BMW: Why do my turn signals hurt?
Morpheus: You’ve never used them.
Too lazy to make the actual meme tonight. Someone else do it for me.
BMW: Why do my turn signals hurt?
Morpheus: You’ve never used them.
Too lazy to make the actual meme tonight. Someone else do it for me.
Oh shit, your house blew over onto its side. You should probably get that fixed.
They drive a BMW they wouldn’t live in a house that small.
Hire Purchase car that costs more than the house it’s parked outside is very much a thing.
Best “car guy” trope I’ve ever heard is that BMW signals work fine and the drivers use them. They just emit a spectrum of light that the poors can’t see.
As a BMW driver myself, I’m on the opposite end of that spectrum. I signal my intent to an obnoxious degree. If I get into an accident, the other motorist can’t claim they didn’t know where I was going.
Well if it's their word against yours, since you're driving a beemer they'll automatically believe them when you claim you were signalling.
You have to oversignal in modern BMWs or the wheel vibrates and tries to correct the other direction. Forced merges, lane splitting, any deviation from straight down the middle even when it's obvious that you have to do that thing, the car bitches at you if you don't signal.
Turn it off! Every blinker has a limited number of blinks, and do you know how much a BMW dealer will charge to refill it?
BMW used to be king arsehole of UK roads, back in the 1990s. This mantle was usurped by Audi in the new millennium but not everywhere it seems.
Yes, this is very dangerous. With BMW, Mercedes and Audi, leaving this light on for more than 3 ticks will cause an explosion. That's why you never see these brands using their turn signal.
To me this joke should be about Teslas, not BMW...
Just based on what im seeing when driving. I was starting to think that Tesla made that function very difficult to use or something.
Newer Teslas have the turn signals as buttons on the steering wheel

(As well as an official $500 "retrofit" traditional stalk and steering wheel)
That seems super annoying to use actually. It all makes sense now.
You have to take your eyes off the road to figure out if Top or Bottom is Left or Right until you got used to that asinine design.
Yeah, and to people used to reading left to right and top to bottom, it would arguably be MUCH more intuitive for Left to be first/on top..
I'm thinking this might be one of the few design choices where Musk actually DID have some input.
They don't even have some kind of raised tactile button. It looks like a shitty toy button.
I've read someone complain that on the models where it's on capacitive buttons, the wheel is supposed to vibrate to confirm but it's not always possible to feel it in motion. So yes, you are correct.
I'm sorry, capacitive buttons for a turn signal‽
Yes. They are selling the stalks (but one can only purchase it via the app because of fucking course) for the models in question.
That one is only relevant to other drivers that aren’t you so don’t worry about it.
My car has "BMW style" turn signals. When you flip them they don't move to a different position. They always just flick back. And they try to just always reset themselves on both turns and lane changes. I've mostly gotten used to them but occasionally you get into this infuriating loop where if you change your mind about a turn or lane change and you go to flick it in the opposite direction to reset it, it thinks you want to turn in that direction. And then you do it again in the original direction trying to fix that.
Anyway it's hella annoying. After three model years with this feature they reverted it back to the normal way. There's an aftermarket wiring harness you can buy to retrofit your car with the older stalks.
My point is I have a little sympathy for BMW drivers since they have these stupid turn signals and it's probably so entrenched in their loyal customers they can't change it.
On my old 2006, you can nudge the signal arm part way (like where you would hold it to signal if you want it to go off after you release it) also by going to that position in the direction you’re already signaling. You don’t have to go past the bump and you can do it in either direction.
This is Tesla's now. Fuckin Nazi's hate turn signals.
"What is that useless pedal to the left of the accelerator for?"
its a alternative check engine light.
Tide directional sensor. It's just showing where the moon is, you can ignore it.
I own a 2025 BMW and the fucking thing's lane assist will actively and agressive fight me if I try to switch lanes without putting on my signal lights. I am not your typical BMW driver, so of course now I make it a habit to use my signals, not just to turn or exit, but also to switch lanes.
My boomer energy cousin just deactivated the feature in his car.
the fucking thing’s lane assist will actively and agressive fight me if I try to switch lanes without putting on my signal lights
That sounds like fun when you're trying to avoid a collision.
I didn't signal to change lanes until BMW made a car even more obnoxious than I am
Weird flex, but OK
Does it stay on, or is it blinking?
I once asked a friend to what common technical fault (motor, bearings etc.) bmw cars usually start breaking. "Usually, BMWs are rolled around lightposts in the winter, so they never really break." Was his answer. I'm still gobsmacked of his honesty. xD
There are also regional variations of many other vehicles that have this same useless indicator.
When using the turn signal handle, "Down is left, Up is right."
This picture is obviously indicating the car is down.
Your no-blinker fluid is low. Though botox requires a prescription so it's not super easy to fix.
The only way to fix it is to lift the radiator cap and drive a new one under it.
Boomer humor
Yes, every driver on the road who isn't me is an idiot with questionable choices who doesn't know how to drive, so the meme goes

It's about the common trope of BMW drivers not using their turn signal. Here's another such meme:

Yes, I'm saying it's a tired pop culture meme people regurgitate meaninglessly without even having relevant experience, same as all X drivers in X state/car/town are all the same. It's empty air.
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