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This might be due to the fact that these cars are so expensive that buyers who stretch themselves to afford them typically don't buy the optional features like
by sbarre 3y ago
This might be due to the fact that these cars are so expensive that buyers who stretch themselves to afford them typically don't buy the optional features like side mirrors and turning signal lights.
- hef19898 3y agoJust shed a tear for those poor folks designing and installing those components...
- true_religion 3y agoTurning signal lights are optional? I thought you had to be able to do that by law.
- hulitu 3y agoFor BMW and Audi drivers the law does not apply. /s
- wjnc 3y ago/s - it’s pretty much a meme that BMW drivers don’t use signal lights and mirrors
- glitchcrab 3y agoI expected better from HN commenters than these tired old tropes; this isn't Reddit. I've owned 3 BMWs now (current one is an M3 and therefore stupidly powerful and fast) and I do not speed, I yield to others and I use my turn signals; I obey the rules of the road (the highway code here in the UK). It's so tiresome to see these tedious memes being wheeled out every time.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoIf you feel hard done by as a BMW driver try riding a bike and see what people think of you then.
- glitchcrab 3y agoI'm also a cyclist too, so I get that.
- tass 3y agoIt’s a common belief that BMW put turn signals behind a rarely purchased subscription, but this is only supported by observation.
- bsagdiyev 3y agoAt this point BMW should offer some classes after buying that explains what the levers hanging off the side of the steering column do. I've owned and modified numerous BMWs but there is a stereotype that the drivers don't signal, for a good reason, most of them just don't.
- glitchcrab 3y agoSaved your tired old tropes and shitposting for Reddit, please.
- sbarre 3y agoOh relax.. It's the weekend, and there's certainly room for some lighthearted comments.. Did I touch a nerve or something? Edit: I see that you are in fact a BMW driver. I commend you for driving properly (as you indicate in another post).
- D13Fd 3y agoI think it’s more that people with poor judgment both (1) buy cars that are more expensive than they can afford and (2) make bad decisions while driving.
- Two4 3y agoLike when you see a middle-aged smoker clutch-dragging a coffin nail and scarfing a McDonald's burger before his next presentation selling life insurance to government employees - sometimes you know a life time of bad decisions when you see it.