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Blowout :30m into moving cross country
Hey, Sharing my recent experience a couple weekends ago with my 2018 540i mSport had while moving from Seattle to Chicago (awesome drive btw). BMW SOS was useless, Road side assistance was not helpful and given the timing of the event it would have taken too long to just get a tow on sight, both asked so many questions and the use of phone trees for accessing emergency services is not great. Finding a local shop and driving there myself was the best solution.
I had just packed my car in Seattle on Saturday afternoon and set out east on I90. Just outside of North Bend I could not avoid a deep hole in the center lane. My new Michelin PS4s could not cope. This area is the last set of services before you head over the mountains so a tow back to Sea was exhorbitant. Luckily there was a Les Schwab about 5miles away, Gingrrly drove it there and was able to get seen. The problem was this was at 4:00 on Saturday and they’re closed on Sun. They tried to get the tire earlier but my tire type and 20” need to be ordered. I ended up having to stay in a hotel until Tuesday when the tire arrived. Otherwise it was a great trip, only got pulled over twice out of the maybe 4 patrol cars I saw for 2300 miles. Just inside Montana a nice trooper gave me a warning about driving in the left lane. And just outside of Sioux Falls a trooper sitting 500yds after a speed limit change from 80 to 65 was nice enough to warn me about my lack of a front plate. There was very little traffic until Sioux Falls. Cheapest gas was in Sioux falls $3.69 for Premium(91), Iowa had the most wind turbines. Last edited by SEA6MT; 04-15-2024 at 02:22 PM.. Reason: Pics |
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Welcome to the MidWest.
FYI...here's the list of states (plus Washington DC) that currently require a front license plate:
Here's the list of states that do not currently require a front-mounted license plate:
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SEA6MT - I have found that AAA is the best to call even if you have BMW roadside assistance. Curious - PS4S are non runflats - are you saying you drove on the flat gingerly for 5 miles? I have factory non runflats which triggered the addition of the spare. It would take a lot for me to pull it out of the trunk. I think I would have just gotten it towed to the tire place you ended up using, but I am sure I don't know the whole story.
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Thanks for the list, yeah I was aware on WA its required but was confused why it would be an issue in another state.
Yea I did drive, up to 40mph for about 1 mile to get off highway and then 20mph or so to get to the store. In a minor panic I forgot I wasnt on run flats only realizing in the store. It apparently wasnt an issue. I was biasing for action given the time, date, and having no home to go back to and wait. I had literally packed everything into a truck and sent it off 1hr before setting out. |
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Sounds like a bored cop to me. He was probably sniffing around for drug trafficking or seeing if you were impaired. I bet he got your ID and ran it through the database to see if you had warrants too.
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I got pulled over in NJ on the turnpike three times in one day. My Massachusetts Red Sox license plate was a magnet. Got a big fat ticket for driving in the left lane.
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Funny you say that, the officer had me go back and sit in the front seat of his vehicle, we were on the shoulder of I90 and it was very busy. I didn't think too much of it, and kinda want to see the inside of a cop car in a low stakes situation. I didn't realize it but after maybe 5 minutes inside I realized it was a K9 officer when I heard the dog. That dog was silent the entire time outside of that small sound. I feel like it was a tactic to get a drug detection.
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You have Constitutional Rights. They can ask you to step out of your car, but they sure as shit cannot force you to sit inside their vehicle to be interrogated for no reason.
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That cop said to me, “I’ve been behind you for a while and you’ve been in it and not passing anyone”. There was hardly anyone on the road. If if it is the law, was I hurting anyone? I wasn’t even speeding. Fucking douche bag. As you can tell, it was 17 years ago and it still pisses me off. Talk about profiling, I’m sure he was annoyed with the brand new seven series as well.
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It works well for the most part. People use it to do 85, middle lane 75 and right lane 65 or below. Once in a while I’ll get someone riding my ass in the left lane when I’m doing 85+. I don’t move over.
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Sorry about your early troubles. That can ruin a good road trip. I’ve averaged over 32mpg in my Dinan tuned 2019 540i driving 1000 miles and averaging about 70mph between the Midwest and Northeast. Maybe the somewhat unlimited section in Montana caused a big hit in mpg? Btw, beautiful Mediterranean Blue G30 just like mine.
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That's who we'd like to blame, but hey I'm a recent transplant to FL from the north myself and I do concur that some NJ/NYC drivers are to blame
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Stay outta' the left lane.
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