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Originally Posted by Kev
Hi guys,
I was kinda resisting replying to thread till now but perhaps you'd also be interested in a slightly different experience?
Keeping at a stead 80mph, and driving regularly from Milan (Italy) to London (UK) (about 750miles) usually takes about a tank each way.
Of course it's a Euro 3.0D 218bhp, but when you're paying $7 (Austria)-$10 (Italy) per gallon - it's insane not to run a diesel 
Having had an E39 M5 before, I can tell you it's nowhere near as much fun, but....
I'll dig out a photo later with 999km range and already 250km since the last fill (tho probably someone has already posted something similar in the past).
Glad to see that you guys (with your ultra-cheap fuel) are also keeping an eye on the consumption too 
For my curiosity (please excuse my ignorance), it seems that diesel is available in the US (a bit more expensive than petrol), but doesn't seem to be a popular choice? - can you get the diesel X5 models there?
Cheers, Kev |
Kev,
I would have bought a diesel e53 if they were available, especially with the option of using recycled bio diesel (french fry oil) as fuel. But, with that being said, I have gotten some pretty remarkable MPG's out of my petrol 3.0. My best was 34.5 mpg over a 110 mile trip through the rockies. My goal is to break the 700 mile range on one tank. My overall for the round trip was 30.25 and if I had maintained that, I would have been at about 726 miles of range. Of coarse this was mostly at 70mph and not 80. You probably pull those numbers with out breaking a sweat with your diesel.
Are those numbers off imperial gallons or US gallons?
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