How Far Did You Travel to Buy Your ///M?

wildag · 06-14-2010, 10:41 AM

I looked all over the US. Found the car with the exact configuration/options that I wanted 17 miles away.

Z4Murder · 06-14-2010, 11:49 AM

was very lucky to get mine about a half hour away

VinnieAces · 06-14-2010, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

I flew up to Dallas (from San Angelo, about 400 miles away) to get an M3 and when I got to the BMW dealer, I found this beast and drove off the lot a couple hours later! Well worth the trip!!! The drive back was fun

hey your car is Laguna Seca blue??? Wow! R u sure or is it Monaco Blue? if it is monaco that is quite rare as well, unless your car had the individual package in which case the original owner requested laguna seca.... plz post pics asap if it is a laguna!!! I'd LOVEEEEEEE to see it!!

007MCoupe · 06-14-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

hey your car is Laguna Seca blue??? Wow! R u sure or is it Monaco Blue? if it is monaco that is quite rare as well, unless your car had the individual package in which case the original owner requested laguna seca.... plz post pics asap if it is a laguna!!! I'd LOVEEEEEEE to see it!!

lol good call. i guessed? i didn't realize there were so many blues!! after looking into further i believe it's interlagos blue (it looks like the one in the sig pic above) with sepang interior. MY BAD!

EDIT: Yeah, NOT laguna blue, sorry to get your hopes up.

I WISH!! haha but the skies have cleared up here so i'll get some pics posted after work.

mhughett · 06-14-2010, 01:27 PM

You know "M"s are actually much easier to find than the 3.0si coupes. When I was looking about this time last year, autotrader had only 15-18 manual transmission coupes in the whole country while there were about 100 "M" coupes for sale. Consequently, I had to go over 1,200 miles to find the one I wanted--in Rochester, NY. Seems like if you live on one of the coasts you can find one close by much easier.

Huz-Z · 06-14-2010, 01:30 PM

And now there's Montego Blue.

I wonder how much I could hook an M Roadster for!

Little C · 06-14-2010, 02:23 PM

I drove my e46m from Seattle to LA, traded it in and drove the Z4m back up to Seattle. Whole trip took 40 hours including 6 hours to buy the car and have dinner. It was about 2200 miles total.

Shipkiller · 06-14-2010, 09:13 PM

1250 miles.

Flew from Va Beach, Va to Tyler, TX. Drove it home...

Six months of searching. The day I picked it up was the first time I ever sat in an ///M.

LHB · 06-15-2010, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mhughett

You know "M"s are actually much easier to find than the 3.0si coupes. When I was looking about this time last year, autotrader had only 15-18 manual transmission coupes in the whole country while there were about 100 "M" coupes for sale. Consequently, I had to go over 1,200 miles to find the one I wanted--in Rochester, NY. Seems like if you live on one of the coasts you can find one close by much easier.

Most definitely. When I started looking for an M Coupe, I drove to a local dealership to check out a Blue 2008 3.0si Coupe that was listed on Autotrader on a Thursday evening. I made an appointment to drive it on Saturday morning. On Friday afternoon the salesmen called to tell me it was already sold. The buyer paid the asking price in cash. It sold for only $2k less than a 2007 M Coupe that is still sitting on that same dealer's lot.

doozyj · 06-15-2010, 04:30 AM

About 130 miles.

danlauz · 06-15-2010, 10:31 AM

I flew from montreal to chicago and, drive back the next morning. at 18-20 hours drive thru windsor border (the mess, never ever again thru windsor). without back pain when I arrived at home...

VinnieAces · 06-15-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 007MCoupe

lol good call. i guessed? i didn't realize there were so many blues!! after looking into further i believe it's interlagos blue (it looks like the one in the sig pic above) with sepang interior. MY BAD!

EDIT: Yeah, NOT laguna blue, sorry to get your hopes up.

I WISH!! haha but the skies have cleared up here so i'll get some pics posted after work.

Haha no problem, damn though i'd love to see a laguna ///M

Congrats on your interlagos tho!!

007MCoupe · 06-15-2010, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnieAces

Haha no problem, damn though i'd love to see a laguna ///M

Congrats on your interlagos tho!!

yeah i saw that color and i really want a paint job!! haha and thank you!

bricem3 · 06-15-2010, 09:31 PM

Scio, Oregon all the way to Annapolis, MD - right around 3,000 miles. Wish I could say I drove it back, but that would have taken most of the work week, so I had it trailered. Thankfully I had a friend of a friend out there that checked it out and gave me the OK. I don't regret a thing. This is my 3rd S54 car, with two previous E46 M3s. Love it more than the M3s for sure.

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wildag ///M'n it Up 17 Rep 344 Posts Drives: '06 ///M Roadster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Reston, VA iTrader: (0)	I looked all over the US. Found the car with the exact configuration/options that I wanted 17 miles away.
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06-14-2010, 11:49 AM	#24
Z4Murder Major 28 Rep 1,110 Posts Drives: > speed limit Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY iTrader: (1)	was very lucky to get mine about a half hour away __________________ 2007 TiAg ///MCoupe * Dinan strut bars * ZHP knob * RPI scoop * Ultimate Pedals * RE Diablo * 3.91 TMS gears * Apex PS7 * Eventuri intake* Nitto NT05 * TMS pullies * Zeck CDV * RE tranny mounts * Tekarbon * Mstache 2 * '14 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Hemi... No more snow for the M!
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06-14-2010, 01:27 PM	#27
mhughett Captain 25 Rep 615 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (0)	You know "M"s are actually much easier to find than the 3.0si coupes. When I was looking about this time last year, autotrader had only 15-18 manual transmission coupes in the whole country while there were about 100 "M" coupes for sale. Consequently, I had to go over 1,200 miles to find the one I wanted--in Rochester, NY. Seems like if you live on one of the coasts you can find one close by much easier. __________________ 2013 Audi TT RS (Tech Pkg, Sport Exhaust, Heated Seats, Sirius) Retired--2007 Z4 M Coupe (Imola Red/Black, Premium Pkg, Heated Seats, XM, Bimmian stubby antenna, CDV delete, Apex EC-7--Anthracite, Goodyear F1 Asymetric 2.
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06-14-2010, 01:30 PM	#28
Huz-Z Brigadier General 852 Rep 4,058 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	And now there's Montego Blue. I wonder how much I could hook an M Roadster for! __________________ Huz-Z BMW Z4 3.0si Roadster. Montego Blue Metallic. Premium and Sport Package.
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06-14-2010, 02:23 PM	#29
Little C Private 7 Rep 78 Posts Drives: 07 Z4MC Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Puyallup, WA iTrader: (0)	I drove my e46m from Seattle to LA, traded it in and drove the Z4m back up to Seattle. Whole trip took 40 hours including 6 hours to buy the car and have dinner. It was about 2200 miles total.
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06-14-2010, 09:13 PM	#30
Shipkiller Colonel 188 Rep 2,138 Posts Drives: Me Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Beach iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe [8.50] 2003 BMW Z4 Roadster [8.33]	1250 miles. Flew from Va Beach, Va to Tyler, TX. Drove it home... Six months of searching. The day I picked it up was the first time I ever sat in an ///M.
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06-15-2010, 04:30 AM	#32
doozyj Lieutenant 14 Rep 514 Posts Drives: 2007 M Coupe Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (8)	About 130 miles.
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06-15-2010, 10:31 AM	#33
danlauz Private First Class 8 Rep 134 Posts Drives: z4m 2007+x5 2009+330 cic 2003 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	canada-usa trip I flew from montreal to chicago and, drive back the next morning. at 18-20 hours drive thru windsor border (the mess, never ever again thru windsor). without back pain when I arrived at home...
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06-15-2010, 09:31 PM	#36
bricem3 Couper 0 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 07 M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Riva, Maryland iTrader: (0)	Scio, Oregon all the way to Annapolis, MD - right around 3,000 miles. Wish I could say I drove it back, but that would have taken most of the work week, so I had it trailered. Thankfully I had a friend of a friend out there that checked it out and gave me the OK. I don't regret a thing. This is my 3rd S54 car, with two previous E46 M3s. Love it more than the M3s for sure.
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