I got a new job, sooo ROADTRIP!

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Sounds like a blast. My daughter is only 7 but she's going to help with the next oil change on the wagon this month so hopefully a future trip to Spartanburg will be on her list of "wants" as well.

Best times for daddy daughters!

[bmw540san]

I'm in Ooltewah, just north of Chattanooga.
My daughter is also 5' 2" but only 11. Well, I'm 6'3" so the apple didn't fall too much far from tree, lol.
Nice thread and my daughter is already eyeing my 532M which makes me so proud!
Great pictures!

[amancuso]

Originally Posted by bmw540san

I'm in Ooltewah, just north of Chattanooga.
My daughter is also 5' 2" but only 11. Well, I'm 6'3" so the apple didn't fall too much far from tree, lol.
Nice thread and my daughter is already eyeing my 532M which makes me so proud!
Great pictures!

I drove through Ooltewah just last Sunday on my way back to New Jersey. Preparing for a move to GA, I am driving my fleet down there one at a time. I too stopped at the Zentrum on Tuesday 6th April and took the same photo of the brown 4.4i.

M5Zentrum by Al Mancuso, on Flickr
X5zentrum by Al Mancuso, on Flickr

Propellerhead, if you had stayed to the weekend, the BMW CCA was there with the M X 1 event for all M and X vehicles. It was a really fun time.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by amancuso

I drove through Ooltewah just last Sunday on my way back to New Jersey. Preparing for a move to GA, I am driving my fleet down there one at a time. I too stopped at the Zentrum on Tuesday 6th April and took the same photo of the brown 4.4i.


Propellerhead, if you had stayed to the weekend, the BMW CCA was there with the M X 1 event for all M and X vehicles. It was a really fun time.

Sorry I missed it, and especially your E39! Love that red!

[Happy]

Originally Posted by PropellerHead

Best times for daddy daughters!

I always tell my kids, “a little elbow grease never hurts”.

[Overboost]

Looks amazing! Keep the shots coming.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by Overboost

Looks amazing! Keep the shots coming.

Thanks everyone! I got a little bonus time on the skid pad in an M4 Comp yesterday. My instructor buddy offered the M4 as the very best car he's seen out of M. He'll be at VIR this weekend and has been at the wheel of BMWs since before he started as an instructor 20 years ago. THAT is high praise.

This one had the carbon seats. Real.. nut grabbers, if you knowutImean. THe car even has a 'drift mode' where you can analyze your best drifts. He hopped in and quickly bested the 4.25 stars to 5. It was then he told me he'd never driven that one. He'd had exactly 5 minutes at the wheel. Yikes.

My, uhhh, *performance* was, well.. not even ONE star.

In other news, our plans now include a few days at the beach in Edisto Beach, SC. From there? Well, who knows. Maybe Tampa to visit family.

[PropellerHead]

My advice for you all is that if you take someone to the Delivery Center, DON'T LEAVE! One of the instructors asked me and another dad if we wanted to do a hot lap during lunch. Uhhhh.. YEAH! Pics in a bit!

[X5only]

Originally Posted by PropellerHead

Best times for daddy daughters!

Great dad! Several years ago, I introduced my daughter to oil changes on our BMW motor bike and now she does all maintenance herself. It's so fulfilling to see positive influences a parent has on a child.