Florida to North Carolina (and back to FL soon)

JRod1980 · 06-25-2020, 07:29 PM

Always wanted to take my car on a long journey, currently on a 2 week trip with my F90 Comp from Florida to North Carolina. Stopped by Savannah GA overnight and then continued north to NC's mountains.

As expected, the car did great and even averaged 21.6 MPG during the trip. I drove SP engine, S on suspension and C on steering - I was surprised at the MPG results, I expected less MPG.

I have lined up the M School at BMW Performance Center in South Carolina July 2nd, so looking forward to that.

Attached are a few pictures I've taken during my trip and will post more once I get the school done.

Has anyone taken a long trip with the car? How was your experience?

psuibmw · 06-26-2020, 05:14 AM

Car looking great and nice trip

Simon H · 06-26-2020, 05:42 AM

Always remember Damon Bradshaw, Moto x and Supercross rider came from Charlotte North Carolina, i know thats not useful info. Looks like a great trip, and the car looks awesome, have you done some suspension work ?.

FloridaM5 · 06-26-2020, 05:43 AM

The ride is gorgeous, and looks like an awesome trip man!

JRod1980 · 06-26-2020, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Simon H

Always remember Damon Bradshaw, Moto x and Supercross rider came from Charlotte North Carolina, i know thats not useful info. Looks like a great trip, and the car looks awesome, have you done some suspension work ?.

Sure have. Thanks to my buddy, FloridaM5, who let me imitate his stance. I have H&R M550 springs with spacers (15mm front and 11mm rear).

JRod1980 · 06-26-2020, 06:43 AM

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The ride is gorgeous, and looks like an awesome trip man!

Thanks man! Finally got the M skirts on and got new paddles too - you have to check it out soon. How's yours coming? Done with the lethal injection? 😂 BMW night on July at Ace Cafe is July 21, wanna go?

FloridaM5 · 06-26-2020, 07:02 AM

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Thanks man! Finally got the M skirts on and got new paddles too - you have to check it out soon. How's yours coming? Done with the lethal injection? 😂 BMW night on July at Ace Cafe is July 21, wanna go?

Awesome; the skirts look great. Really haven't done much with the car as of late...continue to procure parts and stuff, but haven't installed anything. Maybe next week I'll drop it off to get some of these things out of the garage and into the car.

Sounds great!

swisstype · 06-26-2020, 11:14 AM

I had my M5 in Europe for 10 days with ED. Put about 1200 miles on it. I have had a couple 1000 mile trips each way that were fun, not for sightseeing, but still found good roads and the car was great to spend that amount of time in. Made it from Chicago to just south of Tampa in 17 hours flat in a straight shot late 2019 and was pretty fun to do.

Neptune7 · 06-26-2020, 11:17 AM

Wow. Car looks really aggressive and sharp.

Are M classes on? I wasn't sure about enrolling, given the situation with the coronavirus.

JRod1980 · 06-26-2020, 11:55 AM

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I had my M5 in Europe for 10 days with ED. Put about 1200 miles on it. I have had a couple 1000 mile trips each way that were fun, not for sightseeing, but still found good roads and the car was great to spend that amount of time in. Made it from Chicago to just south of Tampa in 17 hours flat in a straight shot late 2019 and was pretty fun to do.

Chicago to Tampa in 17 hours!!! Good work

JRod1980 · 06-26-2020, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Neptune7

Wow. Car looks really aggressive and sharp.

Are M classes on? I wasn't sure about enrolling, given the situation with the coronavirus.

Thanks! Yes, I believe they reopened mid June. I had mine lined up late March but was canceled due to COVID so I rescheduled as soon as I could.

Gassy · 06-27-2020, 06:23 PM

Looks like you've already hit the Parkway. Fun drive, especially at dusk when traffic (and LEOs) at low density. I live in Pisgah Forest, and, no offense, we call the Florida infestation at summertime "invasion of the Floridiots!" Just drive at or slightly above the speed limit and you'll go unrecognized. Shouldn't be a problem in the M5. Enjoy your trip.

JRod1980 · 06-27-2020, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gassy

Looks like you've already hit the Parkway. Fun drive, especially at dusk when traffic (and LEOs) at low density. I live in Pisgah Forest, and, no offense, we call the Florida infestation at summertime "invasion of the Floridiots!" Just drive at or slightly above the speed limit and you'll go unrecognized. Shouldn't be a problem in the M5. Enjoy your trip.

Haha, that's a good name! Did the parkway a few times already. Today was super fun, foggy and a slight rain so it was nice to see the parkway in that environment. Mostly just taking it easy and enjoying the trip. I've been coming to Waynesville area almost every year for the last 20 years, but never brought up a sports car. Kids are a little older now, so came up with both vehicles. We visit Asheville and surrounding areas a ton, any suggestions of good roads you think would be good? Nothing crazy, just something where I can let the car stretch its legs a little.

mjr24 · 06-27-2020, 11:32 PM

Car looks real sharp!

JRod1980 · 07-10-2020, 08:19 PM

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Car looks real sharp!

Completed my 2 week trip earlier this week. Drove approx 2,200 miles. Visited around 10 different towns (small and large) throughout NC and SC, including Greer, SC at BMW's performance center. Highly recommend anyone taking the one or two day classes. Hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope all of you have an opportunity to take your M5 out on a long journey. @frozen.f90m5

JRod1980 · 07-10-2020, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mjr24

Car looks real sharp!

Completed my 2 week trip earlier this week. Drove approx 2,200 miles. Visited around 10 different towns (small and large) throughout NC and SC, including Greer, SC at BMW's performance center. Highly recommend anyone taking the one or two day classes. Hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope all of you have an opportunity to take your M5 out on a long journey. @frozen.f90m5

Some pictures

JRod1980 · 07-10-2020, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JRod1980

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Originally Posted by mjr24

Car looks real sharp!

Completed my 2 week trip earlier this week. Drove approx 2,200 miles. Visited around 10 different towns (small and large) throughout NC and SC, including Greer, SC at BMW's performance center. Highly recommend anyone taking the one or two day classes. Hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope all of you have an opportunity to take your M5 out on a long journey. @frozen.f90m5

More pictures

JRod1980 · 07-10-2020, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mjr24

Car looks real sharp!

Completed my 2 week trip earlier this week. Drove approx 2,200 miles. Visited around 10 different towns (small and large) throughout NC and SC, including Greer, SC at BMW's performance center. Highly recommend anyone taking the one or two day classes. Hope you enjoy the pictures and I hope all of you have an opportunity to take your M5 out on a long journey. @frozen.f90m5

Performance Center

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