Taking my first real road trip Sunday/Monday
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From: Perth WA
My Ride: 2004 E60 530i TITANIUM SILVER METALLIC
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SPORTS SEATS,DVD PLAYER,SPORTS STEERIN WHEEL, FULL ELECTRICS, REAR SPORTS SPOILER
Leave early Monday after a good nights sleep.. 
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From: St. Louis Burbs, USA
My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Have fun Steve! Your car looks terrific btw, and very familiar! 
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From: Orlando, FL
My Ride: 2006 550i - Metallic Mystic Blue, Sport Package, STEPTRONIC Auto Transmission, Leather Interior, Power Front Seats w/Lumbar Support, Xeonon Head Lights (Angel Eyes), Park Distance Control (PDC), 6-CD Changer, Adaptive Head Light, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Professional Radio, Premium Sound Package 13-Speakers Logic 7, Weather Band Radio, Voice Control (for Bluetooth Telephone Operatoin), 18" Run Flats, Rain-Sensing Wipers, Front/Rear Heated Seats, Flat Tire Monitor (FTM), Moonroof, Fold Down Rear Seats, Hardwired Valentine One
Not to be pessimistic here, but, when I took my first road-trip (down to Jupiter) right when I first got my car, I came back with a flat tire (and I have RTFs)... Then, I just took another road-trip in February (to St. Pete) and I came home with a cracked windshield (from a rock that was kicked-up by a car in front of me), a broken passenger thigh support, and a huge paint scratch just behind my front-right wheel on the underside of the body (must have kicked-up a rock from the tire). 
Needless to say, I told my wife, that's the LAST road-trip I'm taking my baby on....we can take her car from now on... (Toyota Camry)...
And like neoe60, my commute is only 7 miles, via the expressway...
Needless to say, I told my wife, that's the LAST road-trip I'm taking my baby on....we can take her car from now on... (Toyota Camry)...
And like neoe60, my commute is only 7 miles, via the expressway...
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My Ride: '07 550i with SP, Nav, Logic7
Originally Posted by Steveadp' post='836138' date='Apr 4 2009, 11:42 AM
still planning on it Lee! What are your plans? Are you going up the day before or early morning run?
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UPDATED:
Made it here yesterday, great trip overall. Car was flawless. Here is the IDrive Screen to show the stats. 25.5 MPG at mostly 80mph. It included two stops for gas one for lunch so a total of 35min. Our first stop was Fayettsville ,NC for Gas, I was so proud my son hung in there and did not need to stop for bathroom breaks more. He's a real trooper.
Oh got nailed by another cars door while at a rest stop. First dent since I got it. Trying not to think about it.
Made it here yesterday, great trip overall. Car was flawless. Here is the IDrive Screen to show the stats. 25.5 MPG at mostly 80mph. It included two stops for gas one for lunch so a total of 35min. Our first stop was Fayettsville ,NC for Gas, I was so proud my son hung in there and did not need to stop for bathroom breaks more. He's a real trooper.
Oh got nailed by another cars door while at a rest stop. First dent since I got it. Trying not to think about it.
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