Reveal your favorite spot(s) to drive your E90

hkj · 11-03-2005, 12:41 AM

Any good place in the SF bay area? (south bay)

connermd · 11-03-2005, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by hkj

Any good place in the SF bay area? (south bay)

There are lots of great places in the South Bay...The road up to Mt. Hamilton is a blast, esp. on a nice clear day. If your near Los Gatos, Kennedy Rd, Shannon Rd and Hicks Rd around Guadalupe and Almaden reservior are fun. I recently went on a driving event with the local BMW car club thru the Santa Cruz Mtns...Hwy 9 to Big Basin St Park, thru Bonny Doon to the Coast (Hwy 1), north to Pescadaro and then back to Palo Alto thru the mtn. twisties. Ah..the fun!

Xens · 11-03-2005, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by hkj

Any good place in the SF bay area? (south bay)

There should be plenty around the bay area, look at all those mountains we got. But yeah I don't know any good routes either .......

Robin_NL · 11-03-2005, 03:07 AM

The best place to drive the 330 is where it's been developed:
The Nordschleife

http://sjaro.speed.planet.nl/ring/20..._XP1T0629.html

lux.sh · 11-03-2005, 03:31 AM

I would like to share my spot for oregon E90ers, but a fellow e90post member is a police(local in my area), so I shouldn't say it.

Frank_NJ · 11-03-2005, 08:25 AM

Palisades Parkway through New York State but you have to watch out for the cops!

silverado · 11-03-2005, 08:44 AM

Yeah... tech-savvy cops could find this thread to be a gold mine

Especially that it will live here for posterity.

Bimmerista · 11-03-2005, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Robin Hood

The best place to drive the 330 is where it's been developed:
The Nordschleife

http://sjaro.speed.planet.nl/ring/20..._XP1T0629.html

LOL. I would need some serious driving lessons before ever considering venturing on it as a driver.

Would love to take the taxi ride though, YoooHuuu M5s

mc68386 · 11-03-2005, 07:56 PM

This thread title reminded me of an old bloopers reel from the Newlywed game.

The question was, what is the strangest place you and your partner have ever made woopie -

One of the women answered... "in the a$$".

She was extremely embarassed when she realized what the question really meant.

AW330i · 11-03-2005, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by hunter399@mac.com

Place in Houston called Allen Parkway, 55 mph speed limit and great twisties... and its close to my house!

I love Allen Parkway!!! It is theraputic to me after a long day, there is nothing like tearing it up at 90-100mph I mean 55

rs1985 · 11-03-2005, 09:33 PM

In Vancouver
must be the 91 highway
I love it
nice view
and nice road
haha
or River Road
I love those spots
quite
nice view
haha

BMRAMA · 11-03-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hkj

Any good place in the SF bay area? (south bay)

This is a good question.

I drive Castroville Blvd through Elkorn Slough almost each day for work. It's windy, beautiful, and there is no posted speed limit :-) It's even great in a Honda.

Old San Jose and Summit roads are nice. They take you from Soquel up to the summit on 17. They are patroled by the Sheriff, and often, but even at the speed limit they're a great drive.

I looked on Google and found nothing on this subject. We need a website!

cosmosblau · 11-03-2005, 11:51 PM

Interstate 8, hugging the Mexican border from Gila Bend, AZ to The Borrego Desert in California.
Nowhere, and I mean NOWHERE in the USA can you enjoy sustained high speed driving as on "The Crazy 8".

ffej · 11-04-2005, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by rs1985

the 91 highway???

Why not the drive to either Mt Seymour or Cypress???

That would seem like a lot more fun in a bimmer.

As for the Bay area...

you can pretty much drive up 92 to skyline blvd, turn left (or right, depending on where you're coming from) and choose from a variety of windy interesting ways to get back to the coast or the bay. I would suggest getting a Thomas Guide map book of the bay area counties. It'll run about $20 and give you unlimited ideas. Definitely worth the money.

northerncalguy · 11-04-2005, 11:56 AM

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Any good place in the SF bay area? (south bay)

There are a couple of sweet rides/drives in the East Hills of San Jose. Specifically, Mt. Hamilton Rd & San Felipe Rd.

Mt Hamilton starts as Alum Rock Ave. ends.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Alum+R...&iwloc=A&hl=en

San Felipe starts at Silver Creek Valley Rd.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=san+fe...&iwloc=A&hl=en

rag21 · 11-04-2005, 12:06 PM

my favorite place to drive is NYC, the big apple, manhattan.

nothing like avoiding pedestrians, racing cabbies, missing bike riders and looking out for cops all at the same time...

and don't forget the "smooth" roads

sfbmw · 11-04-2005, 01:57 PM

The Sea-to-Sky highway (just north of Vancouver, B.C., Canada) is fantastic. Scenic and twisty.

cosmosblau · 11-04-2005, 02:16 PM

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my favorite place to drive is NYC, the big apple, manhattan.

nothing like avoiding pedestrians, racing cabbies, missing bike riders and looking out for cops all at the same time...

and don't forget the "smooth" roads

Gotta love the FDR drive for the sheer terror factor.

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mc68386 Private First Class 8 Rep 121 Posts Drives: '06 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ iTrader: (0)	This thread title reminded me of an old bloopers reel from the Newlywed game. The question was, what is the strangest place you and your partner have ever made woopie - One of the women answered... "in the a$$". She was extremely embarassed when she realized what the question really meant. __________________ 2006 330i \| Black Sapphire Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| 6SP MT \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Sirius
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rs1985 First Lieutenant 55 Rep 303 Posts Drives: BMW325i MB ML500 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00] 2006 325i [0.00]	In Vancouver must be the 91 highway I love it nice view and nice road haha or River Road I love those spots quite nice view haha __________________ Canada's Game!! Vancouver's Canucks!!
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cosmosblau cunning, baffling, powerful 19 Rep 369 Posts Drives: '08 BMW 535i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Palisades, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Interstate 8, hugging the Mexican border from Gila Bend, AZ to The Borrego Desert in California. Nowhere, and I mean NOWHERE in the USA can you enjoy sustained high speed driving as on "The Crazy 8". __________________ 2013 328i • Alpine White • Black Leather • Sport Line • Premium Pkg • SprintBooster •
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rag21 lets drink 4 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 06 E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NJ, USA iTrader: (0)	my favorite place to drive is NYC, the big apple, manhattan. nothing like avoiding pedestrians, racing cabbies, missing bike riders and looking out for cops all at the same time... and don't forget the "smooth" roads __________________ There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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sfbmw New Member 1 Rep 20 Posts Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	The Sea-to-Sky highway (just north of Vancouver, B.C., Canada) is fantastic. Scenic and twisty.
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