Do you let your kids ride in the M?

Cold Steel · 02-26-2011, 04:03 PM

My wife thinks I'm nuts. During wet or snowy days I make my kids take off their shoes/boots when sitting in the M. In fact if I could create a "body condom" without upsetting child social services I would. Is anyone else as anal as I am?

Glop · 02-26-2011, 04:11 PM

Agree with your wife

. I just clean my car, it's not a big deal. They're kids, they run and play and have dirty shoes that's what they do. It's not like they're permanently damaging anything. I have 2 kids, 6 and 4.

U235 · 02-26-2011, 04:17 PM

We are planning/working on kids so my wife and I talk about this frequently. We have two other cars which are better suited for kids, a big Toyota Sequoia and a TDI Jetta with leatherette. The leatherette cleans easily and the sequoia is basically a utility truck so I don't care. I see no reason to drive the m3 with kids. IRS not like I'll drive fast. She sort of agrees.

It'll end up being a rare time kids get in the car, but from time to time, I'm sure they'll be in it.

We don't drive it in the rain an wouldn't take it anyways to a place we'd get dirty (eg hiking, swimming, etc).

Assuming my kids don't throw crap everywhere, I don't think there will be too much issue.

sawzall · 02-26-2011, 04:19 PM

Not nearly as anal.

My nephew loves riding in the M3. I just help him brush off his boots before he gets in.

_Jono_ · 02-26-2011, 04:21 PM

Its an m3...not a lambo. thats a little to anal. I mean telling them to brush off there feet is ok.

Serious · 02-26-2011, 04:41 PM

That's pretty stupid. Floormats are what $100? Ifcyoure that anal about it buy the rubber all weather mats

Rambo · 02-26-2011, 04:43 PM

I agree about being selective about your passengers. I have a colleague that has dandruff and I make him drive to lunch. I have a friend that sits on the ground (outdoor) most of time. I ride my moped to meet up with him. I have a fat father in law that smokes and douses cheap cologne to hide the cigarette smell. He also eats a lot of raw garlic in the morning. I take my wife's car to drive him around.

I certainly understand about kids. My friends car is all scuffed up by the kids shoes and toys. I understand the M is not a lambo, but it is still a lot of money to most of us. With same money you can put a nice deposit for a condo flat.

If I had a late model corolla as my only car, I would still like to keep the car fairly new. Its just how I am. For those who grew up in a working class family, we certainly appreciate having a nice condition car.

There are times were we can control the x factors, why make it hard on us. Accidents do happen, however we can prevent or take caution to these events, such as training the kids to behave to sit still, no food or drinks, etc.

Seven7 · 02-26-2011, 04:55 PM

just buy rubber mats ==" Id even let my children drive me M if I have kids

E. Honda · 02-26-2011, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by k7-seven

just buy rubber mats ==" Id even let my children drive me M if I have kids

You stil hve to wait marriage + 16 years for that though haha

chrischeung · 02-26-2011, 05:08 PM

It's a car. It's supposed to serve me - not be an inconvenience to me. You can always just get a new one.

I've got 3 and 6 year old boys. They've always had access to my BMWs (6 in the last 6 years) with no problems. The materials in BMWs wear and clean well - I've never had a problem. I also let them eat most things in the car. I clean it up ASAP or as soon as practicable.

Just use some common sense.

NavidM3E92 · 02-26-2011, 05:12 PM

Theres a trunk for a reason

YUBS · 02-26-2011, 05:13 PM

2 Doors 2 people! Whoever gets to the passenger seat first, preferably my wife..

Crazy Bimmer · 02-26-2011, 05:14 PM

My nephews ride in my car but i put a towel on the seats. Mostly because Bamboo leather is a bitch to keep clean.

gblansten · 02-26-2011, 05:32 PM

I was so worried about kids getting my interior dirty that my wife and I decided to not even have kids.

Budge · 02-26-2011, 05:40 PM

All you need are some rubber mats and some ground rules.
1. No eating or drinking in the car.
2. No liquids in the car without a cap.
3. No art projects with GLITTER (herpes of the art world).
4. All backpacks (which usually contain art projects and/or food) go in the trunk.
5. Keep feet off the back of the seats.
6. Keep fingers off the windows.
My kids have known these rules since they were old enough to talk. They understand them and it's all good.

gambitx28 · 02-26-2011, 05:45 PM

I got an E90 so both kids could ride in it. It's my daily driver, and that includes dropping off the little ones at school.

With that said, I bought a pet cover that shields the entire rear seat. I also put seat back covers on the front seats.

+1 on the rules from Budge.

ShadeD1 · 02-26-2011, 05:46 PM

No Kids but if I did I would be happy to let them ride in the trunk

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cold Steel

My wife thinks I'm nuts. During wet or snowy days I make my kids take off their shoes/boots when sitting in the M. In fact if I could create a "body condom" without upsetting child social services I would. Is anyone else as anal as I am?

bape_sta206 · 02-26-2011, 06:18 PM

Incredible with some on the responses. I agree with the rubber floor mats. I have no kids but I'm sure I wouldn't mind cleaning.

paradocs98 · 02-26-2011, 06:41 PM

I used to be much more anal about this, but I've been getting better. After all, I got an E90 M3 (and E60 M5 before that) so that I could drive the family on weekends. I'd much rather drive my M3 with the kids in the back than my wife's MDX on weekends. I do try to clean the footprints off the seatbacks every couple of days, and I have a rule about no drinks or food in the car unless it's a sippy cup, but a large part of the point of having a 4-door M3 is having a fantastically responsive, sporty car that will also fit the family. If I didn't allow the family in the car, I'd get a 911 or a Z06 or an Exige.

mdosu · 02-26-2011, 06:55 PM

this is ridiculous. it's a car, it's made so ppl can sit in it. It's a people hauler.

I got he E90 with the expectations that I'll be hauling my kids in it.

mdosu · 02-26-2011, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Budge

All you need are some rubber mats and some ground rules.
1. No eating or drinking in the car.
2. No liquids in the car without a cap.
3. No art projects with GLITTER (herpes of the art world).
4. All backpacks (which usually contain art projects and/or food) go in the trunk.
5. Keep feet off the back of the seats.
6. Keep fingers off the windows.
My kids have known these rules since they were old enough to talk. They understand them and it's all good.

agreed 100% with 1-5, impossible for #6, lol

quiksi · 02-26-2011, 07:27 PM

seat covers and rubber mats sound like something I'll have to look into when the day comes... especially since I have speed cloth

02-26-2011, 04:03 PM	#1
Cold Steel Cutter Drives: 2011 E90 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 34 iTrader: (0)	Do you let your kids ride in the M? My wife thinks I'm nuts. During wet or snowy days I make my kids take off their shoes/boots when sitting in the M. In fact if I could create a "body condom" without upsetting child social services I would. Is anyone else as anal as I am? __________________ 2011 M3 (E90) DCT Le Mans Blue on Fox Red
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02-26-2011, 04:19 PM	#4
sawzall BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,010 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 Porsche 911S [5.00]	Not nearly as anal. My nephew loves riding in the M3. I just help him brush off his boots before he gets in. __________________ \| Alpinestars \| OMP \| HANS \| Pagid \| AiM \| Stilo \| JRZ \| Brembo \| Stoptech \|

02-26-2011, 05:12 PM	#11
NavidM3E92 Major Drives: 11 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,197 iTrader: (0)	Theres a trunk for a reason __________________ '11 E92 ///M3 ZCP - Space Gray '12 Mopar Charger '06 BMW 330CI ZHP '11 E92 ///M3 ZCP AW- Sold '06 E46 ///M3 ZCP JB- Sold

02-26-2011, 05:14 PM	#13
Crazy Bimmer The Jesal Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 5,727 iTrader: (15) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 [0.00]	My nephews ride in my car but i put a towel on the seats. Mostly because Bamboo leather is a bitch to keep clean. __________________ 2009 E90 M3

02-26-2011, 05:45 PM	#16
gambitx28 shop smart, shop s-mart Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 67 iTrader: (0)	I got an E90 so both kids could ride in it. It's my daily driver, and that includes dropping off the little ones at school. With that said, I bought a pet cover that shields the entire rear seat. I also put seat back covers on the front seats. +1 on the rules from Budge. __________________ 2008 E90 M3 (IB, Premium, Tech, Cold Weather packages, PDC, 6MT, 19")

02-26-2011, 04:11 PM	#2
Glop Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011.75 E93 / 2007 335 coupe Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 248 iTrader: (0)	Agree with your wife . I just clean my car, it's not a big deal. They're kids, they run and play and have dirty shoes that's what they do. It's not like they're permanently damaging anything. I have 2 kids, 6 and 4.

02-26-2011, 04:17 PM	#3
U235 09 X5 35d / 11 B8 S4 Drives: 09 E70 X5 35d Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 156 iTrader: (0)	We are planning/working on kids so my wife and I talk about this frequently. We have two other cars which are better suited for kids, a big Toyota Sequoia and a TDI Jetta with leatherette. The leatherette cleans easily and the sequoia is basically a utility truck so I don't care. I see no reason to drive the m3 with kids. IRS not like I'll drive fast. She sort of agrees. It'll end up being a rare time kids get in the car, but from time to time, I'm sure they'll be in it. We don't drive it in the rain an wouldn't take it anyways to a place we'd get dirty (eg hiking, swimming, etc). Assuming my kids don't throw crap everywhere, I don't think there will be too much issue.

02-26-2011, 04:21 PM	#5
_Jono_ Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 M3 DCT, 2012 GTR, Speed3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 217 iTrader: (0)	Its an m3...not a lambo. thats a little to anal. I mean telling them to brush off there feet is ok.

02-26-2011, 04:41 PM	#6
Serious 1M advocate Drives: Mz4 Coupe & 635csi racecar Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bellingham, Wa Posts: 738 iTrader: (0)	That's pretty stupid. Floormats are what $100? Ifcyoure that anal about it buy the rubber all weather mats __________________

02-26-2011, 04:43 PM	#7
Rambo New Member Drives: E90 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Chinatown Posts: 24 iTrader: (0)	I agree about being selective about your passengers. I have a colleague that has dandruff and I make him drive to lunch. I have a friend that sits on the ground (outdoor) most of time. I ride my moped to meet up with him. I have a fat father in law that smokes and douses cheap cologne to hide the cigarette smell. He also eats a lot of raw garlic in the morning. I take my wife's car to drive him around. I certainly understand about kids. My friends car is all scuffed up by the kids shoes and toys. I understand the M is not a lambo, but it is still a lot of money to most of us. With same money you can put a nice deposit for a condo flat. If I had a late model corolla as my only car, I would still like to keep the car fairly new. Its just how I am. For those who grew up in a working class family, we certainly appreciate having a nice condition car. There are times were we can control the x factors, why make it hard on us. Accidents do happen, however we can prevent or take caution to these events, such as training the kids to behave to sit still, no food or drinks, etc.

02-26-2011, 04:55 PM	#8
Seven7 First Lieutenant Drives: 2011 M3 E92 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 348 iTrader: (1)	just buy rubber mats ==" Id even let my children drive me M if I have kids

02-26-2011, 05:08 PM	#10
chrischeung Enlisted Member Drives: 2008 535i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NorCal Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	It's a car. It's supposed to serve me - not be an inconvenience to me. You can always just get a new one. I've got 3 and 6 year old boys. They've always had access to my BMWs (6 in the last 6 years) with no problems. The materials in BMWs wear and clean well - I've never had a problem. I also let them eat most things in the car. I clean it up ASAP or as soon as practicable. Just use some common sense.

02-26-2011, 05:13 PM	#12
YUBS Registered Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: High Desert, CA Posts: 4 iTrader: (0)	2 Doors 2 people! Whoever gets to the passenger seat first, preferably my wife..

02-26-2011, 05:32 PM	#14
gblansten Captain Obvious Drives: 2011 BMW M3 SSII/Black Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Thick ascending limb Posts: 1,248 iTrader: (0)	I was so worried about kids getting my interior dirty that my wife and I decided to not even have kids.

02-26-2011, 05:40 PM	#15
Budge Professional Trophy Husband Drives: '09 M3 Sedan DCT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 136 iTrader: (0)	All you need are some rubber mats and some ground rules. 1. No eating or drinking in the car. 2. No liquids in the car without a cap. 3. No art projects with GLITTER (herpes of the art world). 4. All backpacks (which usually contain art projects and/or food) go in the trunk. 5. Keep feet off the back of the seats. 6. Keep fingers off the windows. My kids have known these rules since they were old enough to talk. They understand them and it's all good.

02-26-2011, 06:18 PM	#18
bape_sta206 tha_good_life Drives: 2010 JzB E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,566 iTrader: (14) Garage List 2010 BMW M3 [4.27]	Incredible with some on the responses. I agree with the rubber floor mats. I have no kids but I'm sure I wouldn't mind cleaning.

02-26-2011, 06:41 PM	#19
paradocs98 Major Drives: 2011 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: May 2009 Location: NY Posts: 1,199 iTrader: (0)	I used to be much more anal about this, but I've been getting better. After all, I got an E90 M3 (and E60 M5 before that) so that I could drive the family on weekends. I'd much rather drive my M3 with the kids in the back than my wife's MDX on weekends. I do try to clean the footprints off the seatbacks every couple of days, and I have a rule about no drinks or food in the car unless it's a sippy cup, but a large part of the point of having a 4-door M3 is having a fantastically responsive, sporty car that will also fit the family. If I didn't allow the family in the car, I'd get a 911 or a Z06 or an Exige.

02-26-2011, 06:55 PM	#20
mdosu Help! Can't decide btw MW & AW, 1st world problems Drives: 2008.99989 SSII E90 "Civic" Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,886 iTrader: (4)	this is ridiculous. it's a car, it's made so ppl can sit in it. It's a people hauler. I got he E90 with the expectations that I'll be hauling my kids in it. __________________ Yes, that's a xmas tree in my trunk

02-26-2011, 07:27 PM	#22
quiksi Lieutenant Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 480 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011.5 E90 M3 [0.00] 2008 Toyota Tundra 5.7 [0.00]	seat covers and rubber mats sound like something I'll have to look into when the day comes... especially since I have speed cloth __________________ 2008 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD Off-Road 5.7 - Super White/Black 2011 E90 M3 6mt AW/Speed Cloth - Comp Pkg, Moonroof, non-iDrive - PCD 12/9/10 Painted reflectors, matte black kidneys/side vents, RemoteKey+, Homelink retrofit, V1 Hardwire, GP Thunder 8500K, modmy3 LED interior kit, VRS Replica CF Front Lip, Dinan Mufflers

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