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      04-29-2007, 08:25 PM   #1
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Interesting trend...

I took a drive down to georgia this weekend (about 240 miles each way) and noticed an interesting trend...on the way down there i noticed a g35 following me around...and i tried to lose him numerous times...would speed up to about 110-120 and settle back to around 90 and he alwasy caught up and stayed behind me...

On the way back it was much worse. I had an escalade a POS taurus and several others lined up behind me the almost the entire way. Could not lose these people (without maintaining speeds over 110, but weighing that and a jail cell i decided to just watch them all jockey for position behind me and laugh) and if they did pass me they'd slow down and let me go right back past them of course a few cars broke free and passed (but those people were more worried about weaving in and out of car recklessly than hanging out with me), but i didn't really feel like sustaining anything over 25 over the limit...

So...does this happen to anyone else? I mean I haven't really gone on any road trip except this one in the states, and it was kinda annoying, but at the same time I can understand their fascination...I mean do have an absolutely beautiful car...but damn people, move on and leave me alone!

The only other thing I can thing of is that my long plate confuses people, cuz I have yet to replace it and put on a state plate But I still don't know why people would follow me around like lost puppies...
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      04-30-2007, 01:30 AM   #2
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Hahaha, you are driving an M Coupe, get used to a lifelong of stares and gawks.

How do you drive around with a euro plate and not get pulled over etc?

I bet the combo of "strange european car i've never seen before" + "european license plate" is whats really prompting everyone to wonder if there is something more to your story, Probably a good way to pick up chicks!!
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      04-30-2007, 05:39 AM   #3
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Hahaha, you are driving an M Coupe, get used to a lifelong of stares and gawks.

How do you drive around with a euro plate and not get pulled over etc?

I bet the combo of "strange european car i've never seen before" + "european license plate" is whats really prompting everyone to wonder if there is something more to your story, Probably a good way to pick up chicks!!
The Euro plate says USA on it and since I'm military I don't have to register until my plates expire in DEC...

As far as the chicks go...I doubt my wife would like that too much...
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      04-30-2007, 12:23 PM   #4
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I don't have an M coupe, just a regular Z car but, I have that happen to me a lot. I live in the southcentral part of GA where everyone and their mother drives a truck, but when I drive up around Buckhead and Atl., they are more common and I don't get as many looks.

As far as interstate driving goes, I think people do it because if you're willing to go that fast, they'll just follow and let YOU get the ticket!
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      04-30-2007, 02:16 PM   #5
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No tickets here It's all about tactics...
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      04-30-2007, 02:27 PM   #6
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Roger that!
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yea when i drove through the southern states to fl in jan. i experienced similar things... Like these people have never seen a bmw or something!
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Question is, have you seen another M Coupe on the road yet.........



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While I can't say I've seen many dispersed, I have seen them in the ritzier places in Atlanta; Virginia Heights, Buckhead, etc. They are badass cars.
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I don't believe it's because of the car you're driving. I think it's the mentality of safety in numbers. I used to look these "pack trains" and tag along with them during day travel.

Now, if I'm planning a long trip I travel over night. There's less traffic, no construction and much less officers out there at the wee hours of night. Plus you don't feel like you've wasted a full day driving.
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      05-01-2007, 11:31 AM   #11
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Haven't seen any other coupes, m or otherwise except at the dealer...saw several in germany tho
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Question is, have you seen another M Coupe on the road yet.........



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Me neither, seeing an M coupe on the road or even parked is an event. Even in bmw plenty LA... I honeslty hope it stays that way.
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Me neither, seeing an M coupe on the road or even parked is an event. Even in bmw plenty LA... I honeslty hope it stays that way.
I know right? I love being one of the few and proud owners, the less there is, the more the people love it...proud papa syndrome...
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i drove down 295 today for the first time along side a black Z4 M Roadster. First time I ever saw a Z4M..
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except the one in your driveway...
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Personally the M coupe turns my head even more than seeing a ferrari or some popular exotic. There just seems to be so few running around.
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