Ever notice how tiny our cars are?

RADRACR · 02-13-2012, 05:03 PM

ZStig · 02-13-2012, 05:08 PM

heh. really cool perspective

Nikki · 02-13-2012, 05:17 PM

LOL yeah, it's hard to find in a parking lot!

Lark · 02-13-2012, 05:22 PM

It's not that our cars are small, it's that the other cars are too big.

Phishman · 02-13-2012, 05:30 PM

Looks like the guy on your left is so close you couldn't open your door enough to get in the car.

Jmanscotch · 02-13-2012, 05:38 PM

They are, but still bigger than where BMWs started at! (my 1967 BMW 1602 for comparison)

Finnegan · 02-13-2012, 05:45 PM

Cool shot, and yes, wife and I were talking about this just yesterday at lunch. Our car is smaller, and a lot lower in terms of height. A lot of current "sedans" from Japanese and Detroit are not only wider, but taller. Some seem tall enough to stand up in and ride high enough to compare to some older model SUVs.

Damn ugly, and really inefficient aerodynamically.

Kgolf31 · 02-13-2012, 05:47 PM

They look really small when you have a Giant Modeling it.

STIHLBOLTS · 02-13-2012, 06:05 PM

Thats the reason I drive with the lights on, more than once I have had a SUV slip over on me in traffic. Never happens on the open road, I zip it past and don't look back except to wave.

Huz-Z · 02-13-2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lark

It's not that our cars are small, it's that the other cars are too big.

I think you are on to something! Actually, although my 2009 Accord is a full size car these days, the hood of my Z4 is much longer than the Honda's. And, the Z4 seems much wider, especially at the rear.

mousitch · 02-13-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kgolf31

They look really small when you have a Giant Modeling it.

More please

Jmanscotch · 02-13-2012, 07:13 PM

^ She was very much Giant...wow

Kgolf31 · 02-13-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mousitch

More please

I don't have anymore, a friend of mine was randomly on Eurocharged FB page and saw my car, clicked on her page and she was using that shot for her profile picture.

RADRACR · 02-13-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mousitch

More please

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kgolf31

I don't have anymore, a friend of mine was randomly on Eurocharged FB page and saw my car, clicked on her page and she was using that shot for her profile picture.

What he meant to say was, more model FB page links please

phoenixbmwlife · 02-13-2012, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aestheticstorm

What he meant to say was, more model FB page links please

LOL yup!

Brain · 02-13-2012, 09:09 PM

one of my favorite threads on lotus talk is "pics of your lotus next to regular cars"

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/p...ar-cars-27931/

Some examples

Kgolf31 · 02-13-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by aestheticstorm

What he meant to say was, more model FB page links please

Quote:

Originally Posted by K3N R3D

LOL yup!

BAM

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1296768907

epbrown · 02-14-2012, 03:19 AM

Mine is usually parked next to my Fiat 500, so no, I never noticed.

MR PERSONALITY · 02-14-2012, 05:15 AM

agreed our car small on size BIG on heart

RADRACR · 02-14-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by epbrown

Mine is usually parked next to my Fiat 500, so no, I never noticed.

The Fiat is still way taller.

WAMz4 · 02-14-2012, 10:58 AM

Thats what I think, until I pull up next to a Miata. Those guy's are driving around in a tennis shoe. It doesnt even look safe to me.

Karacticus · 02-14-2012, 12:14 PM

Likewise. Somewhere I have a picture of a Triumph Spitfire with a Z3 on one side and a Z4 on the other. Makes the Z4 look like the big one.

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Finnegan Dog Listener 701 Rep 7,850 Posts Drives: Z4M/. Z3M, E36/46 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Teaching the dog to slalom iTrader: (22)	Cool shot, and yes, wife and I were talking about this just yesterday at lunch. Our car is smaller, and a lot lower in terms of height. A lot of current "sedans" from Japanese and Detroit are not only wider, but taller. Some seem tall enough to stand up in and ride high enough to compare to some older model SUVs. Damn ugly, and really inefficient aerodynamically.
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Jmanscotch is a Texan 49 Rep 387 Posts Drives: '09 135i - 6MT SOLD Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (6)	^ She was very much Giant...wow __________________ *- Jake*
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Brain Banned 6 Rep 100 Posts Drives: broken Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	one of my favorite threads on lotus talk is "pics of your lotus next to regular cars" http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/p...ar-cars-27931/ Some examples
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epbrown Colonel 60 Rep 2,128 Posts Drives: BMW M Coupe, Porsche Boxster S Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Mine is usually parked next to my Fiat 500, so no, I never noticed.
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WAMz4 First Lieutenant 45 Rep 384 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4 3.0si Roady Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	Thats what I think, until I pull up next to a Miata. Those guy's are driving around in a tennis shoe. It doesnt even look safe to me. __________________ The Internet said it. I believe it. That settles it!
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Karacticus Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 222 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 3.0si Coupe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	Likewise. Somewhere I have a picture of a Triumph Spitfire with a Z3 on one side and a Z4 on the other. Makes the Z4 look like the big one. __________________ 2007 3.0si Coupe Dinan Stage I Suspension (Shocks, Struts, Springs), Ground Control Front Camber Plates, Treehouse Racing Front Control Arm Bushings, RTAB Bushing Limiters Last edited by Karacticus; 02-14-2012 at 12:14 PM.. Reason: spelling
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