The BMW / Bimmer Thread [Merged]

[fundy]

odel, yun pajero ko is same with otep and kc boy. medyo kupad. I haven't driven the one you have. it should be faster a bit naman. baka boring naman if I have two pajero's. isipin ng lahat either me no taste or sobra loyal sa pajero. ha ha. Takot lang me sa maintenance cost of bmw. I like either the M sport or 325. Pajero maintenance is like any other pickup truck so ok na ok. :D

[fundy]

momoyster, what do you mean 'medyo oc kac ako sa mga paradahan' btw, my previous post is for you pala. nahilo lang ako sa name mo and odell. I think si odell same case kami. gusto namin bmw but want to know everything we're getting into or might get into big trouble. :D

[fundy]

I am also curious why there is so many second hand 'almost' new bmw being sold. especially by the dealers. Dami ba 'na shocked' bmw owners that they quickly want to sell?8O

[momoyster]

fundy, sir "oc" means obsessive compulsive, its a psychology term. in my case, sobrang pag-iingat bordering to paranoia in my case :mrgreen: ganda po yung m sport, yun tlga choice ko b4 kac nga aggressive yung dating w d bodykit kaya lang natuto na ko sa evryday car ko na vr na mababa ang harap at medyo firm ang shocks so my family selected a more comfortable setup.

let me tel u d joke played by d service advisor na nakaibigan na namin sa bmw wen my mom paid our service bill, (pero all d time alam ko na only P5k yung babayaran namin and dat was d amt i told na my mom 2 prepare)

mommy ko: magkano na bill namin?
sa: ma'am, P34,076 po.
mommy:ano?! kala ko mga P5k lang (turns to me)
sa: joke lang po ma'am, kaya po talaga may sandalan ang mga upuan namin dito sa service reception kac malalalag ang mga customer pag tingin nila sa billing statement :D

as far as d proliferation of many certified pre-owned bmw cars sa dealership, i duno sir tlga e. i heard dati na ito yung mga low-mileage cars na sumuko na yung owners sa maintenance expenses (rumor lang)

[Hamann]

Fundy & Odell,

Yep, I use it everyday, and have a 00' accord as backup. I guess you can call me full blooded as this is my third bimmer...used to be a benz lover hehehehe

There is absolutely no problem using it everyday. In fact if you see how we drive them in our fun runs and trackdays you might pity the car (I in fact pity my car already and have trimmed down on the track events).

As for the almost new cars, I'm sure that there are owners who do sell them after a short while (as with any car brand there always will be), but there are a good number of cars that come from the BMW phils office which are used by their employees. Their cars are changed every 10,000km, after which they are sold and given new ones.

BMWs are very good on rough roads, but not as smooth as the Mercs. As you know, there is always a compromise between comfort and performance in terms of a car's suspension. What gets me though is how comfortable bimmers can be while being able to give fantastic performance.

Oh and here is the link to our ezboard, we had to separate it due to certain BMW car club policies :wink:

http://pub32.ezboard.com/fbmwclubphfrm14

[odell]

thanks hamann,mooyster and fundy...

what series do you guys drive pala..? :mrgreen:

[Hamann]

3 series. Mine is the green one you see on top of our ezboard :wink:

You can take a look at our pictures section too, although it hasn't been updated much; our webmaster is pretty busy these days....

[odell]

ahh..

316? 318?325?..

are the variants im mentioning right? :mrgreen:

[momoyster]

we hav d 318i sir

[hens]

mga bosing,

petron blaze din ba kinakarga ninyo?..masakit talaga sa bulsa.tinitiis ko lang..:mrgreendream car kasi eh).bangugnut tuloy pagdating sa gas..hehehe

[fundy]

Hamann, thanks. isip isip muna me if I will pursue the ownership of a bmw.:D Ask ko lang if 'mainit sa mata' the bmw? where do you normally drive your car? Is it a magnet for errr.... umm... crime?

Odell, La pa me BMW, wishful thinking stage palang.

[woodfire]

Hamann, thanks. isip isip muna me if I will pursue the ownership of a bmw.:D Ask ko lang if 'mainit sa mata' the bmw? where do you normally drive your car? Is it a magnet for errr.... umm... crime?

mainit sa mata? mas mainit sa mata ang mga pajero

magnet for crime? mas prone sa carnapping ang mga SUV's

daily drive? i guess ok lang except if the streets are really flooded

[OTEP]

Tama si ser woodfire, hindi naman gaano mainit sa mata ang mga Bimmers. Yung mga 3 and 5 series you can take it where you take your Accord or Camry. Mahina naman ang chop chop market para sa mga Euro sedans, eh. And selling them hot makes little sense (unless ka-kontsaba ang would-be buyer). Yung mga 7 series naman, wala nang criminal na lalapit sayo dahil matatakot silang may mga escort vehicles na nagbabantay sa iyo. :mrgreen:

And yes, SUV's are more prone to carnapping and carjacking.

[Hamann]

Uhhhh, I'm not exactly proud of this but I do know these people who take away our beloved cars and they don't get bmw's since they can't really resell the parts, plus it's extra difficult to get an original key from the dealer since it still has to be checked at Germany. Another factor is that our keys aren't the ones that you can really duplicate, since it is of the inverted fishbone design, plus the presence of a microchip inside which if absent, will not allow the car to start. There has only been one known case of a carnapped BMW to date, actually.

As for our fuel, we refrain from using Blaze, Velocity, etc. as the engines of Euro cars are more sensitive and are made for unleaded only fuel. There have been numerous cases wherein the engine's performance has been affected by non-unleaded fuels. That's good so you won't be forced to buy the more expensive ones. :D

And for those who even have non-bmw cars, a word of advice...if you want to decrease your chances of your car getting carnapped, what you do is change your ignition so that it requires a different key to start it from the key that opens the door. It's that simple. :D

[fundy]

woodfire, otep, so going to bmw from a pajero means am going to be safer? feeling ko iba ang dating ng person driving a pajero and a person driving a bmw.... mas rich ang dating ng bmw. tama ba ako?

Hamann, what do you mean you 'know these people who take away our beloved cars'?

[promdiboy]

baka boring naman if I have two pajero's. isipin ng lahat either me no taste or sobra loyal sa pajero. ha ha.

sir findy

oks lang to have two pajeros, very reliable and matipid sa diesel ang pajero. IMO mas matulin manual na 2.5 compared to autpmatic na 2.8 pajero(acceleration).

[OTEP]

fundy,

Yes, the BMW is safer against theft. They might just choose to kidnap you instead. hehehe. :mrgreen:

[odell]

nice one otep.. :lol:

per onasa sayo naman un kung papakidnap ka db :mrgreen:

just jokin.. hehehehe

pero kidding aside..

naguluhan nanaman ako nun nakita ko un BMW na black tpos 20 inch rims tpos lowered ata.. dko lam kung nilower.. kc mga BM na stock prng lowered na ehh.. ganda.. sa may parking ng galleria..

[woodfire]

Autoxer's partners went recently to Capalangan and found a whole engine block of a 323 there! hehehe! anyways, the chopchop in pampanga are predominantly pajero/suv parts. they even have pajero front seats for christsake!

so far, wala pa akong narinig na carnapped bmw na ginamit to commit a crime! kadalasan ngayon either SUV or AUV ang gamit!

in my case, daily drive yung pick-up and pajero and weekend drive for leisure ang lumang bmw e36. i already miss my e36 kasi nasa talyer pa at matatagalan pa yung pagawa. medyo major and gagawing surgery doon hehehe!

[hens]

di yata kakasya yung 20" sa 3 series..19" lang max. ewan lang sa ///M3.