Do you keep your M3/M4 garaged?

[RWSM3]

Mostly outside for me or under a carport

[jmg]

Garaged but daily driven for 2 years. Now it sits in the garage 5 days of the week.

[jeru95]

Garaged for the Winter...tucked in like a baby...lol

[btkowalk]

Garaged at home on weekends, garaged at airport during the week. Strip wash and polish/protect bi-annually with frequent regular hand washings in between.

[babamike]

Originally Posted by jeru95

Garaged for the Winter...tucked in like a baby...lol

Yup same here.

[///M4ster Yoda]

Garaged at home. Wife's 340 MSport stays outside.

Sometimes she gets pissed but she loves the ///M also

[SMGCFP]

I built (read a builder built) a house with a three car garage. Even insulated the garage with a higher grade (no idea what grade, but I did when I built it). I park three cars in there. I never leave the cars outside. It's always been a thing with me not to park in the driveway. If I get more cars I'll build another garage. The garage never gets below 35-40 degrees even on a day like today when it's 11.

I'm sure it preserves the paint and whatnot, but I don't deal with snow removal, ice scraping, or getting into a car that is 130 degrees in the summer. At the office, I park under an oak tree in the summer. The paint isn't my concern. It's not wasting time with the above.

[jdgamble]

Mine stays in the driveway during the week due to the amount of crap in our garage and the fact that I leave early and my wife stays at home with the kids. It kinda sucks, but I keep the car protected with a quality sealant and such.

I’ve had a 7ish year old car that lived outside and the paint looked fine. You just have to take care of it. Invest in some tools and products and keep the paint clean and protected and you’re good to go. And try not to park in direct sunlight if humanly possible.

[agentrnge]

Just picked my first M3 up last night. It is in the garage. It is a second car. I will daily it roughly 50/50 with the other. I am keeping this M3 salt and snow free as much as I can. So only bone dry winter driving several days to a week after roads have been cleaned up.

[Chanute]

Definitely a garage queen summer and winter when not driving and never see's the light of day when the snow start's too fall.

[Mandi90TT]

6 car garage, baby! Finally stopped moving around after leaving active duty, and built the house I wanted, which includes my beautiful 6 car garage. Of course, I only have my car, and my wife's car, both of which are clearly garaged.

I DD my M4, including during the winter and through snow.

[DML]

Originally Posted by six-n-twins53

What does maturity have to do with auto paint care?

Priorities dude, maybe should rephrase..."it's just a car" these auto's rip through the highways at blistering speeds, personally more concerned with preventing the infamous "stone chip".

[DML]

Originally Posted by six-n-twins53

What does maturity have to do with auto paint care?

Priorities dude, don't take my comment personally

[NCThreePedals]

Originally Posted by six-n-twins53

What does maturity have to do with auto paint care?

Or what does having a child have in common with parking outside? I'm so confused.

Maturity

[Foomanchu]

Garaged at home. With motorcycle. Garage is actually my basement so it's pretty warm. LOVE that during these cold mornings. House was built in the early 50's and for some reason garage spaces were really small in my type of capecod. Car fits but barely. While the M was in the shop last week I had a '19 X3. That fit in, but the roof only cleared the ductwork by 1.5"!!!

[s4awd]

Originally Posted by DML

Priorities dude, don't take my comment personally

Yeah. Kids, work, wife, life. I get it.

[agentrnge]

Originally Posted by Dave 90TT

6 car garage, baby! Finally stopped moving around after leaving active duty, and built the house I wanted, which includes my beautiful 6 car garage.

This is the dream! Awesome.

[maniz]

Originally Posted by ano0oj

If you live in a harsh winter area, then I THINK you should be maintaining your paint a little more frequently. I would definitely make sure that the car is clay barred at least once a year with clear coat stripped and a new one applied.

LOL! If using the clay bar stripped the clear coat right off the car, needing it resprayed, we would all be in a world of hurt. I think you meant cleaning the embedded contaminants out of the clear coat with a clay bar, so it is pristine again and ready for a polish (if needed) and sealant of some sort. In harsh climates with outdoor parking, yes, twice a year would be the minimum.

My car is garaged and well-loved with an impeccable detail by me twice a week, 52 weeks of the year, and I still have to clay it every 8 months or so. It depends a lot on where we live and drive.

[RoundelM3]

Garaged all the time...don't believe in leaving it outside under any circumstances unless I'm staying at a hotel that doesn't have a parking garage.

[aliiin]

Originally Posted by SMGCFP

At the office, I park under an oak tree in the summer.

Did you never have bird crap get on the car from doing this? It really messes up the paint if that happens and it bakes in the sun.

[DML]

Originally Posted by six-n-twins53

What does maturity have to do with auto paint care?

Let's try "obsessive" I got the cure.

[DML]

Originally Posted by s4awd

Yeah. Kids, work, wife, life. I get it.

Still love my "M" 👍