Spring Has Sprung!

MSteve5036 · 04-05-2013, 10:08 AM

Okay so this will be a pretty lame OP, but as those of you who are in the northeast probably know spring is finally here it appears. I took out the M for the first time in months today and drove to work. Wow did I miss this thing.

I thought it might be cool to post up the "just out of hibernation" pics you guys might have taken. Its a great feeling getting to take your car out for the first time in a while. Here is mine waking up

Nati Beastcat · 04-05-2013, 10:18 AM

davesaddiction · 04-05-2013, 10:34 AM

Enjoy!

Hope you've got a wicked lock on that storage unit's door...

IMG · 04-05-2013, 10:50 AM

Nice !

mdosu · 04-05-2013, 01:17 PM

i want to take off work at go driving now....

MSteve5036 · 04-05-2013, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mdosu

i want to take off work at go driving now....

I took a half day lol

CSanto · 04-05-2013, 03:11 PM

Hibernate?
How about winter tires?

RingMeister01 · 04-05-2013, 03:55 PM

Awesome. Going out for a ride tonight, myself.

tha_good_life · 04-05-2013, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CSanto

Hibernate?
How about winter tires?

+1

Why would you need to hibernate a M3?

Mr. ///M3 RD · 04-05-2013, 04:23 PM

Great day indeed Steve ... watch out for them rocks on the road and no need to mention potholes yet to be filled

Save driving always

Denk · 04-05-2013, 05:34 PM

I go through some kind of weird withdrawal if I don't drive my M3 every few days. How do you guys do it? Well, it must be heavenly for you!

///M Power-Belgium · 04-05-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bape_sta206

+1

Why would you need to hibernate a M3?

Roadsalt.... eats everything and also a ///M3 !!!

Endless619 · 04-05-2013, 06:09 PM

I would not just keep this car locked up. I live almost as far northeast as you can go and would take my M3 out when the snow melted after each of the past snow storms this past Winter. No need to keep it locked up that long. I have taken my M3 out each of the past months since October 2012. Winter was not bad here as opposed to Barrow Alaska. Now thats Winter, not little Maine.

tha_good_life · 04-05-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Roadsalt.... eats everything and also a ///M3 !!!

That's what a car wash is for.

dj_dub · 04-05-2013, 10:50 PM

Thank God I don't live in a place that requires me to store my car away for the winter/bad weather months...I would go crazy. lol

NYBulldog · 04-06-2013, 09:31 AM

You have some real discipline to not have winter-equipped her and driven her all year long. Now Amber-delete her! I'm sure you have the new-car grin all over again.

///M Power-Belgium · 04-06-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bape_sta206

That's what a car wash is for.

Agreed...but....car wash = swirls,park your car in the sunlight and you will see the result

BTW....do you have see already a car that drove about 3 weeks in roadsalt and also under the car ...i think...wash is not enough !!!

MSteve5036 · 04-06-2013, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tpowerdinny

You have some real discipline to not have winter-equipped her and driven her all year long. Now Amber-delete her! I'm sure you have the new-car grin all over again.

No amber delete...Euro bumper...well, eventually

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Originally Posted by Denk

I go through some kind of weird withdrawal if I don't drive my M3 every few days. How do you guys do it? Well, it must be heavenly for you!

The car isnt staring at me in the face every day. When I had a place with a garage I wanted to drive it all the time. It is nice to take it out every day

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Originally Posted by Mr. ///M3 RD

Great day indeed Steve ... watch out for them rocks on the road and no need to mention potholes yet to be filled

Save driving always

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Originally Posted by Nati Beastcat

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Originally Posted by davesaddiction

Enjoy!

Hope you've got a wicked lock on that storage unit's door...

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Originally Posted by img

Nice !

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Originally Posted by CSanto

Hibernate?
How about winter tires?

yeah...no thanks

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Agreed...but....car wash = swirls,park your car in the sunlight and you will see the result

BTW....do you have see already a car that drove about 3 weeks in roadsalt and also under the car ...i think...wash is not enough !!!

for real. there is no point. I have another car and I dont have time to wash the car after every time I drive it. not to mention it rains/snows almost all the time where im at

I wasnt really trying to start a drive in the winter/dont drive in the winter debate. More just wanted to start a thread specific to people celebrating driving in nice weather again. Should be something even people switching from winter to summer set ups can appreciate too.

Alen E90 · 04-06-2013, 01:00 PM

cool pic!

xftcyrpz · 04-06-2013, 08:44 PM

i want to take off work at go driving now.

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