[jhv]

all 24 days of it lol
so i was leaving the movie theater this afternoon and as im waiting to make a left turn i see this e92 cruising towards me, and im thinking, "i wonder if its a 335 or a 328" (cause im weird and like to bet which one, lol). so anyway its raining significantly, and i didnt catch a good look at the front, but when its profile passes me, i notice this strange bump on the hood. now im thinking, WTF WAS THAT?! so i double take, and its a test mule m3. now i know that may not sound exciting because weve all seen spy shots, videos, owner pictures, etc, but this was my first time seeing it on the road, let alone IRL.

as soon it was clear, i made the left and tried to get close. i was a couple cars behind, but next to me was a 1er hatch so it was still pretty cool. when i got next to the mule m3, i stuck my arm in out in the rain and took pictures. when the driver looked to his right he smiled (i think haha) and revved that glorious v8. as soon as he did i gave him the biggest thumbs up i think ive ever given in the history of thumb ups.

i wouldve taken more pictures, but it was raining and i had to keep traffic flowing, and my stupid cell phone didnt save a few of them

and the other day i was stopped next to this gorgeous alpina b7 and i asked the driver to roll down his window so i could tell him how awesome he was sorry for the drawn-out rant / kinda repost / but what can i say, im a fan-boy and i got really excited

[cipher5]

nice catch!

[ThePrinzeofcatz]

lol lucky you, haha i find myself guessing if 3's are 328 or 335's too

[McLuVan]

ALL IN THE SAME DAY?!

[out4scrilla]

how did that rev sound?

[jhv]

Originally Posted by Valley_Boy

ALL IN THE SAME DAY?!

oh man i wish, i saw the alpina yesterday and the m3 and the 1 series today. if i saw all three on the same day i think my eyes would be for a while

Originally Posted by out4scrilla

how did that rev sound?

unbelievable, i was kinda funny how the driver knew i wanted to hear it lol

[hipvspec]

any chance for the 1'er hatch be sold in north america?

[SV Concepts III]

This is the second 1 series hatch I have seen spotted in the US recently, I wonder if they are planning something

[dragonfly]

Originally Posted by jh valley

...now i know that may not sound exciting because weve all seen spy shots, videos, owner pictures, etc, but this was my first time seeing it on the road, let alone IRL.

I think I saw that exact car twice in Hollywood. Even talked to the guy! I was so excited too, I had the same reaction.

'Oh cool, a black coupe.'
'Hm...that's interesting...Quads...'
'Wait, the badge is duct taped...'
'WTF.....HOOLLY SHHHHHHIT!! It's an M3!!! '

I thought the exhaust sounded raspier than videos. What an amazing car.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by jh valley

all 24 days of it lol
so i was leaving the movie theater this afternoon and as im waiting to make a left turn i see this e92 cruising towards me, and im thinking, "i wonder if its a 335 or a 328" (cause im weird and like to bet which one, lol). so anyway its raining significantly, and i dont catch a good look at the front, but when its profile is passes me, i notice this strange bump on the hood. now im thinking, WTF WAS THAT?! so i double take, and its a test mule m3. now i know that may not sound exciting because weve all seen spy shots, videos, owner pictures, etc, but this was my first time seeing it on the road, let alone IRL.

as soon it was clear, i made the left and tried to get close. i was a couple cars behind, but next to me was a 1er hatch so it was still pretty cool. when i got next to the mule m3, i stuck my arm in out in the rain and took pictures. when the driver looked to his right he smiled (i think haha) and revved that glorious v8. as soon as he did i gave him the biggest thumbs up i think ive ever given in the history of thumb ups.

i wouldve taken more pictures, but it was raining and i had to keep traffic flowing, and my stupid cell phone didnt save a few of them

and the other day i was stopped next to this gorgeous alpina b7 and i asked the driver to roll down his window so i could tell him how awesome he was sorry for the drawn-out rant / kinda repost / but what can i say, im a fan-boy and i got really excited

was the B7 black with dealer plates?? if so, and considering u live in the valley, chances are it's my old man... he gets more luv on these boards than i do... infact, nobody has ever seen me, but they've seen him... not only has john met him, he's text'd me to tell me he saw him driving around in the valley, lol...

[wj4]

I saw the M3 test mule twice. Once in Northridge and the other on Las Vegas Blvd stuck in traffic. I'm surprised they're still testing this late in.

[MTV]

Nice car spottings!

[GTAutoConcepts]

cool, i cant wait to see the m3. i heard they are launching something similar to smg next year in europe, i forgot what its called though. the hatchback 1er is a cool car, test drove one three years ago in thailand, i liked it but prefer the e90 for sure.

[Mark]

I wonder why they are still using the M3 test mule, the production cars are already on our shores right now... lol

[jhv]

Originally Posted by shoei

was the B7 black with dealer plates?? if so, and considering u live in the valley, chances are it's my old man... he gets more luv on these boards than i do... infact, nobody has ever seen me, but they've seen him... not only has john met him, he's text'd me to tell me he saw him driving around in the valley, lol...

hahah yeah it was a black b7, didnt catch the tags though. the driver looked like hed be a dad-type friendly guy. ask him if he remembers me, or if it was him at all. i think we were driving down tampa in the chatsworth / northridge area

[shoei]

Originally Posted by jh valley

hahah yeah it was a black b7, didnt catch the tags though. the driver looked like hed be a dad-type friendly guy. ask him if he remembers me, or if it was him at all. i think we were driving down tampa in the chatsworth / northridge area

yup, that's him... my folks live up in porter ranch... blond long hair glasses?? and yeah, he's super friendly... he keeps telling me about all the people who talk to him about his car, to be honest, he doesn't even understand what exactly it is he's driving... he just gets a new 7 series every two years, lol... what's worse is when moms drives the car... she keeps telling me that guys will come and check the car out and try to talk to her about it, lmao... ahh, gotta luv the 'rents...

i just called my mom and told her people keep writing about seeing the car and she's still in shock... she thinks it's a weird car... dad ain't home yet she said she'll have him call me when he does...

[remmib]

Nice find

[e92phreak]

Hey jh valley. Great timing.

Remember the 15776 DST license plate number. Whenever I see that license plate, I know it's a mule.

The M3 mule is still out. Just saw it last week in Calabasas on Parkway Calabasas near the Promenade. They probably still use it because it's a fun car to drive and great to take out during lunch or on a leisure drive. Gosh, what I would do to work at the Design Center in Newbury Park...