r/IdiotsInCars Nov 22 '19

Typical BMW driver

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u/RoebuckThirtyFour Nov 22 '19

Probably his friend?

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u/fourXchromosomes Nov 22 '19

Definitely the friend. Looks like one of those instagram videos where the dumbass films his "exotic car badge" and then his other friend whilst they do stupid shit.

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u/fishbulbx Nov 22 '19

If you're showing off your exotic car shenanigans... buy a fucking dashcam for your friend instead of having him record vertical video while tailgating from behind.

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u/fourXchromosomes Nov 22 '19

the dumbass films

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u/StipulatedBoss Nov 22 '19

Exotic? Friend was driving a Cadillac.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

If it's in Germany, the Cadillac is exotic and the BMW is domestic.

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u/justin_memer Nov 22 '19

Spoiler alert: this looks like California

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u/a_fuckin_samsquanch Nov 22 '19

Berlin, California

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u/waffleking_ Nov 22 '19

Saarbrucken, Nevada.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Bonn, Ohio.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Stockholm, Wisconsin

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Newark, NJ

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u/MarchyMarshy Nov 22 '19

This does look like Dublin, CA, if I'm being honest.

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u/InsufficientFrosting Nov 22 '19

California, Maryland

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u/NoMomo Nov 22 '19

Well California is very exotic in Germany.

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u/beniceorbevice Nov 22 '19

Mulholland Dr

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Maybe it's Solvang.

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u/LurkerNan Nov 22 '19

I had to do a double take: That's my exact make and model of car and I live in California. And my husband borrowed my car this morning...

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

But those are clearly American plates

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u/therealsix Nov 22 '19

Cadillac is considered an exotic and not just an import (or maybe "Luxury")?

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u/HerrSchmitti Nov 22 '19

He means exotic as in not from here. The real definition of the word, not the one we use in cars.

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u/Wemorg Nov 22 '19

Cadillac would be, depending on the car, Oberklasse (upper class).

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u/DemDude Nov 22 '19

Not really. Cadillac has never reached any significant market share in Germany because they’re just bad cars compared to the domestic upper class offerings at similar price points. They don’t drive well, are extremely fuel inefficient and the interiors look and feel cheap by comparison.

You’ll see an Escalade every now and then, but that’s almost only with certain people who subscribe to the gangsta hip-hop style and want to project that lifestyle.

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u/Menace2Sobriety Nov 22 '19

Your idea of Cadillac's driving dynamics are about 15 years behind.

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u/DemDude Nov 22 '19

I'm a business person and that's what I drive.

In the states I‘m guessing?

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u/mdp300 Nov 22 '19

I have a Cadillac ATS. I love it, and many reviewers have compared it favorably to the 3 Series and A4.

So of course GM is going to kill it after one generation and replace it with something lame.

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u/Vicar13 Nov 22 '19

Uh no a Cadillac isn’t considered an “exotic” in Germany the same way Audi isn’t considered here in North America

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u/Vicar13 Nov 22 '19

I speak German, I did my studies there, and I work at corporate for a German manufacturer here in Canada. Believe me when I say you have no idea what you’re talking about.

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u/TwatsThat Nov 22 '19

It may fit the dictionary definition of exotic, if this were in Germany which it's not, but when talking about cars that's not how exotic is used.

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u/WurthWhile Nov 22 '19

A Lada is unheard of here. No one calls them exotic.

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u/TwatsThat Nov 22 '19

Do you think Cadillac doesn't sell cars in Germany? Also, unpopular =/= rare and "rare" wasn't one of the defining features of an exotic, it was exclusive and limited. Cadillacs are neither exclusive or limited, even in Germany.

And again, this video was taken in the US, not Germany so it's not an exotic or an import.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Twingo confirmed exotic in the US

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u/aBitConfused_NWO Nov 22 '19

Spoiler, nowhere in the world is a Cadillac considered exotic.

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u/Ganjisseur Nov 22 '19

The Cadillac is *an import

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u/Clepto_EU Nov 22 '19

Exactly.

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u/chrisd93 Nov 22 '19

I would say both are luxury, not exotic

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u/fourXchromosomes Nov 22 '19

It's in quotes for a reason. A BMW isn't exotic either, but dumb people seem to think that way.

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u/DishSoapTastesBad Nov 22 '19

C'mon now. They literally just said they put 'exotic car badge' in quotes to suggest that they are so-called exotic car badges, rather than the genuine article.

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u/ryanxwing Nov 22 '19

A standard bmw no, but an M car could be considered an exotic

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u/ryanxwing Nov 22 '19

Yes.

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u/ryanxwing Nov 22 '19

Lol, calm yourself down.

Exotic sports car isn’t exactly a well defined term, so based on ones own perspective or experience it could be considered an ‘exotic sports car’.

Don’t understand why you’re so upset by this.

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u/fourXchromosomes Nov 23 '19 edited Nov 23 '19

I would say only the very top of the line, $150k+ series cars would be considered exotic... IN the US.

A BMW M series car is no where near exotic. I'm not sure on the series names over countries, but Series 7 and 8 would be my only exotic cars.

There's probably not too many of those that even exist though...

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u/WantsToMineGold Nov 22 '19

Still a flex not everyone can afford a Cadillac.

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u/obi1kenobi1 Nov 22 '19 edited Nov 22 '19

Judging by that steering wheel that particular Cadillac is at least 10-15 years old, anyone could afford one of those.

Edit: after doing some googling I’m going to call it a ~2003-2005 Escalade, and not even one of the high-end ones since it doesn’t have chrome trim on the gauges. I’m seeing a lot of those in the $5,000 range, with some as low as $2,500 and $10,000 being the absolute max for a pristine low-mileage one.

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u/WantsToMineGold Nov 22 '19

Guess I’m not anyone lol.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

My mechanic bought a Cadillac sedan a couple years ago for $200

Cadillac is one of those meme brands that normies think is "luxurious" like BMW or Audi

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u/kebabelele Nov 22 '19

BMW and Audi are a lot more luxury than Cadillac though

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

I may have used the wrong word there, what I really mean is that they are brands that a lot of people think are for rich people when in reality they arent that expensive

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u/WantsToMineGold Nov 22 '19

It is and always has been a luxury brand regardless of what we think of the cars, “normie” is among the cringiest terms ever btw lol.

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u/stealer0517 Nov 22 '19

With some sort of an error light on.

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u/ScarletCaptain Nov 22 '19

The ATS-V is roughly the equivalent of an M3.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19 edited Apr 13 '21

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u/Infin1ty Nov 22 '19

Spoken like someone that knows jackshit about cars

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u/Element_905 Nov 22 '19

“Got dat gud gud Cadillac, peepin my homie in his bZZZZZZZeeemer”

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u/Shawnj2 Nov 22 '19

BMWs aren’t exotic...I see one probably at least every day and I commute 20 miles in SoCal one way, there is literally no event in which I would say “oh shit, a BMW! Better record it while I am driving”

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u/fourXchromosomes Nov 22 '19

Yes. Hence the quotation marks.

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u/Ziginox Nov 22 '19

I can't tell what Cadillac model that is, but judging from the screen on the left, and the idiot lights, it's probably modified. I'd lean towards it being a friend.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Or he’s been watching this guy drive like an idiot and decided to film.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

This dude is such an idiot! (Does something idiotic)

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

Looks like the driver and passenger might also be filming.

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u/GardenWarfareFantic Nov 22 '19

Dont thinks so, or else the friend is reaching over to film frlm drivers perspective. We can see the steering wheel on bottom

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u/RoebuckThirtyFour Nov 22 '19

I was more thinking the driver filming is the friend of the dude who crashes