Who do YOU let drive YOUR car?

ybbiz34 · 12-21-2007, 05:24 PM

Other than yourself, of course.

For me...

Friends = no.

Significant other = no (only because she has no desire to).

Family = yes, if they have a Y chromosome.

Roowah · 12-21-2007, 05:32 PM

Just me. It's a standard transmission and not many people I know can drive one. You could say that my transmission choice turned into a fringe benefit. Can't drive it = Can't borrow it.

Plus, they all know how obsessive/compulsive I am about my car, so anyone I know that does drive standard I think are bit afraid to tempt fate and ask for the keys.

exo-ak-dk · 12-21-2007, 05:36 PM

hehe it reminds me of how I feel when a person asks for borrowing you car.....and you just get pissed and can't really say no to the person

Hehe somebody knows that feeling

CaptChaos · 12-21-2007, 05:52 PM

Nobody. Plus no eating, drinking or smoking as a passenger.

azeemtn · 12-21-2007, 06:03 PM

When I was younger, I was in love with a 911 convertible in blue. My boss bought a brand new one, and it was just the way I wanted it. When I mentioned how much I loved the car, he just handed me the keys and said "Go out and enjoy it. At the end of the day , it is just a car. Plus, being as expensive as they are, might as well let everyone get some joy out of it."
I thought that that was pretty awesome, and I try to do the same with my friends now.

ybbiz34 · 12-21-2007, 06:09 PM

+1

I like that train of thought.

You can tell everyone how great your ride is, but how do people really know until they drive it (riding as a passenger is not even close to the same, IMHO). Perhaps I should change my ways a bit...

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Originally Posted by azeemtn

When I was younger, I was in love with a 911 convertible in blue. My boss bought a brand new one, and it was just the way I wanted it. When I mentioned how much I loved the car, he just handed me the keys and said "Go out and enjoy it. At the end of the day , it is just a car. Plus, being as expensive as they are, might as well let everyone get some joy out of it."
I thought that that was pretty awesome, and I try to do the same with my friends now.

Carnage · 12-21-2007, 06:21 PM

E90 - Significant other
Vette - no one but me

there's a reason why I get 6 spds. in the fun cars...

doc1911 · 12-21-2007, 06:30 PM

My friend who has an E92.....no one else unless it is life, limb or eyesight

!Xoible · 12-21-2007, 06:35 PM

i let my bro a couple of times, i will never let him again after wrecking his E60

i let my mom drive it i'll let her again ONLY if im in the car (coz she might park and fuck up the lip)

i'll never let my dad touch my car after curbing one of my wheels on its first day

i let gf drive, she takes angles, drives it the way it should be driven... but im getting 6mt to eliminate that too

TheAcAvenger · 12-21-2007, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ybbiz34

Other than yourself, of course.

For me...

Friends = no.

Significant other = no (only because she has no desire to).

Family = yes, if they have a Y chromosome.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Well, except by family, I definitely mean immediate family.

Neema · 12-21-2007, 06:39 PM

very mature, and very financially stable friends, like the doctors that work for my mom at her office, or very wealthy and mature friends who not only wouldnt push the car to its limits, but would also have the money to pay for anything that would go wrong. And that is it.

GreddyBoy858 · 12-21-2007, 06:45 PM

Me=Yes
Dad=Yes

Mom=NO
Girl=NO

BMdblU · 12-21-2007, 06:46 PM

Just my Dad, and two friends

normtrum · 12-21-2007, 06:51 PM

Absolutely no one else but me. My wife is scared shitless to drive it, plus she's a terrible driver. I don't even like her driving the e46...but I've got no choice. I don't even like letting the shop guy work my car on a dyno.

OhhaiAlex · 12-21-2007, 07:03 PM

Me and the BF

MaDoose · 12-21-2007, 07:15 PM

had it almost a year and the only people to drive it were me, my dad and whoever put it on the boat to ship it stateside

MSC · 12-21-2007, 07:22 PM

No one but the guys at the body shop currently replacing her rear-end, since I got rear-ended.

jwarea80 · 12-21-2007, 07:28 PM

I'd let anyone I know drive it. Friends, family, girls (yes, girls), etc. After all, it's just a car.

SLCGoonski · 12-21-2007, 07:33 PM

My wife pulled it out of the garage once. Hasn't touched it since. Is completely afraid she'd mess it up and I'd be crushed. True...but that's what insurance is for.

Also a car-nut coworker. Impressed doesn't quite cover it. And he was keeping it civil as I was in the car...

Goonski

thekurgan · 12-21-2007, 08:33 PM

Me, myself and I

e92man · 12-21-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Boost_Nation

very mature, and very financially stable friends, like the doctors that work for my mom at her office, or very wealthy and mature friends who not only wouldnt push the car to its limits, but would also have the money to pay for anything that would go wrong. And that is it.

+1

330maybe · 12-21-2007, 08:48 PM

No one.

12-21-2007, 05:24 PM	#1
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Roowah Captain 28 Rep 811 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 330i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA iTrader: (0)	Just me. It's a standard transmission and not many people I know can drive one. You could say that my transmission choice turned into a fringe benefit. Can't drive it = Can't borrow it. Plus, they all know how obsessive/compulsive I am about my car, so anyone I know that does drive standard I think are bit afraid to tempt fate and ask for the keys. __________________ 2006 E90 330i 6MT: TiAg\|Black Leather\|Poplar Trim\|Premium Package\|Cold Weather Package 2003 E46 325i 5MT: Retired - The beginning of my BMW obsession!
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exo-ak-dk Black Magic Wheels - BMW 36 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	hehe it reminds me of how I feel when a person asks for borrowing you car.....and you just get pissed and can't really say no to the person Hehe somebody knows that feeling
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12-21-2007, 05:52 PM	#4
CaptChaos Captain 55 Rep 817 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 - Mineral Grey Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, BC, Canada iTrader: (0)	Nobody. Plus no eating, drinking or smoking as a passenger.
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azeemtn Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 231 Posts Drives: '14 m5, Space Gray Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 m5 [0.00]	When I was younger, I was in love with a 911 convertible in blue. My boss bought a brand new one, and it was just the way I wanted it. When I mentioned how much I loved the car, he just handed me the keys and said "Go out and enjoy it. At the end of the day , it is just a car. Plus, being as expensive as they are, might as well let everyone get some joy out of it." I thought that that was pretty awesome, and I try to do the same with my friends now.
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12-21-2007, 06:30 PM	#8
doc1911 First Lieutenant 46 Rep 361 Posts Drives: Sold my 335i and looking Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pinehurst, NC iTrader: (0)	My friend who has an E92.....no one else unless it is life, limb or eyesight
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12-21-2007, 06:39 PM	#11
Neema Major General 788 Rep 7,246 Posts Drives: a few BMWs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal iTrader: (12)	very mature, and very financially stable friends, like the doctors that work for my mom at her office, or very wealthy and mature friends who not only wouldnt push the car to its limits, but would also have the money to pay for anything that would go wrong. And that is it. __________________ LTMW Widebody+1M front bumper+Slek CF Lip\|M3 Hood\|StopTech BBK\|M-Sport Rear Bumper+DD CF Diffuser\|Custom Recaro Seats\|KW V2\|BavX LS3\|M3 Side Skirts+Custom CF Lip\|BBS CHR 19x10.5+BBS Lugs\|LCI Taillights\|RD Sport Anti-Sway Bars\|GIAC S2\|ER Intercooler+CF Shroud+Charge Pipe\|Tial BOV\|Injen Intake\|MS downpipes\|Custom Exhaust\|BMS Oil Catch Can\|M3 DCT wheel+TiD CF Paddles\|BMW CF Trunk Spoiler\|Aluminum Pedals
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12-21-2007, 06:51 PM	#14
normtrum Colonel 52 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e46 330i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: PNW iTrader: (1)	Absolutely no one else but me. My wife is scared shitless to drive it, plus she's a terrible driver. I don't even like her driving the e46...but I've got no choice. I don't even like letting the shop guy work my car on a dyno. __________________ 07 335i sedan \| Steptronic \| Black saphire \| Terra \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Cold Weather \| CA \| PDC \| Nav \| OEM Alarm
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