I've never gotten so many stares and thumbs up ...

[rich662]

One time when I was stopped at an intersection (with a Benz dealership right at the corner of the intersection), two guys dressed in suits walked up to me and asked me to put my windows down cuz they wanted to ask me about the car. So I did and I chatted with them until the light turned green. As I was getting ready to take off, they told me that they were sales agents at the Merc dealership "over there" and they were jealous that BMW created such an awesome car.

[valeram]

I also want to know how much acknowledgment will the car get. I got a lot when I was driving the 987S but only quite a few when I replaced it with the E92 335i (especially when I work near the BMW Financial Services HQ).

[Drew10]

Originally Posted by mchm3

i do now that i have the hre's and brembos on

:thispostisworthlesswithoutpics:

[arr0gant]

I spoke too soon in my last post.

As I was walking out of Qdoba today with my Black Bean, Steak Burrito with Hot Sauce, light cheese and sour cream, there was a group of guys and girls stopped on the side walk staring/gawking/talking/gazing at my ride. As I slowly but confidently walked toward my car, I glanced out of the corner of my eye ever so subtlety and I could tell they we're pondering whether It was, in fact my car.

As I touched the door handle and the door-lock released I looked up, square in the group of say 5, or 6 and one of the guys shook his head up and down almost seeming to be in slow motion and mouthed "nice car!" I gave a quick nod, smiled and mouthed "thanks."

Getting the thumbs-up is always a cool thing in a new car

[skierman64]

I drove by my nearest BMW dealership the other day accellerating away from a traffic light at medium RPMs, but as I drove by my Sig-O said three guys in the parking lot of the dealership stopped looking at the new BMW in the lot and watched me drive by. She said all three guys just locked onto my car and followed it until I was out of sight.

[unique]

Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

+1

I love it, not to mention highbeams/honks from E46 M3s

all e46 m3 owners go crazy for it...

my number 1 fans...

but i give any m3 credit anyways

[nechronics]

I get looks and stares on a daily basis, haters lovers....all kinds. But it never fails to draw attention.

Yesterday at 2.30am pulling out of a lot right infront of a club (I was at another lounge down the street). I come up on the street next to the front door of the club and get stormed by 15 people yelling "your car is fu*** gorgeous!!" over and over. Then this one drunk chick follows up with....."if it was in red!!" Then another one yells..."nope....shoulda gotten an m5"

sigh, I stared, smiled a bit...shrugged my shoulders and drove off

[nechronics]

oh, I also got challenged and completely smoked by this turbo'd S4 with every mod under the sun. That was embarassing. The guy wouldn't stop complementing my car though with thumbs up and saying it looked "wicked."

[skierman64]

Originally Posted by nechronics

I get looks and stares on a daily basis, haters lovers....all kinds. But it never fails to draw attention.

Yesterday at 2.30am pulling out of a lot right infront of a club (I was at another lounge down the street). I come up on the street next to the front door of the club and get stormed by 15 people yelling "your car is fu*** gorgeous!!" over and over. Then this one drunk chick follows up with....."if it was in red!!" Then another one yells..."nope....shoulda gotten an m5"

sigh, I stared, smiled a bit...shrugged my shoulders and drove off

Regardless of the cost, I have absolutely no interest in an M5. I just don't see the attraction, for one thing it's way too heavy for any serious track use. I suppose if I was doing a lot of highway driving it would be a fun car for that.

I also think the M3 is a much better looking car.

[RealSanaii]

I get so much stares from everywhere! I knew the M3 was HOT but not this much.

It's weird to get stared at by some guys in their Porsches...

[HK1971]

Yeah, i get a lot of headturns.....thumbs up, etc. In fact, after i parked at CVS the other day, some guy walked over and shook my hand to congratulate me.....i was like....for what ? I think the Silverstone stands out some....

[RealSanaii]

Originally Posted by HK1971

Yeah, i get a lot of headturns.....thumbs up, etc. In fact, after i parked at CVS the other day, some guy walked over and shook my hand to congratulate me.....i was like....for what ? I think the Silverstone stands out some....

Now, that's weird!

[e92OMG]

I love the head turns I just got my car and ive already noticed random peaple looking at my car. For some reason girls love this car?

[RealSanaii]

Originally Posted by e92OMG

I love the head turns I just got my car and ive already noticed random peaple looking at my car. For some reason girls love this car?

Yep. Especially with our combo, the car stands out even more!! They think it's really "cute/hot/mean"

[Kadarin]

Originally Posted by e92OMG

I love the head turns I just got my car and ive already noticed random peaple looking at my car. For some reason girls love this car?

For some reason I get the opposite effect, for the most part. I find that girls note that it's a BMW, but they usually don't know the difference, for example, between an M3 and a 7-series. I could be driving an e92 328i and they'd see it as the exact same car. Weird.

[arr0gant]

Originally Posted by Kadarin

For some reason I get the opposite effect, for the most part. I find that girls note that it's a BMW, but they usually don't know the difference, for example, between an M3 and a 7-series. I could be driving an e92 328i and they'd see it as the exact same car. Weird.

It's cuz girls are stupid!!

[J08M3]

Originally Posted by MDCTFTW

It's funny when you're walking back to your car and you can see people from a distance looking at it. They get all confused and have to look at the boot to see what kind of car it is.

I find this hilarious, I guess most people don't expect to see me getting in a BMW so they seem surprised when the see I'm the owner of the brand new M3 haha... I guess I don't look like the "typical BMW owner" whatever that is supposed to look like

[ilron]

Originally Posted by J08M3

I find this hilarious, I guess most people don't expect to see me getting in a BMW so they seem surprised when the see I'm the owner of the brand new M3 haha... I guess I don't look like the "typical BMW owner" whatever that is supposed to look like

That used to happen to me too; then Top Gear showed me how to dress like one.

[Shade]

Yeah, so i was in Chicago Downtown last weekend. On N Michigan Ave, theres so many people staring at my car. Afterwards, i went to the N. Avenue Lake Michigan beach, theres a couple of people walked up to me and ask me about my car.



oh, and also, long time ago, when i was tinting my windows and doing Clear bra. theres a customer at the shop saw my car and asked the following

Customer - "Yo, is that ur ride out there?"
Me- " yeah"
Customer - " it looks awesome, is that a 745i ?"
Me- "............"

[nechronics]

Originally Posted by skierman64

Regardless of the cost, I have absolutely no interest in an M5. I just don't see the attraction, for one thing it's way too heavy for any serious track use. I suppose if I was doing a lot of highway driving it would be a fun car for that.

I also think the M3 is a much better looking car.

I agree, ran into an M5 the other day with a guy and the rest of his family in it....it seems like such a paradoxical car to me and one I have no interest in. The looks of it do nothing for me either.

[WhiteKnight]

This thread is great, love the stories!

So far just one long talk with a guy when i was filling up at the pump. I've had it for only two weeks now though and my 10 minute commute doesn't do the car justice. Weekends are a different story though, lots of stares!

[AMJ_77]

Here in Alberta, you get some looks, honestly not that much, guess it is because I am not driving a hickville F150 with a 20" lift and 24" tires.