6000 Miles Across America with my 2 Beasts

Cadi335i · 09-18-2013, 05:47 PM

Cool trip! Thanks for sharing.

UNC M5 · 09-18-2013, 06:28 PM

It was mostly highway, but during my stay in Napa I was doing street driving. Couldn't have been more than 150 miles! I know, great gas mileage!

Jamese93 · 09-18-2013, 08:29 PM

What an awesome write up and trip; love your dog too

wouldn't want to see the state of the paint after getting those bugs off though, time for a polish! Amazing MPG; my 523 would only manage a bit better than that in Europe!

KL07RPH · 09-18-2013, 08:34 PM

Pasha is such a behaved dog! Glad she was so calm during the long drives

UNC M5 · 09-18-2013, 08:42 PM

The key with Pasha, is that she needs her exercise. As long as I gave her a good 10 minute sprint chasing the Frisbee (twice a day), she would be good sleeping in the back, the rest of the time with very little movement. I had conditioned her with treats for about a month in the back seat, and she treated it as her Den. She learned very early on that an M5 is not a car to stand up in! Every time I would punch it even a little and if she was standing, she would get plastered on the back seat so she learned to lay down for safety. I also had a seatbelt/ harness for her that would latch into the latch system of the car so she would not become a projectile as I braked hard from Mach 5.

nepats81 · 09-18-2013, 09:39 PM

Great stuff. Awesome German Shepherd. I have one and they are amazing.

javkhan · 09-18-2013, 09:40 PM

Amazing write up. Glad to see car is being used as it is intended!

mattkim85 · 09-18-2013, 11:24 PM

awesome write-up and an amazing dog, sir.

Thanks for sharing!

Phatcat · 09-19-2013, 03:56 AM

Nice guard dog for the car.

Pure · 09-19-2013, 06:49 AM

Excellent car.
Th beset breed of dog, german shepherd noble, guardian 2 in 1, as the BMW.

UNC M5 · 09-23-2013, 10:29 PM

Thanks again to everyone for sharing in my trip with me. I truly enjoyed the trip and might do something similar next year as dog training is a never ending hobby and no better place than Michael Ellis school. My M5 looks brand new, although I put her through her paces and spanked her limiter a couple of times. Next time, I will go through the midwest through the Dakotas, Pacific Northwest and down to Napa. I am already looking forward to it.

P1 · 09-26-2013, 09:23 AM

Wonderful photos. Am I the only one surprised that the M5 actually averaged 23+ MPG? Nice!

09-18-2013, 05:47 PM	#45
Cadi335i Private 4 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 335i M Sport Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0)	Cool trip! Thanks for sharing.
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09-18-2013, 06:28 PM	#46
UNC M5 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Alpine While Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	It was mostly highway, but during my stay in Napa I was doing street driving. Couldn't have been more than 150 miles! I know, great gas mileage!
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09-18-2013, 08:29 PM	#47
Jamese93 Lieutenant 56 Rep 427 Posts Drives: 640d Gran Coupe M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Borough, London iTrader: (0)	What an awesome write up and trip; love your dog too wouldn't want to see the state of the paint after getting those bugs off though, time for a polish! Amazing MPG; my 523 would only manage a bit better than that in Europe!
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09-18-2013, 08:34 PM	#48
KL07RPH First Lieutenant 217 Rep 341 Posts Drives: G01 M40i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Diamond Bar; Naperville iTrader: (2) Garage List 2020 BMW X5 40i (De ... [0.00] 2021 X3 M40i (Nov 2 ... [0.00]	Pasha is such a behaved dog! Glad she was so calm during the long drives __________________ 2021 G01 M40i Glacier Silver 2020 G05 4.0 Phytonic Blue (Wife's) Retired: '15 F80 DCT (ED), '10 X5 3.0, '07 328i E92
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09-18-2013, 08:42 PM	#49
UNC M5 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Alpine While Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	The key with Pasha, is that she needs her exercise. As long as I gave her a good 10 minute sprint chasing the Frisbee (twice a day), she would be good sleeping in the back, the rest of the time with very little movement. I had conditioned her with treats for about a month in the back seat, and she treated it as her Den. She learned very early on that an M5 is not a car to stand up in! Every time I would punch it even a little and if she was standing, she would get plastered on the back seat so she learned to lay down for safety. I also had a seatbelt/ harness for her that would latch into the latch system of the car so she would not become a projectile as I braked hard from Mach 5. Last edited by UNC M5; 09-18-2013 at 09:08 PM..
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09-18-2013, 09:39 PM	#50
nepats81 Second Lieutenant 106 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 2018 BSM ZCP M4 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: NH/FL iTrader: (0)	Great stuff. Awesome German Shepherd. I have one and they are amazing.
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09-18-2013, 09:40 PM	#51
javkhan Private 6 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW M4 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Amazing write up. Glad to see car is being used as it is intended! __________________ F82 M4 Mineral White \| DCT \| Competition Pack
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09-18-2013, 11:24 PM	#52
mattkim85 Second Lieutenant 63 Rep 287 Posts Drives: 2020 X3MC Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	awesome write-up and an amazing dog, sir. Thanks for sharing!
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09-19-2013, 03:56 AM	#53
Phatcat Lieutenant Colonel 751 Rep 1,857 Posts Drives: BMW M5, X5M Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Asia iTrader: (0)	Nice guard dog for the car.
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09-19-2013, 06:49 AM	#54
Pure Captain 63 Rep 757 Posts Drives: 328i EB , RR Ghost Black D Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: DF (North America) iTrader: (0)	Excellent car. Th beset breed of dog, german shepherd noble, guardian 2 in 1, as the BMW.
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09-23-2013, 10:29 PM	#55
UNC M5 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Alpine While Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Thanks again to everyone for sharing in my trip with me. I truly enjoyed the trip and might do something similar next year as dog training is a never ending hobby and no better place than Michael Ellis school. My M5 looks brand new, although I put her through her paces and spanked her limiter a couple of times. Next time, I will go through the midwest through the Dakotas, Pacific Northwest and down to Napa. I am already looking forward to it.
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09-26-2013, 09:23 AM	#56
P1 Lieutenant General 11563 Rep 11,135 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Wonderful photos. Am I the only one surprised that the M5 actually averaged 23+ MPG? Nice!
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