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      07-03-2013, 07:49 AM   #67
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I know first world problems right! Just wondering what you guys do when you feel like you've taken your M3 as far as you want to take it? I'm not going to doing anything till next year, but if all goes well I might change it up a bit. Right now I just can't justify another 10-15K in modifications to the E90. With the turbo M's coming out, I don't see spending the money on a supercharger for a car that's 5-6 years old and has no warranty.

Not sure how long some of you keep your cars, but 3-4 years into it I always seem to get the itch. I'm even having thoughts of the dark side.... C63 or a used GTR

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I usually take it to an abandoned stretch of curvy road and drive the tar out of it. That cures boredom every time.
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      07-03-2013, 09:58 AM   #68
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I know first world problems right! Just wondering what you guys do when you feel like you've taken your M3 as far as you want to take it? I'm not going to doing anything till next year, but if all goes well I might change it up a bit. Right now I just can't justify another 10-15K in modifications to the E90. With the turbo M's coming out, I don't see spending the money on a supercharger for a car that's 5-6 years old and has no warranty.

Not sure how long some of you keep your cars, but 3-4 years into it I always seem to get the itch. I'm even having thoughts of the dark side.... C63 or a used GTR

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I usually take it to an abandoned stretch of curvy road and drive the tar out of it. That cures boredom every time.
Gonna try this today.
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      07-03-2013, 09:59 AM   #69
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Kart tracks are about all we have down here. Closet track is over 3 hours away one way
Putnam is a great beginner track and is 2 hrs away from Cinci.
Mid-Ohio is a blast and is 2.5 hrs away from Cinci, take Rudy P up on his offer!

I've had my E92 since 2009 and my eyes have not wandered...
Always wanted to do some driving classes.
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      07-03-2013, 10:42 AM   #70
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Joing the cast of fast and the furious 7, vin diesel and Paul walker can make good use of you and your m3. Fucking steal another tank.
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      07-03-2013, 11:11 AM   #71
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I had driven streets and track in the M3 before leaving the SUV at home for a vacation/road trip. A few thousand miles later, I had an entirely new facet of appreciation for the M3. So, if you get bored with street lights, back roads and track weekend, drive the beast to another part of the country. There's nothing like distance to make the heart grow fonder.
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      07-03-2013, 11:33 AM   #72
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A few thousand miles later, I had an entirely new facet of appreciation for the M3.
It is a great car for long trips over interstate highways (not as fun as the back roads, of course). Set throttle to Sport Plus, EDC on Comfort, and off you go. I do get special satisfaction blowing by the jerks who insist on cruising in the passing lane at 2 mph over the limit...
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      07-03-2013, 11:43 AM   #73
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Joing the cast of fast and the furious 7, vin diesel and Paul walker can make good use of you and your m3. Fucking steal another tank.
Humm I might need a bigger wing on the back!
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      07-03-2013, 12:33 PM   #74
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Gonna try this today.
Hope it gets your mind right.

I just ran out, a couple miles down the road, to fill up with gas, and I assure you the word "boring" never entered my head. Love this car...
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Throw it in the gutter and go buy another.
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      07-03-2013, 03:27 PM   #76
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Would your wife ever get into going along to the track with you? Maybe look at getting a Suburban, or something that can haul the M in a trailer, then load up the fam and head to where the track is. Hang out a couple days. While you're out "playing", the missus could take the kids and go do something, too--whether it's to go to the track for awhile with you, or not.

Also, go take those "just because" trips, every so often. Bored and sitting around on a Sunday? Call and see if a friend can hang out with the kids for just a bit, and you and the lady go tear up some country roads. Take her on a "date", and make sure to embarrass some teenage kid with a ragged out Altima with coffee can exhaust, for good measure!
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      07-03-2013, 05:19 PM   #77
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I have yet to keep a car beyond 3 years. I just got my M3 2 months ago, and already planning for next car. not that its happing anytime soon.
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      07-03-2013, 05:28 PM   #78
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I have yet to keep a car beyond 3 years. I just got my M3 2 months ago, and already planning for next car. not that its happing anytime soon.
And what is the next car gonna be?
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Probably a kia with 150 shot of nitrous.
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      07-03-2013, 05:48 PM   #80
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DO NOT SELL IT without taking it out on a racetrack just once!

Being passed by a $4500 110hp Miata in your $75,000 400-hp German behemoth is an experience not to be missed.

Instead of being bored, you'll spend your days wondering about how to unbolt the seats, what's the lightest and most uncomfortable seat to replace it with, camber, lightweight wheels and tires, whether to disable traction control, and of course a set of track brakes that won't melt by the 3rd session.

You have never lived until you've done 20 white-knuckle laps at Laguna Seca (or its local equivalent) while being hounded by little Japanese-made fleas.
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      07-03-2013, 05:59 PM   #81
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I travel a couple times a week for business and end up in shit rental cars. Worse than civics and sentras, horrible Mazdas and Kias. Every time I get home and pull the M3 out of the garage I fall in love again.
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And what is the next car gonna be?
Thats 3 years away, so really no real answer. theres a lot of next generations of a lot of cars coming out by then. not liking the direction of BMW m either. I am thinking the C7 z06 is going to be a monster with super aggressive styling of course with a N/A V8 motor. thats going to be the car to get.
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Probably a kia with 150 shot of nitrous.
I'd rather have a ford fiesta with some juice. Or a cougar with the Bugatti body kit.
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I'd rather have a ford fiesta with some juice. Or a cougar with the Bugatti body kit.
You can probably pick either up cheaply. How about shoehorning an ls3 in a miata.
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Almost bought a 2010 GT-R last month as an addition. I eventually changed my mind after I got to hear the owner's true reason for trying to sell it . It was his dream car to own, fulfilled his dream but owning it for street roads only does not make much sense (even less so than the M3). It's big torque grunt, turboed engine and AWD somehow became boring to him.
But Here is a car that would crush even a GT-R with the same turbo'ed V6 engine recipe. It does 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. 0-120mph in 4.8 seconds and driven by a world renowned pilot did the Colorado pike peaks climb in 1:30min faster than previous record. Watching the on board camera however cured me from wanting a turbo'ed engines. That engine sound is terrible. Careful what you wish for you might get it.

http://www.peugeot-sport.com/fr/accueil.html

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well in that case i wish for cate upton and bill gates money.
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Almost bought a 2010 GT-R last month as an addition. I eventually changed my mind after I got to hear the owner's true reason for trying to sell it . It was his dream car to own, fulfilled his dream but owning it for street roads only does not make much sense (even less so than the M3). It's big torque grunt, turboed engine and AWD somehow became boring to him.
But Here is a car that would crush even a GT-R with the same turbo'ed V6 engine recipe. It does 0-60 in 1.8 seconds. 0-120mph in 4.8 seconds and driven by a world renowned pilot did the Colorado pike peaks climb in 1:30min faster than previous record. Watching the on board camera however cured me from wanting a turbo'ed engines. That engine sound is terrible. Careful what you wish for you might get it.

http://www.peugeot-sport.com/fr/accueil.html
Interesting. I drove one a while back. Once I was able to re-attach my head to my neck I couldn't quit smiling.
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3 hours to Mid-Ohio is not bad at all...world class track too!

You can try autocross too. They're pretty fun, your car won't kick ass, but still fun nevertheless.
+1 and yeah you'll never use all the power even in stock form with AutoX but it's still fun and mind blowing getting beat by Mini's and Miata's but you do learn a lot about your car and the way it reacts to certain inputs etc. And AutoX is cheap and you can compete, I do it almost every weekend in the summer and it's $25 an event with my SCCA membership. Other than your budget for Tires and Gas it's very reasonable.
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