How long have you sat in your M3?

Rich150001 · 03-16-2016, 10:08 PM

Flew to Detroit and drove it to Chicago to visit family and then back home to DC! Put on roughly 1000 miles over 1-2 days!

ec_E92 · 03-16-2016, 10:45 PM

Was driving wife's car from Iowa to Ohio, stopped in Chicago and traded in her Mazda3 for the M3 and continued to Ohio, then to PA, then drove back to Iowa. All over Christmas 2009 in a blizzard (on summer tires). What can I say, love at first snowy donut.

Atombyte · 03-17-2016, 12:14 AM

I generally drive our 535 on long trips, but have done a 440 mile / 7.5 hour drive in my E92 M3. Given the choice as a highway cruiser, the 535 is far superior. The M3 seats are fine, but the high rpms, poor gas mileage, and road noise do not make for a good cruiser.

redpriest · 03-17-2016, 01:38 AM

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Laguna Seca to Houston in two days. Back to back 16 hr days two years ago. I don't ever want to do that again regardless of how comfy the seats are. I must be getting old....

Went to the track? I'm considering the opposite, coming to COTA in Austin, TX some time ....

redpriest · 03-17-2016, 01:39 AM

Longest time for me is 9 hours - driving from Bay Area to Chuckwalla.

I've had a number of trips where I left work at 8-9 pm and headed to LA on Friday, not always a fun drive when you're tired.

kb9uwu · 03-17-2016, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Atombyte

I generally drive our 535 on long trips, but have done a 440 mile / 7.5 hour drive in my E92 M3. Given the choice as a highway cruiser, the 535 is far superior. The M3 seats are fine, but the high rpms, poor gas mileage, and road noise do not make for a good cruiser.

I normally fight fatigue when driving all day. The reasons you list kept me awake and alert for the drive. ///M3 with S65 is like an IV drip of caffeine.. or crack

Nice to read everyone's responses!

crypticc · 03-18-2016, 07:34 PM

East London to Land's End. 380 miles in eight hours including a one hour stop (it was also Glastonbury weekend so needed a few diversions to avoid the obvious pinch points and which i estimate added 40 miles as I zagged and zigged across southern England).
No aches or pains though I think my dad and mum in law were happy to get out of the back seats ;-)

03BeastCharmer · 03-20-2016, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by redpriest

Went to the track? I'm considering the opposite, coming to COTA in Austin, TX some time ....

Yep. BMW CCA Ofest was up there in '13 and we drove up and back. Up was a fun back 5 day road trip, coming home was a 2 day sprint. The gang is doing it again this year for Ofest since it's back there again for BMW's 100 yr celebration.

COTA is a fun track, worth the trip.

Db750 · 03-22-2016, 09:41 AM

Just got back from about 2500 miles in a week in the E92 M3. Drove from KY to Orlando FL, drove around FL for a week, and then back to KY. Wife wanted to fly, but I insisted we drive because it is so much more fun to have your car in a new destination! I have had my car for exactly a year now, and it has spent 6 weeks in the shop due to being hit by distracted driver. In 10.5 months I have put 22,000 miles on my M3 and I have thoroughly enjoyed every single mile!

Kong Sheng Han · 03-22-2016, 12:02 PM

All you people driving to COTA for track days, and all I do is go to their parking lots for autocross events.

Johndong888 · 03-23-2016, 05:50 PM

Drove the M3 from Philly to Toronto Canada back in 2014. Had swift springs already. Was afraid of a flat since I did not have runflats on the HREs. Was 6-7 hours drive each way. It was amazing.

Once I crossed the border, I swapped all my mph to KMs and C temp. I've always used 24 hour clock tho. The car became instantly a 100k+ car in Canada

Db750 · 03-23-2016, 06:45 PM

Forgot to mention the unfortunate event that occured in Florida on the way home just a few miles outside of Georgia.

Got pulled over for doing 91 in a 70. This was my first speeding ticket in 14 years of driving. Officer was very nice and quick and reduced the ticket down for me a good deal. This car is such a good interstate cruiser and is so stable at high speeds it was very hard to keep the car around the 70 MPH for the rest of the way home. I had to set cruise control for almost the whole way home which I don't like doing, because every time I looked down I was doing 80+.

RAL9 · 03-23-2016, 11:18 PM

Wow, first ticket in 14 years??? Amazing. I am lucky to get past the 18 month window for traffic school that clears points of my record...

Longest to date is 3 hours from SF to Redding; had to keep my cruise on since I am still within my 18 month window and cannot afford another ticket/point on my record...that was a painful drive (even though my M3 was great), especially when there was no one on the road for miles and my M button was calling to me to push the 155 max speed...

Tewie · 03-25-2016, 02:32 PM

I just bought my 2011 on the 17th in Dallas, TX and drove it home to San Francisco, CA. 1800 +\- miles total. It was a comfortable and fun drive but I had to spend most of it in cruise control after 2 speeding tickets!

03-16-2016, 10:08 PM	#23
Rich150001 Lieutenant 109 Rep 461 Posts Drives: 2016 M4 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Arlington (Ballston), Va iTrader: (0)	Flew to Detroit and drove it to Chicago to visit family and then back home to DC! Put on roughly 1000 miles over 1-2 days! __________________ 16 M4 / 17 C7 (Sold) / 08 E92 M3 AW (Sold) / 09 Yamaha R6 (Sold)
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03-16-2016, 10:45 PM	#24
ec_E92 Enginerd 118 Rep 542 Posts Drives: E92M3,E36M3,957GTS,E39M5S2 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: cbus, oh iTrader: (1)	Was driving wife's car from Iowa to Ohio, stopped in Chicago and traded in her Mazda3 for the M3 and continued to Ohio, then to PA, then drove back to Iowa. All over Christmas 2009 in a blizzard (on summer tires). What can I say, love at first snowy donut. __________________ 2008 E92 AW 6MT /// 120k orig rod bearings
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03-17-2016, 12:14 AM	#25
Atombyte First Lieutenant 40 Rep 361 Posts Drives: 2013 M3, 2016 535i, 2019 540i Join Date: May 2007 Location: SC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 540i [0.00] 2016 535i [0.00] 2013 M3 [0.00]	I generally drive our 535 on long trips, but have done a 440 mile / 7.5 hour drive in my E92 M3. Given the choice as a highway cruiser, the 535 is far superior. The M3 seats are fine, but the high rpms, poor gas mileage, and road noise do not make for a good cruiser. __________________
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03-17-2016, 01:39 AM	#27
redpriest Colonel 2146 Rep 2,527 Posts Drives: 2011 M3/Porsche 992 GT3RS Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 Porsche 911 GT3RS [0.00] 2021 Porsche 718 Sp ... [0.00] 2021 Mazda Miata MX-5 [0.00] 2006 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Longest time for me is 9 hours - driving from Bay Area to Chuckwalla. I've had a number of trips where I left work at 8-9 pm and headed to LA on Friday, not always a fun drive when you're tired. __________________ '06 BMW M3 ZCP 6MT \| JRZ RS Pro + Hyperco 650/750 \| Epic Tune \| Brembo 355mm BBK \| too many to list '11 BMW M3 ZCP DCT \| Akra Evolution \| Eventuri intake \| MCS 3-way \| 4.6L Carbahn S65 \| Zebulon Aero \| AP Racing Radi-CAL BBK by Essex \| 305/645-18 Pirelli DHB Porsche 992 GT3, 991.2 GT3RS, 718 Spyder instagram.com/titomanlio
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03-18-2016, 07:34 PM	#29
crypticc Captain 73 Rep 963 Posts Drives: e92 M3 DCT + Comp Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	East London to Land's End. 380 miles in eight hours including a one hour stop (it was also Glastonbury weekend so needed a few diversions to avoid the obvious pinch points and which i estimate added 40 miles as I zagged and zigged across southern England). No aches or pains though I think my dad and mum in law were happy to get out of the back seats ;-)
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03-22-2016, 09:41 AM	#31
Db750 Captain 278 Rep 620 Posts Drives: 2014 991S & 2013 M3 CP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lexington, KY iTrader: (1)	Just got back from about 2500 miles in a week in the E92 M3. Drove from KY to Orlando FL, drove around FL for a week, and then back to KY. Wife wanted to fly, but I insisted we drive because it is so much more fun to have your car in a new destination! I have had my car for exactly a year now, and it has spent 6 weeks in the shop due to being hit by distracted driver. In 10.5 months I have put 22,000 miles on my M3 and I have thoroughly enjoyed every single mile! __________________ 2014 911 Carrera S - White/Two Tone Espresso/Cognac - Aerokit Cup... 2013 F12 M6 - AW/Black Merino - Loaded 2018 F150 XLT Sport - Lightning Blue/Black Cloth - 5.0 V8 4D/4WD...
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03-22-2016, 12:02 PM	#32
Kong Sheng Han Banned 303 Rep 1,140 Posts Drives: Something something racecar Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i [0.00] 2001 BMW M3 [0.00]	All you people driving to COTA for track days, and all I do is go to their parking lots for autocross events.
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03-23-2016, 05:50 PM	#33
Johndong888 John 75 Rep 885 Posts Drives: '12 M3, '18 S560, '16 G63 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ iTrader: (9)	Drove the M3 from Philly to Toronto Canada back in 2014. Had swift springs already. Was afraid of a flat since I did not have runflats on the HREs. Was 6-7 hours drive each way. It was amazing. Once I crossed the border, I swapped all my mph to KMs and C temp. I've always used 24 hour clock tho. The car became instantly a 100k+ car in Canada __________________ Current - 2012 AW/FR E92 M3 \| 2014 AW X5 \| 2015 MB S550 \| 2016 RR V8 (White FTW) Mods - BPMTune Stg1/Servo, Euro Visors & Side Mirror, IND Gloss Blk Pkg, OEM Perf. CF Trim/Spoiler, Grills, Lights, Pedals, Umnitza V4 AE, ModeCarbon GTS V1, 19" HRE P40 Sold - 2008 BSM/Black E92 335i
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03-23-2016, 06:45 PM	#34
Db750 Captain 278 Rep 620 Posts Drives: 2014 991S & 2013 M3 CP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lexington, KY iTrader: (1)	Forgot to mention the unfortunate event that occured in Florida on the way home just a few miles outside of Georgia. Got pulled over for doing 91 in a 70. This was my first speeding ticket in 14 years of driving. Officer was very nice and quick and reduced the ticket down for me a good deal. This car is such a good interstate cruiser and is so stable at high speeds it was very hard to keep the car around the 70 MPH for the rest of the way home. I had to set cruise control for almost the whole way home which I don't like doing, because every time I looked down I was doing 80+. __________________ 2014 911 Carrera S - White/Two Tone Espresso/Cognac - Aerokit Cup... 2013 F12 M6 - AW/Black Merino - Loaded 2018 F150 XLT Sport - Lightning Blue/Black Cloth - 5.0 V8 4D/4WD...
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03-23-2016, 11:18 PM	#35
RAL9 Private 6 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 6MT Jerez Black Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: San Francisco CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Z4 3.0i [0.00] 2008 M3 E90 [0.00]	Wow, first ticket in 14 years??? Amazing. I am lucky to get past the 18 month window for traffic school that clears points of my record... Longest to date is 3 hours from SF to Redding; had to keep my cruise on since I am still within my 18 month window and cannot afford another ticket/point on my record...that was a painful drive (even though my M3 was great), especially when there was no one on the road for miles and my M button was calling to me to push the 155 max speed...
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03-25-2016, 02:32 PM	#36
Tewie Lieutenant 198 Rep 466 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 ZCP Melbourne/FoxRed Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Vallejo, CA iTrader: (0)	I just bought my 2011 on the 17th in Dallas, TX and drove it home to San Francisco, CA. 1800 +\- miles total. It was a comfortable and fun drive but I had to spend most of it in cruise control after 2 speeding tickets!
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