2016 AW F80 M3: My Amazing European Delivery Story - Journal Complete 05/17/16

s0ul · 09-24-2015, 03:29 PM

Amazing trip! Thanks for sharing!

What camera were you using and what did you use to attach the camera on the side of the car? I'd like to get one for my trip

PARTS@STBMW · 09-24-2015, 03:40 PM

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience with us!

rr006rbc · 09-24-2015, 03:47 PM

What a hot concierge. Nice car too btw lol. Looks like y'all had a nice trip! Doing ED for my next M

dbrad · 09-24-2015, 03:49 PM

awesome car and congrats! mine is on the carmen 4 on its way across the Atlantic right now I can not wait!

CosmosMpower · 09-24-2015, 03:56 PM

Cool write up and good info. We are going to pick up our car that's almost identical except we didn't get Exec.

lo_xyooj · 09-24-2015, 04:01 PM

Wow what an amazing trip and thanks for sharing! It makes me want to do ED even more...

thx217 · 09-24-2015, 04:17 PM

What an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing!

Bols · 09-24-2015, 04:45 PM

Awesome write-up thanks guys! Car is absolutely stunning, AW is perfect for the F-series and loved the sound in the tunnel!

Enjoy it to the fullest and keep that M3 streak going!

LeontiyZHP · 09-24-2015, 04:47 PM

The trip looks amazing! Great pics and videos. Thank you for the write up.

///M/// · 09-24-2015, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor///M

simply awesome. next trip itinerary planned

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Originally Posted by BMWPower06

Great story! Congrats on the new car.

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Originally Posted by s0ul

Amazing trip! Thanks for sharing!

What camera were you using and what did you use to attach the camera on the side of the car? I'd like to get one for my trip

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Originally Posted by PARTS@STBMW

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experience with us!

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Originally Posted by rr006rbc

What a hot concierge. Nice car too btw lol. Looks like y'all had a nice trip! Doing ED for my next M

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Originally Posted by dbrad

awesome car and congrats! mine is on the carmen 4 on its way across the Atlantic right now I can not wait!

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Originally Posted by CosmosMpower

Cool write up and good info. We are going to pick up our car that's almost identical except we didn't get Exec.

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Originally Posted by lo_xyooj

Wow what an amazing trip and thanks for sharing! It makes me want to do ED even more...

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Originally Posted by thx217

What an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by NCK_B

Awesome write-up thanks guys! Car is absolutely stunning, AW is perfect for the F-series and loved the sound in the tunnel!

Enjoy it to the fullest and keep that M3 streak going!

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Originally Posted by LeontiyZHP

The trip looks amazing! Great pics and videos. Thank you for the write up.

Thank you all

Stay tuned for more updates to this thread. I have only covered 5 of the 16 days so far

Will post through this week

Kwando · 09-24-2015, 05:08 PM

Very comprehensive! My one grip with these ED is that ppl don't post enough pictures but you nailed it! No offense to you but I would never bring a one year old on a trip like this lol.

///M/// · 09-24-2015, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kwando

Very comprehensive! My one grip with these ED is that ppl don't post enough pictures but you nailed it! No offense to you but I would never bring a one year old on a trip like this lol.

Understood and agree. However, first child, grandparents live abroad. Where do you leave your child? How do you think that would have gone with the wife? Are you married?

///M/// · 09-24-2015, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWPower06

Great story! Congrats on the new car.

Is it possible to get the full res version of this one?

Thanks. The pic is too big, over 5 mb. PM me your email and I will send it to you.

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Originally Posted by s0ul

Amazing trip! Thanks for sharing!

What camera were you using and what did you use to attach the camera on the side of the car? I'd like to get one for my trip

I was using a Canon T5i with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens. That said I don't think I know how to shoot on sunny days and a lot of my pictures such

Check out OnYourLeft 's pictures in his ED thread. He only used a point and shoot.

For videos I had 2 GoPro Hero 4 silver camera's and they were attached using the GoPro suction cup (no tethers.) For the camera on the roof I ran a dedicated external mike to the rear bumper.

Gabreigns · 09-24-2015, 07:01 PM

That is a very awesome coverage. Makes me feel like I am reliving your experience. You have a wonderful car and a beautiful family. My wife and my one year old were at the BMW Welt Munich museum earlier this year. I admire and understand the experience with a one year old on a trip like that. Good memories when you look back. Thank you for sharing your experience as a part of this community. Would love to hear more!

///M/// · 09-24-2015, 07:01 PM

continuing.............

Day 6 & 7 - Lake Garda

So we got to beautiful town of Malcesine in the Lake Garda area late on Day 5. Got up early on Day 6 and headed out to the center of town. Our B&B was around 3 km from the town so we had to take a bus. Was an interesting experience because I had to go standing

We really loved Malcesine. It is a very old town on the eastern shore of Lake Garda with a lot of history and the old world charm. It has an old castle (Castello Scaligero) as well that is worth exploring. The top of the castle requires some climbing and offers some amazing panoramic views. We spent most of the day in Malcesine and then a ferry across to the western shore to Limone which another really nice old town with many shops and old homes. We really wished we had spent more than one day at Lake Garda. I know most folks doing ED head to Lake Como but between the two we preferred Lake Garda for it had to offer.

Here are lost of pictures from Day 6 and some from the morning of Day 7 where we stopped at some other villages (Garda and Sirmiorne) on our way to Milan.

The dreaded hidden speed camera

NEXT - Milan and Cinque Terre

to be continued.................

RKAM3 · 09-24-2015, 07:09 PM

Great stories a trip! I love reading these threads...can't get enough of the pics! Congrats on a fantastic trip and car and thank you for sharing!!

EL Jeffe 5 · 09-24-2015, 07:10 PM

Congratulations

rr006rbc · 09-24-2015, 07:18 PM

Oh my god man. If this thread doesn't make u wanna do ED I don't know what will...this is so much win.

krnnerdboy · 09-24-2015, 08:02 PM

Good on you for taking your infant! That's a long flight that I'm sure my kids aren't ready for!!

punky8d · 09-24-2015, 08:34 PM

Congrats!! Thank you for sharing..

cncmastr · 09-24-2015, 08:37 PM

How was it traveling with the 1 year old (cute kid by the way)? Would you do it again?

chief · 09-24-2015, 08:39 PM

Seeing these pictures remind me why I need to go back to this region - beautiful! Thanks for sharing your journey and congratulations on the new car!

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Bols Captain 231 Rep 982 Posts Drives: F36 AW 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Awesome write-up thanks guys! Car is absolutely stunning, AW is perfect for the F-series and loved the sound in the tunnel! Enjoy it to the fullest and keep that M3 streak going!
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LeontiyZHP Private First Class 69 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E90m3; F15x35i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	The trip looks amazing! Great pics and videos. Thank you for the write up.
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Kwando Major 431 Rep 1,428 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London, Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Very comprehensive! My one grip with these ED is that ppl don't post enough pictures but you nailed it! No offense to you but I would never bring a one year old on a trip like this lol.
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Gabreigns Major 494 Rep 1,076 Posts Drives: F3x Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	That is a very awesome coverage. Makes me feel like I am reliving your experience. You have a wonderful car and a beautiful family. My wife and my one year old were at the BMW Welt Munich museum earlier this year. I admire and understand the experience with a one year old on a trip like that. Good memories when you look back. Thank you for sharing your experience as a part of this community. Would love to hear more!
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09-24-2015, 07:01 PM	#37
///M/// Brigadier General 1862 Rep 3,661 Posts Drives: 2016 Manual AW F80 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philly iTrader: (6)	continuing............. Day 6 & 7 - Lake Garda So we got to beautiful town of Malcesine in the Lake Garda area late on Day 5. Got up early on Day 6 and headed out to the center of town. Our B&B was around 3 km from the town so we had to take a bus. Was an interesting experience because I had to go standing We really loved Malcesine. It is a very old town on the eastern shore of Lake Garda with a lot of history and the old world charm. It has an old castle (Castello Scaligero) as well that is worth exploring. The top of the castle requires some climbing and offers some amazing panoramic views. We spent most of the day in Malcesine and then a ferry across to the western shore to Limone which another really nice old town with many shops and old homes. We really wished we had spent more than one day at Lake Garda. I know most folks doing ED head to Lake Como but between the two we preferred Lake Garda for it had to offer. Here are lost of pictures from Day 6 and some from the morning of Day 7 where we stopped at some other villages (Garda and Sirmiorne) on our way to Milan. The dreaded hidden speed camera NEXT - Milan and Cinque Terre to be continued................. __________________ ========================= 2016 F80 M3 AW/SO (Manual) - Picked up at the Welt 08/28/15 My Amazing European Delivery Story Last edited by ///M///; 09-24-2015 at 07:50 PM..
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