CABS & CABBYS...

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:19 pm

When the BMW official nomenclature is 'Convertible' why is it that nearly everyone on this site persists in using these irritating and incorrect diminutives?

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:24 pm

Because they're lazy...

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:24 pm

does it really matter?

tourer, touring, estate, convertible, cab, cabriolet, shed... all the same to me

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:25 pm

..turd..

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:28 pm

cab envy

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:29 pm

bfutter wrote:When the BMW official nomenclature is 'Convertible' why is it that nearly everyone on this site persists in using these irritating and incorrect diminutives?

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Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:31 pm

NH325CAB wrote:cab envy

Especially when I own one....

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:40 pm

low325icab wrote:
bfutter wrote:When the BMW official nomenclature is 'Convertible' why is it that nearly everyone on this site persists in using these irritating and incorrect diminutives?

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Couldnt have said it better

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:51 pm

maxfield wrote:Because there lazy...

because they're lazy

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:02 pm

Ill admit im lazy too

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:07 pm

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:37 pm

must admit, he does have a slight point here....

i was out talking to my mate in a club the other day, who has an average knowledge of cars...

he said: 'i hear you wrote your car off''

i said: ''yeah yeah, got a new one now though, im well impressed with it''

he said: ''whats that then?'

i said: ''a BMW 320 cab''

he said:'errr...ok...have you changed jobs as well??''

i said ''NO?!?!'' and changed subject

on retrospect, i think he misunderstood the type of cab....

since then i like my new,old fashioned reference to my car...''An E30 rag-top''

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:17 pm

Tng21 wrote:
d6dph wrote:
low325icab wrote:
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Couldnt have said it better
same here

what they said ^

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:48 pm

E30Mark wrote:does it really matter?

tourer, touring,

E30Mark wrote:estate,

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:50 pm

BMW does NOT make estates!!!

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:52 pm

bfutter wrote:When the BMW official nomenclature is 'Convertible' why is it that nearly everyone on this site persists in using these irritating and incorrect diminutives?

Because in German: convertible = Kabrio.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:18 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:
bfutter wrote:When the BMW official nomenclature is 'Convertible' why is it that nearly everyone on this site persists in using these irritating and incorrect diminutives?
Because in German: convertible = Kabrio.

All convertible's are referred to as 'Cabriolets' or 'Cabs' etc, Whether its BMW, VW, FORD, A BMW tourer or touring is an estate, BMW just call it touring like AUDI refer to there estate as 'AVANT'.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:33 pm

e36boy wrote: A BMW tourer or touring is an estate, BMW just call it touring like AUDI refer to there estate as 'AVANT'.

Im not bothered by what AUDI call their cars but my car is touring or tourer. It may be an estate car but BMW called it a touring so thats what i call it.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:37 pm

we use the word cab cos we come from london now if you lived in reading,surrey,winchester, cambridge ect then they call them convertibles

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:37 pm

Still an estate though.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:42 pm

Top Gear calls them chops - I guess that's a good reason not to use that term - and as I have an 89 3251 convertable its sounds sooo derogatory. Unlike most people I'm converting mine back to sort of original.

My most recent previous convertable was a '66 Triumph Vitesse its amazing how much the two cars have in common even though they are 23 years apart.

Just think if only we could have managed our motor industry competantly Triumph could have been a British equivalent to BMW - unfortunately we've not got a motor industry any more. Stokes, Red Robbo, non driving BYERS and a long list of incompetant managers and politicians have got a lot to answer for.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:42 pm

e36boy wrote:Still an estate though.

Maybe an estate but not a state

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:44 pm

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:49 pm

e36boy wrote:

Sorry I dont remember which E3o you own?

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:58 pm

e36boy wrote:Still an estate though.

Estates are load carriers.
Official capacity of a touring load space (up to load cover) is 370 litres.
Capacity of the boot of a saloon is 404 litres.
You can't have a situation where an estate has ess capacity than the equivalent saloon, so a touring is definitely NOT an estate.

Post Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:59 pm

Annorak anyone?
It matters not what you or anyone calls them ffs get out more lol

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:07 am

i call it a drop top.

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:42 am

he he he

here they call estates ''box'' so you would have a BMW box

, however not as cool a cab or convertable is called a ''Shetty'' which means removable i am told! so i drive a shetty 320

mrlee

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:14 am

Actually the term Cabiolet originally referred to a convertible with roll up glass windows...as opposed to a roadster that had side curtains.

Cheers,
Jim

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:05 am

i've never had a "shetty" e30 but i've had a few shitty ones!!!

i call my touring a "tourer" or "touring", or 335i

afaik in the states, they call them "wagons"

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:50 am

Tourings, if anything, are more a shooting brake than an estate

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:44 am

SPADGE wrote:Annorak anyone?
It matters not what you or anyone calls them ffs get out more lol

I do hope Brian forgets you called him an anorak the next time you beg for electrical help on the tech forum.....

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:02 am

maxfield wrote: Ill admit im lazy too

I'll admit I'm lazy too

Post Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:07 am

E30Mark wrote:
maxfield wrote: Ill admit im lazy too
I'll admit I'm lazy to

I'll admit I'm lazy too