My 4,000 Mile Winter Expedition in the F10 M5

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by E90potentialbuyer

I hear you. I love SoCal. But for what I do there are very few places I can move to. I will have to totally change my career to make this switch and not really in a place yet to do that. But never say never. I have hope.

Dude, bro I tried to PM you back but your inbox is full. Lol!

[E90potentialbuyer]

Originally Posted by RPiM5

Dude, bro I tried to PM you back but your inbox is full. Lol!

Just cleaned it!

[boots]

Originally Posted by E90potentialbuyer

I hear you. I love SoCal. But for what I do there are very few places I can move to. I will have to totally change my career to make this switch and not really in a place yet to do that. But never say never. I have hope.

That's my whole point.
And I grew up in imperial beach.

[Lalit@autocouture]

Thanks for sharing

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by boots

That's my whole point.
And I grew up in imperial beach.

Either way, I'm going to buying a house in SD later this year so you can come stay over at the ///M5 Haus anytime in the future. I still want to come to Texas too!

[carzaddict]

nice pics and writeup.

i was visiting montreal that same weekend of the blistering cold. my car registered -12. not fun

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by carzaddict

nice pics and writeup.

i was visiting montreal that same weekend of the blistering cold. my car registered -12. not fun

No kidding man. The whole I was in Canada I was like...

LOL!!

[IANNUZZI]

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When I got up to Niagara Falls, it was -5 degrees F outside and I have never felt that kind of cold before. The whole time I was in Toronto it felt like -30 degrees with the wind chill factor. Every morning, I would get the battery low charge warning on the M5, and prayed that there was enough juice to start the engine, thankfully there always was. Toronto was cool, but I thought that everyone drives like maniacs there. They have really tough driving laws in Canada, but it seemed to me like no one cared and I never saw the police pull anyone over.

Might have been too cold for them to get out of the car lol

The drive up the Trans-Canada highway was scenic and cold. I stopped in Sudbury, Canada to gas up and get some food, there was still a ton of snow everywhere, luckily all the roads were well plowed and the weather was sunny. While on the Trans-Canada highway, I stopped a local store to get a snack and take some shots with the M5 and some Snowmobiles parked outside. I walked in there and the guy behind the counter said to me "Oh, yer not from around here eh?" Lol! I bought a couple of souvenirs and jetted. I reached Sault Ste. Marie in good time, but the Canadian police were following me around for a while. Probably not, there are plenty of high-end cars in Ontario, I mean after all, Toronto was rated #1 city in the world to do business.They must have been checking the M5 out.

Crossed the border back into the U.S. without any problems (was worried about the straightpipes) and stopped to get some American food. That was one thing I noticed up there in Canada, that there weren't really any good places to eat. Up here surrounded by Igloos and Grizzlies? Did you even see an Italian restaurant in Toronto? I mean there are only 1 000 000 Italian-Canadians living there.... Oh yeah American food I think there was a few Wendy's on ur travel path lolAnyways, I hit the road and what do ya know it started to snow quite a bit again. I took a short cut between 2 major highways and ended up going through the Hiawatha State Forest in upper Michigan. What a beautiful place in the winter. Of course it was only me out there, so DSC button came off and I was off to drifting in the snow for the next 50 miles. Absolutely too much fun! AWD my ass, the M5 doesn't need it! 100% right, M5 is a balanced car in the snow with aggressive snows

[combatbmw]

You my friend are crazy as hell. But you did a great job.
Did you check the under car for rust?

good stuff.

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by combatbmw

You my friend are crazy as hell. But you did a great job.
Did you check the under car for rust?

good stuff.

Yes I have already assessed the damage and will be addressing this week. I'm going to start another thread up later but I will say one of my control arms and wheel bearing got completely rusted out and will now have to be replaced. I can't really drive the car hard until I get it repaired.

[Hellrot Sachin]

beautiful pics and nice ride. I couldn't tell, is your suspension lowered or are those winter tires with a taller sidewall?

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by Hellrot Sachin

beautiful pics and nice ride. I couldn't tell, is your suspension lowered or are those winter tires with a taller sidewall?

Lowered on Eibachs sir. No issues even with plowing through a foot of snow.

[NickRac]

Beautiful photos!

[BPMSport]

Beautiful pics. How is the tune running?

One of the most insane sounding M5's I've heard. Love it.

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by Mike Benvo

Beautiful pics. How is the tune running?

One of the most insane sounding M5's I've heard. Love it.

The car has been at the dealer for the past week now. I'm getting some repairs that were caused by damage from the roadtrip. Mainly the salt. After I get it back, I just have a couple of more preventative maintenance items and then I can really open her up. Love the cold start delete though! Haha!