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Forum: The Lounge 10-13-2016, 06:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,735
Posted By motordavid
Iceland Road Trip...

A little different locale for a road trip: 14 days driving around Iceland with my CEO & me, this past late August.

We rented a Dacia Duster, (DaShia) in Reykjavik, did a couple days in the Rey...
Forum: Test Forum 10-12-2016, 05:44 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 697
Posted By motordavid
test fiddling with pics upload, PIA

..............
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-01-2016, 03:24 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,045
Posted By motordavid
Fwiw, on our slow wireless net service, here in...

Fwiw, on our slow wireless net service, here in hillbillyheaven, that site only took about 30 seconds to load up all the junque, ads, cookies, et al. ;)
Forum: The Lounge 09-30-2016, 01:13 PM
Replies: 386
Views: 55,423
Posted By motordavid
RB, is that shotgun for home defense? Why not a...

RB, is that shotgun for home defense?
Why not a Mossberg pistol grip?
Lot cheaper, simple, easy to use/get good with, fits under bed, equal Kaboom at the bad guys.
GL, mD
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-26-2016, 06:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,119
Posted By motordavid
If you and anyone else is keeping the car for a...

If you and anyone else is keeping the car for a year or more, I wouldn't blink on an OE key replacement, from the dealer...

We did one a year ago, (long stupid story), but after reading a few...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-26-2016, 05:22 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 9,286
Posted By motordavid
ylwjacket/M... Wow. Glad your Daughter and her...

ylwjacket/M...
Wow. Glad your Daughter and her gang are all OK.

Those pics are ugly, but the structural strength of the waistline up, probably saved their fannies.

No clue or opin on your...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-20-2016, 05:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,361
Posted By motordavid
Yes, '04s on had the unicorn 6 Spd manual. ...

Yes, '04s on had the unicorn 6 Spd manual.

Those of us with the pre-'04s have the 5 spd...

All good advice in the previous posts, though I 2nd the complete cooling system, suspension and...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-13-2016, 03:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,141
Posted By motordavid
Not apples to apples, but I have run our '02...

Not apples to apples, but I have run our '02 VetteVert without RFTs, since I re-tired it in ~2007 or 2008.

I carry a compressor, a decent plug kit and a set of vise grips/few poking tools, all of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-11-2016, 06:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,614
Posted By motordavid
Our doors have been 'slammed' only a few times,...

Our doors have been 'slammed' only a few times, in 15 years of this X, and not by 'us'...

I like my driver window down or cracked, if it is nice out vs A/C.
Just odd, or maybe it was 'just time'...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-11-2016, 01:18 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,614
Posted By motordavid
I used to mention, and sort of brag that our 15...

I used to mention, and sort of brag that our 15 yr old 3.0 X was still on its original window regs...like the golf announcer saying he hasn't missed a putt all fookin day.

In the past year, I had...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-11-2016, 07:52 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 916
Posted By motordavid
I like the wheels it has on now, very much... ...

I like the wheels it has on now, very much...
Get the car back up to its height vs the broken/sagging suspension look.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-02-2016, 08:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,547
Posted By motordavid
A fine farewell to your X...hope the next owner...

A fine farewell to your X...hope the next owner finds your stuff/appreciates you caring and tips.
GL, mD
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-14-2016, 01:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 846
Posted By motordavid
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e53-foru...

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e53-forum/87527-good-indy-shops-nationwide.html

1st Post, list of Indies and it shows a couple in Phoenix area...
Other posters may have more up to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-01-2016, 03:54 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,221
Posted By motordavid
They are headlight washers... From fading...

They are headlight washers...

From fading memory, they squirt the headlight lenses every so often when the windshield washer is activated, or if one hits the 'super wash' function on the stalk.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-01-2016, 08:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,550
Posted By motordavid
Got it, thanks and back to you...:)

Got it, thanks and back to you...:)
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-31-2016, 08:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,550
Posted By motordavid
Jeez, At the risk of coming off as a huckster, I...

Jeez, At the risk of coming off as a huckster, I have a set of BMW OE Style 69s in my basement. They have old Micheys on them, (not snows), they are nearly perfect, and I wish I could float them to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-30-2016, 04:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,243
Posted By motordavid
^ +1... No auto electric maven, but the OP...

^ +1...
No auto electric maven, but the OP ought to run a few tanks of his 'normal' driving and do the fill up arithmetic and compare it to pre-battery R&R.

Glancing at the instant mpg/liters per...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-30-2016, 01:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,235
Posted By motordavid
And, a $5 tool that simply breaks/torques off the...

And, a $5 tool that simply breaks/torques off the wheel lock, if they just wanted the wheels...

But, glad it worked out. We drove from Vancouver to Kamloops to Banff, to Jasper, to Calgary and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-28-2016, 03:34 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,031
Posted By motordavid
If I had to pick, probably #2...though, I might...

If I had to pick, probably #2...though, I might keep looking.
They pop up here on this Board, on occasion, and they often have a board history/known owner.

#2 does not have Sport, which imo makes...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-25-2016, 05:08 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,929
Posted By motordavid
RB, Good to read your resolve... Not too bad of...

RB, Good to read your resolve...
Not too bad of a pinch. Hellsbells, the Asheville BMW Indie I've been using for years has jacked his parts/labor prices up so high, it is like going to a dlr.

I...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-24-2016, 08:50 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,929
Posted By motordavid
R/B...helluva story as I remarked to you on FB. ...

R/B...helluva story as I remarked to you on FB.
With our '01 still running on orig alt/regulator, I need to hit one of the always packed/getting pricey western NC area Indies and see if they can...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-21-2016, 07:59 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 23,176
Posted By motordavid
Previous two posts, PepBoyz and JunqueYards:...

Previous two posts, PepBoyz and JunqueYards: :bustingup :thumbup:
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-17-2016, 09:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,308
Posted By motordavid
No experience driving on a 'de aired' RFT, but my...

No experience driving on a 'de aired' RFT, but my guess is: the '50/50 limit' is the tire mfgers being overly cautious and figuring 'everyone' lives in the 'Burbs and can get to their local tire...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-15-2016, 07:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,665
Posted By motordavid
^ :) Right on... GL, mD

^ :) Right on...
GL, mD
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-14-2016, 11:44 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,742
Posted By motordavid
RE: "Now the question I have for the electronic...

RE: "Now the question I have for the electronic wizards is "what is better for an X5? A battery connected and trickled charged constantly or a vehicle with the battery disconnected from the...
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