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bonjonelson

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BMW says it will recall up to 450,000 European drivers of its 2002 to 2011 models after "significant safety concerns" were raised.

The luxury car maker says drivers of all models in the BMW ranges have shown evidence of problems. Symptoms of the problem include inability to use indicators, getting stuck in the overtaking lanes for (in some cases) hours at a time, and inexplicably driving far too close to others cars on the road.

The company has not yet confirmed any time-scale as to when repaired or replacement drivers will be made available, however they have stated that in most cases a simple replacement can be carried out at an authorized BMW dealer or service centre.

Posted 1 year ago #
waylandsmithy

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Excellent! Only this morning I witnessed a BMW blatantly using the Audi lane on the M6.

Posted 1 year ago #
The All New Jeni B

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Very good point about driving too close to the car in front, but something needs to be done about Honda and Volvo.

Honda drivers only come in two formats: 150 year olds or 19 year olds; and Volvo drivers are so convinced of their vehicles safety that they all drive as though there is a protective force field around them, to the detriment of every other road user.

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The Volvo force field is an optional extra, it comes as part of a pack that includes a device that enables you to park neatly across 2 bays, and a National Trust sticker. I find the force field particularly useful in dense fog.

Posted 1 year ago #
bonjonelson

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I drive a honda

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Qoxiivi

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Excellent. Another idea I wish I'd thought of.

Posted 1 year ago #
rikkor

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Many Britons are so vy. obvious with the RBCE (really bad class envy). If you want a BMW, go out and buy one. Don't get your nose out of joint because soemone else has one.

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bonjonelson

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BMW isn't a class symbol. More it shows a lack of any.

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rikkor

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Yeah, you're right, Bonjo. BMW's are sh-t cars. Oh, sorry. No they're not. What you drive is a sh-t car.

Posted 1 year ago #
bonjonelson

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The BMW is a fine piece of precision german engineering. It's a great car.

It's BMW drivers that are shit.

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waylandsmithy

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Rikkor, have you seen the X6? It's a real show of arse.

Posted 1 year ago #
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BMWs are very good cars. It's the twats who drive them that we dislike, hence this rather good sub, which could surely make FP if expanded.

Posted 1 year ago #
Scitech77

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B.M.W. Beware Moron Wanking. Or Brainless Moron Wanking, take your pick!
5 stars.

Posted 1 year ago #
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Fully agree, and this should make FP. Haven't had a poke at BMW drivers for a while.

I observe there are 2 types of BMW drivers: the slow ones & the fast ones.

The slow ones are inevitably geriatric; they drive in lane 2 or 3 because "no-one should be overtaking them at 70 mph". They cause accidents, but are never in the accident.

The fast ones (in addition to the earlier observations) have their right arm heavier than their left - why else would they drive with 2 wheels along the white line. Similarly, their right legs are heavier, causing the throttle (and occasionally brake) to be depressed with force. They have a nervous twitch of the left hand, causing the headlights to flash at random. They are myopic - why else would they drive so close, and park diagonally across disabled spaces. Their faces are sticky, which is why they cannot remove the mobile phone.

Oh, and Audi drivers are the same, they just can't afford a BMW (have I offended anyone ?)

Feel free to adapt this rant to something funnier !
5*, btw

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I had a poke at BMW drivers just the other week, it was a NiB. But that was only on the disabled parking point, expanding to all aspects of their twattishness opens up all sorts of possibilities.

Can we add Golf drivers to the list too please? My brother bought one recently so I texted him a week later to ask if he'd started driving like a complete and utter bell-end yet.

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The All New Jeni B

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I'm with Rikkor on this one, seems to be more than a whiff of jealousy going on, seeing as you all seem to drive perfectly acceptable cars in perfectly acceptable ways.

Nobody has commented on the fact that 'all' Mercedes drivers appear to have opted for the "additional levels of smug" pack with their cars.

I don't drive a BMW/Audi/Golf before anyone asks.

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Sinnick

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Ah, I'd forgotten that one, apologies. Rather enjoyed it, too. I get very hot under the collar about chavs parking in disabled spaces.

Could also mention the less common Subaru Imprezza drivers, who have genetically bad taste as well as appalling driving skills.

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The All New Jeni B

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Scooby Imprezzas are ten a penny round here, although 99% of them are driven by farmers rather than boy racers.
Same applies to the Mitsi Evo whatever-Mk-they've-reached-now, predominantly estate versions, often with either sheep in the boot or a Border Collie chewing at the rear head-rests.

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FraserWords

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I drive a Toyota. It's very dull. Pint of Guinness, please, and a bag of plain crisps.

Posted 1 year ago #
rikkor

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An Audi. I'm too tall for BMW's. Or, anything else sporty. Wayland, have seen it. Very nice. Bet my head would scrape the roof.

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New strain of BMW driver expected - The new Italian strain of BMV driver, drives even closer and faster than their UK counterpart (in fact all Italian drivers only have two speeds too effing fast and dead stop). There is also a certain wrongness to making and selling estate versions of BMW's, Jags and Merc's - even more baffling are the people who buy the SUV variants. I saw an article last year that stated that the most common car on the UK roads at the momnet is a BMW 5 series - as they are now the weapon of choice of hairdressers, drugs dealers and generally low end crims.

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Vertically Challenged Giant

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Can we add whatever type of peugeot the car that just tried to drive straight into me was please? Didn't get the model, was too busy swerving onto the grass verge to avoid a head on collision.

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Dick Everyman

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On the tailgating issue why don't manufacturer's put a special screen in the back window that lights up with "Back off you Cunt" when anyone gets too close?

If anyone decides to go off and invent it now could you please credit me? It could be the 21st Century equivalent of cat's eyes!

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The All New Jeni B

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With regards to tail-gaters I dont' think a sign is necessary.

Given that the general rule is that the following driver is most likely to have run into the car in front through inattention, I like to just give the brakes a little stamp every so often to put off the tail-gater. Particularly effective when you have a tow-bar as I do.

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Dick Everyman

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Good idea. The guy tail-gating me in his yukky white BMW this morning who was obviously trying to impress his female passenger might have had her impressed on my rear window if I'd tried that!

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Vertically Challenged Giant

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I just slow right down if anybody is tail-gating me, they either get the message and back off or get really annoyed, which amuses me.

I was overtaken by a BMW in a 30mph limit once because he was following me closer than I appreciated, so I slowed to 15mph. When he got a chance he pulled out and overtook and as he glared across at me I just mouthed "wanker".

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The All New Jeni B

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I once ended up with a boy-racer in a souped up Fiesta, modded to look like an RS, attached to the tow-bar on my last car.
Stuck at a very busy junction, because of the car I had, I had a clear view of on-coming traffic, but he clearly thought I should force my way out because he revved his engine continuously, and kept moving forward until he obviously decided he was going to try to push me forward by nudging my bumper.
Sadly for him, his bumper split on contact with my tow-bar and the grill of his car ended up stuck. His only option was to allow me to move forward, taking most of the front of his car with me.

Posted 1 year ago #
Rowly

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I drive an AC Cobra, mostly weekends, always get the BMW tossers at it, I just ignore them

Posted 1 year ago #
Golgo13

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I've never seen it explicitly written down, but I've always thought, the fact that "Back Off You C**t" electronic signs for cars don't exist is a priori proof that they are illegal.

If they were legal, surely we would all have one by now.

Markets are efficient, on the whole, at satisfying demand.

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The All New Jeni B

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I bow before you Rowly!
Which model?
Is it the completely barking 427?

The Cobra is a truly incredible car, and it is my dream to own one before I'm too old to turn the steering wheel.

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