RASTA,

SORRY ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENT AND TOTAL LOSS ON YOUR X. I AM GLAD YOU ARE OK, X CAN ALWAYS BE REPLACED. I DON'T THINK ANY TYPE OF TIRE WOULD HAVE SAVE THE X FROM SKIDDING BECAUSE OF BLACK ICE EVEN IF YOU WERE GOING 20MPH, THE X WOULD STILL SKID, BEST WAY TO AVOID THAT IS NOT TO DRIVE ON BLACK ICE CONDITION UNLESS YOU HAVE SNOW CHAINS ON YOUR TIRES. ON THE OTHER HAND YOUR X DIDNT LOOK THAT BAD BUT CONSIDERING THE BOOK VALUE OF THE 01 X VERSUS THE COST OF OEM PARTS FROM BMW AND LABOR, I GUESS IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING SINCE IS A 01 X PER THE INSURANCE COMPANY. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND I WOULD GET IN E70 4.8 IF THAT IS AN OPTION CHECK MY PM TO YOU.