E6o at 14,ooo feet (1 of 2 post)
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A few pictures of my trip today up to Pike Peak in Colorado Springs. 14,ooo is perfect skydiving altitude, now its perfect for a Saturday cruise. Can anyone get higher!
Enjoy brothers.
Enjoy brothers.
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very nice! anyone get sick??
Originally Posted by Ruf930' date='Jun 11 2005, 11:05 PM
A few pictures of my trip today up to Pike Peak in Colorado Springs.? 14,ooo is perfect skydiving altitude, now its perfect for a Saturday cruise. ? Can anyone get higher!
Enjoy brothers.
Enjoy brothers.
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My Ride: (USA) 645Ci, Silver Gray, Chateau, Cold Weather PKG, Premium Sound PKG, Sport PKG, Step, NAV [Std Equip in 645], HUD, Satellite (SIRIUS) Radio, Aux Input, Bluetooth enabled using iPhone 3GS w/ adapter cradle - Build date - 01/05, Baby delivered 2/24/05
Beautiful, have not been there for a few years.
Used to go to Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) every year. Once set a rented Hertz car on fire at the Peak. Did not know until guest sat in the rear seat and a puff of smoke rose up. It was starved for oxygen so had not burst into flame. Lady Park Ranger was walking by with some water for an overheated car. We pulled the seat out, cut out the seat cushion foam and she doused it with the water. I bagged it up and turned it in with car (FORD). Hertz wanted to charge me a grand or so. AMEX and I told them we would file lawsuit so they dropped it. The rear seat foam was too close to the chassis frame and the cat converter had generated enough heat to start it melting. Had we come right back down we may well have started a real fire. Never stopped me from going up each time.
Got a chance to take my kids up several times and they were always amazed at snow in July/August.
Used to go to Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) every year. Once set a rented Hertz car on fire at the Peak. Did not know until guest sat in the rear seat and a puff of smoke rose up. It was starved for oxygen so had not burst into flame. Lady Park Ranger was walking by with some water for an overheated car. We pulled the seat out, cut out the seat cushion foam and she doused it with the water. I bagged it up and turned it in with car (FORD). Hertz wanted to charge me a grand or so. AMEX and I told them we would file lawsuit so they dropped it. The rear seat foam was too close to the chassis frame and the cat converter had generated enough heat to start it melting. Had we come right back down we may well have started a real fire. Never stopped me from going up each time.
Got a chance to take my kids up several times and they were always amazed at snow in July/August.
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Beautiful pix!
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very nice pics ! i guess you didn't change to winter/snow tires because of that short trip. so did the car/tires handle/drive the same? btw, red license plate matches the red reflectors .
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My Ride: Arrived 3 June 2005: 2005 545i - Orient Blue, Black interior, Sport, Steptronic, Cold Weather, NAV, Sirius, Logic7, Comfort Seats, Sunshades. What a glorious ride!
OK, so your sig says you live in Colo Springs but your e60 has North Carolina plates. What up with that?
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