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Off road skills in an X5

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Off road skills in an X5

Post by Chrisw4266 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:14 pm

Bałtowskie Bezdroża - Bałtów - Drezno 2012 BMW X5…: http://youtu.be/1r27SzW4q9s

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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by briankerrys47 » Wed Oct 15, 2014 2:11 pm

[quote="Chrisw4266"]
Bałtowskie Bezdroża - Bałtów - Drezno 2012 BMW X5…: http://youtu.be/1r27SzW4q9s
[/quote]That's the one  :'(

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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by Don Coffey » Wed Oct 15, 2014 3:56 pm

What a numpty!  What ever made him think he had even the slightest chance?

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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by 535dboy » Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:46 pm

Why on Earth did they not pull it out backwards?
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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by X5Sport » Wed Oct 15, 2014 6:54 pm

.......or just bury it where it stopped?
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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by X5LAW » Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:25 pm

I've realised quite quickly this is no match for my old discovery... At least off road  :(

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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by 535dboy » Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:58 am

[quote="X5Sport"]
.......or just bury it where it stopped?
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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by Don Coffey » Fri Oct 17, 2014 9:23 am

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I've realised quite quickly this is no match for my old discovery... At least off road  :(
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I think even the likes of Discos and Range Rovers would struggle with that pit unless heavily modified.

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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by Greydog » Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:26 pm

Not a lot of skill involved with driving into a stuffing great hole !! Richard's right they should have filled it in quick.
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Re: Off road skills in an X5

Post by Don Coffey » Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:42 pm

[quote="Greydog"]
Not a lot of skill involved with driving into a stuffing great hole !! Richard's right they should have filled it in quick.
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Or slowly, he wasn't going anywhere.

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