2500 miles in 1 week

dave_p · #1 06-04-2006, 09:15 AM

Well, just got back from France. Drove via the channel tunnel from home to a place in France 500 miles south of Paris.

The X5 went like a dream. No problems at all. Cruised at 110mph on the French motorways, went semi off-roading also. The tunit box performed amazingly giving loads of top end power, which made over taking a dream. At one point the micro road pilot (speed camera detector) read 135 mph - which is very accurate (GPS based) the speedo read a little more (almost 140 - well within tolerance). Not bad for a car that is only supposed to go 124mph or so. Obviously, this is down to the tunit box.

The engine preffered to cruise at about 95mph - didn't seem strained at all and left lots of extra go for the occasional overtaking. First time I have really had a good opportunity to use cruise control and it worked really well.

Car is in at BMW tomorrow to get new wheels - the 168's. Will post some picks later in the week.

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cmyX6go · #2 06-04-2006, 10:32 AM

Sounds like a great trip Dave

Can't wait to see pics of the 168s, nice wheels.

rhino · #3 06-07-2006, 06:02 PM

I love the 168's ... but they told me here (France) that I need the sport package. Is this true ?

asawadude · #4 06-07-2006, 06:47 PM

Wow - great road trip! I guess if you're cruising at 100 mph, it's not heard to rack up so many miles in such a short period. Glad to hear it was an enjoyable experience.

mtmnet · #5 06-07-2006, 07:17 PM

Looking forward to the pictures of the new wheels!

dave_p · #6 06-12-2006, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhino

I love the 168's ... but they told me here (France) that I need the sport package. Is this true ?

Don't see why. Could be that you would need to change the suspension set up to fit the 20" wheels maybe.

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