|
|
08-13-2019, 10:16 PM | #45 | |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Quote:
The NY and CA people probably do a good job of swapping around stock exhaust for inspections. Although if I stay in CA I'd probably suck it up and just put cats back on.
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-13-2019, 10:31 PM | #46 |
Captain
1093
Rep 950
Posts |
I've done TX to NJ 2x in the last 2 months. Only thing I recommend for the trip is a quart of 10-60 and a AAA membership (some levels have a waiting period so do it now). Also, these cars are not comfortable when your doing 800-1000 miles a day...could be just me as I'm a big boned fat ass, not sure any car would be comfortable on those stretches. Also, these cars suck as campers at rest stops, just saying.
Heed my AAA suggestion. If you go into lip mode or completely blow out a tire you will need to be towed. Ask me how I know that |
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-13-2019, 10:43 PM | #47 |
Major
1132
Rep 1,366
Posts |
Much better! Kansas will be slightly boring (minus the flint hills) but if you decide to stop for lunch or a break and want something interesting Wamego, KS has the Wizard of Oz Museum and Manhattan, KS (about 30mins off the interstate) is home to K-State University which has a beautiful campus.
__________________
#ladydriven Heavy-spec M3 // KW Clubsports // AA x-pipe // Gintani muffler // Macht-Schnell intake // Gintani tune // OMP Seats // Too Many Apex Wheels // Stoptech ST-60 // Cobalt Friction brake pads |
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-15-2019, 02:33 PM | #49 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Currently in Macon, GA having lunch and doing a little bit of work!
Going to get stuck in rush hour Atlanta traffic
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-16-2019, 07:51 AM | #51 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Bought 4 before I left. Only topped off once so far about 1,100 miles in.
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
1
Drifter2090909.50 |
08-16-2019, 12:39 PM | #53 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Thanks for the reminder, just emailed Alex@Alpine.
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-16-2019, 04:28 PM | #54 |
Colonel
3359
Rep 2,163
Posts |
Soooooooooooooooooooooooo envious. Would love to drive my M3 across country. Right now, not enough money or time. But hoping one day.
I did take a whirlwind eastern seaboard trip Thanksgiving week last year, from Maryland to Tennessee for the Tail of the Dragon weekend with the E9Xs, then to Charlotte (to see my 95 year old cousin), through Atlanta, into Alabama (sightseeing), to Dallas (went to Cowboys Game and met DeansBimmer, who did my brakes, oil change and undercarriage replacement), then through Oklahoma, Arkansas into St. Louis (to see my godchildren), and then through Indianapolis and Ohio back into MD. Gone 3+ weeks. Loved every minute of it. Enjoy! I'm hoping to drive to Denver soon....else I will fly in, rent a Turo, and see the Rockies and the parks that flow into Wyoming. |
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-16-2019, 06:47 PM | #56 | |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Quote:
Didn't know 93 basically disappears where Kansas starts.
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
08-16-2019, 08:00 PM | #57 | ||
Colonel
3085
Rep 2,747
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
9ers
|
||
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-20-2019, 12:21 PM | #58 |
Captain
549
Rep 791
Posts |
Sounds like a fun trip! I did a short trip last week without my family in the car and boy did I have fun on the open road. I've had my M3 for about 3 months and this car is different than my 335i in that it simply wants to keep going and going like there is almost no limit. I rarely needed to shift gears unless I just wanted to and the P4S were confidence inspiring.
__________________
2011 BMW M3
2008 BMW 335i- MHD STG 1+ |
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-21-2019, 09:29 PM | #60 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Alright so I arrived in San Diego on Sunday night. I'm thinking of doing a blog post at some point where I'll get into more detail but here are a few key takeaways:
1. The car is pretty damn amazing on the highway for long distances. Really had more of a touring car than a balls-out sports car feel after 12+ hours behind the wheel at a time. 2. Maintained a pace of about 80-90 MPH most of the way, did about 20-21 MPG. 3. Only put a half quart of oil in, and that was about 300 miles into the trip. Car never asked for oil again, and I monitored because after a while I was wondering what the hell I bought $80 worth of oil for before hitting the road. 4. Ran the car on a stock tune from Topeka to Las Vegas because I didn't have a 91 map with me. Alex sent one my way Saturday and I eventually flashed back to a stage II 91 map in Las Vegas. I bought the car tuned and all I can say is, if you haven't bought a tune, do it. Big difference. It was like driving a different car. 5. The new PS4Ss were clutch. I got stuck in some pretty rough weather in Kansas and was able to keep my 80-90 pace with no worries. My Hankooks would have had me doing 60-70 max. I also came into a turn a little quicker than I should have in the Rockies and the Michelins probably saved me and made me feel like I was actually glued to the road. 6. Took some road damage in Kansas that left paint chips on my doors and had a truck tire flung up at me in Colorado that left a nice scuff on my front bumper. Other than that, just a lot of dead bugs. 7. Utah is shockingly beautiful. Good to know if I ever decide to become Mormon. 8. I won a TireRack photo contest. 9. Pretty sure I was almost serial killed at a gas station in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere Colorado. We were desperate for gas with my gas gauge going from almost half to almost empty in 20-30 miles or so. We got off the highway and drove a mile or two to a gas station down an unlit road at 3AM that was on Google maps but not indicated on any sign on the highway. The station was closed but the pumps were on so I filled up, snapped a few pics for Instagram, got back in the car. My passenger and I were taking a 5-10 mins to get our bearings and plan the next hour or two to Denver, book a hotel, etc. I see a car pull in which seemed odd, it pulled off to the side of the gas station in the dark, I didn't think much of it, I didn't say anything to my passenger, but I locked the doors and went back to Instagram. She kept looking for a hotel. About 5 minutes later I hear footsteps right outside my car getting closer, I look in my rear view and side mirrors and don't see anything, but I put the car in gear and roll off, figure safer to assess from 100 feet away. I turn to my passenger and ask "did you hear that" and she was like "the footsteps, yes, I was just about to say that it was weird because there was clearly nobody around" — as she's confirming what I thought I heard I continued rolling out of the gas station onto the dark road and I'm scanning the gas station and see NOBODY. I do see the car parked in the dark on the side of the building. I'm convinced when I pulled off whoever it was ducked behind a gas pump. Whether we were going to get robbed, or become someone's dinner in rural Colorado while they wore our skin for the next month, I don't know. But the entire thing felt extremely eerie and my passenger and I talked about it for about 30 minutes and we both agreed something felt off about it, and we are NOT the types of people to get worked up or make something out of nothing. All in all, the trip was awesome and I'm so glad I did it. I'd do it again in a heartbeat and would encourage anyone thinking of doing it to just do it. Here are a couple pics from the trip:
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
3
|
08-21-2019, 09:31 PM | #61 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Pics 1-6
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
3
|
08-21-2019, 09:33 PM | #62 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Pics 7-12
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
4
|
08-21-2019, 09:34 PM | #63 |
Lieutenant
753
Rep 498
Posts
Drives: 2010 E92 M3
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Southern California
|
Pics 13-18
__________________
2010 E92 M3 // IG: @commuter_blue
|
Appreciate
5
|
08-21-2019, 09:54 PM | #64 |
Colonel
3359
Rep 2,163
Posts |
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! glad you made it. love the pix.
Yes, the M3 is a fine highway tourer, though I'm lowered on KWV2s so it rides rough when the road gets bumpy or lumpy. I've grown used to it, but it can be fatiguing on long trips. I'll add Utah to my list when I plan my Denver trip. I'll probably plan a tristate trip of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. |
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
08-22-2019, 05:47 AM | #65 | |
Lieutenant
229
Rep 415
Posts |
Quote:
You never know what might come your way along with these long trips - the reason we made it a point not to drive after 8 PM when we were doing our trip from Madison (WI) to Las Vegas. Glad you completed the trip |
|
Appreciate
1
cjm41752.50 |
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|