Maybe… I had to put another engine in my Accord just before it turned 10 (figuring that, in the short run, it was still cheaper than new car payments). I ended up having it 16 years, at which point 1 of its 2 doors would no longer open. (It was also due for a new timing belt.)
Buy yeah, I’d rather have to go through those things with a Honda than something from Europe.
When you live in Southern CA, we all blend in… 
I have a BMW, and I assure the world, I would never even come close to the video. And I use my blinkers.
I do drive fast on the freeway, though.
If I had to pick one kind of car where I most often say “WTF is wrong with that person” it’s probably a Prius.
But everyone down here drives like a dick - no one really stands out.
I always notice those and other weird skids when driving and wonder what happened.
Is this true even if you save up, pay cash, and keep it 15 years? I’m genuinely interested, as I know nothing about economics.
Anything other than a Corolla is a luxury.
I hate commuting, I want to spend my time inside something I enjoy driving.
Sometimes. I like watches, too and have since I was a kid. I have two vintage pieces that are very important to me - one Rolex and one Omega - and I have a couple modern ones as well.
Anything other than a Casio is a luxury. We all have our things.
Especially while in an intersection!
Hmm. Sounds like hooey to me. This is exactly the kind of thing I hear from people all the time who have never owned one and get their info second hand. It’s seems like many people want to bash these cars and I think it may stem from some sort of class prejudice where they feel Merc, BMW, Audi, etc are ‘rich people’s’ cars and so they swap lies about maintenance and other expenses to justify their bias. For me Mercedes earned my loyalty during my gutter punk years in the 80’s. A beat up diesel Benz would run for years without much more than gas, water, and oil and could be bought for next to nothing here in Dallas. While the Honda’s kept falling apart those old Mercedes kept on running.
If you need a reliable car, those Mercedes turbo diesels (especially the W123 series) are excellent. Very hard to kill.
Gracious – 20 years ago, my friend and then-coworker used to give me a ride home, if/when he went straight home after work. He had a '75 BMW 2002 that still had its original shocks, and felt like it. You could say he was an aggressive driver, though that probably had nothing to do with owning a 2002.
This was in Austin along the stretch of Lamar Blvd. that hugs Shoal Creek, if that means anything to anyone.
Ford in no way has anything to do with BMW.
ME: AAAUGH, THOSE FU… [remembers kids are in car] … UOOOOOORTUNATE LEAVES ARE ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD!
On that same vein: do not get a dark brown car. NOBODY sees you.
Are you thinking of Volvo?
Of course in this case the vehicle hit by the DB large and painted in a high visibility color.
We’re going to build a barrier, and BMW is going to pay for it.
At least it’s not Volkswagen - their sensors would just register nothing ever happened.
There’s a funny joke in there somewhere, waiting to be born.
If you stop at stop signs when no-one else is around, you’re quite a rare driver. Hell, around here, no-one stops even when there are other cars. It generally works like a negotiated rolling give-way system. Stop? Nope, not unless absolutely required to avoid a collision. Anyway, I knew that only the very best and most courteous drivers like yourself posted here. That was my point.
(I know a lot of very nice, reasonable and rational people who drive BMWs and/or who own expensive watches. Your assertion is bogus).
I had a company BMW briefly in the 1990s. I don’t know what they are like now but the engine characteristics were such that it had to be kept on the boil to maintain progress and it gave very little feedback about the speed it was going. After my co-driver tried to kill us both on the autobahn, I asked my boss for a Ford - which had the same horsepower, acceleration and top speed but somehow encouraged you to drive much more sensibly. Two other managers who both got the same model BMW about the same time actually managed to roll them. This is true.
So I don’t know what it is about them but there’s something that hits you right in the psychology. Audis seem to share the trait.
My vote goes to Buicks. Based on personal observation, the turn signals are optional equipment, and the car tops out at 60 mph.
Oh yeah, that drives me nuts. Many car companies are doing that now. The can of Fix-a-Flat they give you is useless for a tire with sidewall damage.
