Do cars try to race you in your BMW?

Hj7 · 12-20-2011, 11:18 PM

Just curious about this...If so, what are the most common ones?

atown88 · 12-20-2011, 11:19 PM

Rarely. But when it happens it's usually some junk Civic.

Love The Drive · 12-20-2011, 11:23 PM

Haha, not often, but one late night an old A4 wanted to race on the freeway.

Micael · 12-20-2011, 11:24 PM

Rarely anyone tries to race me, compared to my vr6 gti that I had in the past, everyone used to try to race me. I guess it was the exhaust and the whole modded look. But then again maybe people know that when they see separate dual pipes in the back of a 3 series it means don't f**k with it.

morphius909 · 12-20-2011, 11:34 PM

racing not so much...

tailing has become a huge issue...my wife has noticed it too. Drives us nuts.

tmo24 · 12-20-2011, 11:38 PM

Had maybe 5 people total in the past 3 years. I really don't like to race on the street anyway. I really don't try to provoke anyone else to race either. Not saying that I never have, but I'd rather not.

GmoBmw · 12-20-2011, 11:41 PM

Just Once. It was a 240sx But it was turbo... He lost. But Thats about it.

apocalypse · 12-20-2011, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by morphius909

racing not so much...

tailing has become a huge issue...my wife has noticed it too. Drives us nuts.

I can attest to that, its like other drivers expect a BMW to always speed excessively. When I just go with the flow they tailgate?

dbjb · 12-20-2011, 11:49 PM

Almost never. Few days ago a 745 tried. My assumption is they were just BMW fans and were curious. I gave them a good show.

cole92 · 12-20-2011, 11:49 PM

Many more tailgaters, than with any other car I've ever driven. I usually just blast them with rear fogs now.

dbjb · 12-20-2011, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cole92

Many more tailgaters, than with any other car I've ever driven. I usually just blast them with rear fogs now.

If you drive faster than everyone else, this won't be a problem.

MisterSkiMask · 12-21-2011, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morphius909

racing not so much...

tailing has become a huge issue...my wife has noticed it too. Drives us nuts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by apocalypse

I can attest to that, its like other drivers expect a BMW to always speed excessively. When I just go with the flow they tailgate?

Quote:

Originally Posted by cole92

Many more tailgaters, than with any other car I've ever driven. I usually just blast them with rear fogs now.

All you @ss holes, MOVE OVER!!!! Let people pass!

07twntrbo · 12-21-2011, 12:54 AM

haha, i was sitting at the light the other day and this STI, it was like an 04 05 (LOUD exhaust) on it starts revvin his car up at the light, so I'm like yeah i know youll get the jump on me i have rear wheel drive, but the light turns green, i had traction off, nice sunny day out, and we take off he jumps of the line, and by 2nd gear im back with him and after 70mph i was moving on him like he was parked. my car isnt stock though i was running Jb stage 2 w/ DCI from bms. oh and another younger kid in a audi a6 2.7t s-line on the highway, 65-140mph, i left him about 6-7 car lengths behind and pissed him off with my hazards afterwards.

gokushamax · 12-21-2011, 12:56 AM

Timothy J · 12-21-2011, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 07twntrbo

haha, i was sitting at the light the other day and this STI, it was like an 04 05 (LOUD exhaust) on it starts revvin his car up at the light, so I'm like yeah i know youll get the jump on me i have rear wheel drive, but the light turns green, i had traction off, nice sunny day out, and we take off he jumps of the line, and by 2nd gear im back with him and after 70mph i was moving on him like he was parked. my car isnt stock though i was running Jb stage 2 w/ DCI from bms. oh and another younger kid in a audi a6 2.7t s-line on the highway, 65-140mph, i left him about 6-7 car lengths behind and pissed him off with my hazards afterwards.

Good to know we can dust STI's. Can't wait to ream this kid that thinks his STI is the best car in the world.

J3NGOe90 · 12-21-2011, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tmo24

Had maybe 5 people total in the past 3 years. I really don't like to race on the street anyway. I really don't try to provoke anyone else to race either. Not saying that I never have, but I'd rather not.

then why do u have a jb4 in ur car?

J3NGOe90 · 12-21-2011, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 07twntrbo

haha, i was sitting at the light the other day and this STI, it was like an 04 05 (LOUD exhaust) on it starts revvin his car up at the light, so I'm like yeah i know youll get the jump on me i have rear wheel drive, but the light turns green, i had traction off, nice sunny day out, and we take off he jumps of the line, and by 2nd gear im back with him and after 70mph i was moving on him like he was parked. my car isnt stock though i was running Jb stage 2 w/ DCI from bms. oh and another younger kid in a audi a6 2.7t s-line on the highway, 65-140mph, i left him about 6-7 car lengths behind and pissed him off with my hazards afterwards.

+1

J3NGOe90 · 12-21-2011, 01:53 AM

in brooklyn someone wants to race u almost everyday

JDane07 · 12-21-2011, 01:54 AM

I was following an old civic on the onramp a few months back. You could tell he was gunning it based on that rubber-band squeal those wonderful vtecs give off. I wasn't even on the throttle and I pass him a little later on the freeway and he's all trying to act tough. A few weeks later he recognized my car at the parking lot where I work and he left a note on my windshield saying how my "bimmer was shit and vtecs rule". I honestly was in disbelief:

1) How he could possibly look at his car and say it rules and
2) He was actually under the impression that I was attempting to race him

There will always be the punks out there who want to race you just cause you're in a bimmer.

SomeRandomer123 · 12-21-2011, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by cole92

Many more tailgaters, than with any other car I've ever driven. I usually just blast them with rear fogs now.

LOL!! What a good idea :P

Dark_Knight_335 · 12-21-2011, 04:28 AM

Search OP! There are plenty of threads on this topic!!!!!!!!!!

JPK89 · 12-21-2011, 05:20 AM

surprisingly enough...its my MOTHER that tries to race me the most. if i am ever following her in her maserati she is quick to pull up next to me and rev her engine(the sound is amazing) i usually get the jump but she blows by me...

12-20-2011, 11:18 PM	#1
Hj7 New Member 8 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 328i coupe Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Do cars try to race you in your BMW? Just curious about this...If so, what are the most common ones?
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atown88 Major 46 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auburn iTrader: (0)	Rarely. But when it happens it's usually some junk Civic.
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Love The Drive Second Lieutenant 34 Rep 205 Posts Drives: E90 MT N51 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The Canyons iTrader: (0)	Haha, not often, but one late night an old A4 wanted to race on the freeway. __________________ 2011 E90 328i \| CDV Delete \| BMW PE \| Bilstein B12 Pro-Kit \| 17x9 ET30 APEX ARC-8's \| 255/40
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Micael Private 4 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW M235i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Elizabeth, NJ iTrader: (1)	Rarely anyone tries to race me, compared to my vr6 gti that I had in the past, everyone used to try to race me. I guess it was the exhaust and the whole modded look. But then again maybe people know that when they see separate dual pipes in the back of a 3 series it means don't f**k with it.
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morphius909 Lieutenant 21 Rep 546 Posts Drives: 2011 335 Xi Special Edition-JB Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Edmonton, Alberta iTrader: (0)	racing not so much... tailing has become a huge issue...my wife has noticed it too. Drives us nuts. __________________ 2011 335i X Drive Special Edition-Jerez Black 35% Tint All Around / 3M Rockguard / Weathertech/ PPK2 / 18&12mm Spacers/Lux H8 V3
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tmo24 Major 139 Rep 1,271 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i e92 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (3)	Had maybe 5 people total in the past 3 years. I really don't like to race on the street anyway. I really don't try to provoke anyone else to race either. Not saying that I never have, but I'd rather not. __________________ 2007 335i Jet Black e92 6AT - VRSF Full street exhaust DP, Chargepipe 7.5 FMIC, MHD, XHP, Koni orange/Eibachs, some other stuff 2007 335i Jet Black e90 6MT - Eibachs, magnaflow exhaust, carbon hood, short shift kit, some other random stuff - being sold somewhere sometime soon probably 2010 335i AW e90 6 AT Msport - The GF took this one over... JB4, PE exhaust, Koni yellows/Eibachs, pink badges, fuzzy steering wheel cover ?
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GmoBmw Captain 34 Rep 645 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: California iTrader: (8)	Just Once. It was a 240sx But it was turbo... He lost. But Thats about it. __________________ 2007 BMW 335I- JB4 G5,DCI,VRSF DPs,NT555r Drag Radials Daily Driver
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dbjb I sweat pheromones 203 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: e92 335i, retired SLK55 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NorCal iTrader: (25)	Almost never. Few days ago a 745 tried. My assumption is they were just BMW fans and were curious. I gave them a good show.
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cole92 Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 270 Posts Drives: too much Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SoFlo / Tri-state / Mid-Atlantic iTrader: (0)	Many more tailgaters, than with any other car I've ever driven. I usually just blast them with rear fogs now.
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07twntrbo Enlisted Member 3 Rep 40 Posts Drives: BMW 335I Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	haha, i was sitting at the light the other day and this STI, it was like an 04 05 (LOUD exhaust) on it starts revvin his car up at the light, so I'm like yeah i know youll get the jump on me i have rear wheel drive, but the light turns green, i had traction off, nice sunny day out, and we take off he jumps of the line, and by 2nd gear im back with him and after 70mph i was moving on him like he was parked. my car isnt stock though i was running Jb stage 2 w/ DCI from bms. oh and another younger kid in a audi a6 2.7t s-line on the highway, 65-140mph, i left him about 6-7 car lengths behind and pissed him off with my hazards afterwards.
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gokushamax Enlisted Member 2 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: cali iTrader: (0)	hahahaha
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J3NGOe90 Banned 57 Rep 772 Posts Drives: e92 335i 6speed MT only! Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: brooklyn iTrader: (2)	in brooklyn someone wants to race u almost everyday
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JDane07 Lieutenant Colonel 143 Rep 1,720 Posts Drives: 330i (sold), MK7 GTI Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Napa, CA iTrader: (3)	I was following an old civic on the onramp a few months back. You could tell he was gunning it based on that rubber-band squeal those wonderful vtecs give off. I wasn't even on the throttle and I pass him a little later on the freeway and he's all trying to act tough. A few weeks later he recognized my car at the parking lot where I work and he left a note on my windshield saying how my "bimmer was shit and vtecs rule". I honestly was in disbelief: 1) How he could possibly look at his car and say it rules and 2) He was actually under the impression that I was attempting to race him There will always be the punks out there who want to race you just cause you're in a bimmer. __________________ Current Ride: '16 MK7 GTI// Former Ride: '06 E90 330i// Don't mind me... just passing along// Old E90 Thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...first+e90+m580
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JPK89 Private First Class 16 Rep 190 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	surprisingly enough...its my MOTHER that tries to race me the most. if i am ever following her in her maserati she is quick to pull up next to me and rev her engine(the sound is amazing) i usually get the jump but she blows by me... __________________ 335i - Sparkling Graphite - A/T - Sport - iDrive - 19's
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