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by Zod
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:50 am
Forum: The lounge
Topic: Winter Tyres Increase Insurance!
Replies: 13
Views: 4865

Re: Winter Tyres Increase Insurance!

If the tyres are BMW OEM spec they are not a modification. In several countries, they are in fact a requirement.
by Zod
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:19 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Winter Tyres & Rims
Replies: 32
Views: 14805

Re: Winter Tyres & Rims

[quote=""Monkeyman""][quote=""MaXX99""]I come from the same staggered setup : 275/40R20 & 315/35R20 and am now running on 4 255/55R19 as recommended by BMW. It does look a bit odd on the rear where it is a bit empty compared to the 315 ... but otherwise it is a perfect combo ... I have heard from ...
by Zod
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:16 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Economy Guage
Replies: 10
Views: 4153

Re: Economy Guage

Completely useless in my opinion. It's the first time I've had one since moving from a 330Ci to an M3 in 2002. I'd much prefer an oil temperature gauge.
by Zod
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:13 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: Just taken delivery of a 50i
Replies: 35
Views: 8972

Re: Just taken delivery of a 50i

Oh, I'll just add that I am very happy with the leather dash. I regretted not ordering full leather on the M5, but it was an extra £4.5k and I couldn't stomach that. The cost on the X5 was much less. It makes a big difference to the feel of the interior. It's never going to match up to the Aston, ...
by Zod
Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:07 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: Just taken delivery of a 50i
Replies: 35
Views: 8972

Re: Just taken delivery of a 50i

Thank you, everyone. I'll post pictures of all three over the next few days. It will help if the filthy weather clears up. The first day resulted in mud splattters all over the X5. The M5 is filthy from driving in two weeks of London snow. The DB9 is not too bad, but steamed up outside when I got it ...
by Zod
Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:52 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Congratulations to roofbox.co.uk
Replies: 11
Views: 4208

Re: Congratulations to roofbox.co.uk

I found them very good. I bought a set of SpikesSpiders from them years ago for an M3 and they told me just what extensions I needed to make them fit my M5 and shipped them quickly when I told them I'd been useless and only woken up to the fact that I needed the extensions a few days before a ski ...
by Zod
Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:45 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: Just taken delivery of a 50i
Replies: 35
Views: 8972

Just taken delivery of a 50i

Just a quick introductory post. I said I'd never buy a 4x4, but we have a third child due next week and the penny dropped last summer that my M5 would not take three child seats. Research made it clear that nothing else without three rows of seats would either. I have a long BMW history (E46 330Ci ...