2000 miles drive

[X5 Meister]

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

In all seriousness, you should be prepared for a few things that might come up... I would suggest putting together a kit with at least the basics, I would suggest:
- first aid kit
- jumper cables
- tow rope
- cell phone + charger or extra batteries
- flashlight
- warning triangle
- power bars or similar
- warm jacket/sweater + warm cap
- blanket
- flashlights
- extra water
- hose repair tape
- air compressor
- basic tool kit inc swiss army knife
- $100 cash + change
- quart of oil
- collapsible temporary gas container
- gloves (thick & latex)
- some large zip lok bags
- roll of toilet paper
- package of baby wipes

Woo-hoo! 3,000th post!

Or you can memorize AAA or BMW Assist's phone number.

[X5 Meister]

Was no one a boy scout on this board?

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Was no one a boy scout on this board?

Sure, and it taught me that being prepared is a good thing. My father taught me common sense that says over-preparing is a waste of time

[motordavid]

I understand the slight A-O deal on being prepared, but in this day, a cellphone, cash, CCs and,
some common sense are really all one "needs" on a road trip in the US...I don't think the OP was
going off road or trail blazing.

Having done a dozen+ long motorcycle trips, (inherently more problematic/potentially dangerous
and, little cargo space), including 6 coast to coast to coast shots, we never ran into a situ we
could not get "fixed", solved, or overcome. And, people are really pretty good out there, on the
road, imo. Good list though...

I'm with several posters: check the tires, oil, coolant, gas it and go. We do several car trips a year
of that length, with no probs., knock on wood.
GL,mD

[dbox]

Originally Posted by GSmith

Let me know how it goes. We are taking off next month in our 4.8 (only 5,000 miles on it) for a cross country trip and back (Houston to Nantucket). Had a quick trip last weekend (500 miles) and it was the best! Handling and ride to be expected (great), but particularly appreciated air cooled/active seat and the navigation system worked perfectly.

I'm in Houston also...enjoy your trip

[gianteli]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

In all seriousness, you should be prepared for a few things that might come up... I would suggest putting together a kit with at least the basics, I would suggest:
- first aid kit
- jumper cables
- tow rope
- cell phone + charger or extra batteries
- flashlight
- warning triangle
- power bars or similar
- warm jacket/sweater + warm cap
- blanket
- flashlights
- extra water
- hose repair tape
- air compressor
- basic tool kit inc swiss army knife
- $100 cash + change
- quart of oil
- collapsible temporary gas container
- gloves (thick & latex)
- some large zip lok bags
- roll of toilet paper
- package of baby wipes

Woo-hoo! 3,000th post!

Or, a AAA card and a cell phone.


Damnit...Gresch's witty post beat mine.

[Juanted]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Your car is brand new, what's to check? Fill it up and go.

[meandmyX]

always check your rear view mirror

[rh71]

Just a tidbit - I found out yesterday when calling my insurance company (Geico) that the same service AAA offers can be added as "towing and labor" for $8 total for 6 months. That's not a typo. Check with your insurance company before going to AAA. I got a competitive quote overall from Allstate and they also had a towing addon for under $10. I didn't actually add it to the X5 because of BMW Assist, though I've heard that's hit or miss.