Veritable and The_Ng's Epic 2012 Island Trip - 3 days, 1657km, 100 pics and 11 vids

Carbon-M · 10-30-2012, 12:19 AM

used to always see your car at Lansdown STIG

BIU · 10-30-2012, 01:28 AM

BC FTW!

I still call it my HOME to this date

Canuckles · 10-30-2012, 02:03 AM

Fantastic road trip, thnx for sharing.

Some beautiful locations here on the island.

mdosu · 10-30-2012, 06:25 PM

is your wife aware you spent an entire weekend with another dude?!@

Photoman · 10-30-2012, 08:37 PM

Love Vancouver Island!! Used to go out to Tofino, Port Alberni, Nanaimo all the time... love those drives... especially the crest at Kennedy Lake on the Pacific Rim Hwy heading toward the West Coast of the island. Epic trip and photos... pristine beauty of Canada's West Coast in full display!

FogCityM3 · 10-30-2012, 08:55 PM

Beauty!...eh?

tmurphy2 · 10-30-2012, 10:26 PM

Immediate reaction when first viewing the video that's in fast forward.

Holy crap how did he get off the line so fast without wheel spin in the rain!!!??? Oh wait it's in fast forward...

YoungGuns · 10-30-2012, 10:29 PM

RAINCOUVER FOR THE WIN! nothing but rain rain rain..

davesaddiction · 10-30-2012, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmurphy2

Immediate reaction when first viewing the video that's in fast forward.

Holy crap how did he get off the line so fast without wheel spin in the rain!!!??? Oh wait it's in fast forward...

Ha! I was thinking, "What's wrong with his exhaust?"

Great trip, great report. Thanks!

GMW · 10-30-2012, 10:57 PM

This puts my Torino trip to shame.
Congrats on making front page news!
And... Let me know next time you make a trip over.

DrivenByE30 · 10-31-2012, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdosu

is your wife aware you spent an entire weekend with another dude?!@

Great ED thread !!! ....

Oh wait... it's half way across the other side of the world...

Great Weekend trip report with two of the best machines in the world!

I see what you guys did, Since you couldn't come to an ED
you made the ED experience come to you !!

Awesome photos and thanks for sharing !

One thing: i wish you didn't accelerate the videos... i wanted to listen to the nice music your car was making ... accelerating the video just killed the whole experience...

cuiter23 · 10-31-2012, 12:50 AM

This is perhaps the most detailed post in this whole forum.

Love your cars, pictures, and videos. BC Represent!

Imola.ZHP · 10-31-2012, 12:52 AM

Red M3 Sedan, the only way it could get any better is if it were Imola Red...

zenderm3 · 10-31-2012, 02:07 AM

Great post/videos/info. I would love to do a drive like that. Shame that I don't live there... can you rent E9x M3s in Canada?

m-technik · 10-31-2012, 03:09 AM

Absolutely awesome pics and vids. You really captured the scenery and epic driving roads perfectly. I saw your M3 on the ferry to nanaimo last summer.

Eric-TAIWAN · 10-31-2012, 04:10 AM

Canada rocks!!

Nang Vann · 10-31-2012, 04:18 AM

Nice pics!

windStruQ · 10-31-2012, 04:47 AM

"I'm Stig" is always at Landsdowne. It's always at TD, do you work there? Haha

freeman727 · 10-31-2012, 08:31 AM

I've got a JZB e90 M3. I'm starting to get e92 envy. Alas, the e92 doesn't work well as a daily commuter with a child seat in the back.

bimmerJP · 10-31-2012, 08:54 AM

One word: awesome!!

Veritable · 10-31-2012, 12:35 PM

Thanks for the kind words, everyone!

Re: Sped-up videos, I am absolutely rubbish at video editing and I can never decide what segment to cut out and what to leave in, and also I think people might prefer to see the route in its entirety, but I wager people cannot suffer through 1hr+ of video. I do take care to not go overboard with the fast-forwarding so the engine note is kind-of preserved. Still, the shorter runs like Highlands, Sooke Loop and Port Alice Highway are not sped up at all so give those a try?

Re: Lansdowne, car is there every weekday still, but now I park on the other side of the mall because I walk back and forth to and from our head office across the street.

@ mofbb: I remember your car! Franklin was trying to get into your car that night because they looked so similar, hahaha. There were 6x E92 M3s parked on that side of the lot that night....

Re: Weather, for late October in the Pacific Northwest it actually wasn't that bad. Not much actual rain fell during the drives as you can see, and we've usually been lucky at the planned photo stops. I will agree that cloudy skies made for unspectacular pictures, but I do this trip yearly (usually split into 2 weekends though) so hopefully better luck next year.

Thanks again for looking and hopefully you guys enjoyed the re-cap as much as we enjoyed the drive!

tuco44 · 10-31-2012, 12:43 PM

Thanks for posting this trip - and awesome is not even an adequete description for this trip. That is a ton of driving in a few days, even in M3s.

I have been to most of the places you went, and I was in Sooke and the Qualicum area just a month ago. I did not know that the road from Port Renfrew to Cowichan was paved, that makes a great circle drive now.

I live in Kelowna, so don't get over to the Island that much, but every time that I do, I like it over there. Maybe retire there later.....

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10-30-2012, 01:28 AM	#24
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10-30-2012, 02:03 AM	#25
Canuckles First Lieutenant 115 Rep 331 Posts Drives: MW 2016 F82 M4 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: British Columbia iTrader: (0)	Fantastic road trip, thnx for sharing. Some beautiful locations here on the island.
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Photoman Major 131 Rep 1,065 Posts Drives: 2012 F30, 2013 E70 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X5 35d [0.00] 2012 BMW 328i [10.00]	Love Vancouver Island!! Used to go out to Tofino, Port Alberni, Nanaimo all the time... love those drives... especially the crest at Kennedy Lake on the Pacific Rim Hwy heading toward the West Coast of the island. Epic trip and photos... pristine beauty of Canada's West Coast in full display! __________________ 2012 F30 \| IBM \| SB \| M-Sport Conversion \| OEM 437M Wheels \| MPE ++ 2013 E70 \| SBM \| NB \| Coming soon
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10-30-2012, 08:55 PM	#28
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tmurphy2 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 240 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Hartford, CT iTrader: (0)	Immediate reaction when first viewing the video that's in fast forward. Holy crap how did he get off the line so fast without wheel spin in the rain!!!??? Oh wait it's in fast forward... __________________ e92 335i sport[/B] 2 GO: Cobb AP Stg 2+, Macht Schnell DPs, Injen intake, Spearco FMIC, Velocity throttle booster, DBA 4000xs rotors, Vibrant Performance catback, Synapse BOV & charge pipe, Hancook V12 EVOs 4 SHOW: DCT paddles, cusco strut, piano black trim, Mtech bumper, aero lip, 19" Miro 111's, angel eye, black: window trim, side mark, kidneys
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YoungGuns Private First Class 40 Rep 186 Posts Drives: AW 1M Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	RAINCOUVER FOR THE WIN! nothing but rain rain rain..
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GMW Dolphin 38 41 Rep 817 Posts Drives: a Submarine Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Victoria, BC iTrader: (6)	This puts my Torino trip to shame. Congrats on making front page news! And... Let me know next time you make a trip over. __________________ 13' e92 M3 Frozen DARK Blue - Current 02' e39 540i Msport 6MT - DD 92' e34 535i AC Schnitzer - stolen/written off 11' e92 M3 - new owner 10' S1000RR - miss it every day / 09' K1300S - miss it most of all.
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zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Great post/videos/info. I would love to do a drive like that. Shame that I don't live there... can you rent E9x M3s in Canada? __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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m-technik Captain 36 Rep 797 Posts Drives: E92 335, E36 Ti, Porsche 986 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada iTrader: (0)	Absolutely awesome pics and vids. You really captured the scenery and epic driving roads perfectly. I saw your M3 on the ferry to nanaimo last summer. __________________ Monaco Blue E92 335 - i-Forged Senekas, KW V2 Coilovers, OEM Bmw Aero lip, AFE DCI, LUX H8 Sublime Green Dodge Challenger 392 w/hellcat package. KW Coilovers, Speedlogix CAI Jet Black E36 Ti - E36 M3 drivetrain, Full M-Tech, H&R Coilovers, 3.73 LSD, M-Clubsport interior and much more...
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freeman727 First Lieutenant 71 Rep 301 Posts Drives: 2010 E90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Dover, DE iTrader: (0)	I've got a JZB e90 M3. I'm starting to get e92 envy. Alas, the e92 doesn't work well as a daily commuter with a child seat in the back.
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10-31-2012, 12:35 PM	#43
Veritable Second Lieutenant 116 Rep 212 Posts Drives: '13 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan 6MT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Re: Sped-up videos, I am absolutely rubbish at video editing and I can never decide what segment to cut out and what to leave in, and also I think people might prefer to see the route in its entirety, but I wager people cannot suffer through 1hr+ of video. I do take care to not go overboard with the fast-forwarding so the engine note is kind-of preserved. Still, the shorter runs like Highlands, Sooke Loop and Port Alice Highway are not sped up at all so give those a try? Re: Lansdowne, car is there every weekday still, but now I park on the other side of the mall because I walk back and forth to and from our head office across the street. @ mofbb: I remember your car! Franklin was trying to get into your car that night because they looked so similar, hahaha. There were 6x E92 M3s parked on that side of the lot that night.... Re: Weather, for late October in the Pacific Northwest it actually wasn't that bad. Not much actual rain fell during the drives as you can see, and we've usually been lucky at the planned photo stops. I will agree that cloudy skies made for unspectacular pictures, but I do this trip yearly (usually split into 2 weekends though) so hopefully better luck next year. Thanks again for looking and hopefully you guys enjoyed the re-cap as much as we enjoyed the drive! Last edited by Veritable; 10-31-2012 at 12:41 PM..
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10-31-2012, 12:43 PM	#44
tuco44 Colonel 644 Rep 2,294 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Western Canada iTrader: (0)	Thanks for posting this trip - and awesome is not even an adequete description for this trip. That is a ton of driving in a few days, even in M3s. I have been to most of the places you went, and I was in Sooke and the Qualicum area just a month ago. I did not know that the road from Port Renfrew to Cowichan was paved, that makes a great circle drive now. I live in Kelowna, so don't get over to the Island that much, but every time that I do, I like it over there. Maybe retire there later..... __________________ 2018 340i xDrive M Perf Edtn Sunset Orange Previous BMWs - 19 others since 1971.
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