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Originally Posted by lambammm
the right side of my 135 got raped by a salt spraying truck on the nj turnpike. tons of little paint chips, i'm very angry, somehow i don't think touch up paint will do the trick. any ideas?
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Sorry cant offer any advise on how to touch up paint chips. Not to go off topic but my views of driving my 1 in the winter....
Thanks for the input on whether or not to bring my 128 to vt.
I did NOT! and glad I didnt.
Btw...even if I did get snows, I dont know if I could bring myself to take the 1er to snow country in the winter...
I forgot all the other issues when bringing a vehicle to the mountains, let alone skiing.
>Road debris, such as small rocks, kicked up, from sanders and other vehicles.
>Tons of pot holes, dont think I would want to get a flat without a spare, in Vt.! Some of these pot holes fill up with water and you cant see em. Or possible damage the pot holes can cause.
>Frost heaves, who knows what might happen if you hit a big one.
>Warmed up one day and had a lot of standing deep slushy water...can you say "hydrolock!"
>Our windshields crack just by looking at them, let alone having a snowplow in front of you. Not to think having to get 1/4" of ice off of it.
>Read something about "frozen windows" in very cold weather. Dont think I want to drive to the ski area with the window down while its snowing.(even with heated seats)
>Wet boots trashing the interior, even with winter mats.
>You dont smell so good after skiing all day, wouldnt want my 1er smelling like a locker room.
>Other skiers walking past your one with their skis and boards..you know your gonna get scratches!
>Probably have to wait for 2 days in Vt. or other remote areas to have BMW assist respond if theres a problem, dont think I would want a "no toothed" tow truck driver touching the 1.They dont always have flatbeds!
After all these thoughts, me thinks I leave the 1 in the garage for the winter. No matter what car you own, winter ages and trashes vehicles! I know these cars are meant to be driven, but you still gotta have common sense about where you drive em,(guess bottom line...depends on how passionate you are about your 1.)
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