How long did you wait before going on a trip...

kpn111 · 09-15-2006, 10:28 PM

I'm going away next weekend to Orlando...it's about a 200+ mile trip from Ft. Lauderdale, I think. I'm hesitant about taking it for a semi-long trip out of fear of getting it dinged up...but then I think to myself, it's a car. It's meant to be driven, right?

NoMods · 09-15-2006, 10:30 PM

exactly, i felt the same way for doing a 500 mile drive each way. Just bring some detailing supplies with you in the trunk.

kpn111 · 09-15-2006, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by armoredsaint

exactly, i felt the same way for doing a 500 mile drive each way. Just bring some detailing supplies with you in the trunk.

I'm leaving Friday night and coming back Sunday afternoon. I'm taking the Monday off because I want to spend all day washing it.

nyc3r · 09-15-2006, 10:32 PM

i waited 4 days before taking mine on a 400 mile trip.. loved every bit of it.

JSpira · 09-15-2006, 10:42 PM

I started a 5-day 2426 km trip with the 330xi the day after delivery.

new2the3 · 09-15-2006, 10:46 PM

I got my car from braman Palm Beach. I go to school up in orlando so I drove up with 100 mile on my car. I have made several 200 mile trips with this car and I have just over 3,000 miles on it. The car is great on the highway I drove from orlando to boca raton today and got 31.3 MPG. Why are you afraid to drive your car? It is not some uber exotic and cars get dinged thats part of life now go enjoy your car.

CALIF65GM · 09-15-2006, 10:56 PM

I went on a trip as soon as I pulled out of the ED Center's garage.

kpn111 · 09-15-2006, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by new2the3

I got my car from braman Palm Beach. I go to school up in orlando so I drove up with 100 mile on my car. I have made several 200 mile trips with this car and I have just over 3,000 miles on it. The car is great on the highway I drove from orlando to boca raton today and got 31.3 MPG. Why are you afraid to drive your car? It is not some uber exotic and cars get dinged thats part of life now go enjoy your car.

I know...if it was a friend of mine with the same "issue," I'd say the same thing. However, I haven't had a real dent in the car yet and the thought of getting one would drive me insane.

But after reading all of the posts, I've decided that I will drive it up to Orlando for the weekend. It's a car...It's meant to be driven.

JSpira · 09-15-2006, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kpn111

But after reading all of the posts, I've decided that I will drive it up to Orlando for the weekend. It's a car...It's meant to be driven.

Great.

Just two weekends ago, we drove to lime rock (around 200 km each way) and a week ago out to the Poconos for IMPA Test Days (also about 200 km each way). The drive to Lime Rock was great because Route 7 near the track is really twisty.

new2the3 · 09-15-2006, 11:17 PM

By the way I am driving back up to Orlando on Sunday...

kpn111 · 09-15-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

Great.

Just two weekends ago, we drove to lime rock (around 200 km each way) and a week ago out to the Poconos for IMPA Test Days (also about 200 km each way). The drive to Lime Rock was great because Route 7 near the track is really twisty.

I think it may have something to do with seeing pictures of people's cars being keyed up or painted on on this forum that gets me real nervous about going anywhere new or where there is a lot of pedestrian traffic.

I started thinking about how parking is at a theme park in Orlando and how I'd get dinged up....BUT, the hotel I'll be at will be real close to the park. It'll be in walking distance, so I should be okay parked at the hotel.

I need help, I know.

shragon · 09-15-2006, 11:56 PM

drove my car from the bay area to tahoe and back (about 225 miles each way), about a month after getting my car.

Ray · 09-16-2006, 12:43 AM

I was so excited about my new car that I added about 300 miles on the first day and 1000 within the first week.

A car is really meant to be driven and a nice car is meant to be driven even more. I hardly put any miles on my last car so it fortunatly gave it a good resale value. But as soon as I handed the keys to the new owner, I realize that I would have sacrificed some depreciation for some fun.

pacman · 09-16-2006, 12:43 AM

drove my car to LA (from the bay area) 2 months after i got my car.... ~350 miles each way.... i loved every second of the journey...

Gripster · 09-16-2006, 10:30 AM

How long did I wait before a long trip? About 1 night...

I did European delivery. After spending one night in Munich, I drove straight through Austria into Italy. Over the next 10 days we piled 1300 miles on the car. Ah, the memories.

Amazingly, the only damage we got was bug splats. Lots of 'em.

ALPINE6SPD · 09-16-2006, 10:57 AM

the day of delivery I put 250 miles on it

rossmelvin · 09-16-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kpn111

I'm going away next weekend to Orlando...it's about a 200+ mile trip from Ft. Lauderdale, I think. I'm hesitant about taking it for a semi-long trip out of fear of getting it dinged up...but then I think to myself, it's a car. It's meant to be driven, right?

i left for a trip from the dealer

StewtheBassman · 09-16-2006, 11:36 AM

Only sissies worry about things like this.

spydrz · 09-16-2006, 11:53 AM

Within the first month I drove to my brother's house in Okaloosa County FL, stopping along the way for a wedding in Tuscaloosa. Drove back home in one day, no problems.

Blue328xi · 09-16-2006, 11:56 AM

Im going to be putting 700+ Miles on my new ride as soon as I leave the Performance Center in SC. Should be a fun ride....just need to vary my speed

Refujeet · 09-16-2006, 12:49 PM

I transferred my suitcase from my old car, to my new car on delivery, and went on a 1000km round trip.

kpn111 · 09-16-2006, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by StewtheBassman

Only sissies worry about things like this.

StewtheMaleAssman...then I suppose you're terrified.

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