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Long Road trip considerations?
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Planning a long road trip at the end of summer (mid September) from TX up through CO, 2.5k+ miles expected. Besides bringing additional oil for the ol hungry 50i, can anyone think of anything else I should be considering? Additional equipment I should bring? Anyone from CO can tell me should I expect anything from a weather point of view? Some facts for trip and my car -50i M sport with 20in runflats, no spare (Front and rears replaced within last year) -Expecting to be off on gravel or worse roads at times -Might camp out a couple nights in the state parks, haven't decided yet -Majority of the trip will be up through the mountains besides the long boring Texas parts Thanks in advance! |
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I know you said you are running run flats.....but I would carry a tire plug kit in case you had a small leak and couldn't get to a tire repair center.
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Get a spare tire. I blew out the sidewall on a tire at 3 am in North Dakota with no cell service far from any place that had a replacement tire (lived in California at the time). Fortunately I carry a satellite phone, but AAA told me no tow could come until the next Monday (it was Saturday). I drove 300 miles on the donut spare to a shop that had my tire in stock.
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Bring a cable to charge your phone and go. 2.5k miles is even not that long, lol.
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This happened to my '14 530d in 2016 doing the speed limit of 50mph on DC highway hitting a pothole (295)
 at night. Right as I hit it, sensors went crazy and the audible sound from the tire was really noticeable. If it wasn't for runflat, I would have been done right there in place w/o a shoulder to change a spare. I pulled off to the next exit to the gas station to take a look and figured I could make it home about 10-15 miles away or so. Took it slow and went to the dealer the next morning. A spare will be nice as mentioned as I have a trip from the east to the mid-west come July despite having runflats as the dealer more than likely will not have a tire in stock for immediate replacement. |
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Include a first aid kit as well (if you don’t already have one). |
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I'll second that portable pump, in addition... a small fire extinguisher, portable battery supply, and fix a flat (I've used fix a flat on run flats for an additional 300 miles before I changed to non rfs before).
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| 05-08-2019, 01:31 PM | #11 |
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Tire socks come in handy, no matter if its snow or sand/mud ... I have gotten stuck here and there before and besides, that in some areas chains are a requirement... these $100 socks will hardly take up any room and save you from a fine or being stuck somewhere...
These are the ones I carry with me... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 |
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