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Originally Posted by bri1042
At least in my area (Portland OR metro), the part of the local BMW community that shows up to CCA events might as well be these forums. I've had the, um, privilege to own the first G80 that dared to show up to our local Bimmerfest in '21 and most the BMW CCA events since then. A few more G8x cars have joined the fun to take some of the heat in the years since.
The F8x folk are absolutely the most vocal when they don't realize their talking about MY car...and one dude tells me how much he hates it every single time I go to one of the shows.
But:
MOST of the attendees actually hate the F8x cars, too. I've heard two owners of not-terribly-well-kept e39 5's (not M5s...) absolutely shit on a gorgeous blue M2CS that always shows up (I love that car). They aren't fond of E6x and E9x cars, either. The amount of venom available for any modern or near-modern BMW is utterly hilarious.
I honestly think we should split BMW CCA events at around the year 2000 (maybe 2004).
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BMW owners are like Porsche owner-lite with the snobbery and resistance to change. Underneath the curmudgeonly crusty exterior, is a car enthusiast just like the rest of us.