaust and I have one on my M3 now and nada. Half the battle is attitude after being pulled over. Let them be dicks, just be nice (even though it sucks and you dont want to be) and they may just give you a warning. Its the price we pay for our toys, they just grab attention to everyone and sometimes a nice big pair of titties that needs a ride.
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12-15-2008, 11:59 AM	#25
SupremeDTM MEISTERWATCHES.COM 22 Rep 261 Posts Drives: SG E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	ive been pulled over 4 times since i got the car in september, i know exactly how you feel bro. the last ticket i got was for going 74 on the freeway at 8am on a saturday. there was hardly anyone on the freeway and i saw him get on so i was driving slow before he had a chance to notice me, he slowed way down and tailed me for a mile and pulled me over for speeding and having dealer plates. oh well.
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12-15-2008, 12:26 PM	#26
torredresen Captain 53 Rep 712 Posts Drives: M3 09 E93 JzB Fox Red extended Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 Z4; 2.0 [0.00] 2005 Z4 [0.00]	Mmm, bad luck I guess... No problem here in Belgium ^^
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12-15-2008, 04:01 PM	#30
Deda Major General 564 Rep 7,034 Posts Drives: BMW M5 comp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Croatia iTrader: (0)	no problems here!
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12-15-2008, 04:19 PM	#31
PrinceSmooth First Lieutenant 49 Rep 376 Posts Drives: '15 M4 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2012 BMW X6 M [0.00]	took out the countach to the beach once... didn't put on my updated tags and no front license plate (there is no room to put a freaking license plate on that car...) i went to take a piss and I see beach patrol... guys on some gay looking 4x4's parked behind my car so I couldn't leave... they were literally posted out for the whole time I was at the beach, around 6 hours... Finally I see they called the CHP and they showed up and wanted to towe my car for expired tags lol... i showed them I had the tags in the glove compartment and just didn't stick them on yet... he ran the plates and saw it was fine... asshole wrote me for a front license plate though... come on... you know damn right that this car shouldn't have a front license plate... Unfortunately for us, some of them are robocops... break the law... you pay the price... __________________ 09' E92 M3 \| IB \|Black \| Carbon Leather \| 19" Option Wheels \| DCT \| Akrapovic Full Exhaust \| Arkym Rear Diffuser \| Arkym Front Bumper \| Macht Schnell Stage 2 Intake \| (Delivered 3/7/09) RIP!!!! Miss you dearly '12 X6 M Carbon Black / Akrapovic Evo / AR Design downpipes / ESS tune
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12-15-2008, 06:24 PM	#34
09E92M34ME Captain 70 Rep 920 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: VIRGINIA iTrader: (0)	I think cars like the M3 will always draw more attention. Nature of the beast.
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12-16-2008, 01:03 PM	#36
Imola.ZHP Colonel 129 Rep 2,218 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW i3 BEV EE Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mud Island, TN iTrader: (0)	If a cop pulls you over without a legitimate reason, he's technically holding you against your will. You can sue for that... They MUST have a LEGITIMATE reason for pulling you over. When I got my ZHP, I got pulled over all the time because the dealer put the drive-out tag in the front window. The windows are tinted at legal limits, but at the angle, you wouldn't have been able to see it. I was SO happy to get the tag in the mail. __________________ - 2014 CPO i01 BEV Electronaut Edition Capparis White Tera World, '17- - 2015 CPO i01 BEV Laurel Grey Tera World, '17- - 2015 i01 REx Laurel Grey Tera World, '15-'17 - 2003 CPO 330i ZHP Imola Red Build 03/03/03, '06-'15
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12-16-2008, 02:05 PM	#37
ajminn Private 10 Rep 66 Posts Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	^ by legitimate, you mean they only need a reasonable suspicion to pull you over? right? and honestly, the threshold for reasonable suspicion is VERY, VERY low. they'll find something to support their belief in the stop. it's pretty hard to fight. although i don't own a m3 or even a bmw, yet, cops around my area tend to leave the nicer cars alone and go after the beaters... those mid-90 cavaliers and civics. it's like the police are almost out to get the poor.
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12-16-2008, 03:25 PM	#38
Imola.ZHP Colonel 129 Rep 2,218 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW i3 BEV EE Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mud Island, TN iTrader: (0)	^ you could still file a complaint. That in your opinion, Officer so-and-so did not have a legitimate reason to pull you over... __________________ - 2014 CPO i01 BEV Electronaut Edition Capparis White Tera World, '17- - 2015 CPO i01 BEV Laurel Grey Tera World, '17- - 2015 i01 REx Laurel Grey Tera World, '15-'17 - 2003 CPO 330i ZHP Imola Red Build 03/03/03, '06-'15
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12-16-2008, 07:49 PM	#39
Heat00 Major 51 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weston, Florida iTrader: (0)	I guess you all haven't heard..... sparkling graphite is invisible __________________ 08 - M3 Sparkling Graphite/blk leather/tech/6 speed 08 - 335i Sport/Prem/Auto White/Terra - AA Exhaust 07 Acura MDX Tech, 07 G35S /Nav
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12-16-2008, 09:12 PM	#41
Heat00 Major 51 Rep 1,027 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Weston, Florida iTrader: (0)	sorry to hear... I was trying to be funny lol actually I went 1 year and 30k miles in my alpine white 335i, without a ticket!! and drove like a maniac lmao.... __________________ 08 - M3 Sparkling Graphite/blk leather/tech/6 speed 08 - 335i Sport/Prem/Auto White/Terra - AA Exhaust 07 Acura MDX Tech, 07 G35S /Nav
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12-16-2008, 10:20 PM	#42
RevFreak14 First Lieutenant 14 Rep 397 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Unfortunately it's just a fact of life. The reality is that 99.9% of cops will never drive an M car, or a Porsche or anything like that unless they buy a 6 or 7 year old used one. Not trying to be a dick, but that's just reality. So when you drive by in a shiny new M3, some of them get jealous. And most of the time they really have nothing better to do. Also when you speed your kind of rubbing it in their face...........so they get back at you by giving you a silly $100 ticket or whatever it is. I hear in Virginia or somewhere though they've upped speeding tickets to like $600 or something like that. Now that might piss me off a bit.
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12-16-2008, 10:55 PM	#43
skierman64 Brigadier General 127 Rep 3,071 Posts Drives: E92M3-E46M3-E46Wagon-E89Z4-E36 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greater St Louis Metro area iTrader: (1) Garage List 1994 325is Race Car [0.00] 2011 BMW Z4 [0.00] 1998 M3 Coupe [0.00] 2008 M3 Coupe [0.00]	I've gotten pulled over twice in 8 months of owning this M3. Once for speeding 12 or 13 over, and once for making a legal pass that the cop didn't like for some reason. Zero tickets so far. A military ID has advantages. Being courteous, respectful, and professional goes a long way too. __________________ Invest Wisely...The best mod for your money?? BMWCCA high performance driver's school. The mod that lasts a lifetime and improves the performance of any car you drive[/LEFT]
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12-17-2008, 12:12 AM	#44
JIO Captain 48 Rep 636 Posts Drives: '09 Space Gray E92 M3 w/DCT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon iTrader: (0)	I'm curious about the people having a bad time in an M3 with cops...do any of you ever consider your age as a factor? I'm thinking if you are young (under 30) driving an expensive car, whether or not the police think "rich daddy bought it for him....I'm going to ticket him for something" because they jealous or whatever the reason. I'm on my 8th BMW in 12 years (6th M car) and I have never been bothered by the police, including speeding, which I do regularly. I have never run a front plate on any of my cars, and have never been ticketed. I'm beginning to think the police are antidiscriminating against me because I'm over 50. I'm just curious whether people think age is playing into this equation. I have been tracking my cars for 12 years also, so I am not the old f**t thinking his M3 is a Buick.
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