Drive M3 or fly to Florida for Christmas vacation

[Oldie1]

Fly. You will avoid crappy weather, road craters and speed traps as others have mentioned.

Rent a big/fast car in FL. I drove a Toyota RAV4… You will not be happy.
I drove my truck to FL last year. Much better. FL highways are fast and full of trucks. But watch out for the slow moving left lane bandits!

[BeEmVe]

I'd pick another warmer destination :-).

[thebmw]

We had the same dilemma a few years back. Flights were about $3400 for 4 people. Car rental was about $1000. So $4500 or so all in for transportation. I told my wife that I could literally buy a car for a week and sell it and still come out ahead...or lease a car for almost a year and roughly break even.

I still flew because taking 2 extra days off of work is more costly than the flight/rental cost.

[thebmw]

Originally Posted by BeEmVe

I'd pick another warmer destination :-).

Agree. You can go almost anywhere for $1300/person flight. Florida is really overrated. Go somewhere where with history, culture, sophistication, etc. Drivers in FL suck as well (some too fast, others too slow, all at the same time).

Since this is a BMW forum, go to Munich. I did a European Delivery during Christmas. Munich during Xmas is really great with the Munich Christmas Market at Marienplatz (Christkindlmarkt). See Welt. Go on the Autobahn in the winter. I bet you will spent the same or less and have a FAR BETTER experience with way better memories. If you do take my advice, make sure you post pics here and send a shout out to me!

[04detroitls]

As a FL resident, fly and rent, dont let these shit drivers damage your m3 lol

[Mavus]

fly 100%

if for some reason you decide to drive bring a spare wheel and tools

[Efthreeoh]

Fly.

[David70]

Again, have you looked at Buffalo to Orlando?

[pbonsalb]

Originally Posted by Mavus

fly 100%

if for some reason you decide to drive bring a spare wheel and tools

I always bring a jack, spare and a few tools on road trips when in cars that don’t have them, like my former E90 M3 and current F90 M5. I have summer and winter wheels so I just bring one from the set I am not using at the time. Finding a correct size and spec tire during the trip would likely result in a delay and/or premium pricing. Have not needed to use it yet. Takes up some trunk space and that can be inconvenient if you have a lot of luggage.

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by thebmw

Agree. You can go almost anywhere for $1300/person flight. Florida is really overrated. Go somewhere where with history, culture, sophistication, etc. Drivers in FL suck as well (some too fast, others too slow, all at the same time).

Since this is a BMW forum, go to Munich. I did a European Delivery during Christmas. Munich during Xmas is really great with the Munich Christmas Market at Marienplatz (Christkindlmarkt). See Welt. Go on the Autobahn in the winter. I bet you will spent the same or less and have a FAR BETTER experience with way better memories. If you do take my advice, make sure you post pics here and send a shout out to me!

As a Floridian, I agree, go somewhere else, we already have enough tourists driving slow on our roads. Go to Germany and enjoy their winter weather and beaches, lol.



Gotta love all the states that are so incredibly jealous of Florida. We can't help it your states suck