Do you let your friends drive your M3?

spyderco10 · 02-09-2011, 12:40 AM

don't know, no one's ever asked me to drive it

RayC · 02-09-2011, 01:02 AM

If I know that they're good drivers I let them. However, usually if someone else is driving my car, it probably means I've had a few drinks.

Bimmerboy888 · 02-09-2011, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Krozi

They're lucky I let them sit in the passenger seat.

BPMSport · 02-09-2011, 01:10 AM

Not unless they have one too

emthreeboy · 02-09-2011, 01:17 AM

NO body drives my car except me! I don't care how awkward it gets when I say no,.

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Originally Posted by GotM1491

Its funny though because I've noticed that all my friends with m3s (e46 e92) are extremely anal about letting others drive.

Funny you mention that! But so true!!

CominAtYaBich · 02-09-2011, 01:58 AM

i feel weird when people ask

jonasaurus · 02-09-2011, 02:41 AM

Would have to be a me offering thing as opposed to a being asked kind of thing I suppose. You drive my car I'll drive yours perhaps?

radiantm3 · 02-09-2011, 02:50 AM

Most of my friends and family would never own a BMW, never mind an M car. Almost everyone I know despises BMW's so I let them drive hoping to show them the light. I let friends/family drive my car as long as they aren't bad drivers and can drive a manual well. The M3 is really easy to drive.

sensi09 · 02-09-2011, 03:07 AM

I'm super anal at first, but gladly that wears off some. With DCT, I'm less worried. All I ask is that they're careful and have clean hands, no joke.

luis_m3 · 02-09-2011, 03:57 AM

There is no F*** way!!! I wouldn't let anyone drive my M3 and I don't even have it yet. In fact, my wife already knows the deal; if I ever catch her in the driver seat and the car is ON, it's enough grounds for divorce.

Leg · 02-09-2011, 04:30 AM

Anyone willing to put petrol in is welcome. No takers yet.

quality_sound · 02-09-2011, 06:32 AM

Most people wouldn't even ask because they know how I am about my cars. Towards the end, after it lost it's "magic", I wouldn't have cared much.

quality_sound · 02-09-2011, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by luis_m3

There is no F*** way!!! I wouldn't let anyone drive my M3 and I don't even have it yet. In fact, my wife already knows the deal; if I ever catch her in the driver seat and the car is ON, it's enough grounds for divorce.

You're kidding, right?

bunnn · 02-09-2011, 06:40 AM

Wow some of you guys really have to chill, I teach my friends how to drive stick in my car. It's just a car. The only thing I ask for them to do is dodge potholes and any obstacles in the way, other than that I don't have any problem with it.

GreasyGinzo · 02-09-2011, 06:57 AM

Noone has yet but alls they have to do is ask

ns2000x · 02-09-2011, 07:12 AM

I'm a little surprised at how many forum members who go through the effort of registering on a forum to share their enthusiasm for a car don't take that a step further and sit trusted friends and colleagues behind the wheel.

One of the execs at the company I work for drives a Z4M and as soon as he found out I was a car guy, he booked us a 2pm meeting on a sunny day and threw me the keys. - He gets a drive as soon as my car returns from ED.

Another friend let me rip around some country roads in his pristine Stingray. He gets a drive, and so on.

My wife is an excellent driver, and I'll try and persuade her to drive my car as often as I can when we get it.

Also one of my best friends is series car guy, we both wrote for approval and were granted exemptions to work on the Forumal SAE race car in our final year of Aerospace Engineering (instead of being good little Aero guys and working on the UAV, Gas Turbine, or Satellite projects) back in the day. He recently bought a 2007 E90 328i, he'll get lot's of drives as I know he'd love an M3 if it fit his budget.

MDyDinanM · 02-09-2011, 07:38 AM

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i feel weird when people ask

+1

on few occasion, i would let a trusted friend drive. Said friends usually own a BMW and/or appreciate them...

formgen99 · 02-09-2011, 07:44 AM

yup...not like it's a Ferrari or Lambo

Poleposition · 02-09-2011, 07:51 AM

I want my friends to drive my car. I encourage my friends to drive my car. I've had one of the best track days I ever had when my wife came with me and did 5 laps. She was great. She can take the car whenever she wants. Mind you, she never does because she's too uptight about the rims, the rims. With the winter wheels on, she has no qualms. I actually enjoy watching my wife or friends blast thru the gears on the M. They have a smile from ear to ear and come to understand my passion. They cant help but acknowledge the sound and feel and it sticks with them forever. Ive taken this approach with every car some less $ than the M and some more. It makes me happy to share my passion with others I care about and it makes them happy too.

jonasaurus · 02-09-2011, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by luis_m3

There is no F*** way!!! I wouldn't let anyone drive my M3 and I don't even have it yet. In fact, my wife already knows the deal; if I ever catch her in the driver seat and the car is ON, it's enough grounds for divorce.

Bit extreme no? It is just a car after all

Radiation Joe · 02-09-2011, 07:56 AM

Welcome to M3Post. What a bunch of wadded up panty scrunchers.

The only people I won't let drive the car (by themselves) are teenage boys for the obvious reasons. With me in the car, anyone. I'm teaching the 14 year old to drive in the M3 because it's the only manual in the household, and I'm going to teach her on manual before automatic.

My better half wrecks cars on a regular basis. No amount of training seems to be able to cure her of this. She drives my car all the time. The brakes and handling might help her avoid an accident in the future. Besides, it's a damn safe car if she does get in an accident.

Jaypod · 02-09-2011, 08:00 AM

Wow guys its a Car! I have let a few of my friends and Dad drive my car. Its insured.

I have also been on the other side of the fence and have had the opportunity to drive other peoples cars and exotics so why not pay it forward. I have friends who are enthusiasts and would love to own an M3, but for various reasons its not in the cards.

02-09-2011, 12:40 AM	#23
spyderco10 Colonel 63 Rep 2,427 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI iTrader: (0)	don't know, no one's ever asked me to drive it __________________ “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16
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02-09-2011, 01:02 AM	#24
RayC Lieutenant 13 Rep 544 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Centreville, VA iTrader: (4)	If I know that they're good drivers I let them. However, usually if someone else is driving my car, it probably means I've had a few drinks.
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02-09-2011, 01:10 AM	#26
BPMSport BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 3387 Rep 7,541 Posts Drives: Harrop M3 / F10 M5 / F82 M4 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (9) Garage List 2000 BMW M5 [0.00] 1990 BMW 735i Turbo [0.00] 2008 BMW M3 [7.50] 2015 BMW M3 [0.00] 2015 BMW M5 [0.00]	Not unless they have one too
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02-09-2011, 01:58 AM	#28
CominAtYaBich Private First Class 1 Rep 152 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	i feel weird when people ask
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02-09-2011, 02:41 AM	#29
jonasaurus Brigadier General 76 Rep 3,178 Posts Drives: E90 M3 [Sold] Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Would have to be a me offering thing as opposed to a being asked kind of thing I suppose. You drive my car I'll drive yours perhaps? __________________ ///M3 \| E90 LCI \| Space Grey \| Fox Red with CF Structure \| 6MT \| 260M \| My build
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02-09-2011, 02:50 AM	#30
radiantm3 Apex Everything! 976 Rep 4,378 Posts Drives: 2007 Honda S2000, 2017 GT350 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cedar Park, TX iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 E92 M3 [9.35] 2014 BMW i3 [10.00]	Most of my friends and family would never own a BMW, never mind an M car. Almost everyone I know despises BMW's so I let them drive hoping to show them the light. I let friends/family drive my car as long as they aren't bad drivers and can drive a manual well. The M3 is really easy to drive. __________________ 2011 E92 M3(Sold). 2007 Honda S2000 (Track Car). 2016 Cayman GT4 (Sold). 2017 Shelby GT350 (AKA Crowd Killer). My pet project: https://stickershift.com
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02-09-2011, 03:07 AM	#31
sensi09 Lieutenant Colonel 30 Rep 1,789 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: socal iTrader: (1)	I'm super anal at first, but gladly that wears off some. With DCT, I'm less worried. All I ask is that they're careful and have clean hands, no joke.
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02-09-2011, 03:57 AM	#32
luis_m3 Low Pro... 35 Rep 1,067 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	There is no F*** way!!! I wouldn't let anyone drive my M3 and I don't even have it yet. In fact, my wife already knows the deal; if I ever catch her in the driver seat and the car is ON, it's enough grounds for divorce.
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02-09-2011, 04:30 AM	#33
Leg Captain 94 Rep 844 Posts Drives: E92 M3 V8 Alpine White Join Date: May 2007 Location: York, England iTrader: (0)	Anyone willing to put petrol in is welcome. No takers yet. __________________ E92 M3, Breyton GTS 19s, black and carbon all over Factory Mini John Cooper Works 211bhp MK Indy R track car (road legal) 300bhp+ per ton, sequential box VW Tiguan 4x4
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02-09-2011, 06:32 AM	#34
quality_sound 8 tracks of madness 62 Rep 2,735 Posts Drives: Slowly Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: At home iTrader: (1)	Most people wouldn't even ask because they know how I am about my cars. Towards the end, after it lost it's "magic", I wouldn't have cared much.
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02-09-2011, 06:40 AM	#36
bunnn Colonel 86 Rep 2,266 Posts Drives: like a grandma Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (12)	Wow some of you guys really have to chill, I teach my friends how to drive stick in my car. It's just a car. The only thing I ask for them to do is dodge potholes and any obstacles in the way, other than that I don't have any problem with it. __________________ Cheers Ben
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02-09-2011, 06:57 AM	#37
GreasyGinzo Captain 41 Rep 635 Posts Drives: '08 E92 AW 6MT M3(Totaled) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (1)	Noone has yet but alls they have to do is ask __________________
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02-09-2011, 07:12 AM	#38
ns2000x Converted 30 Rep 920 Posts Drives: '11 E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	I'm a little surprised at how many forum members who go through the effort of registering on a forum to share their enthusiasm for a car don't take that a step further and sit trusted friends and colleagues behind the wheel. One of the execs at the company I work for drives a Z4M and as soon as he found out I was a car guy, he booked us a 2pm meeting on a sunny day and threw me the keys. - He gets a drive as soon as my car returns from ED. Another friend let me rip around some country roads in his pristine Stingray. He gets a drive, and so on. My wife is an excellent driver, and I'll try and persuade her to drive my car as often as I can when we get it. Also one of my best friends is series car guy, we both wrote for approval and were granted exemptions to work on the Forumal SAE race car in our final year of Aerospace Engineering (instead of being good little Aero guys and working on the UAV, Gas Turbine, or Satellite projects) back in the day. He recently bought a 2007 E90 328i, he'll get lot's of drives as I know he'd love an M3 if it fit his budget. __________________ '11 BMW M3 E90 Jerez - Fox \| '17 BMW i3 BEV Protonic - Dalbergia
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02-09-2011, 07:44 AM	#40
formgen99 Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 216 Posts Drives: 2014 535i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Albuquerque, NM iTrader: (2)	yup...not like it's a Ferrari or Lambo __________________ 2014 535i Past Vehicles 2011.5 E92 M3, 2009 E93 M3, 2008 335xi, 2004 Mustang GT,....
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02-09-2011, 07:51 AM	#41
Poleposition ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 514 Rep 1,437 Posts Drives: very well Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY iTrader: (2)	I want my friends to drive my car. I encourage my friends to drive my car. I've had one of the best track days I ever had when my wife came with me and did 5 laps. She was great. She can take the car whenever she wants. Mind you, she never does because she's too uptight about the rims, the rims. With the winter wheels on, she has no qualms. I actually enjoy watching my wife or friends blast thru the gears on the M. They have a smile from ear to ear and come to understand my passion. They cant help but acknowledge the sound and feel and it sticks with them forever. Ive taken this approach with every car some less $ than the M and some more. It makes me happy to share my passion with others I care about and it makes them happy too. __________________ 2022 Individual M5 Comp Venetian Violet 2021 X6M Comp 2024 i4 M50 on order IG @purpleM5Comp_NY
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02-09-2011, 07:56 AM	#43
Radiation Joe Veni Vidi Vici 89 Rep 2,750 Posts Drives: '11 JB/BBe-6sp-e90 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Macungie PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 e90 M3-Sold [8.50] 2003 RS6 - Sold [0.00] 2009 e90 M3 - Gone [0.00] 2003 M3 SOLD [0.00] old 2002 [10.00]	Welcome to M3Post. What a bunch of wadded up panty scrunchers. The only people I *won't* let drive the car (by themselves) are teenage boys for the obvious reasons. With me in the car, anyone. I'm teaching the 14 year old to drive in the M3 because it's the only manual in the household, and I'm going to teach her on manual before automatic. My better half wrecks cars on a regular basis. No amount of training seems to be able to cure her of this. She drives my car all the time. The brakes and handling might help her avoid an accident in the future. Besides, it's a damn safe car if she does get in an accident. __________________ Dinan compliment of stuff plus PF rotors and RG63s. Enough for now. Why, yes. I am an abrasive bastard.
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02-09-2011, 08:00 AM	#44
Jaypod Brigadier General 125 Rep 4,971 Posts Drives: Frozen M3, AM V8V, 991 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (7)	Wow guys its a Car! I have let a few of my friends and Dad drive my car. Its insured. I have also been on the other side of the fence and have had the opportunity to drive other peoples cars and exotics so why not pay it forward. I have friends who are enthusiasts and would love to own an M3, but for various reasons its not in the cards.
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