Who takes their M3 out driving just for fun?

LarThaL · 08-05-2012, 05:42 AM

Track time excluded, who here just goes out driving for fun from time to time?

I have the good fortune of living a short distance from some spectacular country driving roads. Usually about once a month, I go out in the very early morning and just blast around for a couple of hours.

Anyone else do this sort of thing?

///M Rakete · 08-05-2012, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarThaL

Track time excluded, who here just goes out driving for fun from time to time?

I have the good fortune of living a short distance from some spectacular country drivng roads. Usually about once a month, I go out in the very early morning and just blast around for a couple of hours.

Anyone else do this sort of thing?

With my M3, driving for fun is the only kind.

GIdriver · 08-05-2012, 05:53 AM

Me.

heart_doctor · 08-05-2012, 06:53 AM

All the time!!

CBS · 08-05-2012, 07:11 AM

My M3 isn't my DD so many times after a tough day I come home to "relax" by driving the M3. For some reason the sound of the motor / exhaust and carving through the Pocono Mountains always makes me smile. It's good therapy.

beton6 · 08-05-2012, 08:06 AM

I was going to ask, how other members here can hold the urge to drive it and not use it as a DD. I have a hard time climbing into my tundra and leave the M in the garage some times!

HeartMD · 08-05-2012, 08:11 AM

I do agree that the M has a great therapeutic effect on the soul. Im still trying to find some nice twisty backroad up in CT ( anyone feel free to recommend some), though I recently found a nice one which Ill get up really early as well on a nice sat/sun morning and get some steam out of the system.

Team Plutonium · 08-05-2012, 08:14 AM

I do that all the time as well. It's good for the soul.

mdynamics · 08-05-2012, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LarThaL

Track time excluded, who here just goes out driving for fun from time to time?

I have the good fortune of living a short distance from some spectacular country drivng roads. Usually about once a month, I go out in the very early morning and just blast around for a couple of hours.

Anyone else do this sort of thing?

Which country roads? I don't live that far from you and would like to try new roads.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 08-05-2012, 09:12 AM

Driving for fun starts every time I push the START button

I take her for those missed items to the store and when I do always take the long way home

Edit ... Another cross country road trip is planned for 2013 .... London, Ontario - Canada > Chicago ... Then following Route 66 all the way to LA ... Then up the coastal highway route 1 all the way to Vancouver Canada and back home to London Ontario. Done a similar trip in 2010 in my then Z4 just not exactley as outlined above.

mlhj83 · 08-05-2012, 09:20 AM

All the time. If only fuel wasn't so expensive over here - at £90 a tank, I would do it everyday.

kmarei · 08-05-2012, 09:21 AM

Every time I take the M3 out, it's fun

Even after 4 hers of ownership
It's still a pleasure to drive it every day, every errand.

FairladyZ · 08-05-2012, 09:22 AM

I find myself "itchy" when not driving this car. When I sleep, she calls my name in a haunting way.

M3Now! · 08-05-2012, 09:30 AM

At least every couple of weeks. There's a good country road that winds along the lake less than ten miles from my house, was out there yesterday testing the new tires. Wheeeee!!

Cheers

mhabs · 08-05-2012, 09:32 AM

All the time - there's nothing like an early morning drive in the hills/twistys. Moreover, one really doesn't have to speed to have fun...so much of the reward is in the handling, feedback, feel, engine and exhaust noise.

Eau Rouge · 08-05-2012, 09:36 AM

My M3 isn't my DD. I do take it out for drives a few times a week and those are invariably a pleasure and fun.

lorinzo · 08-05-2012, 09:39 AM

With my new sound upgrade.... it's fun x 10!

dagolfpro · 08-05-2012, 09:58 AM

Just put 100 miles yesterday. Most of it on twisties on back roads. Mines Road in Livermore, CA in case if anyone is wondering.

ajvee · 08-05-2012, 10:01 AM

I went for a movie an hour away yesterday just to drive the car.

Mike van D · 08-05-2012, 10:04 AM

All the time...even in the rain or snow. ooooh, can hear some of you gasping!

VMcV3y · 08-05-2012, 10:05 AM

12,000 miles of fun in about six months.

0% of that is commuting to work. 100% fun.

.

minigearhead · 08-05-2012, 10:29 AM

a better question would be: who DOESN'T do that??

08-05-2012, 05:42 AM	#1
LarThaL Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: West Springfield, MA Posts: 1,766 iTrader: (0)	Who takes their M3 out driving just for fun? Track time excluded, who here just goes out driving for fun from time to time? I have the good fortune of living a short distance from some spectacular country driving roads. Usually about once a month, I go out in the very early morning and just blast around for a couple of hours. Anyone else do this sort of thing? __________________ Daily: Porsche Cayenne GTS Toy: BMW ///M3 Last edited by LarThaL; 08-05-2012 at 11:39 AM.
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08-05-2012, 05:53 AM	#3
GIdriver Major Drives: 2011 SG/FR E90 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Somewhere in Time Posts: 1,136 iTrader: (0)	Me. __________________ Akrapovic Evolution with Carbon Fiber tips \| Akra Evo ESS tune \| Dinan Pulley \| AA Green Filter \| iND Cosmetic Package (Color Matched Front Grilles/Reflectors/Side Gills) in Space Gray \| LUX H8 Angel Eyes.

08-05-2012, 06:53 AM	#4
heart_doctor Private First Class Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Alpine White Join Date: May 2011 Location: USA Posts: 160 iTrader: (0)	All the time!! __________________

08-05-2012, 07:11 AM	#5
CBS Captain Drives: E90 M3 - E60 528xi Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 870 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 E90 [4.85] 2009 BMW 528xi [0.00] 2008 BMW 328xi [0.00]	My M3 isn't my DD so many times after a tough day I come home to "relax" by driving the M3. For some reason the sound of the motor / exhaust and carving through the Pocono Mountains always makes me smile. It's good therapy. __________________ ESS VT-1 550 \| M24 Oil Cooler \| Fall Line Half Cage \| RaceTech 4009W \| 6 pt Harness \| Rear Seat Delete \| Motion Control DA Dampers w/remote reservoirs \| 900/650 Hyperco Springs \| RD Sport Sway Bars \| Brembo 380 BBK \| GC Camber Plates \| Michelin Cups \| GTS Black Wheels \| Eisenmann Sport \| Stack Gauges \| Painted Challenge Front Lip \| Painted ZCP Rear Spoiler \| Xpel Ultimate Film \| LuxAngelEyes

08-05-2012, 08:11 AM	#7
HeartMD Lieutenant Drives: 2011.75 MW,ZCP E92 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: CT Posts: 452 iTrader: (0)	I do agree that the M has a great therapeutic effect on the soul. Im still trying to find some nice twisty backroad up in CT ( anyone feel free to recommend some), though I recently found a nice one which Ill get up really early as well on a nice sat/sun morning and get some steam out of the system. __________________ 2011.75 E92 MW/BB extended,ZCP,ZP2,ZCV, IPOD,BMW APPS, Heatedseats,6MT, Edition Black Chrome Grills & Side Gills, CF splitters, CF performance spoiler, CF mirror caps, Turner black anodized pedals, Akropovic Evolution exhaust w/CF tips, Still Undecided on tune, AFE Pro5r, AFE intake scoops, LUX H8 2009 E92 JB/Black 335 xdrive (retired)

08-05-2012, 08:06 AM	#6
beton6 Private Drives: E92 M3 MW/BB ZCP Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 63 iTrader: (0)	I was going to ask, how other members here can hold the urge to drive it and not use it as a DD. I have a hard time climbing into my tundra and leave the M in the garage some times!

08-05-2012, 08:14 AM	#8
Team Plutonium Major General Drives: 911 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate Posts: 8,467 iTrader: (1)	I do that all the time as well. It's good for the soul. __________________ 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

08-05-2012, 09:12 AM	#10
Mr. ///M3 RD Major General Drives: M3 Summer & C350 4MATIC Winter Join Date: May 2010 Location: GTA, Ontario - Canada Posts: 7,539 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 Coupe e92 [3.00] 2011 Benz 350 4MATIC [1.00] 1967 Restored Merce ... [0.00] 1987 BMW 535is [0.50] Cars from the Past [1.50] The ///M3 Engine S65 [3.50]	Driving for fun starts every time I push the START button I take her for those missed items to the store and when I do always take the long way home Edit ... Another cross country road trip is planned for 2013 .... London, Ontario - Canada > Chicago ... Then following Route 66 all the way to LA ... Then up the coastal highway route 1 all the way to Vancouver Canada and back home to London Ontario. Done a similar trip in 2010 in my then Z4 just not exactley as outlined above. __________________ Cheers, Rolf-Dieter Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well ---> Click here for some good stuff I found Last edited by Mr. ///M3 RD; 01-20-2013 at 02:28 PM. Reason: Edit ... Added plan for 2013

08-05-2012, 09:20 AM	#11
mlhj83 Scythe-Meister Drives: '11 E92 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Posts: 891 iTrader: (0)	All the time. If only fuel wasn't so expensive over here - at £90 a tank, I would do it everyday.

08-05-2012, 09:21 AM	#12
kmarei Major General Drives: 1988 M3 Evo II Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Reston, VA Posts: 6,033 iTrader: (32)	Every time I take the M3 out, it's fun Even after 4 hers of ownership It's still a pleasure to drive it every day, every errand. __________________ "There are two opinions in this world. Mine and the wrong one." -- Jeremy Clarkson

08-05-2012, 09:22 AM	#13
FairladyZ Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver Posts: 224 iTrader: (0)	I find myself "itchy" when not driving this car. When I sleep, she calls my name in a haunting way.

08-05-2012, 09:30 AM	#14
M3Now! Second Lieutenant Drives: 09 E93, Jerez Black Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 293 iTrader: (0)	At least every couple of weeks. There's a good country road that winds along the lake less than ten miles from my house, was out there yesterday testing the new tires. Wheeeee!! Cheers __________________ 2009 E93 M3 - it's, um, pretty fun

08-05-2012, 09:32 AM	#15
mhabs Lieutenant Drives: M3 (E90) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Francisco Posts: 446 iTrader: (0)	All the time - there's nothing like an early morning drive in the hills/twistys. Moreover, one really doesn't have to speed to have fun...so much of the reward is in the handling, feedback, feel, engine and exhaust noise.

08-05-2012, 09:36 AM	#16
Eau Rouge Captain Drives: 2012 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Florida's Emerald Coast Posts: 600 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW E92 M3 [4.50]	My M3 isn't my DD. I do take it out for drives a few times a week and those are invariably a pleasure and fun. __________________ M3 PCD: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=693856 BMWCCA member 403112

08-05-2012, 09:39 AM	#17
lorinzo Captain Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 627 iTrader: (0)	With my new sound upgrade.... it's fun x 10! __________________ \| 2011.75 M3 Sedan \| Le Mans Blue \| M-DCT \| ZC2 \| ZCP \| ZP3 \| Moonroof \| Enhanced Premium Sound \| Dinan free flow exhaust \| Dinan performance engine software \| Dinan underdrive pulley \| Dinan intake \| Dinan pedals \| Bimmian Ultimate LED interior \| Lux H8 V3 \| WeissLicht PY24W LED \| 20% tint \| IND reflectors \| IND front grills \| IND key hole cover \| IND hood vents \| IND M5 mirror covers \| Reus Systems audio upgrade \| Verstraβe shifter paddles \|

08-05-2012, 09:58 AM	#18
dagolfpro Major Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Union City, CA Posts: 1,167 iTrader: (4)	Just put 100 miles yesterday. Most of it on twisties on back roads. Mines Road in Livermore, CA in case if anyone is wondering. __________________ 2011 E90 AW \| DCT \| ZCP \| ZCV \| ZCW \| ZP2 \| Prem Sound \| Moonroof \| BMW Apps \| ACM Exhaust Mod \| M Perf Steering Wheel \| Tint \| Lux \| Painted Reflectors \| Hardwired V1 \| KW V3 \| Volshlag CP \| Brembo BBK \| 18" Volks TE37SL Pressed Graphite \| Yokohama AD08 \| Schroth 4 Point Harness \| I swear I'm done, no more mods...

08-05-2012, 10:01 AM	#19
ajvee Major Drives: None Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: None Posts: 1,376 iTrader: (11)	I went for a movie an hour away yesterday just to drive the car.

08-05-2012, 10:04 AM	#20
Mike van D Major Drives: SG X6 35i; MW e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 1,112 iTrader: (0)	All the time...even in the rain or snow. ooooh, can hear some of you gasping! __________________ ...just enjoying life.

08-05-2012, 10:05 AM	#21
VMcV3y Lieutenant Drives: 2012 M3 Cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 588 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2000 Honda ST1100 [0.00] 2012 M3 Cabriolet [5.00] 2006 Honda CBR600RR [0.00]	12,000 miles of fun in about six months. 0% of that is commuting to work. 100% fun. . __________________ 2012 ///M3 Cabriolet; Le Mans Blue Metallic. . . . .Munich . . . >. . . .Houston Proving every day to the world that BMW's have turn signals!

08-05-2012, 10:29 AM	#22
minigearhead 14 year old+m3=what could go wrong? Drives: Interlagos Blue e93 6MT m3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York Posts: 650 iTrader: (0)	a better question would be: who DOESN'T do that?? __________________ interlagos blue e93- tan interior-bought it on friday february 3rd!!

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