[RyBMW]

Today I saw a guy that was walking his dog check out my E90. He walked to the passenger side and got closer to check out the interior. He than walked to the front and than to the back.

Ever happen to you? How do you feel about it?

[longtran]

yea it happen to me all the time. my favorite moment was when a couple was on a bmw motorcycle and slow down to see what car i was driving. the speed faster to the front and then slow down to the rear. afte looking they gave me the thumbs up, actually the lady did. that was cool. most of the time i get compliment from older middle age people. i am surprise. i guess the youngster are too immature to admit it is a nice car or they are just haters.

[puck724]

...the first night i had the car i parked at my buddies house and when i went out there was mid-20s guy lookin at the car. i unlocked it and all the lights went on and he was trippin out...lol...he liked the LEDs on the handle...it was pretty funny..

[Barry626]

Funny u mention this.
I have my car 3 months today & only once someone said nice car!
When I had my 2005 Chrysler 300C, just about everyday for over
a year I got compliments how terrific my car was. Even had people
chase after me to ask questions about the car.
Oh well, I could care less after 20 + cars I've had the BMW is best!

[danatk]

Originally Posted by Barry626

Funny u mention this.
I have my car 3 months today & only once someone said nice car!
When I had my 2005 Chrysler 300C, just about everyday for over
a year I got compliments how terrific my car was. Even had people
chase after me to ask questions about the car.
Oh well, I could care less after 20 + cars I've had the BMW is best!

I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain to me, why americans say 'i could care less' when the expression surely is 'i couldn't care less'

'i could care less' doesn't make any sense....

sorry for the

[davinet78]

yes it has definately happened to me and i have mixed feelings about it cos i feel unsecure when i somtimes park the car as envy people could do some damage to the car.

[jennyt71]

I've had several compliments & people checking out the car. Especially this past weekend when we fled Houston & stayed in Lubbock. "Pretty black car" even though it is blue...but thats ok. Even had 1 Dairy Queen employee say, "Nice car, what kind is it?" LOL...

[Red]

...since I don't have an E90 yet, I'm one of the people that "check out" your cars.

[LEDZEP]

Originally Posted by danatk

I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain to me, why americans say 'i could care less' when the expression surely is 'i couldn't care less'

'i could care less' doesn't make any sense....

sorry for the

Ah, my friend... you have stumbled onto the single most disgusting fact about Americans. Long ago the King's English was forsaken in favor of lazy tongued slang, words and phrases used incorrectly or out of context, etc. Our schools are too busy worrying that everyone must pass, and continue to lower the standards to meet the least common denominator. Parents are too busy worrying that their children might not like them to do any actual parenting.

Bad grammar exists the world over, and I know it is no different in the UK (though your slang and liberties with grammar are far more amusing to me). What really gets me is, as you've pointed out, using phrases incorrectly and even words that don't exist (like irregardless). I'm always disappointed that people take no pride in learning the lanuage they speak. "Could care less" of course, means that one does care, perhaps significantly.. and therefore is is possible for them to care less. The proper phrase, as you have pointed out is "couldn't care less" which implies the complete absence of concern.

Well, my Anglo friend, if you're going to deal with us Americans you will have to get used to STUPIDITY and LAZINESS. And we seem to be proud of it (this will be displayed shortly by the grunts and barks in reply to this post...).

Yeah, this was . So what.

[thebigman]

Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Ah, my friend... you have stumbled onto the single most disgusting fact about Americans. Long ago the King's English was forsaken in favor of lazy tongued slang, words and phrases used incorrectly or out of context, etc. Our schools are too busy worrying that everyone must pass, and continue to lower the standards to meet the least common denominator. Parents are too busy worrying that their children might not like them to do any actual parenting.

Bad grammar exists the world over, and I know it is no different in the UK (though your slang and liberties with grammar are far more amusing to me). What really gets me is, as you've pointed out, using phrases incorrectly and even words that don't exist (like irregardless). I'm always disappointed that people take no pride in learning the lanuage they speak. "Could care less" of course, means that one does care, perhaps significantly.. and therefore is is possible for them to care less. The proper phrase, as you have pointed out is "couldn't care less" which implies the complete absence of concern.

Well, my Anglo friend, if you're going to deal with us Americans you will have to get used to STUPIDITY and LAZINESS. And we seem to be proud of it (this will be displayed shortly by the grunts and barks in reply to this post...).

Yeah, this was . So what.

Colour.

[325iA]

Just the other night i parked my e90 next to a brand new Mercedes C Class in the parkingplace of a restaurant. When the MB owner and his wife got to their car she was chekking out mine, had an argument with her husband and he was looking kind of sad. I didn't know what to feel: sorry for the MB driver or proud of my beautiful sapphire black BMW.

[Tater]

Originally Posted by danatk

I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain to me, why americans say 'i could care less' when the expression surely is 'i couldn't care less'

'i could care less' doesn't make any sense....

sorry for the

Yes, grammar in the U.S. is pretty sad, and getting worse all the time. I recently discovered that "irregardless" has found its way into the dictionary as an actual word.

[Cory1000]

I love when I come out of a store and see someone face right up to the glass trying to see through the tint to see the inside...I always hold the unlock button down so the windows go down...they always jump back really fast..lol

[fredtoo]

My 328 always seems to attract attention, but the 325 seems to be invisible.

[BMW786]

I posted this in other thread but one time I went to a gas station and I was the only person there. The gas attendant saw me pull up, and I when I went inside to pay him, he immediately started asking me questions about the car and started complimenting it. After I left, he came outside of the little minimart (!) and started to peek inside the windows and walked around the whole car while I put gas in. I thought it was flattering, but a little strange that he left his workstation.

[tl_boy]

i hardly drive the car. but i was at discount tire the other day and this chick was pointing and looking at my car. yesterday, i was driving in the neighborhood and this chick in a jetta was following me. pretty blonde, too. i'm married tho! I think women DIG bmw's. I had only heard it, but now i think its true.

damn, wish i bought a bemer when i was in college!

[CC 330i]

Originally Posted by danatk

I've never understood, and perhaps someone could explain to me, why americans say 'i could care less' when the expression surely is 'i couldn't care less'

'i could care less' doesn't make any sense....

sorry for the

This drives me crazy too. My wife says it also sometimes. (I always remind her politely). It's funny because it implies the exact opposite of what the intended sentiment was...

It makes sense, it just implies the opposite of what they meant.

It's probably just a case of English (American) versus English (English) as my friend from Liverpool always tells me...

[CC 330i]

Originally Posted by Tater

Yes, grammar in the U.S. is pretty sad, and getting worse all the time. I recently discovered that "irregardless" has found its way into the dictionary as an actual word.

Oh I hate that one too! But my least favorite one is the plural of "incident". The plural is "incidents", but somehow, people always want to make it more difficult. I hear "incidences" all the time.

[chrisbin]

Originally Posted by Tater

Yes, grammar in the U.S. is pretty sad, and getting worse all the time. I recently discovered that "irregardless" has found its way into the dictionary as an actual word.

Reminded me of this.....sorry more

A Message from Tony Blair to the citizens of the United States of America

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Your new prime minister, Tony Blair, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.

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You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour.'

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Thank you for your co-operation.

[etherbored]

i'm still wondering why we begin sentences with 'and' or 'but'...
colour indeed,
-e-

[jkwakopo]

all da time!!!

[longtran]

Originally Posted by fredtoo

My 328 always seems to attract attention, but the 325 seems to be invisible.

maybe because you have a clear film that makes it invisible? where are the pictures???