Thread: Any regrets getting a 3.0i instead of a 4.8i?
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Old 01-06-2008, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rh71
The difference in fuel economy and the premium wasn't worth what I experienced.
Is that so?

3.0si: 15/21 MPG

4.8i: 14/19 MPG

I feel the exact opposite... the 3.0's mileage is already terrible, so why not go all the way for the extra performance? If we truly cared about fuel economy over performance in our SUVs, we wouldn't be in a BMW X5 forum, would we?
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