I want to lend my ED M4 to a stranger, am I crazy?

f82fanatic · 04-14-2015, 09:19 AM

And please don't get offended if I push back, my first reaction were very similar to those that you are having. I am trying to play devil's advocate to try to take a step back and see the big picture.

I have caught myself fiercely negotiating a $10 (2 cups of Starbucks coffee) change in the price of my lease. This process has made me anal retentive about certain things because I have become so invested in it... Just trying to think in a similar way as I do for other things.

Like I said, I think this is a great exercise and I do appreciate all the input! Thanks guys!

nasdaq100 · 04-14-2015, 09:23 AM

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I think this is the biggest problem I have, feeling that I am "lending" my gf for a date with another guy

Yes I understand, that's why I never let anyone touch my car... My friends asked me how am I doing when I let my car for service, my answer is that i feel same when I let my wife at the gynecologist

hawkerdriver · 04-14-2015, 09:26 AM

Just leave early and drive the 7 hr drive to nice. Not a bad drive at all

Bahn360Photo · 04-14-2015, 12:23 PM

yes you are crazy. you are paying for someone to kick the crap out of your car for the trip. take half more vacation day and drive it yourself

skier · 04-14-2015, 03:19 PM

Next time ping me - I'll do it for less, it just may take few days longer

Balzz · 04-14-2015, 03:29 PM

If I handed my keys to someone on ED, it'd better be an old dude with the name Stuck or a woman named Schmidt.

f82fanatic · 04-14-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

yes you are crazy. you are paying for someone to kick the crap out of your car for the trip. take half more vacation day and drive it yourself

It is a lease and it is under warranty... but point taken! I don't know how he would manage to ruin the car in 550 miles though...

f82fanatic · 04-14-2015, 03:37 PM

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Next time ping me - I'll do it for less, it just may take few days longer

Ha! were you planning on keeping it for the winter months to go skiing in the pyrenees?

skier · 04-14-2015, 03:39 PM

I promise I would mount winter tires!

anerbe · 04-14-2015, 04:01 PM

Personally, I'd drive the car myself, leave the wife at Rome to explore for the day, then take a city hopper or train back. You'll probably save 3-500 after gas and trip back, and perhaps you can do things you wouldn't otherwise do with a spouse in the car...

Bahn360Photo · 04-15-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

yes you are crazy. you are paying for someone to kick the crap out of your car for the trip. take half more vacation day and drive it yourself

It is a lease and it is under warranty... but point taken! I don't know how he would manage to ruin the car in 550 miles though...

You will have it in one piece but put yourself in that persons shoes

It's like lending your wife for a week and saying do anything u want

f82fanatic · 10-20-2015, 11:15 PM

To all the naysayers in this post, I want to tell you something...

I did it anyways and you know what... the driver crashed it!

Well, I'm laughing now, but it took a long time for the car to arrive from port because of this.

Apparently it was a scratch from another car when she parked it while taking it from Rome to Munich. But I smell BS, I think she scratched it herself.

Anyway, all is good now and I'm very happy I went to Italy! had a blast

skier · 10-20-2015, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by f82fanatic

To all the naysayers in this post, I want to tell you something...

I did it anyways and you know what... the driver crashed it!

Well, I'm laughing now, but it took a long time for the car to arrive from port because of this.

Apparently it was a scratch from another car when she parked it while taking it from Rome to Munich. But I smell BS, I think she scratched it herself.

Anyway, all is good now and I'm very happy I went to Italy! had a blast

Good times is all that matters and remembered

f82fanatic · 10-20-2015, 11:22 PM

Completely agree with you Skier!

Now i'm just waiting for those italian fines...hoepfully they never come

s0ul · 10-20-2015, 11:48 PM

If that stranger is me. I'd be happy to do it for you :P

TTO898 · 10-21-2015, 11:06 AM

Putting aside the clickbait'ish title--I would just drive it back yourself or find another port to drop it off at. IMHO, $900 and the uncertainty of what will happen is too much to deal with.

S65V8 · 10-21-2015, 11:13 AM

OMG, that "driver" will hoon the hell out of your car. If you're ok with that, do it.

evanevery · 10-21-2015, 12:01 PM

NFW!

Many folks won't even let a valet drive the car into a garage... You want to let "some guy" drive your car 550 miles?

Take a nice train ride instead. Maybe a night train for all the romance it offers!

Donger Kim · 10-21-2015, 07:11 PM

OP, you are the least OCD person on this whole forum to even consider this lol. I am a pretty easy going guy, but even I wouldn't consider this lol.

f82fanatic · 10-21-2015, 07:11 PM

Hehe. I did it already guys. She drove it and she scratched it, it was fixed to original spec and I'm as happy as can be with the car! Would do it again 100%. Italy is amazing, and driving back the car would have been too much of a hassle

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f82fanatic Major 1043 Rep 1,390 Posts Drives: iX Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	And please don't get offended if I push back, my first reaction were very similar to those that you are having. I am trying to play devil's advocate to try to take a step back and see the big picture. I have caught myself fiercely negotiating a $10 (2 cups of Starbucks coffee) change in the price of my lease. This process has made me anal retentive about certain things because I have become so invested in it... Just trying to think in a similar way as I do for other things. Like I said, I think this is a great exercise and I do appreciate all the input! Thanks guys!
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Balzz Captain 96 Rep 958 Posts Drives: F97 X3M Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1) Garage List 2019 M4 [0.00] 2021 X3M [0.00]	If I handed my keys to someone on ED, it'd better be an old dude with the name Stuck or a woman named Schmidt.
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anerbe Lieutenant Colonel 121 Rep 1,568 Posts Drives: Red E90M 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BH, MI iTrader: (2)	Personally, I'd drive the car myself, leave the wife at Rome to explore for the day, then take a city hopper or train back. You'll probably save 3-500 after gas and trip back, and perhaps you can do things you wouldn't otherwise do with a spouse in the car...
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10-20-2015, 11:15 PM	#34
f82fanatic Major 1043 Rep 1,390 Posts Drives: iX Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	To all the naysayers in this post, I want to tell you something... I did it anyways and you know what... the driver crashed it! Well, I'm laughing now, but it took a long time for the car to arrive from port because of this. Apparently it was a scratch from another car when she parked it while taking it from Rome to Munich. But I smell BS, I think she scratched it herself. Anyway, all is good now and I'm very happy I went to Italy! had a blast
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10-20-2015, 11:22 PM	#36
f82fanatic Major 1043 Rep 1,390 Posts Drives: iX Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Completely agree with you Skier! Now i'm just waiting for those italian fines...hoepfully they never come
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10-20-2015, 11:48 PM	#37
s0ul Coder 574 Rep 1,550 Posts Drives: '13 F30 328xi, '16 F82 (soon) Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NoVA iTrader: (2)	If that stranger is me. I'd be happy to do it for you :P
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10-21-2015, 11:06 AM	#38
TTO898 Second Lieutenant 61 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 (F10) Join Date: May 2012 Location: Atlanta GA iTrader: (1)	Putting aside the clickbait'ish title--I would just drive it back yourself or find another port to drop it off at. IMHO, $900 and the uncertainty of what will happen is too much to deal with. __________________ ________________________________ 2013 M5 \| Black Sapphire/Black 2015 X5 xDrive50i \| Black Sapphire/Black \| M Sport Gone: 2016 M3, 2013 M3 Conv, 2000 M Roadster, 2010 X5, 2013 X5, 2008 5 Series
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10-21-2015, 11:13 AM	#39
S65V8 _ 812 Rep 3,160 Posts Drives: ... Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (10)	OMG, that "driver" will hoon the hell out of your car. If you're ok with that, do it.
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10-21-2015, 12:01 PM	#40
evanevery Lieutenant Colonel 1116 Rep 1,904 Posts Drives: iXM60, i8 Rdstr, M4, i7 M70 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	NFW! Many folks won't even let a valet drive the car into a garage... You want to let "some guy" drive your car 550 miles? Take a nice train ride instead. Maybe a night train for all the romance it offers! __________________ The Jiggery-Pokery is Strong with this One https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1645366 https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1197553 https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...4&postcount=35
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10-21-2015, 07:11 PM	#41
Donger Kim Captain 205 Rep 683 Posts Drives: MY16 M3 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	OP, you are the least OCD person on this whole forum to even consider this lol. I am a pretty easy going guy, but even I wouldn't consider this lol.
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