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    The journey begins

    Sitting in the terminal at Seatac... In 7 hours I'll be taking delivery of my new-to-me M Coupe in Pittsburgh! 2400 mile drive home over 5 days with new snow tires mounted just in case. Spending nights in Cleveland, Chicago, and then probably Minneapolis and finally Billings MT before the last leg home. I'll try to update here along the way with some Coupe pics of the journey.

    If you see a silver Coupe along those routes it's probably me!
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    good luck!
    thats the best way to get meet your car...

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    Roadtrip. Good luck.
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    Good luck! I went to school in Cleveland, but haven't spent any real time there in 10 years or so. Two restaurants that were great then and are still around now:
    * If you're staying downtown the Chop House is a good steakhouse.
    * If you're staying out by the airport and like Mexican food try Nuevo Acapulco.

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    congrats! Sounds like a great "get acquainted" trip!

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    Since the car is arriving at the SEA-TAC terminal, where is car coming from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NWFLBimmer View Post
    Since the car is arriving at the SEA-TAC terminal, where is car coming from?
    He is flying from SeaTac to Pittsburgh to take delivery and driving back home.

    Have a great trip, OP!

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    Have a fun trip!
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    Sounds like fun!
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    I'm excited for you, and it seems you may have lucked out on the week with decent weather along the route.

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    safe trip

    have a safe trip. are you meeting Dave in Pittsburgh or driving out to Saxton?

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    Thanks guys! Just checked in to our hotel in Cleveland (actually Independence). The weather is great so far, nice and clear. Really lucked out.

    Quote Originally Posted by lil z3 View Post
    have a safe trip. are you meeting Dave in Pittsburgh or driving out to Saxton?
    Dave trailered the car to the airport for us. Great guy. We only have 4 days to get the car back to the west coast so didn't have much time in the area. Thanks again for checking out the car for me Mark!


    Here are the only shots of the car so far. Dave picking us up from the airport, me staring longingly at my new baby:



    And getting ready to unload her off the trailer:





    And that's it for now guys. 120 miles down, 2500~ to go! I'll try to get the gf to be more diligent about taking pics LoL.
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    Nice way to make the purchase of you coupe memorable! Have fun and be safe.

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    Wow - Roadtrip and the fullfiillment of your car dreams. Gant get any better than that. Good Luck.
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    Great way to make you purchase memorable! Have fun and drive safe.

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    Billings to Vancouver in one leg, that's going to be a long day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GB5416 View Post
    Billings to Vancouver in one leg, that's going to be a long day.
    Yeah, probably going to try to stretch it a little past Minneapolis on Friday night so that the later part of the trip isn't as painful. Hoping for Fargo ND Friday and then Butte MT Saturday night.

    Spent a bit of time driving around downtown Cleveland tonight. Man I almost forgot how awesome these cars are. Also, I've completely taken Vancouver roads / highways for granted. I could never drive my M3 daily over here!

    Couple quick shots from the "warehouse district" in Cleveland:





    Mmmmm, still my favourite angle:





    Next up Chicago, should be there early afternoon tomorrow! Been up since 6am PST yesterday (36 hours) so it's about time to pass out LoL
    Last edited by dubzz24; 02-16-2011 at 08:53 PM.
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    Godspeed my brother. May your spine remain true and your blood circulate abundantly through your lower extremities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dubzz24 View Post
    Yeah, probably going to try to stretch it a little past Minneapolis on Friday night so that the later part of the trip isn't as painful. Hoping for Fargo ND Friday and then Butte MT Saturday night.
    Butte !!! My home town.. I live just SW of there now about 40 miles... up in the snowy mtns. Too much snow and ice here to get the car out of the garage... or I'd meet you in town.

    Enjoy your trip, I did a similar trip last year when I bought mine in Atlanta.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markdavid1970 View Post
    Godspeed my brother. May your spine remain true and your blood circulate abundantly through your lower extremities.
    haha...so true. i got tired of driving by day 3 of my cross country return.

    congrats OP. the drive gets progressively better going west!

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    Enjoy the rest of your trip!!

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