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      02-05-2017, 01:21 PM   #89
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Far from getting the point I fear you may have missed it completely as a result of not having read the initial post and associated link at the start of this thread!

The insults on the original thread started before engine size had even been mentioned and the OP of this thread was actually the one who chose to fan the flames and raise (lower?) everything to a different level. Therefore, for him to start another thread to talk specifically about how obnoxious some people can be seems a bit strange.....

The engine size thing also appears to be an issue only in the eyes of the OP as I can't see anywhere where Drek said a 3 litre car is better than a 2 litre car. All he did was tease the OP about fitting lots of M-Performance extras to a 2 litre diesel but at no point did he say or imply they'd be better utilised on his 3 litre diesel hearse!

Still, let's not allow the facts to get in the way of a good argument!
Okay, so now I read the original post.

I get the drift and the put down of the OP as a 2 litre driver. That 'bigger is better' mentality is alive and well on this forum....so what I said before still stands.
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      02-05-2017, 01:30 PM   #91
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Far from getting the point I fear you may have missed it completely as a result of not having read the initial post and associated link at the start of this thread!

The insults on the original thread started before engine size had even been mentioned and the OP of this thread was actually the one who chose to fan the flames and raise (lower?) everything to a different level. Therefore, for him to start another thread to talk specifically about how obnoxious some people can be seems a bit strange.....

The engine size thing also appears to be an issue only in the eyes of the OP as I can't see anywhere where Drek said a 3 litre car is better than a 2 litre car. All he did was tease the OP about fitting lots of M-Performance extras to a 2 litre diesel but at no point did he say or imply they'd be better utilised on his 3 litre diesel hearse!

Still, let's not allow the facts to get in the way of a good argument!
Exactly this. And the only person who is saying that a 3 is better than a 2 is:
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Wow, this is pure comedy.

An F3X is a repmobile/family car. Ok, they handle better than most and all variants have a relatively decent turn of pace. Though, some are more powerful and have the potential to be faster...

Then some people personalise their cars, so they stand out. Others do their best to net make their cars stand out.

I love my car. Though, I'm in the dull as dishwater family wagon camp. But, that also means I'm a Q car to some extent. Grey car de-badged, side M's and rear engine badge gone. So, I'm a 318 to most folk. This suits me just fine.

However, an ever increasing number of folk on this forum are modifying their cars. The F3X is around 5 years old now, and as such accessible by a different demographic of drivers.

Some even chose to "pay homage" to other variants by copying signature differences such as exhausts, grilles, door mirrors etc.

When I was in my 20's I'd have loved to be able to afford a fast 3 Series. However, I was driving a 60hp 1.2 Clio, then a 130hp 2.0 Focus. I got my attention grabbing and modifying out of my system then... Now I can afford the car I wanted back then, I'm very happy to just blend in most of the time.

I remember thinking, when I was young, that fast cars were wasted on old codgers who don't use them. It follows on that my 340i is slower than my 1.2 Clio, most of the time... But, it's nice to have it to play with on occasion. So, a youth in a 320i/d will most likely out pace me much of the time.

I've loved and been proud of every car I've ever owned. Though, I look back on some cars I and my mates had as youths and cringe.

Folk need to get over themselves sometimes. Some folk like subtlety and Q cars, and others like to be the peacock and modify their car.

We've all been stuck behind a highly modified 1.2 Corsa struggling to overtake uphill... But, I bet the driver loves and is proud of their car.
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      02-05-2017, 01:41 PM   #93
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Wow, this is pure comedy.

An F3X is a repmobile/family car. Ok, they handle better than most and all variants have a relatively decent turn of pace. Though, some are more powerful and have the potential to be faster...

Then some people personalise their cars, so they stand out. Others do their best to net make their cars stand out.

I love my car. Though, I'm in the dull as dishwater family wagon camp. But, that also means I'm a Q car to some extent. Grey car de-badged, side M's and rear engine badge gone. So, I'm a 318 to most folk. This suits me just fine.

However, an ever increasing number of folk on this forum are modifying their cars. The F3X is around 5 years old now, and as such accessible by a different demographic of drivers.

Some even chose to "pay homage" to other variants by copying signature differences such as exhausts, grilles, door mirrors etc.

When I was in my 20's I'd have loved to be able to afford a fast 3 Series. However, I was driving a 60hp 1.2 Clio, then a 130hp 2.0 Focus. I got my attention grabbing and modifying out of my system then... Now I can afford the car I wanted back then, I'm very happy to just blend in most of the time.

I remember thinking, when I was young, that fast cars were wasted on old codgers who don't use them. It follows on that my 340i is slower than my 1.2 Clio, most of the time... But, it's nice to have it to play with on occasion. So, a youth in a 320i/d will most likely out pace me much of the time.

I've loved and been proud of every car I've ever owned. Though, I look back on some cars I and my mates had as youths and cringe.

Folk need to get over themselves sometimes. Some folk like subtlety and Q cars, and others like to be the peacock and modify their car.

We've all been stuck behind a highly modified 1.2 Corsa struggling to overtake uphill... But, I bet the driver loves and is proud of their car.
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Has noone used the word cunt yet?
Not been on in a while but can I just say...

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One of the best engines in the world is a 2.0 litre, an F20C
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Apparently, I have gone quiet.

No I just don't need to keep checking the forum to reply to some jumped-up old man.

Hope you all had a good Sunday. I did
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Let's be honest though the 30d engine is far better than the 20d by miles, so a 3 litre car is much better than a 2 litre one.

No debate about that at all.
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Good grief.

I enjoy visiting this forum. This shit puts me off a bit though.

Drek is Drek. Like him or otherwise, I doubt he cares. Caz isn't the first person who has had their nose put out of joint.

Caz - you've been a good addition to this community. Your enthusiasm is something else. Your post about the case was a bit unnecessary, and Drek's response was exactly what you'd expect from him, I'm sure he intended to hit a nerve, but you can't go off the deep end every time someone pokes you.

I agree there is a bit of 6 cylinder or nothing on here sometimes (often), which to a degree is to be expected given the type of people that are attracted to a forum. Don't think this is an example of that though, Drek just knew how to push your buttons and he got what he hoped for.

Live and learn. You love your car, you don't mod it for Drek's enjoyment so don't let him push your buttons.
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Simple answer, yes of course it is.

But surely this forum is not about that, and we are all in different cars for different reasons but every now and then a guy in a 3 litre will make his presence known with a pathetic remark.

Are people really that sad, all over my post that said I really didn't like the M Performance key case?

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1349934

What annoys me is, 99% of people here including the most respected and knowledgeable members who have seen it all still dont say things like this.

Are some people just born, simply to be complete w*nkers?
Hmm well I looked over the thread you linked in this.....and it does come across as you having a bad day buddy? We all see tons of stuff online and in here we don't like...but despite someone buying the Mkey over (+25Hp by the way, nice)....you did then just trash it ... No one really wants there new car, key cover or M Perf add on poo pooed after hard work fitting or paying for it.

We all get a little stir crazy in here at times, some time away does wonders. That said I've not read any further into the thread or can't comment on 3L v 2L usual spats. Mostly these are tongue in cheek, but I'm sure some people do actually mean it.

Anway, lets all just be car loving buddies. No offence meant to you Caz or not calling you out....but reading 'Keycasegate' thread...it did feel you fired the first shot.



.....and my car has 3Litres, 3 Turbos, 2.5 Tonnes, 4x4xAWDrivexXdrivexSnowdrive & 7 seats. Boom!
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      02-05-2017, 02:19 PM   #101
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Well just to mix it up! F$ck all you F3* shit car turds, I'm getting a G30 with a 3.0!!!

Out of interest does a G30 2.0 beat a F30 3.0?

If this car doesn't work out well which my last car didn't i'm going to just get a shit tip, at least then I don't have to clean it or worry about where I park it!
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pass the popcorn over this is exactly what i need to liven up my boring sunday..come on lads put the handbags away already - kiss and make up we'll all chip in for a room!
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Oh shit. I'm getting my first 3 litre in a few weeks. Is it going to make me an even bigger tosser than I am now?
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Not only is the 3 litre better, my 3 litre is better than everyone else's' because I own it!

Here, I'll save everyone else battering me......

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Oh shit. I'm getting my first 3 litre in a few weeks. Is it going to make me an even bigger tosser than I am now?
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Hmm well I looked over the thread you linked in this.....and it does come across as you having a bad day?
No bad day here mate. Just the norm, full of work and the usual mess from the kids.

I just speak my mind and can't stand some people's attitude to an online forum.
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Drek is Drek. Like him or otherwise, I doubt he cares.

Caz - you've been a good addition to this community. Your enthusiasm is something else.

Live and learn. You love your car, you don't mod it for Drek's enjoyment so don't let him push your buttons.
I have seen his posts in the past to other people, so yeah I knew they would be controversial and damn right trash.

But hey I love my car, I do what I like and I also say it how it is. The forum needs a guy to do all these mods right so we can keep the trend of empty wallets alive!?
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No bad day here mate. Just the norm, full of work and the usual mess from the kids.

I just speak my mind and can't stand some people's attitude to an online forum.
But your attitude was pretty offside, if that had been my for sale thread I'd have been pissed off, why say what you did in the first place?

Somebody is selling something and you go on and say it's crap, take a look at yourself before screaming like a stabbed pig because somebody points out the error of your ways.
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I don't look at the forum all day and I miss a storm in a tea cup.

Having read all this shit I'd say Drek wasn't having a pop at 2 litre cars, more a dig at the irony of someone who has just about bought everything they can for their car already, some of which others would have said is either dubious in taste, or overkill, commenting that some other BMW accessory is rubbish.

It's a reasonable opinion/comment and I'm surprised that I've not had the same said to me about my car and my endless mods.

Im sure a psychoanalyst would have an interesting take on endlessly modifying a car beyond what's reasonably sensible...

It's an Internet forum though, and opinions are expressed, many of which we will disagree with, and some which can be taken personally, but this was blown out of all proportion.

And boy has it gone a bit schoolground though.
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Hmm well I looked over the thread you linked in this.....and it does come across as you having a bad day?
No bad day here mate. Just the norm, full of work and the usual mess from the kids.

I just speak my mind and can't stand some people's attitude to an online forum.
But all Drek did was speak his mind so what's the problem?
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