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#9389867 - 09/06/18 08:50 AM Convo with co-worker about his car
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So somehow I go into a conversation about commuting with a colleague. He mentioned he drives in from Ajax and I asked him how he finds the drive, traffic, etc. It kinda went like this:

Him: The commute and traffic aren’t too bad when you drive a sports car
Me: Oh nice, what do you drive?
Him: An “M series”
Me: Cool, an M3, M4, M5 …?
Him: It’s a 3 series
Me: Nice, an M3
Him: Well it’s a 3 series with the M package

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At this point, I’m thinking “Then why play it off like you drive an M car?”. Don’t get me wrong I’m not shitting on his car (figuratively) as I’m sure its nice, but c’mon who are you trying to impress? Anyway I let him go on and on about his amazing car.

Then one day we end up going to a work function and he offers to give me a lift. We walk to his car and I’m thinking “That can’t be the car he was telling me about, could it?”. It was an F30 but there were no M wheels, no M bumpers, no M brakes etc. Even the interior was lacking any M styling options, but it did have aluminum sill plates that read “Luxury” . When I asked him where the M goodies were he kinda changed the topic and went on about how he does have the M engine. Come again? I didn’t have the heart to tell him there is no M engine and that even if he did have the M package (which he clearly doesn’t) there are no engine improvements. Come to think of it I think he referenced it as a V6 (common newbie mistake). Poor sap doesn’t know he’s driving a turbo-4. he truly believes this is an M car ... or has the M package ... or something along those lines.

I was able to snap some pics of the beast. I’m not hating on the guy. In fact he is a super nice guy. I just question how someone in their mid-thirties who claims to be such a “car guy” can be so misinformed about his own car?








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#9389936 - 09/06/18 10:15 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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at the beginning of your post i would have let him off, no biggie...m-series blah blah, as i figured maybe that's what he's calling a regular bimmer with m-package, fair enough.

but after reading the rest of your post, now he's just a cuck...or well, not a car guy lol.
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#9389946 - 09/06/18 10:40 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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Pretty sad your guy doesn't even know how many cylinders he has

In high school my italian friend always told people he drove a RS - this was back in the 90s. Nobody knew what he was talking about and when pressed more he would cough up the Cavalier RS lol - He would drive around in parking lots put it in neutral and rev it up to pretend he had a standard...And yes Stevie B was playing lol
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#9389951 - 09/06/18 10:48 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Mr.Bozack]
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"sports car"
"m series"
"m engine"

this guy has a tough life ahead of him.

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#9389965 - 09/06/18 11:05 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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That's what the M in BMW is, right brah?
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#9389985 - 09/06/18 11:36 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: furball]
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buy an M3 and park beside him.. that'll show him
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#9390008 - 09/06/18 12:11 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: JDM_S14_Silvia]
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This is exactly the kind of idiot that BMW's marketing is aimed towards. M-this and M-that on everything.

I was in a 640GT the other day that had M logos all over the place and I couldn't figure out in any way shape or form what was "motorsport" about that abomination.

M is dead. At least AMG still has its own brand of cars (putting aside the Mercedes-AMG crap).

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#9390020 - 09/06/18 12:27 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Mr.Bozack]
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 Originally Posted By: Mr.Bozack
Pretty sad your guy doesn't even know how many cylinders he has

In high school my italian friend always told people he drove a RS - this was back in the 90s. Nobody knew what he was talking about and when pressed more he would cough up the Cavalier RS lol - He would drive around in parking lots put it in neutral and rev it up to pretend he had a standard...And yes Stevie B was playing lol



shit, i wasn't the only one \:\(
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#9390055 - 09/06/18 01:16 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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I didn't even read everything and once I saw the pics I was like what M shit lol

The guy is either full of himself or he truly believes he has some M shit.
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#9390066 - 09/06/18 01:27 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Hatorade]
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I hope OP tells us more about this guy, i am genuinely curious how a mid 30's male is doing this pathetic shit.

Everyone knew a guy like that growing up, but you'd think they would grow out of it by 35, JFC...especially with the internet pathological liars have been eliminated for the most part.

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#9390132 - 09/06/18 02:12 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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so in other words he's just like every other bmw driver?
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#9390143 - 09/06/18 02:18 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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shit, i wasn't the only one \:\(


Maybe you're the same guy ? LOL
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#9390175 - 09/06/18 02:44 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Mr.Bozack]
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people actually get bothered by this shit?

ok, he doesn't know what he has, and he brags as if he has shit that he doesn't have.

it's just water cooler talk right. let him spew and just uh huh and be doen with it

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#9390218 - 09/06/18 03:19 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Lafora]
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it happens all the time to me at work. someone saw my car and then they ask me about it and two words in they butt in and say "oh yeah my brother has the tlx sport model with a 600hp v8"

then i just do the "oh yeah? cool man"
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#9390227 - 09/06/18 03:34 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Lafora]
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Honestly I know it sounds weird, but yes I was bothered by it. Perhaps "bothered" is the wrong choice of words, more like "baffled". Like Risky said, everyone knew a guy like that growing up. But c'mon, you're in your thirties, a professional and you're either trying to impress people or are truly clueless. The sad thing is, I'm pretty sure its the latter.

I recall him saying he previously had an E90, so he's not new to BMWs. Was the salesman that good/sleazy? Did he not know what he was buying? Not only does he think his car has the M package, but more so that he has an M engine. Do his friends hear the same spiel? Do they not know better?

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#9390238 - 09/06/18 03:47 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
I hope OP tells us more about this guy, i am genuinely curious how a mid 30's male is doing this pathetic shit.

Well ... since you asked ...

We had another conversation about BMWs. He mentioned that our boss has a BMW and that I should get one too. Anyway, I mentioned that a close friend of mine had just received shipment of his brand new M4 (Competition Pkg etc). He asked me how much it goes for. I told him on the road that model is about $130k. His response? Oh ok, my "toy car budget" is $100k

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#9390262 - 09/06/18 04:20 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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So he is "that guy"...definitely not just clueless, this is some amazing insecurity that he never grew out of.

In for more stories please, I am enjoying this more than I should lol

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#9390314 - 09/06/18 05:45 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
So he is "that guy"...definitely not clueless, this is some amazing insecurity that he never grew out of.

In for more stories please, I am enjoying this more than I should lol


Definitely a "that guy" type of guy. I'm surprised OP hasn't been around these types more often. Every work place I've ever been has had one of them. Doesn't matter if it's a labour job or a desk job, there was always at least one. It's very rare that I've met another "car guy" that isn't just some dude-Bro that knows nothing.

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#9390328 - 09/06/18 05:56 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Raocorp]
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JFC $130k for a M4. I don’t even know who’s worse. The clueless 35 year old or the one that dropped $130k on a fucking M4. So many better cars out there for that kind of coin. That bothers me lol
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#9390330 - 09/06/18 05:59 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Hatorade]
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I am trying to think to myself, how have they gone on for 35 years 'unchecked'? Like do they come home and their mom and dad line up to pat their head for a job well done?

Super fascinating, this thread would be a hell of a lot better if we had their ethnic background to get the stereotypes moving along!!!

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#9390430 - 09/06/18 08:56 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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He could have at least put on some M badges FFS.
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#9390454 - 09/06/18 09:22 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
In for more stories please, I am enjoying this more than I should lol

Trust me there are more, but some of them might make him a identifiable. He apparently has a problem (aka an addiction) to motorcycles. Rides, them, races, them, I dunno. I wasn't really paying attention.

He also has some crazy fast Corvette. I think he mentioned at one point he built it himself cuz you know he's super into that kinda thing. If I'm not mistaken I think its rusted out though, it needs a paint job and he doesn't drive it much. Oh wait, now I remember its stored in an airplane hanger somewhere because he doesn't have enough space to store it at home. I think that's when I had told him he needs to buy a bigger house with more garages, to which he responded with "Tell me about it, I have too many toys"

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#9390457 - 09/06/18 09:26 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Hatorade]
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JFC $130k for a M4. I don’t even know who’s worse. The clueless 35 year old or the one that dropped $130k on a fucking M4. So many better cars out there for that kind of coin. That bothers me lol

I was waiting for this comment. I don't know what my buddy paid, but research shows that with those packages spec'd out you're above $100k before tax and shit

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#9390459 - 09/06/18 09:28 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Risky Business]
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 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
this thread would be a hell of a lot better if we had their ethnic background to get the stereotypes moving along!!!

Any guesses?

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#9390500 - 09/06/18 10:05 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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Not Chinese....because a Chinese dude would spend the $ and get an older M3 than buy an inferior model and lie about it. (knowing full well that someone would know their shit and call him out)
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#9390502 - 09/06/18 10:08 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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 Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO
 Originally Posted By: Risky Business
this thread would be a hell of a lot better if we had their ethnic background to get the stereotypes moving along!!!

Any guesses?


i was gonna say white guy (like honkey white, not euro white). buuuuut i'm going with a shade of brown lol...ie. persian or arab, maaaaybe indian/paki.

granted he is driving the typical white bimmer regular sedan looooved by middle aged asian women all over maaaakhaaaam and RHill - but doubt he's asian.
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#9390525 - 09/06/18 10:56 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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Yeah I'm going honkey white as well due to the corvette lol
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#9390650 - 09/07/18 08:27 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Hatorade]
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My vote goes to honkey white Ajax OG.
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#9390651 - 09/07/18 08:27 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: markw]
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it's me.
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#9390656 - 09/07/18 08:43 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: markw]
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#9390672 - 09/07/18 09:12 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: Screamin Type ARGH!]
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My co-worker is Brown, I believe Pakistani
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#9390679 - 09/07/18 09:29 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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Ok things got a little interesting. When I saw his car in person I had noted that he had personalized plates in the format of "yyyy x" where "yyyy" is equal to what I recognize as a brown first name (not my co-worker's name) and "x" is equal to the first initial of his last name. Meh no big deal. Maybe that's another name he goes by or its his wife's name. You know those brown folk do some funky stuff with names.

Well I just looked him up on Facebook and sure enough his account is partially open. Well low and behold his license plate matches his younger brother's name. So is he potentially using his brother's car to pose?

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#9390698 - 09/07/18 09:46 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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His supercharged, quad-turbo M6 is in the shop, and he's borrowing his brother's beater, m'kay?
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#9390708 - 09/07/18 09:54 AM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: furball]
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Lol creeper status achieved. I like where this is going.
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#9390890 - 09/07/18 12:30 PM Re: Convo with co-worker about his car [Re: SuPeR-MaRiO]
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 Originally Posted By: SuPeR-MaRiO
My co-worker is Brown, I believe Pakistani


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