[MRQturbo]

in my mr2...almost daily I would get total strangers, drive up next to me...give me the thumbs up and say "nice car"...its something that still to this day, after 7yrs of owning it..still puts the biggest smile on my face.....i find that driving the bimmer....i see ppls look out the corner of their eyes and never say a word...the only compliments i've gotten about the 335 have all been from friends...no with the stock winters...nobody even looks lol....

[alexhjs]

Originally Posted by MRQturbo

in my mr2...almost daily I would get total strangers, drive up next to me...give me the thumbs up and say "nice car"...its something that still to this day, after 7yrs of owning it..still puts the biggest smile on my face.....i find that driving the bimmer....i see ppls look out the corner of their eyes and never say a word...the only compliments i've gotten about the 335 have all been from friends...no with the stock winters...nobody even looks lol....

Where is your MR2 now?

[MRQturbo]

in winter storage.....

[Soni]

once in a while I got compliments when I just get off my car or about to get in my car.

[ctgazer]

yea i get randoms sticking their fingers inbetween my fender and my tire...guess they all wanna see how lo lo this thing really is...ha

[darklord]

yes.

[kaleb]

Yes I had 3 random strangers compliment the car during my first 3 months of ownership (I purchased in May 2008). The only mod was window tint.

[perfectg]

mostly positive a couple negatives. negatives from older people that cant take the fact a young guy is driving a BMW. On top I had one person ask if parents bought me the car. lol

[bulldog_yyc]

Originally Posted by perfectg

mostly positive a couple negatives. negatives from older people that cant take the fact a young guy is driving a BMW. On top I had one person ask if parents bought me the car. lol

same. Beamers are a dime a dozen in my neighborhood so most people dont notice. I do frequently get dirty looks from older dudes who drive around in shitboxes though at lights. I dont play any loud music or have any mods on my car besides the tint (30%, done at dealer) but I guess there is some resentment?

In reality, a BMW is not an unattainable car by any means. But its a tradeoff. People can choose to spend the $$ on other assets, ie a vacation home, or investments in stocks vs. spending the money on a more expensive automobile. For an auto enthousiast, the decision to go with the bmw is easy, although perhaps not the one that makes financial sense given how quickly cars depreciate.... I digress

[ians]

Well E92 is absoluely a beauty (especially in montego blue), so I won't surprise of getting some compliments from random strangers once a while. Actually I got compliments on my TSX when I pull it in to T&C, Autohaus & Parkview.

[islandbimmer]

someone asked me the other day if my 335 coupe was a Ford Probe . I still notice 335's with nice wheels and think it is as nice as anythging on the road, the style stands out in the cowd. MR2 is a interesting car almost bought one for an electric car conversion wish I had pulled he trigger as the MR2 is a stand out for toyota. The rest of the toyos and lexus don't do it for me, too bland.

[normtrum]

I get quite a few compliments, but it's almost always on my wheels, which are the original Morr VS7's in standard silver.

[deletedelete]

Ive gotten a couple "nice car" type of thing. Most people look as a drive away because of the loud exhaust and im debadged. So they are probably wondering what car it is.

[///M3Lover]

I get compliments from little kids and some adults. Little kids always say nice car, "It looks like from NFS: Most Wanted." (I wish!) Kids are smart these days. They're not innocent as they were before where you just throw some type of toy for them to play. They want blackberries, computers, gaming consoles.

sigh...

[defconracing]

I get compliments at gas stations fairly often (got a LOT more before i took off the paper plates). Also, whenever i drop the convertible top i get looks and thumbs up (the hardtop convertible deal still isn't that common.

I love this car.

[jeho]

almost every 2-3 days I notice the drivers beside me checking out my wheels and BBK at the red light LOL

and @ gas stations I get people complimenting on the same things lol

[chango335]

Yeah I've received quite a lot of compliments. Most of the time, it's the usual thumbs up or nice ride, but I've also received some pretty interesting ones. While waiting at the lights, a group of guys were walking across and noticed my car, then one of them starts dancing in front of it and saying how much he likes this car. Another weird one was when I was at the lights again and this homeless guy stands in front of my car and takes out a carton of milk and throws it at me he got arrested after that!

[BMdblU]

At one point in the summer I was getting compliments at least once a week.. it's nice sometimes. If you're pretty much stock.. you won't hear much

[perfectg]

the funniest is pulling up besides and older person who drives the same car or drives a 5 or 7 series and looks at you and gives you the nod! lol

[Soni]

Originally Posted by jeffE92TT

almost every 2-3 days I notice the drivers beside me checking out my wheels and BBK at the red light LOL

+1 and on highway

[MRQturbo]

i guess i will just wait and see what happens in the spring/summer when the DPEs go back on...only got to drive a few weeks with them on before putting snows on...

[EZ_TUR90]

Originally Posted by perfectg

mostly positive a couple negatives. negatives from older people that cant take the fact a young guy is driving a BMW. On top I had one person ask if parents bought me the car. lol

same here.

I was on the freeway going home with a buddy of mine and a older man in a m3 pulls up next to me. I give him thumbs up and he points and my car and gives me a thumbs up. I though that was pretty cool of him!