Do people stare at you while you're driving?

BenchRacerYo · 03-11-2014, 05:29 PM

The 3 series is generally a car that flies under the radar, even the M3. I've never had anyone stare at me, unless they pulled up next to me at the light after I cut them off.

Joekerr · 03-11-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Litos

yep - that's where all the stares come from.

95lb chick that looks like she's in high school driving a fire breathing muscle car...

LOL - you do realize that it only puts out 470 hp / 470 tq on a car that is over 4100 pounds? I don't think I'd necessarily term that "fire breathing"....

0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?

dreamingat30fps · 03-11-2014, 06:05 PM

BenchRacerYo · 03-11-2014, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

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Originally Posted by Litos

yep - that's where all the stares come from.

95lb chick that looks like she's in high school driving a fire breathing muscle car...

LOL - you do realize that it only puts out 470 hp / 470 tq on a car that is over 4100 pounds? I don't think I'd necessarily term that "fire breathing"....

0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?

You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?

335i guys, I swear...

P1 · 03-11-2014, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BenchRacerYo

You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?

335i guys, I swear...

I always laugh at that too. I have friends that have sub 3-second cars. I ask them what the point is? So you can merge quicker on the highway? Switch lanes quicker when you're stuck in traffic? Back out of a parking spot faster?

Let's face it: there are no "slow" cars out there anymore. Hell, even the lowly 328i does 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. PLENTY.

dohctec · 03-11-2014, 06:59 PM

Things appear to make much more sense.

Mr Tonka · 03-11-2014, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by P1et

I always laugh at that too. I have friends that have sub 3-second cars. I ask them what the point is? So you can merge quicker on the highway? Switch lanes quicker when you're stuck in traffic? Back out of a parking spot faster?

Let's face it: there are no "slow" cars out there anymore. Hell, even the lowly 328i does 0-60 in 5.7 seconds. PLENTY.

You're funny.

MediaArtist · 03-11-2014, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BenchRacerYo

You know 4.6 seconds is still fast, right?

335i guys, I swear...

Yeah, like 4.6 is slow?

Less than 5% of new model cars on the road are capable of breaching 5 seconds 0-60 even now. That's pretty quick.

KwlAznKid · 03-11-2014, 07:20 PM

yea people stare at me and wonder who's driving that piece of shit clunker?! I park in the back at work not because I don't want my car dinged but because all the front spots are taken up by Ferraris and Bentley's oh but yea my 328i is as cool as a Ferrari though just sayin

WreckerX5d · 03-11-2014, 07:26 PM

I notice people stare at me when I stare at them. I don't understand this logic.

Litos · 03-11-2014, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

0-60 is what - 4.6 seconds?

don't underestimate 470ftlbs of torque, my friend....

this car even on street tires will go 4.0-4.2....

my RT is the slow POS...it can only go 5.3...

I've gone 4.9 but it was 38 degrees outside

Litos · 03-11-2014, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MediaArtist

Yeah, like 4.6 is slow?

Less than 5% of new model cars on the road are capable of breaching 5 seconds 0-60 even now. That's pretty quick.

yeah, not many $43K cars that can go under 4.5 seconds zero to sixty.

this car even uses a dated 5speed AMG transmission with shitty 3.06 gears...

somehow, it still works...

TrevorM3 · 03-12-2014, 07:21 AM

u dont drive an exotic, so just settle down sally.

Billup · 03-12-2014, 07:30 AM

I get stared at all the time.

Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.

Nkc · 03-12-2014, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Billup

I get stared at all the time.

Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.

Same here bro...especially when I go top down while picking my nose.

Templar · 03-12-2014, 09:43 AM

I don't know why people do it, but they stare at me when I am tuggin on myself.

I mean let me play with myself in peace...

Joekerr · 03-12-2014, 10:54 AM

For some reason people only seem to stare at me when I'm stopped at a light with the windows down drinking from a juice box.

Any other time its all good.

And my point was that 4.6 seconds isn't what I would term "fire-breathing". Its fast, I didn't say it wasn't...its just the terminology used which made me chuckle.

upstatedoc · 03-12-2014, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Billup

I get stared at all the time.

Because I'm so ridiculously good looking.

I would really like to see an illustration of this. You are slacking...

dohctec · 03-12-2014, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I would really like to see an illustration of this. You are slacking...

MidwestGolfBum · 03-12-2014, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Templar

I don't know why people do it, but they stare at me when I am tuggin on myself.

I mean let me play with myself in peace...

I get this too! I mean, it's my car, you don't need to look at me while I'm in it regardless of what I'm doing.

Billup · 03-12-2014, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

I would really like to see an illustration of this. You are slacking...

If I release a whole bunch of work for every topic that comes up, I would be whoring out my meticulous hard work, thus making its genuinity depreciate over time.

"Billup is the Picaso of our time"

I won't degrade myself enough to become a Mari Newman (look up "Juggling Dog in Hula Skirt")

ItsHectic · 03-12-2014, 12:26 PM

If everyone is staring at you, you need to cut down on the marijuana.

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Joekerr Banned 7922 Rep 1,923 Posts Drives: 2017 Audi S6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	For some reason people only seem to stare at me when I'm stopped at a light with the windows down drinking from a juice box. Any other time its all good. And my point was that 4.6 seconds isn't what I would term "fire-breathing". Its fast, I didn't say it wasn't...its just the terminology used which made me chuckle.
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