Originally Posted by thstone

* First Trip *

Took a trip from LA to visit a friend in Northern Arizona for a 5 days. We did about 1,200 miles total with around 50 of those miles off road on primary and secondary forest roads. Nothing too difficult.

The X5 ran great cruising at 80mph on the freeway with the temp gauge normal even in 105F temps while crossing the California and Arizona deserts. The General Grabber ATX's drive perfectly straight and are as quiet as a street tire on the freeway. The freeway ride is very nice without any bumping or jarring (my sports cars ride harsher than the X5 with the all-terrain tires).

We spent most of one day driving the X5 on Forest Road 300 which follows the edge of the Mongolian Rim for about 20 miles. We had lunch at one of the many campsites. The views are absolutely beautiful.

Off road, the X5 worked fantastic but the front tires did rub on the fender wells when I hit large bumps. I have a 1.5" lift ready to install as soon as I get some time. Otherwise, the X5 performed perfectly on the forest roads.

The only problem that arose was when the passenger rear window got stuck in the down position. We simply removed the door panel and used a wood stake to prop the window up for a quiet and cool drive home. When I got home, I replaced the window motor and slide mechanism and it works great.