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05-08-2004, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Olivin530i' date='May 8 2004, 07:24 AM
[COLOR=green]Had a fright when coming out of a carpark today - I was driving up the ram (slope) of about 30 degrees and stopping for payment. Lifted my foot off the brakes and before I can put my foot on the accelerator, my 530i slide backwards despite the gear being in D. 
Immediately drove to PML and was told by CSA that mine is the second around with this problem! 2 possible solutions - one check gearbox pressure, another - up the RPM a little. The latter is sure to increase consumption mannnnn.
Going in next week to do it up - better than to be horned from the back or worst still, to bang somebody from the rear - try explaining to the law taht it wasn't your fault if this should happen.
Immediately drove to PML and was told by CSA that mine is the second around with this problem! 2 possible solutions - one check gearbox pressure, another - up the RPM a little. The latter is sure to increase consumption mannnnn.
Going in next week to do it up - better than to be horned from the back or worst still, to bang somebody from the rear - try explaining to the law taht it wasn't your fault if this should happen.
05-08-2004, 08:37 PM
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Sex drive
German study shows Porsche drivers lack the vrooom and BMW drivers go zoom-zoom. Is there a lesson for Singapore in this?
By Christopher Tan
STOP PRESS. Men who drive BMWs have the highest libidos, while Porsche drivers have the least inclination for a roll in the sack.
In yet another quest for information we don't need but want, German car magazine Men's Car published a survey in its May issue that linked sex drive to the cars you drive.
In its poll of 2,253 motorists, it found that male Beemer drivers have it on 2.2 times each week, while Porsche drivers let it rip only 1.4 times per week.
The other findings include Audi drivers (2.1 times), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes-Benz (1.6).
Drivers of non-German makes were categorised too.
Men who own Italian cars do it exactly twice a week, French (1.9), Japanese (1.8) and Swedish (1.6).
Those who drive Korean cars go horizontal 1.5 times a week - still more than Porsche drivers.
Among women, those who drove French cars were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0) and BMW (1.9), with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week.
There are a few conclusions you can draw from the discovery; but before we go into that, here's to the babes in the Peugeots: Ride on.
Now back to the issue at hand.
Conclusion No.1: Beemer males tend to be younger, and are therefore naturally more frisky. In fact, the brand has been known to attract lots of yuppies and yuppy-wannabes - in Asia, at least.
Conversely, the chap who can afford a Porsche will be more successful and, generally, older. As a purportedly Scottish saying goes, the tilt on your kilt depends on when you were built.
That would support the findings of Merc drivers and those who prefer to go Swedish. But it doesn't explain why Hyundai drivers fare as dismally as Porsche men.
Conclusion No. 2: The Porsche drivers lied. Revealing how many times you partake of bedroom billiards is at best a sensitive subject.
This is why. If say, you are among the privileged few who own a 911 Turbo, people know who you are. More crucially, your wife knows who you are.
If you say you have it on three times a week, and it doesn't correspond with what she has tallied up in her mental diary, you better have a better excuse than 'but honey, you fell asleep'.
But the conclusion that's most relevant to us here in Singapore is this: Car owners have more sex. According to condom maker Durex's sex poll, Singaporeans do it only 96 times a year - or 1.7 times a week. If the survey excluded people too young to own a car but have sexual staminas of rabbits, the national figure would surely have been even lower.
The drivers in Men's Car clock an average 1.8 times a week. Those who drive BMWs are found to be far more active than those who drive, say, Mercedeses.
For whoopie-challenged Singapore, it serves us well to pay heed to the statistics.
Car ownership in Singapore is low, compared with other developed countries. Only one in nine residents owns a set of wheels. And among those who do own cars, a disturbingly high percentage own Mercedes-Benzes. In fact, that is the most populous European brand here, outnumbering BMW two to one.
Could this be why our sex drive is lacklustre? Perhaps.
In Hungary, for instance, one in four residents owns a car. And the last time Durex checked, Hungarians are the world's randiest, making love 2.8 times a week.
So if we want to shed our frigid image, we need more COEs. Preferably, special-rate COEs for cars like BMWs and Audis. The Government will do well to set up a Remaking Out Singapore committee to study the feasibility.
While admittedly one thing doesn't necessarily lead to another, maybe having more COEs will also help us have more babies. It's worth a shot.
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German magazine Men's Car polled 2,253 motorists on sex and the car they drive. Here's how the male drivers responded:
BMW: 2.2 times a week
Audi: 2.1 times a week
Volkswagen: 1.9 times a week
Ford: 1.7 times a week
Mercedes-Benz: 1.6 times a week
Porsche: 1.4 times a week
German study shows Porsche drivers lack the vrooom and BMW drivers go zoom-zoom. Is there a lesson for Singapore in this?
By Christopher Tan
STOP PRESS. Men who drive BMWs have the highest libidos, while Porsche drivers have the least inclination for a roll in the sack.
In yet another quest for information we don't need but want, German car magazine Men's Car published a survey in its May issue that linked sex drive to the cars you drive.
In its poll of 2,253 motorists, it found that male Beemer drivers have it on 2.2 times each week, while Porsche drivers let it rip only 1.4 times per week.
The other findings include Audi drivers (2.1 times), Volkswagen (1.9), Ford (1.7) and Mercedes-Benz (1.6).
Drivers of non-German makes were categorised too.
Men who own Italian cars do it exactly twice a week, French (1.9), Japanese (1.8) and Swedish (1.6).
Those who drive Korean cars go horizontal 1.5 times a week - still more than Porsche drivers.
Among women, those who drove French cars were top with 2.1 times per week followed by Audi (2.0), Italian (2.0) and BMW (1.9), with Porsche again at the bottom of the scale at 1.2 times per week.
There are a few conclusions you can draw from the discovery; but before we go into that, here's to the babes in the Peugeots: Ride on.
Now back to the issue at hand.
Conclusion No.1: Beemer males tend to be younger, and are therefore naturally more frisky. In fact, the brand has been known to attract lots of yuppies and yuppy-wannabes - in Asia, at least.
Conversely, the chap who can afford a Porsche will be more successful and, generally, older. As a purportedly Scottish saying goes, the tilt on your kilt depends on when you were built.
That would support the findings of Merc drivers and those who prefer to go Swedish. But it doesn't explain why Hyundai drivers fare as dismally as Porsche men.
Conclusion No. 2: The Porsche drivers lied. Revealing how many times you partake of bedroom billiards is at best a sensitive subject.
This is why. If say, you are among the privileged few who own a 911 Turbo, people know who you are. More crucially, your wife knows who you are.
If you say you have it on three times a week, and it doesn't correspond with what she has tallied up in her mental diary, you better have a better excuse than 'but honey, you fell asleep'.
But the conclusion that's most relevant to us here in Singapore is this: Car owners have more sex. According to condom maker Durex's sex poll, Singaporeans do it only 96 times a year - or 1.7 times a week. If the survey excluded people too young to own a car but have sexual staminas of rabbits, the national figure would surely have been even lower.
The drivers in Men's Car clock an average 1.8 times a week. Those who drive BMWs are found to be far more active than those who drive, say, Mercedeses.
For whoopie-challenged Singapore, it serves us well to pay heed to the statistics.
Car ownership in Singapore is low, compared with other developed countries. Only one in nine residents owns a set of wheels. And among those who do own cars, a disturbingly high percentage own Mercedes-Benzes. In fact, that is the most populous European brand here, outnumbering BMW two to one.
Could this be why our sex drive is lacklustre? Perhaps.
In Hungary, for instance, one in four residents owns a car. And the last time Durex checked, Hungarians are the world's randiest, making love 2.8 times a week.
So if we want to shed our frigid image, we need more COEs. Preferably, special-rate COEs for cars like BMWs and Audis. The Government will do well to set up a Remaking Out Singapore committee to study the feasibility.
While admittedly one thing doesn't necessarily lead to another, maybe having more COEs will also help us have more babies. It's worth a shot.
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German magazine Men's Car polled 2,253 motorists on sex and the car they drive. Here's how the male drivers responded:
BMW: 2.2 times a week
Audi: 2.1 times a week
Volkswagen: 1.9 times a week
Ford: 1.7 times a week
Mercedes-Benz: 1.6 times a week
Porsche: 1.4 times a week
05-08-2004, 09:58 PM
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hi guys, hows it going? was away for 2 weeks...missed my car. anyway i dun hv a problem with sliding backwards. i drove up to bkt batok park just to test it out this morning. the car held...n that slope is one of the steepest around.
my consumption is now at about 15l/100km. better stop racing at traffic lights...
so far no new problems. i had my car v-kooled 3 wks back....n i like the look now. now i look like mafia boss!
my consumption is now at about 15l/100km. better stop racing at traffic lights...
so far no new problems. i had my car v-kooled 3 wks back....n i like the look now. now i look like mafia boss!
05-09-2004, 08:24 AM
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totoseow,
Wah, your consumption quite low - maybe you do alot of expressway driving. I do alot of short distance worst than city like driving and am achieving some 17l/100km or more if caught in jam, the latter an almost daily event. Got to learn to be not-so-heavy footed.
Tell me, does V-kool helps? How long does it take to fit and how much does it cost? Do they have to dismantle the side window/door to paste the film?
Wah, your consumption quite low - maybe you do alot of expressway driving. I do alot of short distance worst than city like driving and am achieving some 17l/100km or more if caught in jam, the latter an almost daily event. Got to learn to be not-so-heavy footed.
Tell me, does V-kool helps? How long does it take to fit and how much does it cost? Do they have to dismantle the side window/door to paste the film?
05-09-2004, 06:12 PM
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hi...actually i do a lot of city driving too...daily mileage is 20km only. vkool for e60 is 950....50 more for sunroof in my case. yes it does help a lot. i wud say 40% more in my case...i m all black remember. they take about 4 hours to do...n they dun dismantle anything...they already hv the film sizes in place...so its just application....u shud do it to preserve ur a/c n ur leather..
05-09-2004, 07:43 PM
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Hi all,
Didn't quite like the design of the remote keys! I think the LOCK and UNLOCK thumb-press should swop places.
Twice I had the driver's lock UNLOCKed and all 4 windows opned without my hands touching the key. Apparently, when I sit in my lounge at home, somehow the key was pressed in my trouser pocket. It didn't help even after I put back the original leather pouch.
When I reached office or go shopping, I would only put the key in my pocket after I walked sufficiently far away.
Now I am considering installing the BMW Alarm - to have audible signal if car is unlocked option. At least it would tell me if the car is accidentally unlocked.
Didn't quite like the design of the remote keys! I think the LOCK and UNLOCK thumb-press should swop places.
Twice I had the driver's lock UNLOCKed and all 4 windows opned without my hands touching the key. Apparently, when I sit in my lounge at home, somehow the key was pressed in my trouser pocket. It didn't help even after I put back the original leather pouch.
When I reached office or go shopping, I would only put the key in my pocket after I walked sufficiently far away.
Now I am considering installing the BMW Alarm - to have audible signal if car is unlocked option. At least it would tell me if the car is accidentally unlocked.
05-10-2004, 01:09 AM
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IIRC correctly there is an option in I-Drive that says: lock the doors automatically when they get unlocked and no door is opened. When enabling this feature your doors will get locked again in something like one minute if you accidentally unlocked your car.
05-10-2004, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by totoseow' date='May 9 2004, 08:12 PM
hi...actually i do a lot of city driving too...daily mileage is 20km only.? vkool for e60 is 950....50 more for sunroof in my case.? yes it does help a lot.? i wud say 40% more in my case...i m all black remember.? they take about 4 hours to do...n they dun dismantle anything...they already hv the film sizes in place...so its just application....u shud do it to preserve ur a/c n ur leather..
I too wanted to v kool my car but was told that our cars already come with 30% tinted windows (had it checked before installation). As such if I were to install any kind of window tinting, the car will not pass the LTA test in 3 years time. Which v kool package did you go for and were you aware of this before you installed the V kool?
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05-10-2004, 05:46 PM
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hey guys.....i got a prob here.can't seem to get the headlight washers to work. i know u got to have the lights on n it works when u activate the windscreen washer. tried it both when the car is stationary n when it is moving but it doesn't work at all. wat r ur experiences w this?