Signup To Test Drive an M3

AZ-BMW · 04-08-2008, 07:37 PM

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...n/Default.aspx

Go to this Link, Select Registration, Enter your Zip Code, Select a dealer near you, Signup for a Test Drive on the designated Date. It's for the BMW Ultimate Drive event, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and it is making it's way across the U.S. from East to West :thumbup:

I signed up this morning for a ~1 hour test drive in an M3, then later in an X5. Unfortunately my local dealers are selling the M3s as fast as they arrive, so this will be my oportunity to play for ~1 hour.

scollins · 04-08-2008, 07:58 PM

Crap, it says "Registration for your area is not avialable until 5/13/08." So I guess I need to put a reminder in my calendar for it......

I get back from vacation on 6/18/08, so I hope I'm recovered enough by 6/21 (date of local event.)

AZ-BMW · 04-08-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by scollins

Crap, it says "Registration for your area is not avialable until 5/13/08." So I guess I need to put a reminder in my calendar for it......

Yeah, my signup date was today. I recommend if you want to test drive the M3 that you signup very, very early (maybe 12:05am or something) on 5/13/08. When I signed up this morning at ~6am there were only 4 reservations slots left for an M3 test drive at my dealer. Later in the day there were none and none at another dealer in town.

Unleashed603 · 04-08-2008, 11:46 PM

I just did that drive for the cure thing today at my local dealer. The M3 is a beast. I didnt pre register but it only took about an hour or two for my turn to come up in line for the m3. Im sure you will be driving the same M3 i did since they travel around. Its a white coupe with carbon fiber roof, loaded with black leather. It is very fun to get to flog a new M3 for a while haha.

Shade · 04-08-2008, 11:53 PM

My local dealer doesnt allow test drive on their demo car, they claim they need to keep the mileage low and try to sell the car.

Socale92 · 04-09-2008, 12:06 AM

registration in my area isnt available til the 15th

scollins · 04-09-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AZ-BMW

Yeah, my signup date was today. I recommend if you want to test drive the M3 that you signup very, very early (maybe 12:05am or something) on 5/13/08. When I signed up this morning at ~6am there were only 4 reservations slots left for an M3 test drive at my dealer. Later in the day there were none and none at another dealer in town.

Thanks for the advice. I'm usually up pretty late, so I put a reminder in Outlook the night before to register.

That is, if I can withstand the urge to just get one......

Anyone want to buy an '07 E90 335i (no mods except ceramic tint) with 8,000 miles for $41k?

tturedraider · 04-09-2008, 12:52 AM

fyi - ya have to be 30 to drive it. They also have a Alpina B7.

scollins · 04-09-2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tturedraider

fyi - ya have to be 30 to drive it. They also have a B7 Alpina.

Check! Got that coverd by 20%......

AZ-BMW · 04-09-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadeM3

My local dealer doesnt allow test drive on their demo car, they claim they need to keep the mileage low and try to sell the car.

As I understand it, they are not (or at least the M3s) dealer demo cars, but test drive cars supplied by BMWNA for this special event. I believe BMW does something similar every year.

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Originally Posted by Unleashed603

I just did that drive for the cure thing today at my local dealer. The M3 is a beast. I didnt pre register but it only took about an hour or two for my turn to come up in line for the m3. Im sure you will be driving the same M3 i did since they travel around. Its a white coupe with carbon fiber roof, loaded with black leather. It is very fun to get to flog a new M3 for a while haha.

Just curious: Did it already have over 1,200 miles on it? [just past breakin]

tturedraider · 04-09-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by AZ-BMW

As I understand it, they are not (or at least the M3s) dealer demo cars, but test drive cars supplied by BMWNA for this special event. I believe BMW does something similar every year.

This is correct. Actually there are two fleets of them that cross the country.

Unleashed603 · 04-09-2008, 11:13 AM

everyone is right, is not the dealer cars it is a special group of cars that travel around and do this event. They have 4 1 series, 4 3 series, 3 6 series, 2 5 series, one of them a wagon. and a manual M3 and alpina B7. Also have 4 z4's one of them is manual also. And the M3 already had 11 thousand on it. most of the cars besides the 1's had about that much.

AZ-BMW · 04-09-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Unleashed603

everyone is right, is not the dealer cars it is a special group of cars that travel around and do this event. .... And the M3 already had 11 thousand on it.

Well then it is broken-in and ready for romping

BTW, do they let you take it out by yourself or do they have a BMW rep ride shotgun?

Unleashed603 · 04-09-2008, 11:12 PM

All by yourself, they dont even tell you rules or anything. You just sign your name on a sheet of paper and hop in. The people running it were very laid back and nice. They give you a specified route to take but a lot of the guys that were there did not follow it and the M3 was gone for about 45 minutes one time and they didnt really seem to care... and yes it is more than ready for romping haha. I certainly tried my best to warm up the tires for you guys

MontegoblueE92 · 04-10-2008, 12:16 AM

Yeah I drove it a couple weeks ago. It's not chaperoned or anything. I don't think it ever has. Other than the Hydrogen 7 last year, a BMW rep would ride with you and tell you about it and how it would switch between H and gasoline. Pretty cool.

Our Drive for the Cure was the 31st. Luckily for us, our route includes a 2 mile straightaway with no turnoffs that runs along a field. You better believe that the M3 and the Alpina have hit the rev limiters more than once. And not just by me either.

They're street legal rocket ships.

thetastelingers · 04-10-2008, 06:57 AM

boo

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Registration is closed for all markets in your area.

tturedraider · 04-12-2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by thetastelingers

boo

That's OK. They take walk ups, too. All you need is some time and patience and you'll probably be able to drive whatever you want.

NocturnalEVO · 04-15-2008, 04:59 PM

Damn.. not til August 26th, 2008 in my area grr...

Is it true, you have to be > 30 years old?

tturedraider · 04-16-2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by NocturnalEVO

Damn.. not til August 26th, 2008 in my area grr...

Is it true, you have to be 30 years old?

For the M3 and the Alpina B7.

AZ-BMW · 04-17-2008, 03:45 PM

bump

Revin9k · 04-17-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tturedraider

For the M3 and the Alpina B7.

anyone tried to drive the m3 thats under 30?

im in the market for an m3 but im only 26...think they would care?

jilTed · 04-17-2008, 08:12 PM

Hmmm...I dont even know where to start on this.....I tried to sign up and couldnt since I was underage....it seems like you gotta be 30 to drive an M3...so I emailed my CA and he said "he will do everything he can to get me a drive" not having heard from him since I signed up for to drive a 645 and a Z4...major bummer...like my old thread

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AZ-BMW Captain 51 Rep 965 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 E93 w/DCT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sunny, Warm AZ iTrader: (0)	Signup To Test Drive an M3 http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Conte...n/Default.aspx Go to this Link, Select Registration, Enter your Zip Code, Select a dealer near you, Signup for a Test Drive on the designated Date. It's for the BMW Ultimate Drive event, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and it is making it's way across the U.S. from East to West :thumbup: I signed up this morning for a ~1 hour test drive in an M3, then later in an X5. Unfortunately my local dealers are selling the M3s as fast as they arrive, so this will be my oportunity to play for ~1 hour. __________________ 2009 AW M3 E93 - Black Novillo\|DCT\|ZTP\|ZPP\|752 Enh Audio\|4UT\|Heated Seats\|6FL\|6NF\| For jpg's: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...=186382&page=4 Traded: 2007 335i E93 Last edited by AZ-BMW; 04-08-2008 at 08:16 PM..
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Unleashed603 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 00 323ci and 88 325is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Baton Rouge , LA iTrader: (0)	I just did that drive for the cure thing today at my local dealer. The M3 is a beast. I didnt pre register but it only took about an hour or two for my turn to come up in line for the m3. Im sure you will be driving the same M3 i did since they travel around. Its a white coupe with carbon fiber roof, loaded with black leather. It is very fun to get to flog a new M3 for a while haha.
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Shade Captain 47 Rep 902 Posts Drives: 12 AW F10 M5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago / Hong Kong iTrader: (1)	My local dealer doesnt allow test drive on their demo car, they claim they need to keep the mileage low and try to sell the car. __________________ 08 E92 M3 AW M-DCT 09 INDxRENN-SPEC Project GT-R
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Socale92 DCT Test Pilot 84 Rep 558 Posts Drives: ???? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: los angeles iTrader: (1)	registration in my area isnt available til the 15th
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Unleashed603 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 00 323ci and 88 325is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Baton Rouge , LA iTrader: (0)	everyone is right, is not the dealer cars it is a special group of cars that travel around and do this event. They have 4 1 series, 4 3 series, 3 6 series, 2 5 series, one of them a wagon. and a manual M3 and alpina B7. Also have 4 z4's one of them is manual also. And the M3 already had 11 thousand on it. most of the cars besides the 1's had about that much.
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Unleashed603 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 00 323ci and 88 325is Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Baton Rouge , LA iTrader: (0)	All by yourself, they dont even tell you rules or anything. You just sign your name on a sheet of paper and hop in. The people running it were very laid back and nice. They give you a specified route to take but a lot of the guys that were there did not follow it and the M3 was gone for about 45 minutes one time and they didnt really seem to care... and yes it is more than ready for romping haha. I certainly tried my best to warm up the tires for you guys
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MontegoblueE92 Captain 76 Rep 956 Posts Drives: It Like He Stole It Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: M-Town iTrader: (0)	Yeah I drove it a couple weeks ago. It's not chaperoned or anything. I don't think it ever has. Other than the Hydrogen 7 last year, a BMW rep would ride with you and tell you about it and how it would switch between H and gasoline. Pretty cool. Our Drive for the Cure was the 31st. Luckily for us, our route includes a 2 mile straightaway with no turnoffs that runs along a field. You better believe that the M3 and the Alpina have hit the rev limiters more than once. And not just by me either. They're street legal rocket ships.
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jilTed Enlisted Member 3 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 318ti Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 318ti [0.00]	Hmmm...I dont even know where to start on this.....I tried to sign up and couldnt since I was underage....it seems like you gotta be 30 to drive an M3...so I emailed my CA and he said "he will do everything he can to get me a drive" not having heard from him since I signed up for to drive a 645 and a Z4...major bummer...like my old thread
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