Compliments ?
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Many compliments from neighbours and friends but had a delivery driver turn up the other day to deliver a parcel. Looked back at the car (me expecting another compliment) then said to me "god what an ugly car".............what a twazark 
However the best compliment I had for a car was for a Sierra Cosworth that I bought from new ..........showing my age now! Decided to run the car in with a tour around the beautiful Scottish countryside and clear roads. Booked myself into Gleneagles (those were the days). Pulled out the front of the hotel to check in, two concierge came to greet us. The younger understudy said to the other "wow whats this?" Older ones reply " I lad, this is a wee flying machine!"
Needless to say I tipped them well!
However the best compliment I had for a car was for a Sierra Cosworth that I bought from new ..........showing my age now! Decided to run the car in with a tour around the beautiful Scottish countryside and clear roads. Booked myself into Gleneagles (those were the days). Pulled out the front of the hotel to check in, two concierge came to greet us. The younger understudy said to the other "wow whats this?" Older ones reply " I lad, this is a wee flying machine!"
Needless to say I tipped them well!
rjsalpha said:Many compliments from neighbours and friends but had a delivery driver turn up the other day to deliver a parcel. Looked back at the car (me expecting another compliment) then said to me "god what an ugly car".............what a twazark
However the best compliment I had for a car was for a Sierra Cosworth that I bought from new ..........showing my age now! Decided to run the car in with a tour around the beautiful Scottish countryside and clear roads. Booked myself into Gleneagles (those were the days). Pulled out the front of the hotel to check in, two concierge came to greet us. The younger understudy said to the other "wow whats this?" Older ones reply " I lad, this is a wee flying machine!"
Needless to say I tipped them well!
I'm sure that delivery driver was purposely putting your car down, in an attempt to hide that his burning desire for one.
It's a bit like me saying that the Jag F-Type V6 is slower than my car, and not as pretty - so I don't want one. I actually do want one, but keep telling myself that I don't :lol:
Adamski said:rjsalpha said:Many compliments from neighbours and friends but had a delivery driver turn up the other day to deliver a parcel. Looked back at the car (me expecting another compliment) then said to me "god what an ugly car".............what a twazark
However the best compliment I had for a car was for a Sierra Cosworth that I bought from new ..........showing my age now! Decided to run the car in with a tour around the beautiful Scottish countryside and clear roads. Booked myself into Gleneagles (those were the days). Pulled out the front of the hotel to check in, two concierge came to greet us. The younger understudy said to the other "wow whats this?" Older ones reply " I lad, this is a wee flying machine!"
Needless to say I tipped them well!
I'm sure that delivery driver was purposely putting your car down, in an attempt to hide that his burning desire for one.
It's a bit like me saying that the Jag F-Type V6 is slower than my car, and not as pretty - so I don't want one. I actually do want one, but keep telling myself that I don't :lol:
lol ...........Could be but to be honest I think he was an ignorant c c c c person that deserves corporal punishment.
MotorcyclesFish
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He's entitled to his opinion, and entitled to voice it. Voicing it to someone who will in all likelihood take personal offence to it is inadvisable and he ought to have been prepared for a roundhouse kick to the throat by way of a gentle warning.
A mate of mine the other day who is well into his 911's and always thought the Z4 was a hairdressers car, looked mine over when I turned up at his place. He then declared it was the mutts nuts and couldn't believe how you could get so much in the looks and performance stakes for so little money 
I've had it a week now, keep looking at it every time before I walk back indoors - hopefully it will keep me smiling for a while
I've had it a week now, keep looking at it every time before I walk back indoors - hopefully it will keep me smiling for a while
I've had quite a few compliments when out and about in the ///M, had a couple in there mx5 waving with their roof down ( it was a lovely sunny day) had people in petrol station say that's a nice bit of kit, and even yesterday on the drive was uncovering her to move so I could jet wash the front and two guys walked past and said now "that's a tool" I just said thanks it's even better to drive 
Think it was last week one of my neighbours had some friends round for the weekend and the guy rocks up in an Audi r8 really nice looking car and worth some aswell but as I was washing the car sometime later a couple of youngish teenagers walked past both our cars which both lads commented on how nice the r8 was but as they got a little way out of the estate I heard one of them say I would have the z4 tho its a nice bmw. Kinda made me feel like knocking on the door and sticking my fingers up in his face....... Not that am that sort of person but for what his is worth compared to mine 
Paulwirral
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Sat at traffic lights about 8 years ago in the wife's 2.5 black z4 I was informed by 2 blokes in a van that I was a w***er , I replied , rather be a w***er than a fibber because all men are the former , cue 1 blank stare and his mate creased up laughing in the passenger seat 
roof down moment , obviously
roof down moment , obviously
When I had a Z4 it was usually kids looking and pointing in the street. When I had the Z4MC it was usually people who didn't know what it was asking me questions. Now I have the Breadvan it's usually independent bakers asking if I've remembered the foccacia rolls.
Just last week I was driving my kid home from summer day camp and a retired couple in a Honda Accord pulled up alongside me at a traffic light. I noticed the gentleman staring at the car rather intently while commenting to his wife and was expecting an unkind remark when he blurted out in an approving tone "now that's a NICE car!" This was immediately followed by his wife with a big smile and a double thumbs up.
Made my week actually!!
(No mention of foccacia rolls either! :lol: )
Made my week actually!!
(No mention of foccacia rolls either! :lol: )
dmo said:Add me to that yuppy SW London listjimmybell said:Sadly recently i've noticed ah ell of a lot of Coupe's in the SW London area, yuppy types like me i guess
There's a few //M's within a mile of my house, don't think any are on here though.
Also guilty. There's actually another coupe and a roadster on my street as well; is 3 Zed's living within 100 metres a record?
Despite this - and the fact the coupes have been around for ~7 years - I still get a lot of admiring questions of "what car is that?"
One guy even tapped me on the window to ask when I was queued in traffic.
Feel very lucky to have a car that's good looking enough to attract attention, and rare enough that some people don't know what it is.
Am I the only one that gets ribbed on a constant basis by friends saying I have "a poofy hairdressers car"? Yes I get the the od complement here and there, the last two from a financial advisor and an estate agent. It certainly isn't the chick magnet I thought it was going to be when I first got it. I've got a friend with an R8, now he gets people just stare constantly, and complements every time he goes out in it. I think I'd better start doing some more overtime, they're slightly more expensive than a Z4.....