do you guys on here drive your m3's on long road trips?

Frozen Black Panther · 07-14-2010, 10:25 PM

as all of you know I did 6000 miles in my first week going from milwaukee to colrado then to NYC and back. personally thats nothing for me, I have high miles on my ducati's and bmw superbike, plan to go to cali in the m3 next week dropping another 6000 miles.

do you guys go on road trips or mostly keep em in the garage as a toy?

Frozen Black Panther · 07-14-2010, 10:27 PM

anyone know anybody in Brooklyn that rolls back miles?

I KEED I KEED

no really anyone know anyone in bensonhurst? JOKING

STALKER · 07-14-2010, 10:28 PM

Mine is def no garage queen.
It sees all 4 seasons, track duty, daily driven, and been on many long trips.
Does it all!!!

kpneverdies · 07-14-2010, 10:29 PM

waiting for government to build bridge to asia.

Frozen Black Panther · 07-14-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by STALKER

Mine is def no garage queen.
It sees all 4 seasons, track duty, daily driven, and been on many long trips.
Does it all!!!

NICE.

Frozen Black Panther · 07-14-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kpneverdies

waiting for government to build bridge to asia.

lol

mdosu · 07-14-2010, 10:36 PM

what's the point of keeping it in the garage? It's not an investment. If i had an E36 M3 and it only has 30k miles on it today, it doesn't mean jack to anyone. It's not like I can sell it for $20k or something, and even if you do find a collector for it, you still lost money. Might as well have fun with it, it's a car, use it for what it's built for.

haze gray · 07-14-2010, 10:40 PM

Agree, gotta' drive it. Sometimes hard...that's what she said!

Leozap · 07-14-2010, 10:48 PM

Yup, I am not a fan of the weekend cars. I've been driving on long trips from 200 miles to 800 miles and I am planning to go from NY to TN this Oct.

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JCtx · 07-15-2010, 12:41 AM

I use mine mostly on 800-mile long trips. Other than the ridiculous range and soft-as-a-baby-ass windshield, no complaints

. Well, paint behind the tires looks like crap now, so this car should have had built-in 'mud guards'.

klammer · 07-15-2010, 12:54 AM

put 800 miles in less than a week. love driving it!!! thats why i bot it

how could you not

pittsy · 07-15-2010, 12:57 AM

put 1400 miles on in 2 days when i first got it

rominl · 07-15-2010, 01:12 AM

it's a car, i drive it everywhere. i don't see any point of having it if you are not going to drive it

Finnegan · 07-15-2010, 01:49 AM

Sure, Norcal to Socal and back, trips here, trips there. It's comfortable when you need it to be and fun when you need it to be. Holds a decent amount of luggage. Aside from frequent fuel stops no real downsides to using it on trips...

Templar · 07-15-2010, 01:50 AM

I'm going to drive mine pretty good when I pick it up upon arrival out of the sand box...

The only time I don't plan on driving it is when I am bringing my dogs somewhere, I'll use my other car for that. I love the dogs, but they aren't drooling all over my leather seats!

Finnegan · 07-15-2010, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Templar

The only time I don't plan on driving it is when I am bringing my dogs somewhere, I'll use my other car for that. I love the dogs, but they aren't drooling all over my leather seats!

My dog goes with me. She's small, doesn't drool, and likes going very very fast. It's part of the Jack Russell personality I think. Plus since she's small she fits in this which keeps her safe and secure, and gives her a view of other cars on the road. She actually growls when someone starts trying to cut us off or move into our lane. Kinda nice since there are lots of idiots on the road.

ooowowizstev · 07-15-2010, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Finnegan

My dog goes with me. She's small, doesn't drool, and likes going very very fast. It's part of the Jack Russell personality I think. Plus since she's small she fits in this which keeps her safe and secure, and gives her a view of other cars on the road. She actually growls when someone starts trying to cut us off or move into our lane. Kinda nice since there are lots of idiots on the road.

Lol, interesting. Don't think it'd be very good with a siberian husky eh.

Templar · 07-15-2010, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Finnegan

My dog goes with me. She's small, doesn't drool, and likes going very very fast. It's part of the Jack Russell personality I think. Plus since she's small she fits in this which keeps her safe and secure, and gives her a view of other cars on the road. She actually growls when someone starts trying to cut us off or move into our lane. Kinda nice since there are lots of idiots on the road.

That's great

Unfortunately I have a 90 pound Irish Setter and a 60 pound English Setter, lol... The English isn't too bad, but the Irish Setter drools like it's his job, haha. I think it's because of his thick coat he is always hot unless it is winter time

Finnegan · 07-15-2010, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ooowowizstev

Lol, interesting. Don't think it'd be very good with a siberian husky eh.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Templar

That's great

Unfortunately I have a 90 pound Irish Setter and a 60 pound English Setter, lol... The English isn't too bad, but the Irish Setter drools like it's his job, haha. I think it's because of his thick coat he is always hot unless it is winter time

Larger dogs really don't work well with the M3....

Well, I think I've

this enough. Back to Beck's question!

duk · 07-15-2010, 05:19 AM

mines a garage queen lol

Bubbles · 07-15-2010, 06:27 AM

In comfort mode, the M3 (ZCP) is is more comfortable than my 335i on long trips. The seats are fantastic for support. In fact, the M3 is more comfortable over "known" bumps and dips in the road than my 335i. I was very surprised how much better the M3 performed with absorbing the dip or suppressing the bump in the cabin.

M3 performs better at the track as well. It makes you appreciate just how fantastic the M3's suspension performs in all situations. Best all-round car available IMO.

Range isn't that bad, I'm getting 22-23mpg @ 80-85mph ~340 miles.

ShadeD1 · 07-15-2010, 06:32 AM

Daily Driver and to and from track events all over texas. About 15k a year...love it for all duties

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Frozen Black Panther Captain 67 Rep 927 Posts Drives: 2013 550 DINAN STAGE 2 Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC/CHICAGO iTrader: (0)	do you guys on here drive your m3's on long road trips? as all of you know I did 6000 miles in my first week going from milwaukee to colrado then to NYC and back. personally thats nothing for me, I have high miles on my ducati's and bmw superbike, plan to go to cali in the m3 next week dropping another 6000 miles. do you guys go on road trips or mostly keep em in the garage as a toy?
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mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	what's the point of keeping it in the garage? It's not an investment. If i had an E36 M3 and it only has 30k miles on it today, it doesn't mean jack to anyone. It's not like I can sell it for $20k or something, and even if you do find a collector for it, you still lost money. Might as well have fun with it, it's a car, use it for what it's built for. Last edited by mdosu; 07-15-2010 at 10:42 AM..
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Leozap Captain 58 Rep 954 Posts Drives: AW E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (5)	Yup, I am not a fan of the weekend cars. I've been driving on long trips from 200 miles to 800 miles and I am planning to go from NY to TN this Oct. . __________________ 11 335is, KW1, M3 bits and what not 08 M3 Sedan 6mt, loaded, modded to the bone Old: 04 M3 SMG
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	I use mine mostly on 800-mile long trips. Other than the ridiculous range and soft-as-a-baby-ass windshield, no complaints . Well, paint behind the tires looks like crap now, so this car should have had built-in 'mud guards'.
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Finnegan Dog Listener 703 Rep 7,850 Posts Drives: Z4M/. Z3M, E36/46 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Teaching the dog to slalom iTrader: (22)	Sure, Norcal to Socal and back, trips here, trips there. It's comfortable when you need it to be and fun when you need it to be. Holds a decent amount of luggage. Aside from frequent fuel stops no real downsides to using it on trips...
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Templar Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: One of the coasts... iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	I'm going to drive mine pretty good when I pick it up upon arrival out of the sand box... The only time I don't plan on driving it is when I am bringing my dogs somewhere, I'll use my other car for that. I love the dogs, but they aren't drooling all over my leather seats! __________________ '11 BMW E92 ///M3 - ZCP and DCT '15 Ford F-250 - Lariat, 6.7 Powerstroke Turbo-diesel
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Bubbles Brigadier General 2753 Rep 4,445 Posts Drives: Green Bastard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bishop Bend iTrader: (3)	In comfort mode, the M3 (ZCP) is is more comfortable than my 335i on long trips. The seats are fantastic for support. In fact, the M3 is more comfortable over "known" bumps and dips in the road than my 335i. I was very surprised how much better the M3 performed with absorbing the dip or suppressing the bump in the cabin. M3 performs better at the track as well. It makes you appreciate just how fantastic the M3's suspension performs in all situations. Best all-round car available IMO. Range isn't that bad, I'm getting 22-23mpg @ 80-85mph ~340 miles. __________________
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ShadeD1 First Lieutenant 38 Rep 330 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 xDrive 35i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Daily Driver and to and from track events all over texas. About 15k a year...love it for all duties
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