M3 Test Mule in So. Cal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kujo · 06-02-2006, 03:29 PM

Driving down Ventura Blvd in Encino.
I see two BMW coupe mules coming towards me.
Goose Bumps !!!!
One was THE MULE !! the other was another coupe mule, with a single exhaust.

When I get home, Camera Phone Pix and Video to follow.....

needless to say, I chased them down Ventura for about 6 miles....
The driver looked like a tool...... what a poos on his face.....

Anyway, look for photos and video in the next few hours when I can get them up....

KJ

Mark · 06-02-2006, 03:35 PM

Awesome man!! cant wait to see them!!

Daveop · 06-02-2006, 03:38 PM

Are you serious?????? Woah, M3 in California, why not in philly? Lol

kujo · 06-02-2006, 03:44 PM

http://kurtjones.com/cars2/M3Mule.mov

Damn Treo camera blows !!!!!!!!

it's funny, there are test mules in Cali all the time.
Saw the new CTS-V mule the other day and now the new M3...... ;- )

kj

06-02-2006, 04:06 PM

So this tells me that the M3 is coming out this year..

Mark · 06-02-2006, 04:29 PM

lucky lucky ! So how did the car sound? Did you get to hear it really rev at all ?

phrozen06 · 06-02-2006, 04:53 PM

It would be nice if they had test mules on the east coast.

foofighter · 06-03-2006, 12:32 AM

california if you think aobut it has almost all the conditions a car company could ask for. Bumper to bumper traffic. Sea level, altitude, twisties, below sea level test (death valley) and desert. Also, a lot of the emissions labs are out here so they bring it here.

I hope to see this mule down in the OC shortly then.

kujo · 06-03-2006, 04:49 PM

Their private test facitlity is up in Oxnard/Ventura, so that's why they are usually up this way.

Audi/VW has one up here too.

kj

CC 330i · 06-18-2006, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kujo

Their private test facitlity is up in Oxnard/Ventura, so that's why they are usually up this way.

Audi/VW has one up here too.

kj

I just saw an X5 mule between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo on Friday. It looked like a performance model based on the wide wheels and tires. (Sorry no pic). Definitely "Bangle-ized" though, and looked a bit more sleek than the current model. They had all the disguise cladding on the car, but you could definitely see the sharp line down the flanks like the new 3 has.

GregW / Oregon · 06-22-2006, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Damager

So this tells me that the M3 is coming out this year..

Don't count on it. Sometime next year--I'm betting later rather than sooner.

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kujo Major 142 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, CA USA iTrader: (1)	M3 Test Mule in So. Cal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Driving down Ventura Blvd in Encino. I see two BMW coupe mules coming towards me. Goose Bumps !!!! One was THE MULE !! the other was another coupe mule, with a single exhaust. When I get home, Camera Phone Pix and Video to follow..... needless to say, I chased them down Ventura for about 6 miles.... The driver looked like a tool...... what a poos on his face..... Anyway, look for photos and video in the next few hours when I can get them up.... KJ
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kujo Major 142 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, CA USA iTrader: (1)	http://kurtjones.com/cars2/M3Mule.mov Damn Treo camera blows !!!!!!!! it's funny, there are test mules in Cali all the time. Saw the new CTS-V mule the other day and now the new M3...... ;- ) kj
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kujo Major 142 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA, CA USA iTrader: (1)	Their private test facitlity is up in Oxnard/Ventura, so that's why they are usually up this way. Audi/VW has one up here too. kj
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