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      02-09-2015, 01:34 PM   #8
MattBianco
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Drives: 2015 X5 35d msport
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Originally Posted by bluelodge400 View Post
I drove it up to Tahoe while snowing. The sand and dirt from I-80 caused it. First and only trip this year.
Total drive time in the snow was roughly 1 hour. When I came back and had the vehicle detailed, I noticed the chips right away.
I took two Tahoe trips with the X5 this year. There was lots of gravel, especially during the cold period in early Jan (0 to -20F). I have mud flaps / mudguards on all fours. Still, I got one tiny chip on one side. Otherwise, without flaps, I would have had the same.

They are ugly, especially in the rear (which works on m sport, though catalog says not), but they do the job.

sidenote....going to Tahoe, at least with the diesel, whether in Comfort or Sport, it is always in the right gear and the climb is truly effortless.
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