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M cars performance potential is tough to explore on US roads with speed limits IMO. And I say that having owned previous M3's and upcoming M5. Track days and auto crosses are the best places to enjoy our wonderful M cars.
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i agree OP...
I will be driving on the highway doing 80-90 MPH in the fast lane and there will be a car doing 55 in the next lane over and they will just change into my lane for no reason at all. I just dont understand the constant lane switches and going slow in the fast lane and the infectious hazard lights on in the rain! I recently spent 3 weeks in Europe and the other poster was correct in that everyone hauls ass over there and pays more attention to what they are doing. |
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Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Monticello..tracks we have them also...just to name a few When you live in upstate NY you are out of the cities into the country in 15miles and 20 minutes...doesn't get much better than that.
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When I get my car back from Europe (next week hopefully) im going to send you a message recommending the best roads to take. I've driven all around lake Travis and know there is so much more to see.
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This is one of the truest post on here in a while. It seems like people go slow on purpose just to piss you off. And then of course I turn into "that driver" when I blast past them the first chance I get.
And yes, ED changed my perspective on speed. We need an Autobahn type road in the U.S. BAD. Hell, just leave the roads as is and make us take approved classes and pay a ridiculous fee to be exempt from speed limits.
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Unless your visiting Cooperstown (Hall of Fame), Cornell (Ithaca),or Watkins Glen (track, The Gorges & wine tours) you have no idea what beauty (to say nothing of the challenging roads). Personally I enjoy the Adirondack's best ;Lake George, Lake Champlain, Speculator, Lake Placid,Ect.....but that has more to do with my motorcycle passion than anything
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I could probably rant about this for an hour. I probably have at various points in my life. I essentially refuse to live far from the downtown core or commute by car most days because having to deal with that kind of traffic insanity would kill me. Way happier to take an LRT to work. Beyond maddening. /rant
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OP: wait till you get that jerk who wants to drive slow in front of you cuz his Camry sucks and if he's not having fun, you're not having fun. And by the way, it's time to wash his windshield just as you pull behind him. Free car wash (spots) for your recently cleaned M.
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I've driven in London, France, and Germany. If I told you people in London were better about getting out of the "passing lane," I'd be lying to you. However France and Germany were significantly more courteous and immediately let you pass if you needed to pass.
I hate people that are inconsiderate and block the passing lane like they own it. Probably hate them more than people that key cars and valet workers that abuse vehicles. |
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Agreed, says this U of R grad, but I digress. Yes upstate has great roads, just have to watch out for Bambi around that next corner!
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We actually made the drive from Houston to Rochester 3 years ago. Wont be doing that in the M4, even if it would me there faster.
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Wegmans, Country Sweet and of course Nicks - "home of the garbage plate", were all my favs growing up just outside of Roch. I'm actually heading up there for Thanksgiving this year to visit my mom who is still brave enough to handle the winters there. Thanks for sharing your family(wife) history with me, Rochester was a great place to grow up and get an education. Sad about Kodak though, they did so much for the people of Rochester but never had the foresight to see digital coming as fas as it did.
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I laughed at people that told me how great Wegmans is (its just a supermarket?) until I went there. And the fact that Kodak had the worlds first digital camera but sat on it may be the worst management decision of the last 40 years. Great company, just mismanaged. The Rochester car culture is fascinating to me. For a small city, I see so many great cars. From the classics to modern day muscle, it has it all. He was a lifelong Vette man and owned C2's, 3, 4, and is about to sell his C5 and put his car collecting days behind him. Corvettes arent as easy to drive when you hit 70. Finally, the coolest BMW I have seen was in Rochester, and I see it every year. In the neighborhood where we stay a family owns a early 90's model 540 Wagon, in blue, with a manual. When I first saw it I honestly knocked on his door to say hello. Anyone with a car like that is bound to welcome you in.
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