[zenmaster]

Originally Posted by Rupes

Alternative thread title:

What the horn sounds like on the M2.

Does anyone know if active sound makes the horn sound more masculine inside the cabin?

Have no complaints about the horn sound or volume on these cars.

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by Rupes

Alternative thread title:

What the horn sounds like on the M2.

Does anyone know if active sound makes the horn sound more masculine inside the cabin?

Mine sounds timid. It's almost embarrassing for an M so I don't use it unless I absolutely need to.

[zenmaster]

Originally Posted by F87LUV

Mine sounds timid. It's almost embarrassing for an M so I don't use it unless I absolutely need to.

F87LUV: "toot toot"
Horn target: "Aww, isn't that BMW precious!"

[Bluenose-2er]

Originally Posted by serrated

I assumed the worst and started to slow to see how the morons (what I consider pretty much every other car on the road to be safe) would react.

This is absolutely the only way to drive! At worst it is a conservative assumption. Unfortunately, it is proven accurate (and needed) waaay more than it should be.

My first day with my M2... literally within 2 hours of picking it up... I was turning left and a moron in a minivan was turning right opposite me. Two lanes to turn into, one for each of us and both definitely traffic lanes (no parking lane). Sure enough, my assumption was correct and the idiot turned into the far lane (my lane). Luckily I had hung back just in case

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by zenmaster

F87LUV: "toot toot"
Horn target: "Aww, isn't that BMW precious!"

Basically. So in true NYC fashion, I roll my window down and curse them out instead.

Jk....maybe

[Bluenose-2er]

Originally Posted by F87LUV

Basically. So in true NYC fashion, I roll my window down and curse them out instead.

Jk....maybe

My father has a bumper sticker... "horn broken, watch for finger!"

[serrated]

Originally Posted by Oakleyguy

OP, what cam are you running?

This one. I have a different one on my WRX that has been pretty unreliable. This one is cheaper and it's been working great so far

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B018YRBQSK/ref=sxts2?ie=UTF8&qid=1480265019&sr=2&pi=AC_SX236_ SY340_QL65

[zmo]

This is daily occurrence where I live... And when they see a shiny BMW, people will drive more aggressively since a lot of local cars are already dented/crashed.

[DKX4///M]

wow keep that cam rolling...I had the same thing happen although I was hit. I had 4 Go Pros running on 10min Loops and after she lied to the police I revealed I had multiple angles of her cutting me off and it ultimately forced the police who tried ignoring the witnesses and insisted I was at fault, to include in the accident report that I took evasive manuvers and that the fault layed 100% on the other driver...

[serrated]

Originally Posted by DKM3Power

wow keep that cam rolling...I had the same thing happen although I was hit. I had 4 Go Pros running on 10min Loops and after she lied to the police I revealed I had multiple angles of her cutting me off and it ultimately forced the police who tried ignoring the witnesses and insisted I was at fault, to include in the accident report that I took evasive manuvers and that the fault layed 100% on the other driver...

Man, watching that just gets my blood boiling again. My faith in humanity is dwindling

[gds52]

Originally Posted by F87LUV

Basically. So in true NYC fashion, I roll my window down and curse them out instead.

Jk....maybe

I used to be v aggressive in getting back, but now I try to avoid it 95% of the times....it's not worth it plus ppl are just crazier these days. Don't bring ur level down to theirs by indulging in any kind of reaction.

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by gds52

I used to be v aggressive in getting back, but now I try to avoid it 95% of the times....it's not worth it plus ppl are just crazier these days. Don't bring ur level down to theirs by indulging in any kind of reaction.

I don't really do that. It wouldn't be very ladylike. Honestly there are way too many idiots on the road. It would be exhausting getting at them all. Death stare as I pass them is enough.

Ps can we trade cars?

[DKX4///M]

I hope u guys watched the whole video my response is priceless...the whole video i pick up a huge rock and throw it over the fence LOL

[Rupes]

Originally Posted by DKM3Power

I hope u guys watched the whole video my response is priceless...the whole video i pick up a huge rock and throw it over the fence LOL

It looked like you had a Jason mask on when you turn back towards the camera after exiting the car. That would have been quite the scene.

[DKX4///M]

Originally Posted by Rupes

It looked like you had a Jason mask on when you turn back towards the camera after exiting the car. That would have been quite the scene.

OMG IT DOES. I had glasses on, but idk y it looks like that

I was ready to kill...it ended up being a scared old lady

[mitoda]

Originally Posted by serrated

Was driving along and a retard in a Nissan Rogue lane changes without A. blinkers B. looking at mirrors C. looking at blind spot D. without any consideration of if there's a car in the lane next to him. Luckily the M2 has brake rotors with the diameter of a small planet.

Been considering a on board camera for my M2 too, any recs?

[qnet]

OP, I'm glad you were able to avoid the accident. I have two dash cams in my M235i, front & rear. People drive like that all time time in Atlanta, you just have to pay attention, anticipate, and watch out for it, just the way you did.

I've had to do the same thing you did several times in the past, although not quite as close as what happened to you. When cars are coming up on a truck like that, I already know some fuckery is about to ensue, and back off. Your situation was however almost unavoidable and came out of nowhere, good job getting out of it.

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by Oakleyguy

OP, what cam are you running?

Not the OP.... but I am using BlackVue Dash Cams in all of my cars. The one I put in the M2 is a Blackvue DR650GW.



You look at the OPs post and what DKM3Power posted I think there is a good argument for having a dash cam running all the time.

The below is from two other threads I posted about the hard wiring installation of a dash cam. It is very easy;

I have a dash cam in every car I own (4) and 3 of the kids cars. All are BlackVues. I hard wired both a dash cam and a radar detector in my 2012 535I F10. One I tapped into the mirror and the other I tapped into the overhead console. The mirror is much easier.

I used shawnsheridan posting on another forum to install the F10s. When I opened the rear view mirror's housing on the M2 (very easy) I found the same the 10-Wire Connector Plug inside it. The +12V (Switched off the ignition) on the Brown/Green wire and Ground on the Brown/Black wire.

I used the wire taps and fed the wire at the top of the mirror housing. Good to go.

[Formawerx]

Originally Posted by DKM3Power

wow keep that cam rolling...I had the same thing happen although I was hit. I had 4 Go Pros running on 10min Loops and after she lied to the police I revealed I had multiple angles of her cutting me off and it ultimately forced the police who tried ignoring the witnesses and insisted I was at fault, to include in the accident report that I took evasive manuvers and that the fault layed 100% on the other driver...

Was this in your M2?!