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Originally Posted by brptrailrider
The intent is not a SCORE Prerunner or Dakar racer. More like Jack of all trades but master of none. Mine is a daily driver, canyon carver, road trip, ski trip, towing, and dirtbike recovery vehicle. I bought it to replace a pickup truck (F150), car (325 wagon) and sports car (RX-8) and so far it is doing a great job except for a lot of tire slip in the loose stuff and snow.
19" wheels made for a crappy ride on the street and the stock 17's look like cheesy but are way better. They were $300 on Craigslist with brand new Continental all season tires. Now it is time for new tires before ski season starts and I'm leaning toward the WildPeak. The front, rear, and center lsd/lockers are not necessary unless spending lots of time slipping tires because the brakes get really hot and the brakes kicking in is annoying. Protecting the radiator is the only other thing necessary in my plan.
So mike_DMT, I have to ask, if you are just driving your X5 on paved roads then why didn't you save some money and just get a 528i wagon? On paved roads it does everything better than the X5, (economy, handling, performance, reliability).
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I see what you mean.. I took the x on a roadtrip. It rides great, smooth and ooogs of power up the mountains. I like the idea of it being a all can do vehicle, but it is not (just my opinion). I took it out bit of offroad, and kept thinking this is a 50k vehicle. Eventhough it does not cost that in the current market. If I damage any components, it will be a headache $$ to repair.
At the moment, I am really thinking of keeping a 4runner I have instead of selling it and building it for the same purpose you are planning to build. However I know that one of my vehicles will just sit, and not be used if I decide to keep and go with the build.
On a second note, you can always get some 17'' wheels and slap on some all terrain bfg's and it can probably do most of what you are looking to do, without spending excessive money..
In the end, its your vehicle, and im sure the end result will be great..
BTW im not a purest..lol