11/5 IR E39 M5 on PA Turnpike West - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

RoundelM5 · 6th November 2009, 03:39

Anyone on PA Turnpike this morning driving an Imola Red E39 M5? We were caught in heavy traffic heading westbound? I was in the LMB M5 w/ NJ tags following the black CTS-V.

Strike · 16th November 2009, 23:10

Was it near the PA/NJ border say between rt 1 and 611? If so that was probably my friend, he lives in Philly and works in the same office I do. He's on this board but don't think he's been active for a while. Did it have really dark tint?

RoundelM5 · 16th November 2009, 23:56

May have been him...i think the car had tinted windows but what i recall most was a bent tip on his left exhaust can. That him?

Strike · 17th November 2009, 00:03

Might be. I'll take a look at them when I can to confirm but I know the rear boxes were installed by the previous owner and they were fairly cheesy custom made muffler shop ones so they don't look great to begin with. It also has a small white sticker centered at the top of the rear window that was there before the tint so it still shows. Did you see it from the front?

RoundelM5 · 17th November 2009, 00:17

Didn't really didn't notice any sticker and didn't get a good view from front...we were in heavy (accident) traffic; primary view was from rear and driver's side as I passed. I think I picked him up somewhere after Phila exit and he may have exited at Willow Grove but I'm not sure.

Strike · 17th November 2009, 00:20

I'll bet it was him. I'll check the exhaust tip to confirm. You're from Chatham huh? I grew up in Maplewood. Actually so did the owner of the IR!

RoundelM5 · 17th November 2009, 04:06

Huh, that's pretty ironic...I moved to Chatham just last year from...you guessed it, the Phila area. Lived in Wynnewood for 8yrs and in Queen Village (2nd and Catherine) for 5 years before that

Strike · 17th November 2009, 20:19

Just checked the exhaust tips at lunch. That was his.

RoundelM5 · 17th November 2009, 22:07

hey cool...give him a shout-out from his old stompin' grounds! We've got quite a few M5's up here!

Strike · 17th November 2009, 22:12

Already did! No doubt - NJ.M5 is from Parsippany or something right? I know there are a bunch of members around the area. My parents still live in Maplewood and sometimes visit on weekends, if you guys are ever having a meet on a weekend I'm around I'd definitely be in.