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      03-19-2014, 01:26 PM   #67
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ALL the time.. so I got 5% tint put on Saturday... No more stares
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      03-19-2014, 04:52 PM   #68
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Depends on what I'm driving....car, meh, not so much. Truck is a definite YES.
Truck gets you stares in TX?
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      03-19-2014, 05:19 PM   #69
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yeah, nobody in Houston is staring at an entry level 3-series, regardless if you got gross carbon fiber all over your car HAHAHA !!!!
i get stares and thumbs ups all the time!
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      03-20-2014, 12:04 AM   #70
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Truck gets you stares in TX?
Truck gets me stares everywhere,



and this was before the push bar and winch, which were installed a few months ago. Should be pretty interesting in a few months when I Line-X the the full exterior and lift it another 2"-3".
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      03-20-2014, 09:11 AM   #71
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Truck gets me stares everywhere,



and this was before the push bar and winch, which were installed a few months ago. Should be pretty interesting in a few months when I Line-X the the full exterior and lift it another 2"-3".
Not sure if you're trolling or not...
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Not sure if you're trolling or not...
*lol* Dead serious. Literally get stopped several times a week about it, people taking pictures as I'm driving down the road, on the freeway, at stoplights, etc. Most people have never seen one, and a lot think it's new, not realizing that it's 15 yrs old.
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      03-20-2014, 01:41 PM   #73
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i get stares and thumbs ups all the time!
high school kids giving you thumbs up as they're going to 3rd period DOES NOT count lol....
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p.s.

my truck did get a lot of stares as well.....
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high school kids giving you thumbs up as they're going to 3rd period DOES NOT count lol....
but they're seniors, off campus!
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but they're seniors, off campus!
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      03-24-2014, 06:42 PM   #77
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I don't think I get looks but the car occasionally does. But when I was driving my shiny new E30 M3 when I was 20 years old, I got looks everywhere I went
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      03-24-2014, 09:20 PM   #78
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Sorry if this is not the proper forum for this, but I'm curious now.

I've had my car a year or so. I sometimes get nods or waves from other BMW guys.

Honda's seem to do fly-bys.

American cars just seem to rev at me - even going in opposite lanes of traffic.

HOWEVER, I've noticed recently while at a drive-though that people look really hard at me and my car. I can't figure it out. I'm 29 but I have a sweet little baby face and look about 25. I worked my ass off and bought a car I enjoy and was able to pay for upfront.

I'm not sure if it's a BMW thing, or the CF hood/black wheels confuse people but I remember in my Honda days I got zero looks and all other car guys seem to go out of there way to give me a thumbs up, etc.

So, question is: do you catch people staring at your car or you while you're driving? I can't tell if the look is of jealousy (yes, typical BMW ego), or of fear (since I am browned skinned and young in a BMW maybe I'm going to rob them or hijack somethin?). My gut says (since it's older men 40s) that always seem to stare is that they're tryign to figure out what a punk kid is doing in a BMW.

Maybe my car is ricery than I thought. Who knows. Not that it really bothers me, but I'm curious:

Do you guys find people staring off at your car? I mean staring hard to the point they snap their necks trying to catch a rear profile?

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high school kids giving you thumbs up as they're going to 3rd period DOES NOT count lol....
I wish I got a thumbs up. All I keep getting is a middle finger...., assuming that means they want to do me, I'm quite flattered.


Or they are pissed because my Britney Spears cassette is making all the freshman girlies excited.
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I wish I got a thumbs up. All I keep getting is a middle finger...., assuming that means they want to do me, I'm quite flattered.


Or they are pissed because my Britney Spears cassette is making all the freshman girlies excited.
I would expect that your milk shake brings all the boys to the yard......
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