Far too many posts on here are people hating on others choice of car. Guess what, not everyone wants a racecar with a gazillion horsepower that is not even useful on most roads except the autobahn. Here are some of the regulars

  • People just buy so and so BMW for the badge. That’s okay. People buy Rolex, Patek, LV for the logo too. Sometimes people just want to feel like they’ve achieved something they aspired to. No need to shit on them

  • BMW X1 is just a mini…yeah And? Minis are great cars too and X1 is actually one of the best in its class especially with regards to space and that is reason enough to buy it, badge aside

  • I don’t get why people buy the X2/X4/X6( insert even numbered car here), they are slow, large, less space etc. Again different reasons for people to buy a car. Some of these are actually pretty cars. And some people like pretty looking things.

Also if whatever car is not your thing, just jog on. No need to comment. Literally scroll past!

Argh!

  • Supsti_1@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    In Warsaw in Poland M3/M4/M5 competition cars are quite common, same with x40i models.

  • Random_Brit_@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I agreed a lot with your title and the first paragraph.

    But I’m not sure if I agree with any of your 3 bullet points.

  • lunarjellies@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    LMAO @ all the people who say that an M-branded SUV is slow… the 2024 X5 M is 0-60 in 3.8 seconds and the M2 is 0-60 in 4.1 seconds. I mean, both of those are fast… the SUV just sucks more gasoline. That’s still pretty damn fast. The non-M models of the X-series vehicles are still very comfortable and VERY fast compared to down-market stuff like premium package Acura RDX and what not. So… I’d still choose a non-M X5 over a down-market premium package vehicle.

    • BMWM6@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      an X3 M40i is faster than an E92 M3 and almost as fast as an F80 m3… simply due to awd and ease of launch… top end is a different story but around town, the differences aren’t as large as one may think

    • ggm3bow@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      My lil X1 is fun to drive and it jams. I pull away from most cars especially accord or civic “sports” that people drive with their pedal to the floor. And the engine is reliable…you don’t say.

  • Prudent-Character874@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    X3M competition exhaust piping in here. What do you know I’m faster than you.If not I’m louder than you. Enjoy your over 14 mpg peasant.

  • ThePuzz1e@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I was literally about to make a very similar post. It’s quite sad. People aren’t allowed to buy an x4 or an x6 because it “doesn’t make sense” to some of the elitists on here. Same with the posts about cars with M badges on them. Its very immature and speaks to some significant internal deficiencies imo

  • Turdsworth@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The problem with BMW is year after year they asked customers in focus groups what they wanted. The marketing team made the engineers give them the customers what they wanted. And that is bigger heavier more powerful cars. They slowly lost their ability to finese

  • shiroandae@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    X1 is not a MINI. People who say that aren’t just vain, they’re also just wrong.

  • NikolitRistissa@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This seems to be a very US-originating issue. In Europe, BMWs are just normal cars. They’re everywhere.

  • SupposablyAtTheZoo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Fast acceleration is still useful for overtaking etc. Don’t need the autobahn for that. Max top speed is indeed not very needed but that’s a bonus.