Decided to take the beast for a road trip after several months of ownership. Had a trip to LA from SF planned so decided to drive the M5. Got the oil changed, the indy shop that did the oil change for me looked things over and all seemed good to go, new-ish brakes and rotors. The only concern was tire wear. I knew when I bought the car that it would soon need new shoes, but I had enough tread to make it LA and back no problem.
Made it nearly to the top of the Grapevine with my fuel warning light on, and the computer giving me a range of 50 miles. It was a mere 10 miles to the next exit with gas, so I was not at all concerned. But, lo and behold, I ran out of fuel. I figure the uphill climb was giving my fuel level sensor a false reading. No biggie, pull to the shoulder, get gas, and get on my way. As I pulled to the shoulder still carrying some speed, I see something in my path, but as I approached it I couldn't swerve to avoid it as semis were thundering past just a few feet to my left...so braced for impact and hit the object at about 50 mph. Nothing seemed amiss after the impact so I just pulled over as far as I was able next to the guardrail and proceeded to contact roadside assistance. To make a long story short, it was 3am, and was difficult to contact a truck service, then they had our location 100 miles away. It took until 9am to get a truck out, then I realized when the sun come up that I had blown out the right front tire.
I was on my way for a pool tournament that started at noon, luckily the indy shop I had it towed to had a Delinte tire in the right size to throw on and send me on my way. The car drove beautifully with no pulls or shimmies or shudders.
I have since ordered Michelin Pilot Super Sports that are getting mounted next Monday.
I just might look into a small spare to take with me on my next road trip...or maybe just not let the fuel tank get below 1/2 :|
Made it nearly to the top of the Grapevine with my fuel warning light on, and the computer giving me a range of 50 miles. It was a mere 10 miles to the next exit with gas, so I was not at all concerned. But, lo and behold, I ran out of fuel. I figure the uphill climb was giving my fuel level sensor a false reading. No biggie, pull to the shoulder, get gas, and get on my way. As I pulled to the shoulder still carrying some speed, I see something in my path, but as I approached it I couldn't swerve to avoid it as semis were thundering past just a few feet to my left...so braced for impact and hit the object at about 50 mph. Nothing seemed amiss after the impact so I just pulled over as far as I was able next to the guardrail and proceeded to contact roadside assistance. To make a long story short, it was 3am, and was difficult to contact a truck service, then they had our location 100 miles away. It took until 9am to get a truck out, then I realized when the sun come up that I had blown out the right front tire.
I was on my way for a pool tournament that started at noon, luckily the indy shop I had it towed to had a Delinte tire in the right size to throw on and send me on my way. The car drove beautifully with no pulls or shimmies or shudders.
I have since ordered Michelin Pilot Super Sports that are getting mounted next Monday.
I just might look into a small spare to take with me on my next road trip...or maybe just not let the fuel tank get below 1/2 :|