M Coupe Buyers Guide

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  • 1st Annual MCBG Fall Drive & BBQ

    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    The Coupes in the Canyon

    As promised, there was just no way we  could hold ourselves to just one BBQ per year. This time, we included a drive too which will undoubtedly be part of every future BBQ. The day started early for Colby, Lindsey and Kevin who met at 10 AM in Loveland to start the drive up to Estes Park where Alex met them later. On their way back, my wife Jenn and I joined up with them at a little general store in Masonville from which we headed north on what most of us now call our new favorite road in Colorado: Stove Prairie. It was a beautiful day for a drive with blue skies, perfect temperature, and the aspen leaves turning a stunning shade of yellow. We probably would have appreciated it more if it hadn’t all gone by in a blur. After a “spirited”, grin-inducing drive up Stove Prairie, we breathlessly pulled to the side road where it meets up with Highway 14 in Poudre Canyon for a few photos. The group ended up including:

    • Alex’s 2002 Imola Red over Imola Red M Coupe
    • Colby’s 2002 Alpine White over Imola Red M Roadster
    • Kevin’s 2002 Alpine White over Black M Coupe
    • Lindsey’s 2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray M Coupe
    • Jenn and My 2002 Steel Gray over Imola Red M Coupe
    M Coupe Drive
    The Lineup
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Stove Prairie and Highway 14
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Looking Back Up Stove Prairie
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    I Love Steel Gray in the Sun!
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    A Beautiful Day for a Drive
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Ready to Move Out

     

    Jenn then took over driving duties in Colby’s M Roadster, so he could take some moving photos as we drove through Poudre Canyon. They started in the front of the pack and worked their way back getting photos of each coupe.

    Jenn Driving Colby's M Roadster
    Jenn Driving Colby's M Roadster
    M Roadster Photos
    Colby Doing His Thing

     

    I had a tough time narrowing the photos down to even this many. The results are amazing:

    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Alex's Coupe Leading the Way
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    My Coupe
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Beautiful Scenery
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    My Turn for Photos
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Getting Creative
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Lindsey & Kevin
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Lindsey & Kevin From the Back
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Everyone from the Back
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Fun's Over

     

    Alex’s buddy drove his car back, so he was able to take some nice photos as well.

    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    My Favorite Shot of the Day
    M Coupes - Poudre Canyon
    Alex Making the Most of His Roof Rack

     

    Some great individual photos were taken throughout the day as well.

    Steel Gray M Coupe
    My Steel Gray M Coupe
    Steel Gray M Coupe
    My Steel Gray M Coupe
    Steel Gray M Coupe
    My Steel Gray M Coupe
    Steel Gray M Coupe
    My Steel Gray M Coupe
    Steel Gray in Imola Red M Coupe
    Alex's Beautiful View
    Imola Red M Coupe
    Alex's Imola Red M Coupe
    Imola Red M Coupe
    Alex's Imola Red M Coupe
    Imola Red M Coupe
    Alex's Imola Red M Coupe
    Cosmos Black M Coupe
    Lindsey's Cosmos Black M Coupe
    Cosmos Black M Coupe
    Lindsey's Cosmos Black M Coupe
    Alpine White M Coupe
    Kevin's Alpine White M Coupe
    Alpine White M Coupe
    Kevin's Alpine White M Coupe

     

    We then took a few back roads to my house for some food, drinks and more photos.

    M Coupe Driveway
    Dream Driveway
    M Coupe Driveway
    Dream Driveway
    M Coupe Driveway
    Side View
    M Coupes and M Roadster
    Staring Down the Roadster
    M Coupes and M Roadster
    M Roadster Included
    M Coupe Backsides
    M Coupe Backsides
    Imola Red M Coupe Interior
    Through the Windows
    Imola Red and Alpine White M Coupes
    Alex's and Kevin's Coupes
    M Coupe Group
    The Group
    M Coupe Driveway
    And I'm Spent…

     

    Thanks to Colby, Alex, and my sister Lindsay for the great photography. I can’t wait to do it again.

    If you’d like high res versions of any of these photos or want to see more contact me or visit Colby’s Flickr page or Alex’s SmugMug.

  • 1st Annual MCBG End of Summer BBQ

    When our coupe did not arrive in time for the final Bimmer Burger Night of the summer, my amazing wife suggested we should just host our own BBQ to introduce our coupe to the world. Our coupe came at kind of a busy point in our lives, so we sent out the invites the day before. Amazingly we were able to find a few takers on such short notice. We then thought, “We should do this every year and make it an annual thing.” Hence it became the 1st Annual M Coupe Buyers Guide End of Summer BBQ. We had so much fun, we may need to institute a Fall BBQ, Spring BBQ, Beginning of Summer BBQ, and Mid-Summer BBQ.

    Our attendees included Glenn with his 2002 Steel Gray over Imola Red sunroof-delete M Coupe with only 7,000 miles, Lindsey with his 2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray sunroof-delete M Coupe, and Colby with his 2002 Alpine White over Imola Red M Roadster. My little sister Lindsay also stopped by to hang out, see my coupe, and take some photos. I’m not sure why they say sunroof-deletes are so rare; I was the only one there with a sunroof :). Next time, we’ll try to plan ahead a little better so some others will be able to make it.

    My driveway became something out of an Z3 M lover’s fantasy. We all stood in the street and giggled at the sight. Colby brought his very nice camera and the results are below:

    Let me know if you’d like a higher resolution version of any of the photos.