Driving long miles for girlfriend (sigh)

lens · 10-13-2019, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nakamuru

Yes im ok solitude until the weekend. Those are tough lol. 3 hours round trip? Not that bad

Glad you understand situation. With z4 i wouldnt definetly do long distant driving and preserve (even though it can) but x3 and meant to drive and put character on it so should beok

I was expecting longer distance but that's actually pretty close, I wish my fiancee lived that close.

I drive 7 hours one way to see her once a month. Usually I stay a week or so before I head back home. The distance is about 500 miles on way, so 1000 miles back and forth.

I currently have 125k miles on my F30, you shouldn't worry about highway mileage, honestly. Just drive your car that you'll be comfortable with for the journey.

NEfan508 · 10-13-2019, 08:29 AM

19 the 1990's I would pickup my girlfriend in my dads 420 sel to go for a movie, she said beautiful car but way to much "pardon me, do you have any grey poupon?" Vibe

She said let's take your truck it has a big V8 and it's a single cab bench seat 😬

20+ years later I'm still with her

tranquility · 10-13-2019, 11:08 AM

Any other appropriate songs? Adding to OP's road trip playlist

vreihen16 · 10-13-2019, 01:17 PM

Appropriate for *every* road trip playlist:

tranquility · 10-13-2019, 03:34 PM

^Haha, what a wild video.😂

rlmesq · 10-15-2019, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by nakamuru

Midnight train?

Maybe he'd rather live in her world
Than without her in his.

Housekeeping · 10-15-2019, 05:18 AM

Is this a real “problem”? So dumb, “I want to preserve” my X3, waaaaaaa....too many miles. Huh? Dump the girl already and stop being selfish.

shimmy23 · 10-15-2019, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chaungo

Quote:

Originally Posted by nakamuru

Yes im ok solitude until the weekend. Those are tough lol. 3 hours round trip? Not that bad

Glad you understand situation. With z4 i wouldnt definetly do long distant driving and preserve (even though it can) but x3 and meant to drive and put character on it so should beok

I was expecting longer distance but that's actually pretty close, I wish my fiancee lived that close.

I drive 7 hours one way to see her once a month. Usually I stay a week or so before I head back home. The distance is about 500 miles on way, so 1000 miles back and forth.

I currently have 125k miles on my F30, you shouldn't worry about highway mileage, honestly. Just drive your car that you'll be comfortable with for the journey.

I wish my job allowed me to take a week off every month

nyalpine90 · 10-15-2019, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chaungo

I was expecting longer distance but that's actually pretty close, I wish my fiancee lived that close.

I drive 7 hours one way to see her once a month. Usually I stay a week or so before I head back home. The distance is about 500 miles on way, so 1000 miles back and forth.

I currently have 125k miles on my F30, you shouldn't worry about highway mileage, honestly. Just drive your car that you'll be comfortable with for the journey.

what company allows this nonsense lol
a week off, every month

MPBK · 10-15-2019, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nyalpine90

what company allows this nonsense lol
a week off, every month

The nonsense has nothing to do with company. Maybe he has his own business, or maybe he can work remotely. Isn't that hard to imagine.

The nonsense is with the travelling. For a wife or family, yeah, I get it.
But a girlfriend?
Have you guys though on the impact you're imposing on the world by your carbon footprint?
Either marry her or move on.

GOLFFRR · 10-15-2019, 01:23 PM

what?... lol
interesting thread

nyalpine90 · 10-15-2019, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MPBK

The nonsense has nothing to do with company. Maybe he has his own business, or maybe he can work remotely. Isn't that hard to imagine.

The nonsense is with the travelling. For a wife or family, yeah, I get it.
But a girlfriend?
Have you guys though on the impact you're imposing on the world by your carbon footprint?
Either marry her or move on.

stop with your nonsense of maybe this...maybe that
what carbon footprint nonsense... you have 2 vehicles maybe you should
sell one car if you are worried about carbon nonsense

MPBK · 10-15-2019, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nyalpine90

stop with your nonsense of maybe this...maybe that
what carbon footprint nonsense... you have 2 vehicles maybe you should
sell one car if you are worried about carbon nonsense

I only drive one. So, from your stand point, it makes no difference, as long as I'm not letting it iddle in the garage overnight.

nyalpine90 · 10-15-2019, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MPBK

I only drive one. So, from your stand point, it makes no difference, as long as I'm not letting it iddle in the garage overnight.

ByeFelicia · 10-15-2019, 01:59 PM

I'm with the "it's only a X3" camp. Nothing special, just drive it.

adc100 · 10-16-2019, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nakamuru

Yes im ok solitude until the weekend. Those are tough lol. 3 hours round trip? Not that bad

Glad you understand situation. With z4 i wouldnt definetly do long distant driving and preserve (even though it can) but x3 and meant to drive and put character on it so should beok

I was a senior in Engineering at PSU. I had just met my future wife. About 5 weeks after we met she got her own appartment. I made the 60+ mile run twice a week to Williamsport . I would get there Fri and leave Monday morning and then come up Wed nite and leave Thurs morning..lol.

Fck the car go for the gusto. You only go around in life once. That Summer I made the deans list. Best year of my life.

Dang3r · 10-17-2019, 03:10 AM

You could replace any driver by another car, that'll maybe affects you comfort. But had you find the right person for life and think also about cars...then the right person came maybe too soon for you. Just sayin...

FuriouslyFast · 10-17-2019, 03:33 PM

Been there, done that. LD is not for me

Solidjake · 10-17-2019, 04:21 PM

Stop complaining, it's just miles. Get another car if you have to. I commute 1:40-2hrs from NYC to Philly where my gf and I live. I can't stand NYC and we live a better life in Philly. Eventually we will move to NJ which will require her to have a 30 min commute by car and shorten mine around 20-30 min depending on traffic. If she is the one then sacrifice and do the drive. I'm hoping she makes the time to go to you as well (which mine does when I work on the weekends)

upstatedoc · 10-17-2019, 05:05 PM

yo jake where you been?

Solidjake · 10-17-2019, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

yo jake where you been?

I've been here all along buddy. Quiet drive knock on wood

Kolyan2k · 10-18-2019, 12:26 AM

1:20 isn't that far and x3 is a winter beater. I just don't get why people choose to drive shitboxes to save miles. I daily drive all my cars including M3 and S2000, and at one point I used to work over 1 hour away and drove there 5-6 times per week. Loved driving there, highway and no traffic. If trip is short, I usually take my wife's car, if trip is long I always take mine because I enjoy driving my cars more

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NEfan508 Lieutenant 2643 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2019 M2C Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	19 the 1990's I would pickup my girlfriend in my dads 420 sel to go for a movie, she said beautiful car but way to much "pardon me, do you have any grey poupon?" Vibe She said let's take your truck it has a big V8 and it's a single cab bench seat 😬 20+ years later I'm still with her
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10-13-2019, 11:08 AM	#69
tranquility sportscars only 3462 Rep 3,268 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Any other appropriate songs? Adding to OP's road trip playlist
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Housekeeping Lieutenant 607 Rep 469 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Is this a real “problem”? So dumb, “I want to preserve” my X3, waaaaaaa....too many miles. Huh? Dump the girl already and stop being selfish.
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ByeFelicia Captain 402 Rep 860 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: . iTrader: (2)	I'm with the "it's only a X3" camp. Nothing special, just drive it.
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Solidjake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 959 Rep 1,768 Posts Drives: '13 328i Msport 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NYC/SNJ iTrader: (2)	Stop complaining, it's just miles. Get another car if you have to. I commute 1:40-2hrs from NYC to Philly where my gf and I live. I can't stand NYC and we live a better life in Philly. Eventually we will move to NJ which will require her to have a 30 min commute by car and shorten mine around 20-30 min depending on traffic. If she is the one then sacrifice and do the drive. I'm hoping she makes the time to go to you as well (which mine does when I work on the weekends) __________________ Tensioner/belt DIY \| Side skirt extension DIY Apex SM-10/DWS06+ \| 400m/X-ice Xi3 \| Injen Exhaust \| Stoptech SS Lines \| 335 Front Brakes Hawk HPS 5.0 \| RBF600 \| ER Charge Pipes \| Wagner Evo Comp 2 FMIC
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10-18-2019, 12:26 AM	#88
Kolyan2k Major General 968 Rep 5,555 Posts Drives: 2006 S2000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (1)	1:20 isn't that far and x3 is a winter beater. I just don't get why people choose to drive shitboxes to save miles. I daily drive all my cars including M3 and S2000, and at one point I used to work over 1 hour away and drove there 5-6 times per week. Loved driving there, highway and no traffic. If trip is short, I usually take my wife's car, if trip is long I always take mine because I enjoy driving my cars more
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