My previous boss is a car nut; he has a Beemer, a Mercedes, and a 240z. I talked about replacing my Civic and mentioned the 318ti. I saw his sneer. But I didn't buy the car to please him; I bought it for myself. And when I showed it to him and talked about how well it drives, he completely changed his mid about it.
I researched BMW garages in the area and noticed that all the dealerships get low marks and the small specialist shops get good reviews. So I'm not going to take mine to a dealer. I took mine to a place in Cupertino for the car's initial inspection. They treated me courteously and professionally. They happily took my money to do the maintenance it needed right away; they'll get some more in a month for a new clutch.
I do not care what other BMW owners think. Some of them are total dumbasses. A BMW motorcycle rider got yelled at by some lady at a gas station. She was really pissed off that some
motorcyclist would besmirch her car's good name by putting BMW stickers on his bike. He looked at her car, furrowed his brow, and said, "Hm. BMW makes cars? When did they start making cars? Must have been after the war sometime. They've been building motorcycles since 1923."
Heh. I'm watching CNBC's program about BMW. The 2002ti is what saved the company. I consider the 318ti its successor. Small and sporting. Best of all, it fits in my very small driveway.
