[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

Wow. This was amazing. Someday i hope to do this. I better do it before i can't. Thank you for taking the time to share this, we have no scenery here in Florida.

Miles and miles if white sandy beaches come to mind.

[undertaker]

My dream trip!!. BTW 1-84 ends or begins in Connecticut FYI.

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by snowbimmer

Miles and miles if white sandy beaches come to mind.

haha, yes. But these views far trump that. Maybe we just all want stuff we can't have.

[Ck00]

Thanks for sharing. I miss the old European delivery write ups. So this is definitely something I really enjoyed reading!

[secretariat]

There was a car involved? Absolutely stunning. Great job.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by Poleposition

Awesome. Enjoyed every word and pic.

All the best

Thank you

[Jamesmick]

Fantastic trip, amazing photos and wonderful write up. Thank you so much for sharing. One of the first thoughts in my mind was "how did he keep his car clean for this whole trip?!?" LOL. Cheers!!

[Crumbs]

Amazing man.

[Bimmma]

This reminds me of a similar 3200 mile trip I did few months ago going from from Utah to Florida. I hit up some of the same spots as well while going thru Utah and Arizona... Bryce Canyon, Horseshoe Bend at Page, North Rim. The views were breathtaking and you did a good job photographing as much of it as you could although it is much more incredible seeing it in person. The drive was amazing in the M5..comfortable enough to cruise long distances, capable enough to handle the winding roads through the hills and valleys and powerful enough to let the beast out when on those empty roads.

I wish I had more time on that trip. I hope to make it back again one day. Thanks for sharing!

[floating.spirit]

Wonderful! Nice share but my takeaway is "but I only held it for 5 seconds", lol. Can't imagine piloting a 1993 Mazda at the same rate of speed as an F90 without an adult diaper.

Set my PLSR with a 2009 Mazdaspeed3. Love Mazda!

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by floating.spirit

Wonderful! Nice share but my takeaway is "but I only held it for 5 seconds", lol. Can't imagine piloting a 1993 Mazda at the same rate of speed as an F90 without an adult diaper.

Set my PLSR with a 2009 Mazdaspeed3. Love Mazda!

Well, the Mazda was going slower than the F90.......hence the PLSR with the F90. I remember a little gust of wind buffeted the MX-6 as I went through 120. I was all of a sudden in the other lane on a two lane road. Not very aerodynamic. But, I was on another 10 mile straight stretch with no cars 5 miles in either direction. Pulled the plug. The F90 was very stable. However, 5 secs was plenty of time for me.

And, my Mazda tires were 205/55 15's. Idiot. And it only weighed 2,775 lbs.

[ztx84]

What a brilliant post - thanks for sharing and absolutely love the pictures!

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by Jamesmick

Fantastic trip, amazing photos and wonderful write up. Thank you so much for sharing. One of the first thoughts in my mind was "how did he keep his car clean for this whole trip?!?" LOL. Cheers!!

I think I washed it 3 times. Ceramic Pro on Donington is a great combination. It can be very dirty up close, but looks clean and shiny from beyond 5 feet. Mostly bugs up front and some dust. Never rained once.

[Simon H]

Fantastic trip, and write up. We love to do the same thing around Scotland, a few times a year, but with obviously less miles. How did the bodywork hold up, with all the stoney terrain, mostly the bottom of the doors and front wings ?. Found both my M5s suffered from road/gravelrash, so i became very wary of it.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by Simon H

Fantastic trip, and write up. We love to do the same thing around Scotland, a few times a year, but with obviously less miles. How did the bodywork hold up, with all the stoney terrain, mostly the bottom of the doors and front wings ?. Found both my M5s suffered from road/gravelrash, so i became very wary of it.

Wow....now there is my dream road trip. A month driving around Scotland would only scratch the surface - I was hoping to have done that last September. Lots of fabulous nooks and crannies to explore.

Bodywork held up fine - at least as far as I could see. I really don't worry about the parts you can't see so much. And I only stay on paved roads. For the most part, US roads are pretty good. Even in the boondocks.

[Jamesmick]

Originally Posted by snowbimmer

I think I washed it 3 times. Ceramic Pro on Donington is a great combination. It can be very dirty up close, but looks clean and shiny from beyond 5 feet. Mostly bugs up front and some dust. Never rained once.

That's awesome.

Are you planning another trip with your new ride?? If so, can't wait for the write up and photos!

[nynd]

Love long road trips... that looks epic.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by Jamesmick

That's awesome.

Are you planning another trip with your new ride?? If so, can't wait for the write up and photos!

Thank you. And, yes. Gimme a vaccination and I'm outta here.

[cruzzinlow]

This is amazing and thanks for sharing, I’m planning a trip out there hopefully this year to Utah, was going to do earlier this year but couldn’t count on what was opened or closed during COVID.. I’m definitely taking the M5

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by cruzzinlow

This is amazing and thanks for sharing, I'm planning a trip out there hopefully this year to Utah, was going to do earlier this year but couldn't count on what was opened or closed during COVID.. I'm definitely taking the M5

Thx. Wow....nice trip coming up. You won't be sorry. Take lots of pics and write a thread titled "Epic 5,000 Mile Trip in an Awesome Car." Put more car pics in, tho.

[Lance 4c]

Awesome trip write up. We have done a similar trip through those areas in our S4 Audi. Looking forward to it in our new M5! I love Kanab.

[delta-9-ginseng]

Nice pics 😀