Summer road trip: Texas -> Chicago

[Bottomfeeder]

Hey Everyone -

I don't often post pics here (don't think I ever have, actually), but just thought I'd post a quick one of my 2005 X5 3.0 after making a trip from the Austin TX area up to Chicago (my son is competing in the US Junior Open chess tournament and we had no particular desire to fly right about now, especially if we could drive it in a day).

Around 1200 miles each way. X5 did great on the way up. Heat was intense - saw 107º coming up through Texas into Arkansas. Didn't see a single E53 on the way here and have only seen one on the road in Chicago.

Oil use on the way up was negligible, and no coolant loss. Will recheck everything again before leaving.

Return trip starts early monday morning. Wish us luck!

Chris