Have you taken a road trip in your M3/M4?

blueskies7 · 05-21-2018, 10:13 PM

Hey everyone! How's everyone doing?

Has anyone done a road trip in an M3 or M4? How was gas mileage? What about wear and tear? Did anything go wrong? Let me know all about it! (Show some pics if you can too haha)

paliknight · 05-21-2018, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by blueskies7

Hey everyone! How's everyone doing?

Has anyone done a road trip in an M3 or M4? How was gas mileage? What about wear and tear? Did anything go wrong? Let me know all about it! (Show some pics if you can too haha)

Drove from SF to TX 25 hours. Fantastic car. I enjoyed it. 6spd though. No issues. Gas mileage was 28mpg average and I varied speeds between 70-100

IM2C · 05-21-2018, 10:57 PM

Not sure if this counts as a road trip but, 550 miles from BMW PCD in Greenville to Central FL. No issues.

ruley74 · 05-21-2018, 10:57 PM

I've done two 5000km trips in the last 7 months and it was awesome. can't be buggered with doing the maths for mpg but i averaged around 8.5-9lt/100kms

Thescout13 · 05-21-2018, 10:58 PM

1,000 miles in Europe and then a ton from LA to Dallas. Awesome car. Not bad for long trips.

jmg · 05-21-2018, 11:13 PM

Longest drive was to Palm Springs/Thermal for M School. It was a blast! MPG wasn't an issue because it was too fun to care.

duky · 05-22-2018, 07:29 AM

Cross country trip from Boston to Oakland. Averaged 25mpg. Loved it the whole way. By the way that mileage was on a car packed to the brim with stuff - it had weight. Very comfortable the biggest issue is the road noise if you have passengers in the rear you are trying to have a conversation with

outatime e46 · 05-22-2018, 08:00 AM

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Drove from SF to TX 25 hours. Fantastic car. I enjoyed it. 6spd though. No issues. Gas mileage was 28mpg average and I varied speeds between 70-100

What approximate average speed did you get 28mpg?? I do highway driving nearly 100% of the time and can’t crack 24mpg. What mode? Comfort?

xfactor · 05-22-2018, 08:28 AM

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jmg · 05-22-2018, 09:41 AM

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Cross country trip from Boston to Oakland. Averaged 25mpg. Loved it the whole way. By the way that mileage was on a car packed to the brim with stuff - it had weight. Very comfortable the biggest issue is the road noise if you have passengers in the rear you are trying to have a conversation with

Were you trying to have a conversation with your dog(s)?

duky · 05-22-2018, 09:49 AM

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Cross country trip from Boston to Oakland. Averaged 25mpg. Loved it the whole way. By the way that mileage was on a car packed to the brim with stuff - it had weight. Very comfortable the biggest issue is the road noise if you have passengers in the rear you are trying to have a conversation with

Were you trying to have a conversation with your dog(s)?

Diff road trip drove to Montreal with two friends in the back

sandwi54 · 05-22-2018, 10:30 AM

Just did a 5.5 hour trip from SF to Ojai. Averaged 26.6MPG in efficient mode. Very comfortable but there's a good amount of noise at 80 mph so it can be hard to have a conversation.

ApexM4CS · 05-22-2018, 10:42 AM

Flew one way from NC to ATL and drove it back 6 hours same day. I averaged around 28 mpg and the whole drive back was very comfortable and pleasant.

paliknight · 05-22-2018, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by paliknight

Drove from SF to TX 25 hours. Fantastic car. I enjoyed it. 6spd though. No issues. Gas mileage was 28mpg average and I varied speeds between 70-100

What approximate average speed did you get 28mpg?? I do highway driving nearly 100% of the time and can’t crack 24mpg. What mode? Comfort?

Efficient, sport, sport. Average was 85MPH for the majority of the time but I wasn't using the AC for most of the drive. It was through Arizona and New Mexico at night last month when it was cooler and no traffic. I still had bursts of acceleration and chased down a C7 for a few minutes going pretty fast.

RogueAI · 05-22-2018, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by paliknight

Drove from SF to TX 25 hours. Fantastic car. I enjoyed it. 6spd though. No issues. Gas mileage was 28mpg average and I varied speeds between 70-100

What approximate average speed did you get 28mpg?? I do highway driving nearly 100% of the time and can’t crack 24mpg. What mode? Comfort?

I've not done any overly long trips but I've managed a 7.9lt/100 which is nearly 30mpg on a trip that was almost 3 hours. It was very early morning so little traffic, mostly freeway and pretty flat as well. I was in effecient/comfort/comfort the whole time

captainaudio · 05-22-2018, 10:59 PM

Drove the M4 from Lime Rock CT to Blue Ridge Georgia. Very pleasant road car. I also have driven it several times from Lime Rock to Lake George, NY. On that trip while cruising on the highway with the DCTin manual mode I held it in 7th gear on a long stretch of Interstate and was getting an indicated 30MPG. I regularly take it between my homes in Lime Rock, CT and Manhattan.

aajjcc · 05-22-2018, 11:00 PM

Drove from LA to Portland and back via HWY 1/US 101

No issues at all.

leemik · 05-23-2018, 09:56 AM

Boston to DC.. 3 people in car...and even 4 at times when there was no other option.. No issues other than the constant drone of my exhaust that drove everyone crazy.. My radar detector (Escort 9500ci) also knew of all the many photo radar traps in DC.. I didn't know what the alert was until a friend told me it was photo and slow down.

Boston to Nova Scotia (Cabot Trail).. 2 people in car.. It was about 2 days of driving and the exhaust drone was not as bad because I had put my cats back on.. no issues at all... car used 1 liter of oil on the trip, there was some hard driving..

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=855044

--mike

SD ///M4 · 05-23-2018, 06:53 PM

On our May, 2016 Euro Delivery, my wife and I drove our M4 approximately 2800 miles in 15 days, through Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, back to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and back to Munich. We did this with 30 other people in 10 M2s, 2 M3s, and another M4, and a couple of rental cars.

Along the way we visited BMW Classic in Munich, BMW M GmbH headquarters in Garching, spent 3 days driving the Italian Dolomites, 2 days driving the Swiss Alps, had the 1200 mile service done on all of the Ms at a dealer in Stuttgart, and did track days at Nurburgring Nordschleife, Circuit Park Zandvoort, and Spa Franchorchamps.

For pics, search for #CentennialMTour on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

I've also driven from San Diego to Monterey, about 450 miles each way, three times for HPDEs at Laguna Seca, taking two days each direction, to drive the twistiest roads and avoiding freeways whenever possible.

Mileage? Who cares! No issues on any of the trips. A great car for a road trip!

over5teer46 · 05-23-2018, 09:41 PM

I would disable ASD for long trips to make the cabin quieter.

KevinM · 05-23-2018, 09:43 PM

700 miles around Germany during the ED...to California a few times (from Arizona). It's fine for a road trip...EXCEPT....of course there is no spare, just the BMW fix-a-flat and a compressor. I had a flat in my M5 once and after that I bought a space-saver spare, which works for the M5 and Z4M coupe. I hadn't gotten around to buying one for the F80 yet when my wife took it to California and had a flat tire on the way back. Such a PITA. First there is getting towed and then there is finding a place that has the tires, etc. So, that is my only beef with this car on a road trip. I ordered a DynaPlug kit and will be buying a space-saver spare for either the F80 or the M2C that I am considering swapping it for.

M Crazy · 05-23-2018, 10:26 PM

Drove from Denver to Santa Fe for wkend on my AYM M4. Averaged about 24 mpg, road noise was fairly loud depending on road conditions. BUT, I had the opportunity to take it to 130 on many of the straight stretches. Way fun!!!

05-21-2018, 10:13 PM	#1
blueskies7 Private First Class 45 Rep 117 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Have you taken a road trip in your M3/M4? Hey everyone! How's everyone doing? Has anyone done a road trip in an M3 or M4? How was gas mileage? What about wear and tear? Did anything go wrong? Let me know all about it! (Show some pics if you can too haha)
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IM2C Major General 2067 Rep 5,373 Posts Drives: ∞ Improbability Drive Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: FL iTrader: (9)	Not sure if this counts as a road trip but, 550 miles from BMW PCD in Greenville to Central FL. No issues. __________________ ///\| g87 \| f87 Comp \| g29 M40i \| f97 Comp \| f80 Comp \| f80 \| f30 \| e92 \| tt \| S5 \| e92 \| 350z \| e90 \|
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ruley74 Lost Motorcyclist 167 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 2021 X3M F97 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	I've done two 5000km trips in the last 7 months and it was awesome. can't be buggered with doing the maths for mpg but i averaged around 8.5-9lt/100kms
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Thescout13 Brigadier General 4944 Rep 4,976 Posts Drives: '20 F80 M3CS, %E2%80%9818 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	1,000 miles in Europe and then a ton from LA to Dallas. Awesome car. Not bad for long trips. __________________ Wife's Car: 2020 X4M Competition, Alpine White on Black Alcantara and Biege Current Car: 2018 F80 M3CS, SMB, DCT, ZEC, MPE Recently Departed: 2020 F87 M2C, LBB, ZEC, 6MT (Euro Delivery Aug. 29, 2019, totaled by an idiot in a Camry who then ran from the scene) Wife's Prior Car: 2018 F80 M3, Yas Marina Blue, DCT, Black 19s, Carbon Structure Anthracite Cloth/Leather Combination, Driving Assistance Package (Euro Delivery Oct. 9, 2017)
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jmg Lieutenant General 18659 Rep 14,107 Posts Drives: G82 M4C X-Drive Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2022 G82 M4C X-Drive [9.85] 2018 F80 M3 CS [9.87] 2019 i3 BEV [0.00]	Longest drive was to Palm Springs/Thermal for M School. It was a blast! MPG wasn't an issue because it was too fun to care. __________________ 2022 G82///M4 Competition X-Drive - KW-HAS, EBC Bluestuff, Millway Race Camber Plates, Cup2 Connect, PSI High Flow Midpipe, Lightweight Front Lip, M Perf Flow Through Wing Previous • 2018 F80 ///M3 CS • 2016 F80 ///*M3 IG: Raging_G82
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duky The Tanzanian 1315 Rep 1,508 Posts Drives: BMW M3, Audi RS6, Mini Cooper Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (9) Garage List 2023 MINI Cooper SE [0.00] 2021 Audi RS6 Avant [0.00] 2016 BMW M3 [10.00]	Cross country trip from Boston to Oakland. Averaged 25mpg. Loved it the whole way. By the way that mileage was on a car packed to the brim with stuff - it had weight. Very comfortable the biggest issue is the road noise if you have passengers in the rear you are trying to have a conversation with Attached Images __________________ 2023 F56 MINI Cooper SE Midnight Black II on Carbon Black 2021 C8 Audi RS6 Avant Mythos Black on Black/Grey 2016 F80 BMW M3 Black Sapphire Metallic on Silverstone Last edited by duky; 05-22-2018 at 07:41 AM..
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sandwi54 Major 538 Rep 1,201 Posts Drives: G07, F90 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: California iTrader: (1)	Just did a 5.5 hour trip from SF to Ojai. Averaged 26.6MPG in efficient mode. Very comfortable but there's a good amount of noise at 80 mph so it can be hard to have a conversation. __________________ 2022 X7 M50i Phytonic Blue 2019 M5 MBB (wife's DD)
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ApexM4CS ///M4 49 Rep 149 Posts Drives: '23 M3CX / '21 X7 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Apex, NC iTrader: (0)	Flew one way from NC to ATL and drove it back 6 hours same day. I averaged around 28 mpg and the whole drive back was very comfortable and pleasant. __________________ Instagram: @Dracula.M3CX Current BMWs: '23 M3CX, '23 X7 Previous BMWs: '21 X7, '19 M4 CS, '20 X7, '15 M4, '18 X3, '17 X5, '17 X1, '06 325i, '02 M3, '03 330i ZCP
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captainaudio World's Foremost Authority 1181 Rep 4,535 Posts Drives: M4 Cab - Cayenne GTS - Jag XK Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper East Side Manhattan - Boca Raton FL - Lime Rock CT iTrader: (0)	Drove the M4 from Lime Rock CT to Blue Ridge Georgia. Very pleasant road car. I also have driven it several times from Lime Rock to Lake George, NY. On that trip while cruising on the highway with the DCTin manual mode I held it in 7th gear on a long stretch of Interstate and was getting an indicated 30MPG. I regularly take it between my homes in Lime Rock, CT and Manhattan. __________________ Drivers Club at Lime Rock - International Motorsports Research Center - Society of Automotive Historians - Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society (0nly a VP) - BMWCCA - Porsche Club of America - M Gruppe - Polish Race Drivers of America (PDRA) - Glen Club (Watkins Glen International) - Jaguar Club of Southern New England
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aajjcc Captain 425 Rep 611 Posts Drives: F82 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: 34.0522° N 118.2437° W iTrader: (0)	Drove from LA to Portland and back via HWY 1/US 101 No issues at all.
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leemik Lieutenant Colonel 509 Rep 1,570 Posts Drives: 2013 LRP M3 Coupe Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Quincy, MA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2020 Acura NSX [0.00] 2013 BMW M3 [9.50]	Boston to DC.. 3 people in car...and even 4 at times when there was no other option.. No issues other than the constant drone of my exhaust that drove everyone crazy.. My radar detector (Escort 9500ci) also knew of all the many photo radar traps in DC.. I didn't know what the alert was until a friend told me it was photo and slow down. Boston to Nova Scotia (Cabot Trail).. 2 people in car.. It was about 2 days of driving and the exhaust drone was not as bad because I had put my cats back on.. no issues at all... car used 1 liter of oil on the trip, there was some hard driving.. http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=855044 --mike
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SD ///M4 ///Multiple 2992 Rep 4,243 Posts Drives: M4 Coupe \| M3 \| Z4M Roadster Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster [8.81] 2016 BMW M4 Coupe ( ... [10.00] 2018 BMW M3 (Euro D ... [0.00] 2011 BMW 335is Coup ... [10.00]	On our May, 2016 Euro Delivery, my wife and I drove our M4 approximately 2800 miles in 15 days, through Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, back to Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and back to Munich. We did this with 30 other people in 10 M2s, 2 M3s, and another M4, and a couple of rental cars. Along the way we visited BMW Classic in Munich, BMW M GmbH headquarters in Garching, spent 3 days driving the Italian Dolomites, 2 days driving the Swiss Alps, had the 1200 mile service done on all of the Ms at a dealer in Stuttgart, and did track days at Nurburgring Nordschleife, Circuit Park Zandvoort, and Spa Franchorchamps. For pics, search for #CentennialMTour on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I've also driven from San Diego to Monterey, about 450 miles each way, three times for HPDEs at Laguna Seca, taking two days each direction, to drive the twistiest roads and avoiding freeways whenever possible. Mileage? Who cares! No issues on any of the trips. A great car for a road trip! __________________ The Coupe: 2016 M4 \| Sakhir Orange \| Black Full Merino Leather \| CF Trim \| M-DCT \| More \| ED 5/13/16 The Sedan: 2018 M3 \| San Marino Blue \| Black Full Merino Leather \| CF Trim \| M-DCT \| ZCP \| ED 7/18/18 The Roadster: 2006 Z4 \| Interlagos Blue \| Black Extended Nappa Leather \| Carbon Leather Trim \| Purchased 7/19/12
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over5teer46 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 18 M3 CP Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Queens, NY iTrader: (0)	I would disable ASD for long trips to make the cabin quieter.
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KevinM Brigadier General 2936 Rep 3,285 Posts Drives: 2002 M5;2007 M Coupe;2020 M2C Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tucson iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 M2 Competition [10.00] 2007 E86 M coupe [8.38] 2002 E39 M5 [9.00]	700 miles around Germany during the ED...to California a few times (from Arizona). It's fine for a road trip...EXCEPT....of course there is no spare, just the BMW fix-a-flat and a compressor. I had a flat in my M5 once and after that I bought a space-saver spare, which works for the M5 and Z4M coupe. I hadn't gotten around to buying one for the F80 yet when my wife took it to California and had a flat tire on the way back. Such a PITA. First there is getting towed and then there is finding a place that has the tires, etc. So, that is my only beef with this car on a road trip. I ordered a DynaPlug kit and will be buying a space-saver spare for either the F80 or the M2C that I am considering swapping it for. __________________ 2020 F87 M2C Hockenheim Silver/MT 2002 E39 M5 Sterling Gray/Caramel 2007 E86 Z4M Coupe Silver Gray/Black 2021 Kia Telluride (hauler)
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M Crazy Enlisted Member 11 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M4 Join Date: May 2018 Location: Denver CO iTrader: (0)	Drove from Denver to Santa Fe for wkend on my AYM M4. Averaged about 24 mpg, road noise was fairly loud depending on road conditions. BUT, I had the opportunity to take it to 130 on many of the straight stretches. Way fun!!!
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