Has your X5 been off road?

[OldGuy]

Flyboy my next pickup is a 997 GT3 so I dont know if I am going to be able to make a Euro delivery
I still miss Idaho falls. Went to Boise this summer and it was 109
I looked on line and it was 85 at your house. My wife went to Skyline HS
and I have a friend here that went to IF HS.

[Meiac09]

[X5SA]

How is this for Offroad? The X made it across no problems.

[CGSTL]

That rocks!!! We drove through hip-high water in an X5 at the BMW Performance Center in Spartanburg, SC. But that was with THEIR X5, not MINE!!! How deep did it actually get?

Originally Posted by X5SA

How is this for Offroad? The X made it across no problems.

[zizux]

Actualy I've driven the x5 though mudd, turn traction controll off, put it in tiptronic mode and your fairly safe.

The owner of the red jeep and I were out screwing around in the mudd the weekend before last in the x5 and we were both impressed with its ability to keep from getting stuck

*I have a fair amount of experiance "screwing around offroad" so the avg person might have got stuck in the same situation.

Also for the crappy tires it has on it I'm kinda suprised it didn't get stuck.

I'll head out again if it rains

[noncom23]

Wow! How did he make it with intake and exhaust in water like that?

Originally Posted by X5SA

How is this for Offroad? The X made it across no problems.

[zizux]

snorkle? Intake sits pretty high so as long as it isn't under water your fairly safe.

Exhaust can be under water with no problems.

[OldGuy]

Axles can get wet if the zert fittings are raised abit I think landcruisers
have their grease fittings raised so the whole axle can go under without getting water into the diffs

[2002Silver4.6is]

Originally Posted by zizux

snorkle? Intake sits pretty high so as long as it isn't under water your fairly safe.

Exhaust can be under water with no problems.

This is a correct statement but as you know if you stall with the exhaust submerged DO NOT attempt to restart. You will draw water into the cylinders and the engine will hydrolock and you will blow the engine. If you stall you will need to be pushed or pulled out.

I found out the hard way..... an M3 in two feet of flood water is a bad thing. Luckily insurance footed the $10,000 for a new engine..... The situation brought to mind the "Who's the U-Boat commander?" line from Risky Business!

The best way to naviagate water is slow and steady with a "bow wake" pushing the water in front of the vehicle and not over the hood. Always know how deep a stream is before crossing. The last thing you want to do with your X is find out the lil waterway you were crossing has a five foot deep hole in the middle!!!!!!

[PLAYERPRO]

I Agree .. Nice shots, love the mountains in the back drop.