Anyone suffers from withdrawal if your M has to sit in the garage for too long?

thai357sig · 10-15-2011, 06:01 AM

Today will be the first day in two weeks that I will get to drive the M3. A week in New Orleans, and terrible rain in DC area and sneaking to do some hunting, so the M got neglected.

First day today and I'm gonna take her to my kids ice hockey/ figure skating practice (son/daughter- not a single gender confused child), then get some gas, take the kids out to lunch. Then freedom for a few hours. With the kids of course .

So, what you guys do to let your "hair loose" so to speak, after not driving your M for awhile?

alpina527 · 10-15-2011, 06:27 AM

Due to an operation, mine has been locked away in my garage for a Month now. One more month to go until I get the go ahead to drive again.

It really is hard to stomach having it sitting there all polished and raring to go. And yes, I do admit to just looking at it every few days. I just can't wait to get back into it.

KIS · 10-15-2011, 06:39 AM

I was driving a Jeep Patriot this week while my M was being repaired. It reminded me of the distinction between transportation, and fun. I really missed the enjoyment of driving the M.

ASGM3 · 10-15-2011, 07:08 AM

Everyday i Just look for reasons to get out of the house and into d M

get kinda restless if I don get to drive it .

CBS · 10-15-2011, 07:14 AM

And I thought I was the only one who suffered from withdrawal? Wife thinks I'm nuts.
Glad to hear there may be a Support Group on this Forum!

NYCM3ryder · 10-15-2011, 08:04 AM

your not alone.... same here

Mr. ///M3 RD · 10-15-2011, 08:17 AM

this past April mine mine was covered up in the Garage for 5 weeks while I was on a project. On the next project I took her along and loved it.

One reason I have a set of winter wheels/tires is that I can take her for a spin when the roads are dry ... hate to leave her in the garage all winter long it is just not right

pako · 10-15-2011, 09:06 AM

just got my first m3 3 weeks ago and in one month its going in the garage for the next 5 month because of the stupid canadian winter this is sad

PhillyNate · 10-15-2011, 09:11 AM

Sometimes I question why I even bought this thing. UNTIL I DRIVE IT. Which is weekends mostly. I do hate the withdrawal but I get over it thinking I'm gonna have a very low mileage, low maintenance example of a classic someday.

mamadub · 10-15-2011, 09:12 AM

I do! There are certain places I will not park my M. Therefore, I drive my Suburban, which I also love in it's own "Mother ship" way. But when I get back into my M, it's like I just got it all over again!

quadpipes · 10-15-2011, 11:43 AM

48 hours without is about the time I start developing a twitch

M3crit · 10-15-2011, 12:06 PM

mine is always in the garage unless i take it out on the weekends. i will be the first to admit that every single time i turn the corner in the parking garage after not driving for a week or two i smile ear to ear. she looks so damn good!

Prince_of_Persia · 10-15-2011, 01:21 PM

I was in Toronto / Niagra Falls for business and the first thing I did when I got back home was driving my M3, I missed her so much!!! haha
Everyday if I don't drive my car, it feels like I am missing something. I just HAVE TO find an excuse everyday to drive my car.

-=Hot|Ice=- · 10-15-2011, 01:22 PM

To me, the S65 is just sweet music. I dream about it at times. :P

benn. · 10-15-2011, 03:38 PM

i'm in switzerland for a year..
i haven't driven the M since I left..
it's getting sold so I pick up a gtr when I get back..
I am going to shoot myself for not being able to drive for a year..

might actually pick up another m...
can't deal with not driving stick..

Denk · 10-15-2011, 05:07 PM

It's like sex, the itch is always there. I can't make it a few days without taking it out...my M3 of course. I've got a company car but it's neglected more than my M3.

fuddman · 10-15-2011, 06:10 PM

I keep it under a car cover in a storage lot close to where I live. When I go get it, removing the car cover is like I'm opening a Christmas gift. Every single time.

ES_TRADER · 10-15-2011, 06:22 PM

My house was getting painted for 2 weeks and I had to store all the bimmers in my warehouse the whole time to avoid overspray. Omg it was death. Coming into my garage and not seeing the M there, felt like a piece of me was missing. Definitely get withdrawals past the one week mark.

Green///Hell · 10-15-2011, 08:41 PM

I've been in and out of it for months at a time and then there is winter
Feels like driving a totally different car every tiem

SchnellM3 · 10-15-2011, 09:01 PM

I feel the same way, I just usually find myself staring at it in the garage. Its usually not that dirty but I QD the wheels, engine and exhausts then open it up and smell the aroma of the leather. It is truly a treat though when you get back in for the next drive and fire up it up and go out for a spin even if its just to nowhere. I fall even more in love every time

Bart@AUTOcouture · 10-15-2011, 09:02 PM

I legit lol'd at single gender confused child..

But yes.

midwest 340xi 6sp · 10-15-2011, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter

this past April mine mine was covered up in the Garage for 5 weeks while I was on a project. On the next project I took her along and loved it.

One reason I have a set of winter wheels/tires is that I can take her for a spin when the roads are dry ... hate to leave her in the garage all winter long it is just not right

Man, mine is going into storage for the winter and it's going to be tough. I just cant bring myself to take it out in the salt and ice..Oh well, don't want to jack the thread...It will be a long 5/6 mos of winter

10-15-2011, 06:01 AM	#1
thai357sig Lieutenant 30 Rep 409 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Amerika iTrader: (0)	Anyone suffers from withdrawal if your M has to sit in the garage for too long? Today will be the first day in two weeks that I will get to drive the M3. A week in New Orleans, and terrible rain in DC area and sneaking to do some hunting, so the M got neglected. First day today and I'm gonna take her to my kids ice hockey/ figure skating practice (son/daughter- not a single gender confused child), then get some gas, take the kids out to lunch. Then freedom for a few hours. With the kids of course . So, what you guys do to let your "hair loose" so to speak, after not driving your M for awhile? __________________ 09'M3 JerezB/Tech/Cold/Prem/PDC/SR/Black Leather/ANTHRACITE Sycamore/IPOD/USB/Rear Sunshade/Premium Sounnd/6MT*Just Hit The Ground! Delivery 02/25/2009*
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10-15-2011, 06:27 AM	#2
alpina527 Banned 60 Rep 638 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 DCT JZB/FR Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: London, England iTrader: (1)	Due to an operation, mine has been locked away in my garage for a Month now. One more month to go until I get the go ahead to drive again. It really is hard to stomach having it sitting there all polished and raring to go. And yes, I do admit to just looking at it every few days. I just can't wait to get back into it.
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10-15-2011, 06:39 AM	#3
KIS Lieutenant 39 Rep 543 Posts Drives: 2015 Jaguar F Type R Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (0)	I was driving a Jeep Patriot this week while my M was being repaired. It reminded me of the distinction between transportation, and fun. I really missed the enjoyment of driving the M.
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10-15-2011, 07:08 AM	#4
ASGM3 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 275 Posts Drives: E92 M3 6MT ESS VT2-600 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: India iTrader: (0)	Everyday i Just look for reasons to get out of the house and into d M get kinda restless if I don get to drive it . __________________
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Mr. ///M3 RD Happy Camper 614 Rep 7,869 Posts Drives: C63 AMG & 280 SL on Weekends : Join Date: May 2010 Location: GTA, Ontario - Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 1969 Restored Merce ... [7.50] 2011 M3 Coupe TRADED [7.34] 1987 BMW 535is [1.00] Cars from the Past [6.50] The ///M3 Engine S65 [9.59]	this past April mine mine was covered up in the Garage for 5 weeks while I was on a project. On the next project I took her along and loved it. One reason I have a set of winter wheels/tires is that I can take her for a spin when the roads are dry ... hate to leave her in the garage all winter long it is just not right __________________ Cheers, Rolf-Dieter Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well, now my C6.3 AMG with 487 HP does it too ---> Click here for some good stuff I found
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pako Enlisted Member 3 Rep 35 Posts Drives: BMW M3 2008 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Montreal iTrader: (0)	just got my first m3 3 weeks ago and in one month its going in the garage for the next 5 month because of the stupid canadian winter this is sad
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PhillyNate ENTHUSIAST 135 Rep 2,097 Posts Drives: 2010 Porsche Cayman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 Porsche Cayman [0.00]	Sometimes I question why I even bought this thing. UNTIL I DRIVE IT. Which is weekends mostly. I do hate the withdrawal but I get over it thinking I'm gonna have a very low mileage, low maintenance example of a classic someday. __________________ "what I'm driving here...is an ending." Jeremy Clarkson 2010 Carrara White Porsche Cayman 6mt 2014 Whiteout Toyota GT-86 6mt(Sold 05/23/15) 2011 Alpine White BMW M3 6mt ZCP Coupe(forced retirement 06/06/14) 2008 Alpine White BMW 328i 6mt Coupe(retired 06/21/11)
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10-15-2011, 09:12 AM	#10
mamadub Captain 96 Rep 825 Posts Drives: Melbourne Red 2011 E93 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	I do! There are certain places I will not park my M. Therefore, I drive my Suburban, which I also love in it's own "Mother ship" way. But when I get back into my M, it's like I just got it all over again! __________________ Black Novillo Extended Leather, Convenience Package, Premium Package 2, DCT, DDC, BMW Apps, Custom Stereo upgrade, Eisenmann Sport Black Series Exhaust, 20"HRE's P45SC's. Color matched Brembo 380/345's, KW Coilovers
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10-15-2011, 11:43 AM	#11
quadpipes First Lieutenant 17 Rep 318 Posts Drives: '11 E92 M3 IB,'16 F22 M235i EB Join Date: May 2009 Location: Missippi USofA iTrader: (0)	48 hours without is about the time I start developing a twitch
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M3crit Enlisted Member 4 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 Join Date: May 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	mine is always in the garage unless i take it out on the weekends. i will be the first to admit that every single time i turn the corner in the parking garage after not driving for a week or two i smile ear to ear. she looks so damn good!
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10-15-2011, 01:21 PM	#13
Prince_of_Persia Colonel 248 Rep 2,513 Posts Drives: 6MT E92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1)	I was in Toronto / Niagra Falls for business and the first thing I did when I got back home was driving my M3, I missed her so much!!! haha Everyday if I don't drive my car, it feels like I am missing something. I just HAVE TO find an excuse everyday to drive my car. __________________ AW\|FR 6MT E92 ///M3
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10-15-2011, 03:38 PM	#15
benn. Private First Class 7 Rep 129 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: WA/CA iTrader: (0)	i'm in switzerland for a year.. i haven't driven the M since I left.. it's getting sold so I pick up a gtr when I get back.. I am going to shoot myself for not being able to drive for a year.. might actually pick up another m... can't deal with not driving stick..
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10-15-2011, 05:07 PM	#16
Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	It's like sex, the itch is always there. I can't make it a few days without taking it out...my M3 of course. I've got a company car but it's neglected more than my M3.
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10-15-2011, 06:10 PM	#17
fuddman Major 354 Rep 1,405 Posts Drives: 528-maybe Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I keep it under a car cover in a storage lot close to where I live. When I go get it, removing the car cover is like I'm opening a Christmas gift. Every single time.
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10-15-2011, 06:22 PM	#18
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]	My house was getting painted for 2 weeks and I had to store all the bimmers in my warehouse the whole time to avoid overspray. Omg it was death. Coming into my garage and not seeing the M there, felt like a piece of me was missing. Definitely get withdrawals past the one week mark.
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10-15-2011, 08:41 PM	#19
Green///Hell Colonel 183 Rep 2,872 Posts Drives: 991 GT3, F15 X5, 1199S Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago iTrader: (5)	I've been in and out of it for months at a time and then there is winter Feels like driving a totally different car every tiem
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10-15-2011, 09:01 PM	#20
SchnellM3 Digger 209 Rep 2,619 Posts Drives: 03 E46 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pa iTrader: (5) Garage List 2003 BMW E46 M3 Tra ... [8.00] 2009 BMW E92 M3 [8.30] 2009 Yamaha R1 (FOR ... [9.50]	I feel the same way, I just usually find myself staring at it in the garage. Its usually not that dirty but I QD the wheels, engine and exhausts then open it up and smell the aroma of the leather. It is truly a treat though when you get back in for the next drive and fire up it up and go out for a spin even if its just to nowhere. I fall even more in love every time __________________ 2009 E92 M3 /// Melbourne Red /// Fox Red /// M DKG Full Innotech Exhaust - DINAN Intake - IND Engine Bay Appearance - IND Hand Stitched Boot Covers - and much more....
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10-15-2011, 09:02 PM	#21
Bart@AUTOcouture BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 1007 Rep 4,619 Posts Drives: F95X5M \| E46M3 \| E92M3 \| E60M5 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida iTrader: (5)	I legit lol'd at single gender confused child.. But yes.
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