On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-5, Wally J wrote:
> ….
>
> It's most ridiculously used when a person posts how great they are at
> mechanical stuff on the BMW forums and then they use the ignorant words.

Nah, knowing that Beemer is for motorcycles while Bimmer is for cars is
just a niche in BMW marquee trivia: it’s not required to know the ins & outs
on how to track one, or tune a motor, or whatever.

And FWIW, another piece of trivia of equally limited IRL value is that BMW
comes in at only 3rd place in the social hierarchy of Germany’s Autobahn.

-hh

On 2023-12-29 12:25, -hh wrote:
> On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-5, Wally J wrote:
>> ….
>>
>> It's most ridiculously used when a person posts how great they are at
>> mechanical stuff on the BMW forums and then they use the ignorant words.
>
> Nah, knowing that Beemer is for motorcycles while Bimmer is for cars is
> just a niche in BMW marquee trivia: it’s not required to know the ins & outs
> on how to track one, or tune a motor, or whatever.

I certainly knew both terms...

....but I never really paid attention to which was for bikes and which
for cars.

>
> And FWIW, another piece of trivia of equally limited IRL value is that BMW
> comes in at only 3rd place in the social hierarchy of Germany’s Autobahn.

So you're thinking:

Porsche

Mercedes

BMW?

On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 4:14:53 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-12-29 12:25, -hh wrote:
> > On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-5, Wally J wrote:
> >> ….
> >>
> >> It's most ridiculously used when a person posts how great they are at
> >> mechanical stuff on the BMW forums and then they use the ignorant words.
> >
> > Nah, knowing that Beemer is for motorcycles while Bimmer is for cars is
> > just a niche in BMW marquee trivia: it’s not required to know the ins & outs
> > on how to track one, or tune a motor, or whatever.
>
> I certainly knew both terms...
>
> ...but I never really paid attention to which was for bikes and which
> for cars.

Same; for which goes with which, I know that I need to look it up.

> > And FWIW, another piece of trivia of equally limited IRL value is that BMW
> > comes in at only 3rd place in the social hierarchy of Germany’s Autobahn.
>
> So you're thinking:

Recalling, as I didn't make it up. See:
<https://www.golfmkv.com/forums/index.php?threads/autobahn-brand-hierarchy.107091/>
> Porsche
> Mercedes
> BMW?

Yes, that is the pecking order at the top ... even if BMW fanboys don't like it
(recalling a drive years ago where an X5 was desperately trying to hang with
a Panamera, just not accepting just how far he was outclassed - it got scary).

Naturally, it continues:

4. Audi
5. VW
6. Opel

[7. Implied: everyone else]

From what I've seen & experienced, it's reasonably accurate, with the obvious exceptions,
such as that the old subcompact ("dustbuster") MB A Class doesn't trump a BMW 5 or 7 sedan.

-hh

On 2023-12-29 16:28, -hh wrote:
> On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 4:14:53 PM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-12-29 12:25, -hh wrote:
>>> On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 3:07:26 PM UTC-5, Wally J wrote:
>>>> ….
>>>>
>>>> It's most ridiculously used when a person posts how great they are at
>>>> mechanical stuff on the BMW forums and then they use the ignorant words.
>>>
>>> Nah, knowing that Beemer is for motorcycles while Bimmer is for cars is
>>> just a niche in BMW marquee trivia: it’s not required to know the ins & outs
>>> on how to track one, or tune a motor, or whatever.
>>
>> I certainly knew both terms...
>>
>> ...but I never really paid attention to which was for bikes and which
>> for cars.
>
> Same; for which goes with which, I know that I need to look it up.

Meh. Out at the track we call most of the BMWs "Pro3" (the class name).

>
>
>>> And FWIW, another piece of trivia of equally limited IRL value is that BMW
>>> comes in at only 3rd place in the social hierarchy of Germany’s Autobahn.
>>
>> So you're thinking:
>
> Recalling, as I didn't make it up. See:
> <https://www.golfmkv.com/forums/index.php?threads/autobahn-brand-hierarchy.107091/>

How very German!

>
>> Porsche
>> Mercedes
>> BMW?
>
> Yes, that is the pecking order at the top ... even if BMW fanboys don't like it
> (recalling a drive years ago where an X5 was desperately trying to hang with
> a Panamera, just not accepting just how far he was outclassed - it got scary).

Again, for me... ...meh.

I enjoy a performance automobile and I'd get out of the way of anyone
who wanted to go faster than I did.

:-)

>
> Naturally, it continues:
>
> 4. Audi
> 5. VW
> 6. Opel
>
> [7. Implied: everyone else]
>
> From what I've seen & experienced, it's reasonably accurate, with the obvious exceptions,
> such as that the old subcompact ("dustbuster") MB A Class doesn't trump a BMW 5 or 7 sedan.

I doubt that an A Class could deal with my 135i either.

😎