M withdrawals

davesaddiction · 09-03-2012, 03:23 PM

Left my car at the parking garage this past Thursday afternoon and will be flying in late tonight to drive her home (on empty freeway).

Can't wait... First time we've been apart for so long - ha!

Anyone else get this feeling?

quadpipes · 09-03-2012, 07:07 PM

About once an hour when I am away. Enjoy your drive home.

zenderm3 · 09-03-2012, 08:47 PM

All the time! In fact I don't drive my car anywhere nearly as often as I should!

Transfer · 09-03-2012, 09:07 PM

Yup. I'm on vacation right now with a rental Corolla. Let's just say its being driven like it has an ///M badge. Can't wait to get back to my M.

M3 Esq · 09-03-2012, 11:07 PM

Oh yeah, all the time. I was on vacation last week and didn't drive the M3. I had to take her out yesterday evening. Some ahole in a Maxima pulled up next to me and wanted a drag race. It didn't end well for him lol.

w00tw00t · 09-03-2012, 11:58 PM

well let me put it this way.. I sold mine about a year ago.. I have a bloody GTR .. and I'm still hanging out here... what does that tell you?

Powerbeast · 09-04-2012, 12:06 AM

Enjoy that beautiful drive.

geneatals · 09-04-2012, 12:12 AM

thats a great sig pic OP

///Madhatter · 09-04-2012, 03:28 AM

I get similar withdrawals when I turn off the engine.

nbennettksu · 09-04-2012, 07:22 AM

the best part of ANY work day is the drive home

M3 Esq · 09-04-2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by nbennettksu

the best part of ANY work day is the drive home

Agreed!

davesaddiction · 09-04-2012, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Transfer

Yup. I'm on vacation right now with a rental Corolla. Let's just say its being driven like it has an ///M badge.

Ha!

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Originally Posted by w00tw00t

well let me put it this way.. I sold mine about a year ago.. I have a bloody GTR .. and I'm still hanging out here... what does that tell you?

Oh man, sounds like you need to get back on the M "crack"... and soon!

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Originally Posted by geneatals

thats a great sig pic OP

Thanks! Was away from them, too. I got some nice big hugs this morning.

It was a great drive home, despite the construction zones and more traffic than I'd hoped. It still is a dream car for me - just walking up to it, hearing the engine and exhaust leaving the parking garage, that first real stab of the throttle... What a machine...

The last bit of my drive home is country roads, so I took the opportunity to light up the tires from a stop sign (and again at second gear) and fly through a short set of switchbacks.

Drive in this morning was pretty sweet, too (windows down, of course).

BMWNTHZST · 09-04-2012, 10:02 AM

I know how you feel. My car is 3,000km away from me right now

I`m driving a Nissan Altima in it`s absence.

I will be reunited with the M this Friday at 11:35am

and can`t wait. My car was picked up on Aug. 30th (on a closed trialer) to make the long trip to St John`s, Newfoundland. I`ll be driving the M in Targa this year

MRSSIIM3 · 09-04-2012, 11:47 AM

bro went 2 months without it i was going crazy

Sean@PYSpeed.com · 09-04-2012, 12:15 PM

Exact feeling when i'm out of the country for a long time.

THE TECH · 09-05-2012, 10:10 AM

This Sat will be 4 weeks for me. Longest ever so far.

jpan08 · 09-05-2012, 10:28 AM

Longest I've done was a month without it and that was tough

davesaddiction · 09-05-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by THE TECH

This Sat will be 4 weeks for me. Longest ever so far.

The one (only?) good thing about being away from my car for a little while was that it felt "new" to me for a couple days, almost like when I first bought it. It is pretty amazing how quickly you become acclimated to the power, handling, suspension, etc. Probably why so many people here end up supercharging at some point!

I drove my sister's older Passat while I was out with them, and the wallow in the suspension was so pronounced to me. But pretty much every car I've driven since getting my M feels like that now...

osteome · 09-05-2012, 11:28 AM

Longest for me was a year....deployment with R&R during winter.

NoM3ForMe · 09-05-2012, 11:35 AM

I still remember the first time I ever drove the new M3 back in 2008... and I mean every single detail.

I replay it in my head almost daily.

09-03-2012, 03:23 PM	#1
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09-03-2012, 07:07 PM	#2
quadpipes First Lieutenant 17 Rep 318 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 IB,'16 F22 M235i EB Join Date: May 2009 Location: Missippi USofA iTrader: (0)	About once an hour when I am away. Enjoy your drive home.
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09-03-2012, 08:47 PM	#3
zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	All the time! In fact I don't drive my car anywhere nearly as often as I should! __________________ ________________ 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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09-03-2012, 09:07 PM	#4
Transfer Major General 5254 Rep 5,874 Posts Drives: Bronco Wildtrak, Tesla MYP Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Issaquah, WA iTrader: (1)	Yup. I'm on vacation right now with a rental Corolla. Let's just say its being driven like it has an ///M badge. Can't wait to get back to my M.
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M3 Esq Automobilist 395 Rep 2,632 Posts Drives: E70 X5, 911 GT3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT iTrader: (12)	Oh yeah, all the time. I was on vacation last week and didn't drive the M3. I had to take her out yesterday evening. Some ahole in a Maxima pulled up next to me and wanted a drag race. It didn't end well for him lol.
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09-03-2012, 11:58 PM	#6
w00tw00t Colonel 408 Rep 2,171 Posts Drives: 2016 MW M4 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (13)	well let me put it this way.. I sold mine about a year ago.. I have a bloody GTR .. and I'm still hanging out here... what does that tell you?
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09-04-2012, 12:06 AM	#7
Powerbeast Lieutenant General 5414 Rep 10,825 Posts Drives: F80 M3 RarriRot Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal iTrader: (4)	Enjoy that beautiful drive.
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09-04-2012, 12:12 AM	#8
geneatals Ninja 390 Rep 4,014 Posts Drives: 2019 530e Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: So Cal (SFV) iTrader: (3)	thats a great sig pic OP __________________ 2019 AW G30 530e l ZPP l ZMP l ZDH Retired: 2016 F80 M3, 2012 E90 M3, 2008 535i
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09-04-2012, 03:28 AM	#9
///Madhatter Enlisted Member 0 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 AW ZCP Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	I get similar withdrawals when I turn off the engine. __________________ ///M3 e92 AW DCP DCT
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09-04-2012, 10:02 AM	#13
BMWNTHZST Enthusiast 194 Rep 1,283 Posts Drives: 2015 F80 M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (27) Garage List 2011 BMW E93 M3 [0.00] 2004 BMW M3 [9.50] 2015 BMW F80 M3 [0.00] 1997 BMW 840CI [9.50] 2011 BMW X5 M [10.00] 2008 BMW 335i Conve ... [8.40]	I know how you feel. My car is 3,000km away from me right now I`m driving a Nissan Altima in it`s absence. I will be reunited with the M this Friday at 11:35am and can`t wait. My car was picked up on Aug. 30th (on a closed trialer) to make the long trip to St John`s, Newfoundland. I`ll be driving the M in Targa this year __________________ 2017 Porsche 718 Boxster Carerra White / Garnet Red / Black 2013 Porsche 991.1 911 Carrera S Platinum Silver Metallic / Black and Yellow accents 2014 F31 328i xDrive Alpine White / Black
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MRSSIIM3 General 148 Rep 1,348 Posts Drives: M4 SO Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (5)	bro went 2 months without it i was going crazy
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09-05-2012, 10:10 AM	#16
THE TECH BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 307 Rep 13,093 Posts Drives: BPMsport 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Kansas iTrader: (45) Garage List 2013 Nissan GTR [0.00] 2019 Sierra Denali ... [0.00] 1999 Nissan Silvia [0.00] 1999 Nissan Skyline ... [0.00] 1998 Toyota Supra [0.00]	This Sat will be 4 weeks for me. Longest ever so far.
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09-05-2012, 10:28 AM	#17
jpan08 Second Lieutenant 42 Rep 245 Posts Drives: e36 M3, e92 M3, Triumph 675 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Longest I've done was a month without it and that was tough
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NoM3ForMe Major 37 Rep 1,440 Posts Drives: '10 Legacy, '07 Kia Sorrento Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ...location, location? iTrader: (0)	I still remember the first time I ever drove the new M3 back in 2008... and I mean every single detail. I replay it in my head almost daily. __________________ try { Life.Live(); } catch (Experience exp) { Console.WriteLine(exp.ToString(); } finally { Brian.Dispose(); } "There are only 10 kinds of people in the world; those that read binary, and those that don't."
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