458 miles and holding, M3-less in Seattle

skierman64 · 04-24-2008, 02:05 AM

I'm stuck in the Pacific Northwest for 3 weeks without my M. It's sitting in my garage at home in Jersey on the trickle charger until I get home. I'm going to have M withdrawals. If any of you PNW M3 owners want to take me for a ride to ease my withdrawal symptoms, just a ride in the right seat will suffice. APW??? can you help a guy out?

skier

apw2607 · 04-24-2008, 01:28 PM

Hahaha. Send me a PM. You can drive my DCT space grey on the crappy seattle roads ..... See if you can help me track down my rattles.

m3larson · 04-24-2008, 01:51 PM

i feel your pain. My M is my second car and have not driven in all week. Been on the road. Jumped into it last night. Let her Idle in the garage a bit before driving her and she was really rough at first. Made some noises and such but I guess thats normal with this engine.

e46e92love · 04-24-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by skierman64

I'm stuck in the Pacific Northwest for 3 weeks without my M. It's sitting in my garage at home in Jersey on the trickle charger until I get home. I'm going to have M withdrawals. If any of you PNW M3 owners want to take me for a ride to ease my withdrawal symptoms, just a ride in the right seat will suffice. APW??? can you help a guy out?

skier

Need someone to take your ride out for you to make sure the battery doesn't die?

e46e92love · 04-24-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by m3larson

i feel your pain. My M is my second car and have not driven in all week. Been on the road. Jumped into it last night. Let her Idle in the garage a bit before driving her and she was really rough at first. Made some noises and such but I guess thats normal with this engine.

Don't idle your car, worst thing to do. Crank her up and baby her for a few miles while she warms up. At idle not enough oil really gets through her so its actually WORSE for the engine to let her idle when cold, just crank her up, give a maybe 5 seconds or so for the rpms to settle just a bit then drive off and bay the hell out of her for a few minutes. Thats not just my opinion, thats BMW's suggestion......they talk about this a lot over in e90post.

skierman64 · 04-24-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by apw2607

Hahaha. Send me a PM. You can drive my DCT space grey on the crappy seattle roads ..... See if you can help me track down my rattles.

PM coming at you.

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Originally Posted by e46e92love

Need someone to take your ride out for you to make sure the battery doesn't die?

I've had about 10 or 15 offers. My fiancee isn't even allowed to drive it while I'm gone. I just put her on the charger and the battery will be fine.

Greenspotpop · 04-24-2008, 08:06 PM

Haha, TS, I know exactly how you feel. The M3 is also my secondary car, and I only go for the cruises on the weekends when the weather is nice. The withdrawal sucks! The RX-8 Clutch sucks so bad when compared to this car!

e46e92love · 04-24-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by skierman64

I've had about 10 or 15 offers. My fiancee isn't even allowed to drive it while I'm gone. I just put her on the charger and the battery will be fine.

Dude, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Easy way is you let me have her, the hard way I find your house, seduce your fiance into letting me know where teh keys are and I steal her so I can then not lie when I said I DROVE HER LIKE I STOLE IT!!!!

monsta · 04-24-2008, 09:53 PM

after I take delivery I'm going to have a similar situation but a month after I'll be gone for a couple of weeks when i go to Beijing...

nusevad · 04-24-2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by monsta

after I take delivery I'm going to have a similar situation but a month after I'll be gone for a couple of weeks when i go to Beijing...

Your going to Beijing? Niiiice~ business trip? My dad is going back this summer to visit family...i could use a vacation too...

I went back this winter, one word of advice...get a dust mask or w/e they call it. Beijing's pollution problem is crazy.

skierman64 · 04-24-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by e46e92love

Dude, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. Easy way is you let me have her, the hard way I find your house, seduce your fiance into letting me know where teh keys are and I steal her so I can then not lie when I said I DROVE HER LIKE I STOLE IT!!!!

Noooooooo,!!!!!!!!!

She's a virgin!!!

She hasn't even been over 6000rpm.

kuruptracing · 04-24-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by e46e92love

Don't idle your car, worst thing to do. Crank her up and baby her for a few miles while she warms up. At idle not enough oil really gets through her so its actually WORSE for the engine to let her idle when cold, just crank her up, give a maybe 5 seconds or so for the rpms to settle just a bit then drive off and bay the hell out of her for a few minutes. Thats not just my opinion, thats BMW's suggestion......they talk about this a lot over in e90post.

Seriously?! I didn't know this. I always let my car idle for a few minutes before I get in. Is this on all cars or just BMW's?

nusevad · 04-24-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kuruptracing

Seriously?! I didn't know this. I always let my car idle for a few minutes before I get in. Is this on all cars or just BMW's?

Hes right, I just let the RPM settle a bit then off i go, just take it easy.

e46e92love · 04-24-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kuruptracing

Seriously?! I didn't know this. I always let my car idle for a few minutes before I get in. Is this on all cars or just BMW's?

The reasoning behind it is the oil pumps on all BMW's is variable, in that the pumps can adjust pressure/flow depending on the demands of the engine. At the idle the oil doesn't flow as well through the cylinders and you get more wear and tear. Driving the car easy (shift before 3k) allows the engine to get oil worked through everything and let everything warm-up a bit.

monsta · 04-25-2008, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

Your going to Beijing? Niiiice~ business trip? My dad is going back this summer to visit family...i could use a vacation too...

I went back this winter, one word of advice...get a dust mask or w/e they call it. Beijing's pollution problem is crazy.

Yeah going right before the olympics, visiting my girl who is studying abroad over the summer...lots of my friends have been telling me about the mask thing, that blows....PM to discuss more...

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