My journey to Bimmerfest!

javkhan · 05-20-2013, 11:43 PM

As some of you may know I moved to San Francisco a few months ago from the UK. Well, being in California and not attending the annual Bimmerfest event in LA seemed to be an opportunity not to be missed. So, with kids and wife in tow we set off on the nearly 400 mile journey south.

My car is a fully loaded mineral white M3 coupe with competition pack and DCT. This was the longest journey I have ever done and was a little worried how the journey would be for us all but it ended up being pretty epic. The roads were largely uneventful, flat and straight. However, some of them were amazing.

Well, as for the Bimmerfest event. I couldn't quite believe the scale of the thing, there must have been at least a couple thousand cars that turned up- all ages and ranges. My car with its splitters, spoiler, eisenmann race exhaust was very low key compared to the M's that had driven from around the country to be there! BMW itself was there showcasing a lot of the new machinery, all the major tuners/mod companies/exhaust etc were there e.g. ess, ind, akrpaovic etc. There were also some very 'pimp my ride' mods- M5's with 23" wheels, all manner of wraps....crazy stuff.

Would I go again? Absolutely. The car on the journey there and back was faultless, really enjoyed the drive, although the M5/6 probably would have been more comfortable! Anyway, enough of my talking here are some pics in chronological order! Enjoy

atown88 · 05-21-2013, 12:16 AM

Looked fun!

Powerbeast · 05-21-2013, 12:23 AM

Awesome trip with the family, thanks for sharing.

S65B40 · 05-21-2013, 12:41 AM

Nice and clean M3! Glad you guys made it to the Bimmerfest....hopefully this journey was worthwhile for the whole family!

tightie · 05-21-2013, 01:23 AM

nice!

EvlShiftrE92 · 05-21-2013, 01:34 AM

geneatals · 05-21-2013, 01:38 AM

last two pics

thanks for sharing the pics..

GOLFFRR · 05-21-2013, 06:38 AM

awesome! great trip, and as you know this years bimmerfest didn't disappoint, well worth the miles. thanks for posting up some nice pics!

Its_lobelt · 05-21-2013, 11:46 AM

Very nice. For a more eventful drive I bet taking PCH down would be unbelievable.

RingMeister01 · 05-21-2013, 11:50 AM

Awesome trip!

Park2670 · 05-21-2013, 12:14 PM

I wish my son liked his car seat. We just couldnt fathom driving 10+ hours with him screaming the entire time. Maybe next year when he is older and not rear facing it will be better.

Looks like it was totally worth it for you!

Tim B. · 05-21-2013, 12:28 PM

Now THAT'S how you do it......Not 1, but 2 car seats in the back of an E92 coupe! Who says you NEED 4 doors

info@trinityautosport · 05-21-2013, 01:22 PM

thanks for sharing =)

MSteve5036 · 05-21-2013, 04:00 PM

Cool pics

pallid7 · 05-21-2013, 11:03 PM

nice post!

Xx__xs · 05-22-2013, 01:40 AM

cool catching my car in this thread

UltimateDM · 05-22-2013, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by System Of A...

cool catching my car in this thread

i think ive seen your car in glendale

FormulaMMM · 05-22-2013, 05:28 AM

Cool pics, and props to the little guys for making the 800 mile round trip.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 05-22-2013, 09:34 AM

Great write up and nice photos .... Thanks for sharing and welcome to North America

Safe travels ... One day you need to explore Route 66 the Mother Road of the USA ... I did. And it was great fun.

TrevorM3 · 05-22-2013, 05:45 PM

i need to do something like this, with a cool car of course

KwlAznKid · 05-22-2013, 06:04 PM

that's awesome!! i'm a bay area resident myself but live in socal now, glad you could make it out, and props to your family being a part of it! I've been trying to share my passion for cars with my dad/bro/sis for years and no bites!

Robmaster · 05-23-2013, 03:10 AM

are you sure you have a Eisenmann race on your car? tips doesnt look like it's an Eisenmann...

05-20-2013, 11:43 PM	#1
javkhan Private 6 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW M4 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	My journey to Bimmerfest! As some of you may know I moved to San Francisco a few months ago from the UK. Well, being in California and not attending the annual Bimmerfest event in LA seemed to be an opportunity not to be missed. So, with kids and wife in tow we set off on the nearly 400 mile journey south. My car is a fully loaded mineral white M3 coupe with competition pack and DCT. This was the longest journey I have ever done and was a little worried how the journey would be for us all but it ended up being pretty epic. The roads were largely uneventful, flat and straight. However, some of them were amazing. Well, as for the Bimmerfest event. I couldn't quite believe the scale of the thing, there must have been at least a couple thousand cars that turned up- all ages and ranges. My car with its splitters, spoiler, eisenmann race exhaust was very low key compared to the M's that had driven from around the country to be there! BMW itself was there showcasing a lot of the new machinery, all the major tuners/mod companies/exhaust etc were there e.g. ess, ind, akrpaovic etc. There were also some very 'pimp my ride' mods- M5's with 23" wheels, all manner of wraps....crazy stuff. Would I go again? Absolutely. The car on the journey there and back was faultless, really enjoyed the drive, although the M5/6 probably would have been more comfortable! Anyway, enough of my talking here are some pics in chronological order! Enjoy __________________ F82 M4 Mineral White \| DCT \| Competition Pack
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Its_lobelt Lieutenant Colonel 240 Rep 1,972 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (6)	Very nice. For a more eventful drive I bet taking PCH down would be unbelievable.
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Park2670 General 355 Rep 18,218 Posts Drives: Tesla Model 3 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UTAH iTrader: (8)	I wish my son liked his car seat. We just couldnt fathom driving 10+ hours with him screaming the entire time. Maybe next year when he is older and not rear facing it will be better. Looks like it was totally worth it for you! __________________
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Tim B. Lieutenant 19 Rep 561 Posts Drives: 2010 Jet Black E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Baton Rouge, LA iTrader: (0)	Now THAT'S how you do it......Not 1, but 2 car seats in the back of an E92 coupe! Who says you NEED 4 doors
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Robmaster Colonel 151 Rep 2,757 Posts Drives: 2010 E82 135, 2005 E87 130i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (3)	are you sure you have a Eisenmann race on your car? tips doesnt look like it's an Eisenmann...
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