[bimmer_girl89]

My car is also my DD. Really impressed with how much you can fit in the boot. The first day owning it, I loaded 4 18" tires taken from my old F30 to return it to the dealer. I've also used this car to move. Very recently, I bought a 50" TV along with a 40" soundbar with bass and they both fit without having to move the passenger seat. To this day, I have not missed having 4 door car.

[cwilsong]

Now that is impressive I would never have thought a 50 inch tv would have fit!

[cwilsong]

Originally Posted by ggggbmw

I was laughing as I read this thread, because I was just about to go on a Home Depot trip. Below is a picture of my full trunk, with 4 40# bags of salt, 40# of charcoal, and a 50qt bag of potting soil. There are some big planters and other stuff in the front seat.

My 235 is my DD for everything. I've hauled 2x4's in it, and a collapsible ladder, and gone camping with it. If it's really too big to fit, I'll have to see if I can borrow my wife's VW Sportwagen. Our neighbors kid us about our small cars. But it's been a long time since I've had a load so big that it wouldn't fit in our cars.

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All I can say is this is the way to use a car!

[Dylan86]

You should see what the MK7 Golf/GTI guys are cramming into their 5dr's at IKEA :|

[happyjack]

ive just passed 16 months of ownership and have clocked 30K miles on my CPO -- originally purchased with ~35K miles. i've had to replace 3 tires already due to the absolutely $h!tty roads around the DC beltway -- especially DC295 -- have a ding in the windshield that i need to have repaired and a ding on the hood from a chuck of concrete that was littering a 3-4 mile stretch of the beltway a few weeks ago.

i've hauled 8 bags of mulch in the trunk, and then last week 2 trailer tires for my boat trailer.

other than the exhaust -- and i'm fixing that with an active autowerk axleback very soon -- i love my daily driven F22!

[dradernh]

These photos show my car packed to go to the track.

As you can see, there's still a decent amount of room left in the front passenger seating area - this car can really hold a lot of gear!

Gear Waiting to be Loaded


Trunk After Loading


Front Passenger Seat View


Front Driver's Seat View


Rear Seat View (holding mounted tires, unfolded creeper, briefcase, laptop, medium plastic box, etc.)

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

I don't even like having someone in the passenger seat.

The only people who have been in my passenger chair have been fellow instructors at the track. There's really no other reason for me to have someone sitting there.

That chair is going to look brand-new when the car is finally ripped from my cold, dead hands!

[GreyM235]

Originally Posted by ScottSinger

I don't even like having someone in the passenger seat.

Feel the same.

Back seat is pristine.

[aerobod]

Originally Posted by dradernh

These photos show my car packed to go to the track.

As you can see, there's still a decent amount of room left in the front passenger seating area - this car can really hold a lot of gear!

I’m a bit more challenged with packing on my track car, passenger seat and footwell is full of tools, spares, helmet, jack, pump, etc. Overnight bag and other components in the “trunk”. Still very satisfying to arrive at the track self-sufficient when many trailer their vehicle there:

[Maynard]

Originally Posted by bmtespar

..... They didn’t buy their car to race on a track and race stop light to stop light. They bought it because it does a number of things quite well. Enjoy the hell out of your DD and keep the stories coming.

Some of us are enjoying the hell out of it on track too, FWIW - lighter weight, and plenty of power to exceed my current capabilities. I drive all 4 seasons, and will haul anything that fits and isn't leaking; favorite is a couple of cases of Scotch from VT. Fun fact is that it will hold at least 30 specialty Sour Beers behind the passenger seat, if you tell the wife that you have dibs on the trunk for the day's shopping excursion.

[Shovelman]

Aerobod that's awesome!

[Winemaker2]

I had to do it...My backyard was being re-landscaped and I had to take my dog to work. He is the first living thing I have ever had in the back seat. Purchased a dog cover that acts like a hammock, over a blanket that I tucked all the way around the back seats. I even used a rug on the the door jam so he wouldn't scratch the insulation or plastic molding. Except for a little slobber on the back glass it worked out fine.

[cwilsong]

Originally Posted by Winemaker2

I had to do it...My backyard was being re-landscaped and I had to take my dog to work. He is the first living thing I have ever had in the back seat. Purchased a dog cover that acts like a hammock, over a blanket that I tucked all the way around the back seats. I even used a rug on the the door jam so he wouldn't scratch the insulation or plastic molding. Except for a little slobber on the back glass it worked out fine.

Wow!

[sethwas]

Originally Posted by cwilsong

Ok, so I know it is probably blasphemy to some of you but my 230i xdrive really is my DD.

I don't see why, my F22 is my only car and I drive carpool daily. The back seat is filled often - even with adults for rides to dinner : )

Seth

[KeyboardRacer]

I specifically got this car because of how (relatively) practical it is on a daily basis. I wanted a driver's car that had decent reliability and could haul my surfboards around. Shortboards and my road bike go inside. Longboards and mountain bikes go on top. Compared to my old Mustang, the ability to put a rack on top is what makes it much more practical.