What does $14k buy you these days? An e46 M3 from the East Coast. Perfect excuse to make another drive across the country and to visit friends and family in PA.



The next day I flew into Philly, where my friend picked me up at the airport. That night we got the M3 in West Chester, PA.
Our first stop was Moonlite Motorwerks to say hi to Marc and Paul and pick up a part



Next stop; Dresden Autowerks in West Chester



we threw in a new cam position sensor in the M3 and installed a Dinan short shift kit



me running on no sleep



Thanks to Neal at Otto's BMW for my parts





Thursday we detailed my car, along with Jason's '05





Spent some family time at my aunt's house in Devon, PA Friday and Saturday



Saturday I drove up to Coopersburg PA to hang out with my friend Ryan who would be making the drive back to Seattle with me



Sunday (today) we left Ryan's house in Coopersburg



Stopped in York PA to visit my good friend Cory



Monday we drove from Columbus, Ohio to Lawrence, Kansas.

Getting pulled over in Indiana by an undercover Mustang:
The cop asked Ryan how fast he thought he was going and Ryan said "I'm not sure..80?"
The cop replied "I clocked you going 71."
Ryan: "oh."



There were so many cops in Indiananapolis it was ridiculous.

St. Louis:

 

Tuesday we drove from Kansas to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for st patty's day.. perfect town to celebrate.
Such a fun drive on I-40 through the Rockies!! Absolutely amazing. We had a few close encounters with the police in Kansas but did not get pulled over.

Kansas:



Finally, the Rockies..









At one point we were going 140 and two Pronghorns that looked like African Gazelles came out of nowhere right to the side of the road, we missed them by less than two feet. Would have been bad if we hit them.







The next morning, parked outside our hotel room in Steamboat Springs



Western Colorado, near the Utah Border. This place was called something like The Dinosaur National Monument























Utah:







Colorado was definitely the highlight of the trip. Especially route 40. And Steamboat Springs was the perfect place to celebrate st patty's day.. we had a great time. We arrived back in Seattle Thursday night, Ryan flew back to Philly this morning. Enjoy the pictures

 

14k? Dang, nice pick up & road trip!

 

great post man, looks like fun and the new M looks great. I love that interior.

 

I absolutely love post/threads like this. So you got the car for 14K? What's the deal? Seems kind of cheap to me.

 

Great thread, i love the E46 M3 and road trips.

Your purple pants are just about the gayest item of clothing i've seen on a guy in ages so congrats!

 

That's a smokin deal. How many miles, mods, stories?

 

This is EXACTLY what I am hoping to do this summer! Where the hell did you find an M3 for 14K? Especially one with a manual trans? I'm wondering the same things as Luis.

 

LOL you just drove across the country and all we can say is "what? 14k? Do want!!!"

 

WOW….right in my area. What dealership did you buy this from? Congrats on the purchase.