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04-15-2008, 01:41 AM
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Holy crappy gas mileage on a 3.0 ouch
I have an 04 3.0 which i drive in the city. On stop and go traffic I got 11mpg - holy crap thats horrible. Has anyone who lives 100% in the city gotten that bad? Glad I use this car to commute back to my office in the burbs, but jebus, i could have just gotten a 4.4 or 4.6 like i originally planned.
Any input on what may be wrong? Things I checked: 1. Tire pressure perfect 2. Air filter clean as a whistle 3. car just maintenanced at BMW (very good dealership in chicago Knauz) I work in the aftermarket car part business, and im now considering an intake of some sort haha - no seriouly, any special input on 3.0's? Is there a way of driving to get better gas. btw gas is 3.99 a gallon in chicago now for premium = woohoo 
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04-15-2008, 01:52 AM
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Something is definitely not right. I have a heavy right foot and the worst that I've ever got in the city was 14mpg on my '04 3.0i, and that was with the A/C running. Old news...we past $3.99 a gallon a couple of weeks ago.
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04-15-2008, 09:46 AM
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I have a 4.4 and usually at 4.4 in NYC. Now I work in LI, all highway and i'm up to 15.6mpg.
I am going to replace O2 sensors, already replaced air filter.. Gas is at 3.70 here premium 93.
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04-15-2008, 09:57 AM
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I have a 3.0 with 10,000 miles on it
My wife and I do about 100% city driving and get around 14 mpg. Ouch!
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04-15-2008, 10:21 AM
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If you reset your gas milage meter and just drive around town in stop and go traffic in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear you will see the mileage you are getting. A quick check to see if your engine is performing properly is to drive out to a level straight highway, reset the meter and cruise along at 60 - 70 mph, you should see better than 20 mpg. Good luck
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04-15-2008, 11:29 AM
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How many miles are on the car?
It is not safe to assume everything is great just because it is serviced regularly by the dealer...they check only what they are supposed to check, nothing more.
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04-15-2008, 11:47 AM
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here what happened to my X. when i'm in city with my 20'' stagg. wheels i get about 7-11MPG, but when its on HWY with the RPM under 3k i get 20-23MPG. i so changed the Gas filter and seem to be little better on MPG,but i don't care how much Gas my X drink.
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09-12-2008, 01:47 PM
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i have a slow x5 that I've borrowed from my little cousin.. i really hate it when that white x6 (pix on my avatar) tailgates me all the time.. where ever i go..
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09-14-2008, 05:02 PM
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same here. as long as I don't have to deal with engine and transmission problems it can get 10mpg, though my average is 15
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