** New Pix of the BIMMER on a Recent Winter Trip **
02-08-2010, 06:03 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Silverstone II E60 M5 2012 E70 AW X5 50i Sport w/ LCI Aero Kit and Rocker Panels
I took the family up to our country house recently in Vermont and soon realized the 20's wouldn't cut it up there and that I needed a winter set-up ASAP. I ended up going with Style 210's (18's), had them powdercoated high gloss black and slapped some Blizzak LM-25 RFT's on there. The truck is absolutely bullet proof with this set-up. Wherever I point the steering wheel, the car goes. It plows through everything and is very reliable. It handles better than my other truck. Hell, it might be more fun than riding the snowmobiles (OK...maybe not 
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Our house is right near the Canadian border, so my wife, daughter and I decided to make a trip up to Canada one day, hence the pictures of the border crossing into Canada. The pictures of the road looking ahead are on our way back through a blizzard. The car handled like a dream. Even my cousin commented on how safe they felt in the truck on some of the treachorous roads leading to our house. I'm really glad I "unlowered" it or I would have had issues in some of the deep stuff.
Enjoy!
).Our house is right near the Canadian border, so my wife, daughter and I decided to make a trip up to Canada one day, hence the pictures of the border crossing into Canada. The pictures of the road looking ahead are on our way back through a blizzard. The car handled like a dream. Even my cousin commented on how safe they felt in the truck on some of the treachorous roads leading to our house. I'm really glad I "unlowered" it or I would have had issues in some of the deep stuff.
Enjoy!
02-08-2010, 07:09 PM
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02-09-2010, 12:45 AM
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Love that pic of the snow-covered road ahead 
we went up to camelback this past weekend and much to my surprise, the only snow we saw was on the slopes
too bad we were in a Lexus GX - if I drove mine, I'd hit some twisties instead of the slopes 
anyway, thanks for sharing the pix - looks good
we went up to camelback this past weekend and much to my surprise, the only snow we saw was on the slopes
too bad we were in a Lexus GX - if I drove mine, I'd hit some twisties instead of the slopes anyway, thanks for sharing the pix - looks good
02-09-2010, 05:59 AM
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02-09-2010, 07:58 AM
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My Ride: 2010 M5 alpine white, black full leather, etc.
That's an impressive little retreat you have up there! Some time ago, I was in the Sugarbush area for five years or so. The extra room in the wheel wells with the 18s looks critically important to get that icy build-up out quickly and keep the suspension free and easy.
Sent off an e-mail to you not so long ago. Hope you got it.
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Sent off an e-mail to you not so long ago. Hope you got it.
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02-09-2010, 08:02 AM
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My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
nice pics C!.. that is some serious snow!