That man there with the grey hair is a prime example. Probably a decent enough chap day to day (probably takes his job to seriously though)

I didn’t even know deadydarcy had a BMW

Until it snows. Our MD used to have a BMW estate, which he couldn’t even get off his drive when it snowed. Fortunately he only lived a short distance away at the time and could walk in.
Then he moved to Bath, and bought an Audi estate, so he could actually drive it in if it snowed….

I’ve had an old BMW for years and used it as normal over winter. The Audi might be able to accelerate better than the BMW on standard tyres on snow but it won’t stop any better. Get winter tyres and drive sensibly and all is well, plus you get to enjoy the better chassis on the other 364 days of the year when it isn’t snowing.

At least BMW make good drivers cars, unlike the Audi front wheel drive rubbish.

Until it snows. Our MD used to have a BMW estate, which he couldn’t even get off his drive when it snowed. Fortunately he only lived a short distance away at the time and could walk in.
Then he moved to Bath, and bought an Audi estate, so he could actually drive it in if it snowed….

Sounds like he couldn’t drive for shit to be honest. I expect he pushed the accelerator in and buried himself deeper. Good excuse not to turn up to work though, will rember that on the once a year it snows.

Until it snows. Our MD used to have a BMW estate, which he couldn’t even get off his drive when it snowed. Fortunately he only lived a short distance away at the time and could walk in.
Then he moved to Bath, and bought an Audi estate, so he could actually drive it in if it snowed….

That’s odd, I used to have a mkii Escort and live in a rural valley where I needed to get out for a 6am shift, so well before any gritters or ploughs. I never got stuck, I did stick it in a ditch after having a bit too much fun though. More to do with the tyres than the fwd or rwd.

Why do all car related threads turn into pissing contests.

Why do all car related threads turn into pissing contests.

Probably for the same reason that a lot of threads are driven by sweeping generalizations?

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Because VAG wins. At everything.

At least BMW make good drivers cars, unlike the Audi front wheel drive rubbish.

Until it snows. Our MD used to have a BMW estate, which he couldn’t even get off his drive when it snowed. Fortunately he only lived a short distance away at the time and could walk in.
Then he moved to Bath, and bought an Audi estate, so he could actually drive it in if it snowed….

Unless they have xdrive like mine has 😀

he couldn’t even get off his drive when it snowed.

I hear that a lot, and there’s a dead simple solution to it…don’t be a lazy bastard and start digging.

Nothing to do with the car you own! Our police force does pretty well with their BMW’s 😉

Just for balance… (I miss mine)

Never underestimate the thrashing, frothing, aspirational nature of some people….these sad creatures need ‘executive’ homes in order to feel good about themselves, they should be pitied.

Friends of ours have just taken on a 400k mortgage even though they can’t really afford it and will likely never be able to afford a holiday again, change their cars etc….they both earn very normal salaries and have a little lad who will likely suffer for his parents vanity but they ” just had to live in Farnham” (Surrey wankersville for the uninitiated)….been to visit them, you can’t park anywhere obviously as it’s a roadside property without a drive so we parked a few streets away….as they do too!….once inside you can’t swing a cat and all they do is prattle on about the bay window in the front room and how much the place cost….yawn, brilliant….don’t think we’ll be staying friends for long at this rate.

It’s not jealousy before people jump to that conclusion, we could’ve also done a stupid interest only mortgage that we’re never likely to pay off and stayed in the South, it’s more a frustration that people you know and like fall for this bollox and buy into the narcissistic way of living that just funds other people’s lives and not their own.

Got a mate that works in IT sales, visited him at work for lunch on and off over the years, the carpark is always amusing, currently it’s Audis but in recent years it’s been full of BMWs, the new Mini when they came out and briefly Range Rover Evoques….fashion, follow the leader, sheeplike mentality or a combination….i hate it.
He hates golf but feels obliged to give up weekend time and play with people he works with as apparently that’s when a lot of business gets done!…so he’s had to buy the club’s, the clothing, the bag, trolley etc and join the club for good measure….costs a fortune, all for executive status at work, no thanks.

People who can’t see the banality in their tragic lives assume it’s sour grapes from others but it’s not, contempt maybe, pity obviously….but more than anything just a desire for people to calm down and not buy into this crap, the country would be a nicer place if people didn’t get suckered into this nonsense.