We just got some seriously bad press, guys
07-27-2011, 10:35 PM
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Looking at how much people hate BMW drivers in the comments there makes me want to get a Prius... 
what a scum that driver, who caused the accident though! wow
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/27/b...go-as-planned/
what a scum that driver, who caused the accident though! wow http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/27/b...go-as-planned/
07-28-2011, 12:22 AM
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Looking at how much people hate BMW drivers in the comments there makes me want to get a Prius... what a scum that driver, who caused the accident though! wow
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/27/b...go-as-planned/
what a scum that driver, who caused the accident though! wow http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/27/b...go-as-planned/
While I'm here, can I ask if anyone knows what "click past the jump" means? I saw it on that autoblog site. It was a link that was right next to the video and if you click on it, you get taken to the video but you're still on the page. I don't know if there was supposed to be something in between where the link was and the video and it was meant to be so far away from where you were right then that you needed a link to get there. Most bizarre. WTF does it mean. What's a jump and why do you need to click past it.
07-28-2011, 01:37 AM
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I think you can't judge popular opinion (of BMW Drivers) based on what is said on one video, and that being a video of an idiot driver. It's always going to draw out the BMW haters to make comments. All cars have their haters. If it was a Prius driver doing something stupid, you'd have tons of comments from the Prius-haters.
While I'm here, can I ask if anyone knows what "click past the jump" means? I saw it on that autoblog site. It was a link that was right next to the video and if you click on it, you get taken to the video but you're still on the page. I don't know if there was supposed to be something in between where the link was and the video and it was meant to be so far away from where you were right then that you needed a link to get there. Most bizarre. WTF does it mean. What's a jump and why do you need to click past it.
While I'm here, can I ask if anyone knows what "click past the jump" means? I saw it on that autoblog site. It was a link that was right next to the video and if you click on it, you get taken to the video but you're still on the page. I don't know if there was supposed to be something in between where the link was and the video and it was meant to be so far away from where you were right then that you needed a link to get there. Most bizarre. WTF does it mean. What's a jump and why do you need to click past it.
07-28-2011, 01:40 AM
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07-28-2011, 05:49 AM
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Vladdy, when you come to LA you'll know, it's not BMW drivers - it's almost ALL drivers here. Too many people not paying attention to what they're doing on the freeway - DRIVING!!!! And heaven help you if it drizzles here, the ones that drive like total douchebags when it's dry suddenly think they're Mario Andretti or (which is worse) they slow to a crawl, because it's damp?
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I wonder why the camera car was recording??? Is there more to this story - was the camera car doing some spirited driving himself?
Looks like a 3 series caused the trouble, as usual...Hahaha
Looks like a 3 series caused the trouble, as usual...Hahaha
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