My 2011 E90 M3 ED from start to finish...lots of pics - Page 2

Straight Dave · 06-25-2011, 09:32 PM

awesome write up with some real nice pics! just bought my 2011 e92 le mans blue today so i feel your pain because they have to put on some aftermarket stuff so gotta wait a week

MTROIS · 06-25-2011, 10:22 PM

Amazing! Thanks for sharing and definitely makes me regret I could not do ED.

Quick question: did you actually stop in Mulhouse on your way to Paris or you just drove by? I am from that area and there is a truly amazing car museum. A must see!

Gesler · 06-25-2011, 11:24 PM

Congrats! Great pics, thanks for sharing and putting up the screenshot of the map.

ijnoj09 · 06-26-2011, 12:04 AM

Congrats!

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by the-moss

Great writeup. My ED e92 is also on the elektra. Maybe we will PCD together.

That would be awesome...let me know when you find out about your PCD date

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MTROIS

Amazing! Thanks for sharing and definitely makes me regret I could not do ED.

Quick question: did you actually stop in Mulhouse on your way to Paris or you just drove by? I am from that area and there is a truly amazing car museum. A must see!

No I didn't, I drove from Bern to Paris through Dijon. I'll make sure I visit Mulhouse on my next ED trip

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiemyster

your last picture is full of win. you should frame it, thats a man in love. I know how you feel bro, EXCELLENT CHOICE!

AWE90M3ZCP is truly the best combo one could ever pick. I commend you on your excellent taste in motor vehicles.

Thanks a lot...I am truly in love with that car!

Mark's M · 06-26-2011, 09:36 AM

Wow, great writeup and excellent pics. Thanks for sharing!!!

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 09:37 AM

Thanks for all the comments...I had a blast

Team Plutonium · 06-26-2011, 09:39 AM

So awesome! Congrats and thanks for the photos!

EuroCarsOnline · 06-26-2011, 10:19 AM

It puts a big grin on my face to see you had an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing the great pics. Your detailed travel route has some great tips for future enthusiasts too. Bravo!

I really liked the last picture. It sums up how we all feel about our wonderful driving machines.

The PCD will update us as soon as they can about your re-delivery date. The instruction you will receive there will make you appreciate your M3 (if you can believe it) even more than you already do. It was great working with you.

Congratulations,
David

bsmack · 06-26-2011, 10:33 AM

This is a really great thread, thank you for posting your experience. The map is particularly helpful to me.

Did you get your car serviced over there at 1200 miles?

jacobe92 · 06-26-2011, 10:54 AM

Great pictures and write up, especially about the Nazi concentration camps. One day I would like my family and I to visit Germany and see all those historic places you and your wife have been. It was a monumental national shame and should never happen again. I'm so glad Germany had the human decency to preserve all those concentration camps for many generations to come.

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bsmack

This is a really great thread, thank you for posting your experience. The map is particularly helpful to me.

Did you get your car serviced over there at 1200 miles?

I actually decided to wait till the car gets back. It was only 40 miles over the 1200 miles. In fact, I talked to David (Aviles) and he has arranged for the car to be serviced before I pick it up at the PCD. It will be covered under the maintenance program. My understanding is that if you service the car in Europe must pay out of pocket and then submit it to BMW NA for a refund.

Thanks for your comments!

RCGM3 · 06-26-2011, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jacobe92

Great pictures and write up, especially about the Nazi concentration camps. One day I would like my family and I to visit Germany and see all those historic places you and your wife have been. It was a monumental national shame and should never happen again. I'm so glad Germany had the human decency to preserve all those concentration camps for many generations to come.

Agree 100%...

it should never happen again!!

saeedg48 · 06-26-2011, 11:05 AM

that's awesome! great combo

Orjan · 06-26-2011, 01:16 PM

Congrats on the car! And a great write-up... I love these ED threads

Tex 3er · 06-26-2011, 02:58 PM

Great report! Nice pics as well (though sad to see the Dachau ones). Congrats on your car. Had a good friend of mine take ED of his Valencia Orange 1M around the same time you were there.

--Nate

goldminer · 06-27-2011, 09:30 AM

Wow

I did ED from May 14 to May 27. Some of your shots are the same as mine. I went to Dachau and also to the Nurburgring. And my E92 M3 is on the Elektra now as well. As I write this the Elektra is pulling into Halifax harbour where mine will be unloaded.

goldminer · 06-27-2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by VictorH

I've done a very similar trip and to answer your questions.
Yes, GPS works great though in Italy I had nav tell me to make a left turn where there was no road or tell you to go the wrong way onto a one way, but overall it works fine and is really handy.
Insurance is provided for 2 weeks no charge but extra can be purchased, I seem to remember in 2 week increments. It's all handled very professionally and is great. I scratched my wheels in a tiny underground garage but they were fixed or replaced (I can't tell) and all the details are all taken care of.

Nice write up BTW.

I had exactly the same problem with Italy. There were tunnels that were not on the maps. When I came out of one of the tunnels the GPS said I driving though some farmer's field and couldn't provide me with directions until it found a road it knew about. The gas station finder didn't work worth a damn in Italy either. It kept directing me to quiet residential streets in older neighbourhoods where there had obviously never been a gas station. Other than that it worked great. I could never have done the trip without it.

dmist199 · 06-27-2011, 10:05 AM

awesome

RCGM3 · 06-27-2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goldminer

Wow

I did ED from May 14 to May 27. Some of your shots are the same as mine. I went to Dachau and also to the Nurburgring. And my E92 M3 is on the Elektra now as well. As I write this the Elektra is pulling into Halifax harbour where mine will be unloaded.

Mine still has another week before it gets to Brunswick...enjoy your car!!
How was the ring??...I still can't beleive it was closed when I got there

06-25-2011, 10:22 PM	#24
MTROIS Major Drives: on the wrong side of the Ocean Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (0)	Amazing! Thanks for sharing and definitely makes me regret I could not do ED. Quick question: did you actually stop in Mulhouse on your way to Paris or you just drove by? I am from that area and there is a truly amazing car museum. A must see! __________________ 2008 M3 Coupé \| BMW CCA Member

06-25-2011, 11:24 PM	#25
Gesler Second Lieutenant Drives: 335i e90 6MT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 235 iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Great pics, thanks for sharing and putting up the screenshot of the map. __________________

06-26-2011, 09:39 AM	#32
Team Plutonium Major General Drives: 911 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate Posts: 8,505 iTrader: (1)	So awesome! Congrats and thanks for the photos! __________________ Gone... ESS VT2-625 \| ESS Tune \| M24 Oil Cooler \| Brembo 380mm BBK \| Dinan 4.10 Diff \| KW Variant 3 Coilovers \| Dinan Camber Plates \| Dinan Strut Tower Braces \| Dinan X-Pipe \| Akrapovic Exhaust \| Vorsteiner GTS3 Bumper \| Varis System One Diffuser \| OEM Performance Spoiler \| Stack Gauges \| GTS Door Sills \| Volk TE37 \| Falken Azenis RT615K 275/315 \| Pulled Fenders \| Turner Stud Kit \| OMP ARS Racing Seats New: 991C2S

06-26-2011, 10:19 AM	#33
EuroCarsOnline Drives: BMW Individual M3 Sedan Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Northwest BMW Posts: 253 iTrader: (0)	It puts a big grin on my face to see you had an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing the great pics. Your detailed travel route has some great tips for future enthusiasts too. Bravo! I really liked the last picture. It sums up how we all feel about our wonderful driving machines. The PCD will update us as soon as they can about your re-delivery date. The instruction you will receive there will make you appreciate your M3 (if you can believe it) even more than you already do. It was great working with you. Congratulations, David __________________ Ultimate Buying Power BMWDavid@me.com www.bmweco.com 202-262-2900 Call Joy for Vehicle Status 443-883-6925

06-26-2011, 10:54 AM	#35
jacobe92 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 e92 Space Gray Comp pkg, Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dumaguete City, Philippines Posts: 221 iTrader: (1)	European delivery Great pictures and write up, especially about the Nazi concentration camps. One day I would like my family and I to visit Germany and see all those historic places you and your wife have been. It was a monumental national shame and should never happen again. I'm so glad Germany had the human decency to preserve all those concentration camps for many generations to come.

06-25-2011, 09:32 PM	#23
Straight Dave Lieutenant Drives: 2011.5 e92 m3 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 438 iTrader: (0)	awesome write up with some real nice pics! just bought my 2011 e92 le mans blue today so i feel your pain because they have to put on some aftermarket stuff so gotta wait a week

06-26-2011, 12:04 AM	#26
ijnoj09 Enlisted Member Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal 909/626 Posts: 40 iTrader: (3)	Congrats!

06-26-2011, 09:36 AM	#30
Mark's M Captain Drives: 2012 X5 35i but MISSING the M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stoney Creek, ON Posts: 692 iTrader: (2)	Wow, great writeup and excellent pics. Thanks for sharing!!!

06-26-2011, 09:37 AM	#31
RCGM3 Enlisted Member Drives: 2011 E90 M3 AW, 6MT, ZCP Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for all the comments...I had a blast

06-26-2011, 10:33 AM	#34
bsmack Private Drives: 2011 e92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 50 iTrader: (1)	This is a really great thread, thank you for posting your experience. The map is particularly helpful to me. Did you get your car serviced over there at 1200 miles?

06-26-2011, 11:05 AM	#38
saeedg48 Brigadier General Drives: 2008 6MT E90 M3 & 2012 CLS63 P Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Unknown Posts: 3,354 iTrader: (1)	that's awesome! great combo __________________ _______________

06-26-2011, 01:16 PM	#39
Orjan Lieutenant Drives: 1979 E21 323i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 422 iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the car! And a great write-up... I love these ED threads __________________ I am not young enough to know everything - Oscar Wilde

06-26-2011, 02:58 PM	#40
Tex 3er Future F32 Owner :-) Drives: 2010 MB GL 450 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5 iTrader: (0)	Great report! Nice pics as well (though sad to see the Dachau ones). Congrats on your car. Had a good friend of mine take ED of his Valencia Orange 1M around the same time you were there. --Nate __________________ 2010 MB GL 450

06-27-2011, 09:30 AM	#41
goldminer Lieutenant Drives: 2011 SG E92 M3, 6MT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 449 iTrader: (0)	Wow I did ED from May 14 to May 27. Some of your shots are the same as mine. I went to Dachau and also to the Nurburgring. And my E92 M3 is on the Elektra now as well. As I write this the Elektra is pulling into Halifax harbour where mine will be unloaded.

06-27-2011, 10:05 AM	#43
dmist199 Private First Class Drives: 335 xi LCI Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 179 iTrader: (0)	awesome

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