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m42b32 said:

I think this one is the only one in the area that allows 4x4's, I was stoked to find there was something worth going to for a day trip! The wife and I are road tripping to the smokey mountains in Tennessee next month so I've been looking around for some trails to explore in that area or on the way while we're out there, thinking about taking a drive on the tail of the dragon while we're there too. We're also flying out to Moab in November so I wont have the Bronco there, but I will be doing a Bronco driving experience through Ford while we're there that's basically a guided day on trails all over the area which should be really cool. The dunes in Michigan is something I'd love to do at some point too, maybe next summer!

Tigerton up by Wausau is closed for the year I think, but I think some local groups run events in the winter as well.

Holly Oaks is a 6.5 hr drive from the Madison area, they've got some fun looking obstacles and a Jeep Badge of Honor trail to boot. They have the magna rock area too which is supposed to replicate some Moab stuff too.

TN has two good parks, Windrock and Coalmont. Windrock supposedly has a ton of awesome options, all different levels of gnarly from gravel roads to "you might want 38s and lockers for that".

m42b32 said:

Not BMW related but fun car stuff so figured I'd share. I took the Bronco for a day trip to Tigerton OHV park on Labor day and spent the day exploring the trails there.

Didn't take pics of any of the harder stuff but we got into some proper rock crawling in a few places where the skid plates and lockers came in handy. The only bummer of the day was that my wheels picked up a few scrape marks from some hidden rocks in a very avoidable (lol) mud hole... I'm considering switching them out to some steelies from a black diamond model so I don't need to worry about it as much next time. 10/10 though, would do it again.

YYYOOOOOOOOO

I didn't know we had other 4x4 peeps here. I went down to The Badlands with my buddy a couple months back, had a blast!

I'm trying to get a group together for a winter run at Holly Oaks, December 9th.

Wife and I had many discussions about the number of kids we want, and we settled on "anything more than 1."

Wife was an only child and hated it, I had 5 siblings and loved it. I'm thinking 2-3 would be ideal, but I'd like at least one boy.

My wife probably has pretty low expectations for me during all of this, so it should be pretty easy compared to some

Wife had an OB appt yesterday, baby is imminent aka next week. 

Much scared. No plan. Only read half a baby book. Baby seat still not installed. Looking for used BMWs instead.

Country music kick lately.

YoungCR said:

Forgot to mention this group as well. Not sure if you were considering a 335d but this is close to your price range. 

https://facebook.com/groups/NABDOG/permalink/3210288232542363/

Link dead unfortunately, I'll probably be needing either an SUV or a wagon at the very least. Gotta be able to fit a baby seat and the big bear cub dog we own..

@ Applesauce, I ain't tellin you shiiiii

@YoungCR thanks for the helpful advice, unlike the OTHER guy... Higher mileage doesn't scare me too much if it looks and drives like they took care of it. 

I really don't want to get rid of the LR4, but the dang thing is just too bad on fuel to justify keeping it when I have too many other expensive hobbies

Hello frens...

I'm looking for a do-everything kinda vehicle to replace my Land Rover LR4. With my commute going up to 45 minutes each way, 6 days in a row, that 13-15 mpg is starting to hurt. In 1.5 months I need to fit a baby seat in back as well.

I'm considering a couple different vehicles that I want to keep in the $7-12k range. Mainly I'd be looking at either an X5, preferably in a diesel for maximum MPGs, or something like a 328xi.

It's been a heckin minute since I owned a BMW or paid much attention to them, but in that time I've owned nothing but unreliable British or German cars, so I'm not completely out of touch.

Would love to hear some opinions on the reliability and usability of the aforementioned vehicles. I keep looking at diesel VWs too, but I yearn to return to the BMW family in some capacity.

wasnt m3 said:

You'll need some different lug nuts too, I'd imagine. If I remember correctly, most LR products use those giant shank lug nuts.

Yes sir, I have those too already.

I like my 19" wheel setup, but I wish I'd waited a bit longer to get my hands on some 18's. Unfortunately the dedicated 18s for these typically run $320-400/wheel before shipping, and you get like 3 options. Other option is to slap on some 30mm spacers and I just don't want that.

YoungCR said:

Just curious, do they bolt right up? 

They'll bolt up, offset works, but allegedly you need to grind off about 1mm off the inner edge of the caliper.

Small price to pay to ditch 19" wheels and get all those beautiful 18" tire sizes..

The only real debate online is whether or not they'll properly work with the weight of a fully loaded LR4. Mine comes in at around 5800lbs with half a tank of gas and nothing/nobody inside. I think the X5 is close to 900-1100lbs less.

I done posted in @Bassboy3313 OG thread, I want some vinyl bois

Looking for something along these lines for my LR4 (D4). Specifically the middle part, but the sides are growing on me too..

rampelsauce said:

Oh hey buddy. You must be new here like me.

nice 2 see other new ppl here

Hello frens

Looking for some cheap style 99s to test out on a Land Rover. The rougher looking the better as I intend to sand and paint anyway. 

I want another e30

We're doing similar shenanigans...

KaiserRolls said:

Ship them? 

The gentleman doesn't want to (probably a PITA given the odd shape).

Nice! The new F150s are impressive trucks, I liked mine quite a bit. The little 2.7 EcoBoost could really scoot when you wanted it to, and I consistently got 22-23mpg on my work commute with the 33" KO2s, and 19-20 with the 35" Ridge Grapplers.