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JT_X5 02-03-2011 12:45 PM

Chicago Blizzard!!
 
Chicago was hit with 20+inches of snow, coupled with 60+mph winds. It was definitely a blizzard in every sense of the word!

I was able to drive around during the peak of it, despite snow drifts of several feet high (I didn't go near those!)...But the X handled itself very well, in snow, as deep as 12 inches.

I have a manual 5 spd, with General Grabber tires.

I did happen to see a fellow X5'er caught in a snow pile on Roosevelt Rd... But we managed to get him out with a little push.

Just thought I'd pass that on....maybe there are other X5'ers that got to enjoy the snow storm as well?? :thumbup:

Big "J" 02-03-2011 02:18 PM

Nice!! Snow is more tolerable and fun I imagine!

It's damn cold here in Big D with ice and idiots on the roads. But, the X ran like a champ and made the commute to work manageable!! Got MXV4 all season tires and love 'em!

LeiZ 02-03-2011 02:19 PM

Ya, true, JT. The X is really a tank in snow. Snow is coming to us this weekend, hopefully not 20' again......:wow:

JT_X5 02-03-2011 03:34 PM

I wonder how the weather in Dallas, and across the midwest is affecting travel for people heading to the SuperBowl? O'Hare was literally deserted yesterday. I think there's another 1000 or so flights cancelled today. It's incredible.

Very glad I don't drive my M3 anymore.....(I'm sure in summer i'll retract that statement!)

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Originally Posted by Big "J" (Post 801707)
Nice!! Snow is more tolerable and fun I imagine!

It's damn cold here in Big D with ice and idiots on the roads. But, the X ran like a champ and made the commute to work manageable!! Got MXV4 all season tires and love 'em!


JT_X5 02-03-2011 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LeiZ (Post 801709)
Ya, true, JT. The X is really a tank in snow. Snow is coming to us this weekend, hopefully not 20' again......:wow:

Yeah, you guys in the northeast have gotten killed this year. This really is the first major snow that we've had all season.

I'm not complaining, it was fun, and a good excuse to stay home from the office, play in the snow with the kids, and leave the blackberry inside!

JT_X5 02-03-2011 03:44 PM

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Here's a picture of my neighbor's Subaru WRX....The only thing showing is a bulge of the roof line, and the windshield wipers that are sticking straight up......

CTSportX5 02-03-2011 05:42 PM

We have had a few of these this year.. crazy winter. But the X does handle it quite nicely.

jcm3 02-04-2011 02:44 PM

I was stuck on Lakeshore Drive on Tuesday night with my M3!! Took me three hours to get home..took the wife 15 minutes in the x5 :(

LeiZ 02-04-2011 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jcm3 (Post 802006)
I was stuck on Lakeshore Drive on Tuesday night with my M3!! Took me three hours to get home..took the wife 15 minutes in the x5 :(

:wow:

:cool:

Buzzcut 02-04-2011 05:35 PM

Same here. My 2002 X5, new to me 6 months ago, kicked Blizzard Butt.

And the heated steering wheel made the 9° temps bearable.

My X5 was like a German Panzer rolling across the tundra of Ukraine. But unlike the Germans, I gassed up so I didn't run dry!


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