How far have you driven your M3 over a weekend?

roders · 04-29-2011, 09:38 AM

Just picked up my 2008 E92 M3 after I got tired of waiting for the delivery of my F25 X3. It is an AWESOME car, we picked it up from Melbourne Australia and drove it all the way back to Perth in Western Australia over the Easter Weekend. 3419KM's / 2124 Miles in 48 hours, this was the most awesome drive ever.
Anyone else taken their M3 for a long road trip?

Attached a nice picture of our car half way across Australia in the middle of no where :P

Brosef · 04-29-2011, 09:41 AM

awesome picture! hell of a move pulling the plug on an X3 and getting an M3. way to be.

I haven't yet ventured more than 300 miles from Chicago. I'm gonna try to make it to Mid Ohio this summer, so that might become the new high water mark.

mdosu · 04-29-2011, 09:46 AM

800 miles for me.

quiksi · 04-29-2011, 09:53 AM

about 1100 miles driving home from PCD

kibosh · 04-29-2011, 10:01 AM

1500 over a long weekend (friday-sunday) driving back from picking up the car in SoCal.

Excellent way to get the break-in done with

Genro757 · 04-29-2011, 10:05 AM

A couple weekends ago I took the car from Bamberg, Germany to Hammann HQ in Laupheim, Germany then down to Lake Bodensee (Konstance), stayed in Freiderichshafen for the night, then to Meersburg, Germany where we jumped on the car ferry to cross Lake Bodensee to the city of Constance and skirted the southern part of the Lake into Switzerland and Austria, and then back up home to Bamberg. It was about an 875 KM trip, but great scenery and three countries in 2 days and driving in Swiss, Austrian, and German Alps...can't beat it!

MRSSIIM3 · 04-29-2011, 10:06 AM

might drive it from boston to cali in a few weeks!! still debating the pros and cons

aka_phox · 04-29-2011, 12:35 PM

I did 1500 in about 5 days for my break in...then the next week about 1200 miles from Friday night to Sunday morning....from Italy to Germany and back. After 4 months, i had over 8,000 miles.

GOLFFRR · 04-29-2011, 12:39 PM

vegas and back is the farthest for me. not sure how far that is, but it felt like forever

ES_TRADER · 04-29-2011, 02:19 PM

did u run out of petrol?

OC3 · 04-29-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by richpuer

did u run out of petrol?

Heh, was thinking the same looking at that photo of a desolate highway.

ES_TRADER · 04-29-2011, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by OC3

Heh, was thinking the same looking at that photo of a desolate highway.

OP did say "middle of nowhere." may he carried extra in his trunk...id love to drive this car cross country but fear of running out of gas has prevented me from doing so

OC3 · 04-29-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by richpuer

OP did say "middle of nowhere." may he carried extra in his trunk...id love to drive this car cross country but fear of running out of gas has prevented me from doing so

A couple of years ago during the summer, decided to drive thru the Death Valley on the way back to LA from Vegas. It was so fawking hot, and some roads looked so desolate, I topped off on gas at EVERY gas station I saw, LOL.

MrHarris · 04-29-2011, 03:56 PM

LA to SF and LA to LV. It was great when it was stock, when it was modified I will always be taking the Lexus from now on... lol

JCtx · 04-29-2011, 05:58 PM

800 miles several times (400 miles each day). And 780 in one day, when I bought it.

sameh · 04-29-2011, 06:21 PM

Will do a 1300 mile soon. Hopefully over 2 days only but of course possibly 3.

klammer · 04-29-2011, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by quiksi

about 1100 miles driving home from PCD

Did this as well, great trip

kcdude24 · 04-29-2011, 09:01 PM

1200 miles, 2 days, PCD....very cool

Mr. ///M3 RD · 04-29-2011, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by roders

Just picked up my 2008 E92 M3 after I got tired of waiting for the delivery of my F25 X3. It is an AWESOME car, we picked it up from Melbourne Australia and drove it all the way back to Perth in Western Australia over the Easter Weekend. 3419KM's / 2124 Miles in 48 hours, this was the most awesome drive ever.
Anyone else taken their M3 for a long road trip?

Attached a nice picture of our car half way across Australia in the middle of no where :P

Actually I have this past weekend I drove over 3,000 KM from Eastern to Western Canada on business. Discovered many things about my new toy. How the doors including the back area (where doors would be) nicely eliminated with a soft orange glowing light very cool indeed. How the sports seats hug you gentle and one maintains a firm and comfortable seat. Hoe non tiring it is to drive the car. When one has his hands firmly on the wheel how nice the steering wheel feels and how unobstructed all the gauges are visible. I was thinking to myself how well designed this car really is.

How well she responds and how quickly one can sling shoot by a 18 wheeler. Yes a wonderful car indeed and what a machine. Yes BMW still knows how to build a nice M car that so many of us love.

Happy driving always

Cheers,

Rolf-Dieter

Oh and another thing, I've been keeping a keen eye on the gas consumption. After some 2,000 KM she stabilized around 10.5 L/100 KM ... I am curious what your fuel consumption might have been. I certainly did not expect that from this car having 420 PS under the hood. I never paid attention to fuel consumption on my former e46 M3 it was a 2002 with 333 PS.

Greetings from the other side of the world to you folks down under

Mr. ///M3 RD · 04-29-2011, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by klammer

Did this as well, great trip

Don't you just feel like driving for ever never mind a hotel, a nap is all we need

I felt that way and I made it in 2 days and a bit also only one driver.

Prince_of_Persia · 04-29-2011, 10:58 PM

I am thinking about driving to Vancouver from Calgary and coming back (around 2200 KM), but some part of me feels so bad to put that much milage on my car only in few days. Plus, I am really scared of rock chips.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 04-29-2011, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by OC3

A couple of years ago during the summer, decided to drive thru the Death Valley on the way back to LA from Vegas. It was so fawking hot, and some roads looked so desolate, I topped off on gas at EVERY gas station I saw, LOL.

Did that last summer with my daughter Vegas via the Mohave Desert to Bishop CA then to the coast and on down to LA. We stopped to sample the air in the Mohave Desert at about 6 feet above sea level it was 120 F (49 C) a dry heat. was a lovely drive down the coast to LA.

after a 20 minute drive north west out from the Desert into the mountains the temperature changed by 68 F (some 20 C) there was even some snow up in them there hills

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roders Second Lieutenant 37 Rep 299 Posts Drives: BMW X3 3.0D MSport F25 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth, WA, Australia iTrader: (0)	How far have you driven your M3 over a weekend? Just picked up my 2008 E92 M3 after I got tired of waiting for the delivery of my F25 X3. It is an AWESOME car, we picked it up from Melbourne Australia and drove it all the way back to Perth in Western Australia over the Easter Weekend. 3419KM's / 2124 Miles in 48 hours, this was the most awesome drive ever. Anyone else taken their M3 for a long road trip? Attached a nice picture of our car half way across Australia in the middle of no where :P Attached Images
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Brosef Brigadier General 880 Rep 3,452 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (4)	awesome picture! hell of a move pulling the plug on an X3 and getting an M3. way to be. I haven't yet ventured more than 300 miles from Chicago. I'm gonna try to make it to Mid Ohio this summer, so that might become the new high water mark.
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mdosu Banned 314 Rep 8,496 Posts Drives: Double Vanos'd Civic-M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (6)	800 miles for me.
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quiksi Captain 75 Rep 904 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 Toyota Tundra ... [0.00] 2011.5 E90 M3 [0.00]	about 1100 miles driving home from PCD __________________ 2011 E90 M3 6mt AW/Speed Cloth - ZCP, Moonroof, non-iDrive - PCD 12/9/10 Painted reflectors, matte black grills/gills, Deansbimmer Belly Pan, DEI Alarm, Homelink/compass retrofit, Passport MAX2 Hardwire, GP Thunder 8500K, modmy3 LED interior, Dinan Mufflers, HRE P40 19" Satin Charcoal, Michelin PS4S
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kibosh Private First Class 3 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2011.5 E92 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	1500 over a long weekend (friday-sunday) driving back from picking up the car in SoCal. Excellent way to get the break-in done with __________________ 2011.5 E92
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Genro757 ///M-Flight VP 77 Rep 669 Posts Drives: '13 Frozen Red Edition E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NOVA/Virginia Beach, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 E92 M3 [0.00]	A couple weekends ago I took the car from Bamberg, Germany to Hammann HQ in Laupheim, Germany then down to Lake Bodensee (Konstance), stayed in Freiderichshafen for the night, then to Meersburg, Germany where we jumped on the car ferry to cross Lake Bodensee to the city of Constance and skirted the southern part of the Lake into Switzerland and Austria, and then back up home to Bamberg. It was about an 875 KM trip, but great scenery and three countries in 2 days and driving in Swiss, Austrian, and German Alps...can't beat it! __________________ 2013 "Frozen Red Edition" E92 M3, M-DCT with all the 'fixin's, Akrapovic Evolution w/CF Tips, BPM Stage 2 Tune, BPM DCT Software
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MRSSIIM3 General 149 Rep 1,348 Posts Drives: M4 SO Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (5)	might drive it from boston to cali in a few weeks!! still debating the pros and cons
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aka_phox Captain 81 Rep 639 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Convertilble Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	I did 1500 in about 5 days for my break in...then the next week about 1200 miles from Friday night to Sunday morning....from Italy to Germany and back. After 4 months, i had over 8,000 miles. __________________ '11.5 SG E93/6MT/ALL BOXES CHECKED BLACK GRILL/BLACK SIDE GILLS/15% TINT/PAINTED REFLECTORS/SPACERS/ANGEL iBRIGHTS/20'' VOSSEN CV3/VINYL WRAPPED SHADOW LINE TRIM/ETS-POWER TUNE/ ///M-FLIGHT MEMBER
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GOLFFRR 10849 Rep 27,625 Posts Drives: GOLFFRR cart Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: we sell BMWs to "ALL" US states iTrader: (4)	vegas and back is the farthest for me. not sure how far that is, but it felt like forever __________________ BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR NEXT BMW, EMAIL OUR GUY KOTE FIRST! Kote M Sales:Kotem@bmwofcamarillo.com Cell:805-368-9101 vipfinance@bmwofcamarillo.com for warranties!
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ES_TRADER Colonel 344 Rep 2,928 Posts Drives: 328i, 335i, M3, 535i, X5, 36M Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: OC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2014 Ford Raptor [0.00] 2012 328i E92 [10.00] 2013 X5 [0.00] 2013 335i F30 [8.00] 1990 Toyota Previa [0.00] 1997 E36 M3 [10.00] 2011 E92 M3 [0.00] 2011 535i [0.00]	did u run out of petrol?
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MrHarris yodog 197 Rep 5,025 Posts Drives: '86 Corolla Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Diamond Bar, Ca iTrader: (5) Garage List 2009 BMW [10.00]	LA to SF and LA to LV. It was great when it was stock, when it was modified I will always be taking the Lexus from now on... lol __________________ 2009 E92 M3 \| Alpine White \| Black Extended \| Advan RS \| Turner Test Pipes \| Dinan Axle-Back \| OETuning \| Eibach Springs \| UUC SSK \| VRS Front Lip \| VRS Type I Diffuser \| Matte Black \| RPi Scoops \| MS Filter \| Yokohama AD08 \| F1 Pinnacle Special Thanks: Gintani \| OETuning \| eAs
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	800 miles several times (400 miles each day). And 780 in one day, when I bought it.
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sameh Lieutenant Colonel 171 Rep 1,530 Posts Drives: 2015 Porsche 911S Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Will do a 1300 mile soon. Hopefully over 2 days only but of course possibly 3. __________________ 2011 E92 JB/BL/DCT--->80K Miles 2015 F80 SS/SO/DCT?->28K Miles 2015 Porsche 911S
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kcdude24 First Lieutenant 18 Rep 333 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (2)	1200 miles, 2 days, PCD....very cool
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Prince_of_Persia Colonel 248 Rep 2,513 Posts Drives: 6MT E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	I am thinking about driving to Vancouver from Calgary and coming back (around 2200 KM), but some part of me feels so bad to put that much milage on my car only in few days. Plus, I am really scared of rock chips. __________________ AW\|FR 6MT E92 ///M3
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