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Another long towing trip under the belt
I have no modifications except for 4.6is fartcans. But I did nab an aFe intake on amazon for $112 shipped yesterday, so the next trip with the trailer will be a great way to see if there is any performance increase. I havent filled up since I got back, but my first two fillups were 14.3 and 13.7 mpg. Last year I had one tank as low as 12.5mpg, so this wasnt so bad. Could be worse. My last towing vehicle was a 2001 Tahoe with a V8, and this is both more powerful and more stable despite being a smaller car. This is my first german vehicle and in year 3 of ownership, I am still surprised at how much I like this car. It hasnt been unreliable, it is fun to drive (for an SUV), it's really stinking nice, and most of all I only paid $6k for it. Sorry for the rambling, but I really do like this car. 10/10 would purchase again
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thats fantastic to hear. if you take care of it, it should take care of you.
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I swear, my cars are like a girlfriend. Sometimes its a rough ride, sometimes its smooth motorin'. Sometimes she doesnt like how i treat her and sometimes i dont like how she behaves. BUT at the end of the day, she loves it when I am inside her. _______________________ '91 850i '05 X5 4.4i '09 Clubman S |
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Actually, this forum is a pretty good balance of the good, the bad and the ugly. The ugly being the OFHG repair on some models... This is my first German vehicle too - four years in and I'm a lifer.
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See? You guys are lucky. My first *vehicle* was a german vehicle... I got relegated to a life of poverty early.
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I bought mine fully depreciated. I am all in maybe $8,500, which includes complete CCV and cooling system overhaul. My only failures have been two windows with broken clips -- $40 total repairs.
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I paid a bit over US$10k for mine, with ~120k miles. Spent a bit on maint. items, like the exhaust manifold, glow plugs and controller, viscous fan coupling, various suspension bushes (front and rear) but have not had any major failures and I'd certainly call what I have done just routine maint. on wear items. Well, maybe not the exhaust manifold but that failure IS a known issue on the M57TU. I regularly tow large loads of firewood with mine - don't even notice 2-3cu.m of wet wood on the back.
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