I knew the day would come
12-09-2005, 02:31 PM
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Woke up and saw this. The beast waiting to come out 
This is the first time I've had the opportunity to test out the x-drive. Works great, glad i went for it. 
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Originally Posted by jackbutler' post='209338' date='Dec 9 2005, 06:31 PM
Woke up and saw this. The beast waiting to come out This is the first time I've had the opportunity to test out the x-drive. Works great, glad i went for it.
12-09-2005, 02:57 PM
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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
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Living in the SF bay area, I do get a bit jealous of the first snow fall in other areas...but quickly remember that there are many more snow storms after that...
Living in the SF bay area, I do get a bit jealous of the first snow fall in other areas...but quickly remember that there are many more snow storms after that...
12-09-2005, 02:58 PM
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My Ride: 2003 X5 3.0----->gone
2004 Porsche Cayenne S : Gemballa front and back bodykit, fabspeed bypass pipes, Gemballa exhaust pipes, full option, 20" factory sport design rims------>gone
2005 545i 6-spd manual---->de-badged, CDV removal, Autosolutions short shift kit, resonator removal, premium package, PDC, xenon, almost full options, hardwire V1 install ....looking for mods...
2007 550i 6-spd----> Premium package, sport package, Logic7, heated everything, Rogue Engineering SSK, CDV removal, hardwire V1 install, aFe cold air intake, Custom Magnaflow exhaust....
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x-drive seems awesome....protecting the paint by coating on a thick layer of snow.....hahahahahahaha
Don't you just hate shoveling and clearing the snow accumulated on your car?? I have a covered garage so it is not an issue. One thing that came to my mind is....will it work if one covers the car with the car cover at night and just removing the cover in the morning and thus saving himself less trouble from having to dust the ice off the car?? I dont know if it works...just a thought...
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My Ride: 2003 X5 3.0----->gone
2004 Porsche Cayenne S : Gemballa front and back bodykit, fabspeed bypass pipes, Gemballa exhaust pipes, full option, 20" factory sport design rims------>gone
2005 545i 6-spd manual---->de-badged, CDV removal, Autosolutions short shift kit, resonator removal, premium package, PDC, xenon, almost full options, hardwire V1 install ....looking for mods...
2007 550i 6-spd----> Premium package, sport package, Logic7, heated everything, Rogue Engineering SSK, CDV removal, hardwire V1 install, aFe cold air intake, Custom Magnaflow exhaust....
Originally Posted by Vitacura' post='209349' date='Dec 9 2005, 07:01 PM
Yowza! 
That's a sight I don't see here in Florida!
That's a sight I don't see here in Florida! here I am sitting in my library preparing for my final exam tomorrow and actually seeing my car (last car parallel parked outside library) engulfed in snow.....damn. Its a blizzard now....my car looks like a white pile of snow....can;t even make out the outline
Gonna need some
getting it out of the snow... :thumbsdown:
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We got 4-7 inches in SE Michigan this AM. This was the first test of my 545i with snow tires. My 18 in Dunlop Wintersports performed admirably while I drove during the height of the snow storm and afterwards. I was incredibly impressed with the performance of RWD with snow tires. The tires also provides balanced dry pavement performance. I don't regret picking 18 in over 17 in rims which has been a discussion point on the board.
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Originally Posted by jackbutler' post='209338' date='Dec 9 2005, 06:31 PM
Woke up and saw this. The beast waiting to come out This is the first time I've had the opportunity to test out the x-drive. Works great, glad i went for it. x-drive seems awesome....protecting the paint by coating on a thick layer of snow.....hahahahahahaha
Don't you just hate shoveling and clearing the snow accumulated on your car?? I have a covered garage so it is not an issue. One thing that came to my mind is....will it work if one covers the car with the car cover at night and just removing the cover in the morning and thus saving himself less trouble from having to dust the ice off the car?? I dont know if it works...just a thought...
[/quote]Right, Jeffs, the x-Drive works all sorts of miracles. I loved the Tulsa snows, but I did not have to park outside much. The worst is trying to get ice off your windshield. And, sometimes one's doors get frozen shut. Ugh!
12-09-2005, 05:29 PM
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Thanks, I got it in the mail recently but havn't had a chance to look at it. Hopefully tonight i will.
Originally Posted by vnod' post='209393' date='Dec 9 2005, 08:56 PM
[quote name='Jeffs' post='209347' date='Dec 9 2005, 06:58 PM']
Coooooool. There is a great read on the x-drive in the new issue of Bimmer. Check it out.
Coooooool. There is a great read on the x-drive in the new issue of Bimmer. Check it out.
x-drive seems awesome....protecting the paint by coating on a thick layer of snow.....hahahahahahaha
Don't you just hate shoveling and clearing the snow accumulated on your car?? I have a covered garage so it is not an issue. One thing that came to my mind is....will it work if one covers the car with the car cover at night and just removing the cover in the morning and thus saving himself less trouble from having to dust the ice off the car?? I dont know if it works...just a thought...
[/quote]Right, Jeffs, the x-Drive works all sorts of miracles. I loved the Tulsa snows, but I did not have to park outside much. The worst is trying to get ice off your windshield. And, sometimes one's doors get frozen shut. Ugh!
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Yes! Ice the the worst, I never use the scraper end of the brush. I just can't imagine that scraping sound on my e60
glad I only see it in pictures