OK, driving along at 80 mph...

It was a high wind day...

For the first time in my life I see "tumbleweeds" on the side of the road. I think to myself, that's cool! (I love seeing new things.)

The weeds are about the size of two basketballs and blow easily.

I start to think to myself, I wonder what those things would do if I hit one... I'd better slow down.

Suddenly, from over the Jersey barrier comes flying a 6' x 4' weed. It smacks dead into the grill and I then see it disappear as it rolls under the car.

So, I pull over to see what kind of damage it did and find that when it struck it shattered into thousands of pieces. and they are all jammed into the front air intakes.

I reach in to start pulling some out and it cuts my finger. They are hard, sharp, and very brittle.

Looking down, I find a stick and use it to start brushing the bits out of the grill. It all came out easy and didn't seem to do any real damage.

So, after I made sure the radiator was clear, I got back in and started driving - keeping an eye on the temperature for the first few minutes.

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2006 X5 Sport 4.4i