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Originally Posted by Craig
You don't save any money on fuel with the BMW diesel.
Craig
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Sorry to hear about the DEF issue - I'm at 10K miles and having mine done this weekend so I hope I don't have any troubles.
I've had to educate myself on diesel for this new car and have also noticed that my MPG aren't so good recently, but as I understand it the blended/additive winter diesel yields less energy - I'm getting about 21 MPG now compared to about 28 MPG last fall, not to mention a $0.05 per gallon surcharge for cold weather diesel. But Wisconsin has a Hell zip code in the winter and I don't want to call my wife to tell her that my gas has turned to wax or Jello (WTF?!
). It's a DEFINITE savings when not using winterized diesel.
I've also been wary of the battery issue, but my money is on making sure the car's locked every night since it seems to run periodic electrical readiness tests when unlocked. As I stated above, it's slightly chilly here and my daily commute is 3.4 miles - so far no battery messages, and if my SA ever brings up "unfavorable driving habits" I'm gonna punch him...
Hang in there. Lexus is nice but I don't want a couch with wheels.