How many miles do you get on a full tank?

[x5pilot]

Hi guys,
I know we all drive differently and our driving styles change with our moods, however I was wondering on average how many miles you get from a full tank down to say 30 miles left on your fuel warner?
I drive a 4.4 and most of the time drive with a "heavy foot", I guess I get between 400 and 430 miles on highway driving at an average speed of 80-90mph.
We can all look at the BMW mpg values but I'm looking for tank figures - cant seem to find anything on the web.

I'm particularly interested in diesel stats as my X5 is up for replacement in April and need to look around.

Thanks

[Sudesh]

Originally Posted by x5pilot

Hi guys,
I know we all drive differently and our driving styles change with our moods, however I was wondering on average how many miles you get from a full tank down to say 30 miles left on your fuel warner?
I drive a 4.4 and most of the time drive with a "heavy foot", I guess I get between 400 and 430 miles on highway driving at an average speed of 80-90mph.
We can all look at the BMW mpg values but I'm looking for tank figures - cant seem to find anything on the web.

I'm particularly interested in diesel stats as my X5 is up for replacement in April and need to look around.

Thanks

I get about 400 from my 4.6is

[butundo]

I've had 510 miles on my 3.0 with mostly highway driving. Much less around the city.

[x5pilot]

butundo, Is that a diesel or petrol (gas) engine?

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by butundo

I've had 510 miles on my 3.0 with mostly highway driving. Much less around the city.

...my best is 508 with "21" left, as I pulled in for gas.
Not diesel, and it's a puny 3.0, but 5 speed manual so I endure
very high highway cruise speed RPMS.
I know this pic is repost...just fyi.
BR,mD

Edit...I knew I had done way better than that so I dug up the pic of our
Best Ever mpg from a trip last June: the Mtns to NJ to see the kids.
No A/C on most of the way, (it was quite cloudy & cool), never got over
80, etc. NEway, 568 on a fookin tank!

[TQ2K]

2004 4.4i

[M6X]

Originally Posted by motordavid

568 on a fookin tank!

wow david you got mad hypermiling skillz haha

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by M6X

wow david you got mad hypermiling skillz haha

Thanks...we were sort of trying hard, for once...usually we haul azz
and do 80-85 on that run from NC to NJ, but that trip the VA Nazis
were out in full force, we didn't have to "be there" for dinner, the
a/c was unnecessary, etc. The hard part is that our revs at 75/80
are serious azz rpms due to the lack of OD in our old 5 speed manual
trans...but, I was proud and surprised, as that mark eclipsed our
old "best" by 60 miles.

[Sonic0075]

If I could keep my fat right foot out of it, I might get better than the 340 miles per tank I'm getting now

[cmyX6go]

Originally Posted by motordavid

: NEway, 568 on a fookin tank!

I only do slightly better than half of that I'm probably in the low 300s. I consistantly get 12.9 per gallon. My drive is mostly city and rush hour highway with a heavy foot.