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

[positiveions]

my grandfather told me this long time ago: "if you don't want your car to be broken, then park it in the garage and never drive it". Nahh, can't do that. go out and enjoy it while you are still young.

[MCarRacr07]

took it and my kid to the University of Delaware....longest single trip in the car...and a few drives out to NJMP!!..LOL

[SonnyJack]

Originally Posted by That Nice Guy Beck!

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?

You've got more miles in 2 months than I have in 16 months! I've been on a few 300 mile round trips but so far nothing longer. Also, folks around here drive pretty bad in the snow so no winter set up for me. Drive my Expedition or walk.

So after you go to Cali and add the next 6K miles you are almost going to need a new set of rear tires? Holy smokes!!

So here's a question for everyone. Will BMW still cover the oil changes if there are 3-4 needed in one year?

[ersin]

Daily driver here. 100 miles per weekday -- 50 to and 50 from work. My mileage is similar to Bubbles. Except when traffic is light and I get to play.

I haven't taken it on a long trip because I have an SUV to take the whole family. If I didn't have to take the family then I'd take the M3. It's that good.


Cheers.

[BigHat]

Drive mine daily so it's no garage queen. Even took a moderate road trip up and back to Jersey (Stanley Cup game) to accrue some break-in miles a few months back.

While my buddy who has less than a great back noted that the seats were so supportive he felt like he hadn't even been in the car very long, I missed my 6 series for that type of travel. I LOVE driving it, but I in my mind it's a poor long "road trip" car. So I'll drive it often, just not 6000 miles a month.

Edit: IRT service, if you're under the mileage and the months, BMW will do unlimited oil services. Issue is that once it gets changed after break-in, you'd probably have to drive over 40,000 miles to get the computer to generate 3 oil change requirements in a year.

[Slpnbyu]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

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

DAMN!!!!! I am only getting 16-17 MPG with mixed highway and city.

[quality_sound]

Mine is sitting at almost 11K and It's 2 days shy of 6 months old. I took my winter set to the dealer on delivery day, and it's my DD. I take it everywhere.

[quality_sound]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

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

How??? Even at 75 the best the computer will read (and it's a MPG or 2 optimistic) is 20.6MPG. Calculated mileage has never been over 18.4MPG.

[SunnyD]

Originally Posted by mdosu

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.

Actually, you could probably sell that e36 for about 17k...

[Bubbles]

Originally Posted by Slpnbyu

DAMN!!!!! I am only getting 16-17 MPG with mixed highway and city.

It's flat here, not many hills and no mountains.

Originally Posted by quality_sound

How??? Even at 75 the best the computer will read (and it's a MPG or 2 optimistic) is 20.6MPG. Calculated mileage has never been over 18.4MPG.

If I reset at 75, my computer reads 25-26mpg, which I agree is optimistic. However, I calculate manually at fill up, which give me an ~ 22-23 mpg for highway trips. In stop-n-go driving, I get ~16-17 mpg. On the track ~7-9mpg.

[slimflem]

I'm about to put a small 1K on mine this wknd driving to the Smokey Mountains and back with my girl. I bought my M3 vs. lease, so I am in no way really that concerned with mileage. However, I am looking out for a beater just to have for whatever. Right now the M3 is my only ride.

One thing I do is take an extra quart of oil with me on trips. I always ask for a quart when I'm at the dealer (only a few times) so I can top it off if the +1 quart indicator ever came on.

I should also probably consider taking a jug of coolant too to be on the safe side.

[Moxie]

M3's garaged in the Winter

Take the 335d on trips

98 4-Runner's my Winter beater

97 320's my wifes Winter beater

If we were where it didn't snow, we'd drive 'em year round

[quality_sound]

Originally Posted by Bubbles

It's flat here, not many hills and no mountains.



If I reset at 75, my computer reads 25-26mpg, which I agree is optimistic. However, I calculate manually at fill up, which give me an ~ 22-23 mpg for highway trips. In stop-n-go driving, I get ~16-17 mpg. On the track ~7-9mpg.

That's really, really good. My combined driving (probably 90-10, more autobahn) have never netted me more than 18.4MPG and I reset and calculate at every fill up.

[quality_sound]

Originally Posted by Moxie

M3's garaged in the Winter

Take the 335d on trips

98 4-Runner's my Winter beater

97 320's my wifes Winter beater

If we were where it didn't snow, we'd drive 'em year round

What's the big deal about driving it in the snow. It was designed in Germany, by Germans, to be sold to Germans...that drive in the snow. I've never understood not driving it in the snow. It's only an M3, not a friggin Veyron or anything.

[Slpnbyu]

Year-round, daily driver here - road trips and all. Her first road trip was 1,165 miles through her homeland!

Dedicated 18" OEMs with Dunlop snow tires go on the car ~November and come back off ~March/April (temps consistently above 45 degrees during the day is my trigger).

[bobbyd1961]

Originally Posted by That Nice Guy Beck!

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?

jersey to dc once and to pennsy a couple times good to open it up for 2 hour + of high speeds

[Moxie]

Originally Posted by quality_sound

What's the big deal about driving it in the snow. It was designed in Germany, by Germans, to be sold to Germans...that drive in the snow. I've never understood not driving it in the snow. It's only an M3, not a friggin Veyron or anything.

It is to me. Put a plow on it.

[quality_sound]

^^^lol

[jrlee53]

It's my only car, so it goes everywhere in any weather in any distance. Makes trips that much more fun when driving it.

[ISAR]

Yep, I drive mine from Michigan to Georgia a couple times a year. It's a great car for road trips.

[AlexWK]

Originally Posted by That Nice Guy Beck!

anyone know anybody in Brooklyn that rolls back miles?

I KEED I KEED

no really anyone know anyone in bensonhurst? JOKING

Where are you located in Bensonhurst?

[Poppin Fresh]

I plan on driving her from NJ to NorCal soon as I get a job relocation.