Newbie is in reference to the forum, My friend chris and his wife have a 2003 330ci, 1998 M3, 1988 E30 M3 (gone now), and he is thinking about buying a BMW cycle, and he would be called a newbie as well. He is forty something and has NEVER owned a vehicle that wasn't a BMW, and probably knows more about the cars than 90% of the people on here. But, if you are new, you are new. If he has an issue with being called a newbie, I'm sure he is a big boy and can say something himself. IMO