I did a 380 mile round trip today to a small diner in the middle of nowhere in northern Wisc. I normally wear earplugs, but at about 65mph I pulled out one plug, and no whining or screaming at all. This is with about 8000 miles on the M3W. It has finally gone quiet! I am convinced that the gears do eventually lap in, and quite down at some point. Ambient temp today about 82F.
