Thinking of selling the 4.8...... 10.3 MILES PER GALON ?

[alewifebp]

I'm getting 14-15 MPG with a lot of local driving and semi-aggressive driving. 10.3 does sound a little low unless you are flooring the thing at every opportunity. I'd calculate it manually after the next fill-up to make sure the computer isn't just computing it wrong. It wouldn't be the first time that German electronics failed.

No one said owning a luxury/performance vehicle would be cheap.

[Armand]

With about 5000 miles on my 35d, I am seeing 35+ mpg on the freeway. I get about 20 mpg in town. But I didn't buy the diesel for the fuel savings alone. I love the fact that it doing its part to be more environment-friendly while still delivering that bmw driving experience.

[Bodaddy]

Wow 10.3, thats like my M5. 35d has been perfect. I'm getting about 24 and getting around 500 miles per tank. I agree with Armand, knowing the 35d is clean diesel and has lower emissions definitely played a part.

[x5TT]

Computer is totally unreliable after a while. I used to have 12L/100km, but after re-map it goes up to 13-13.5L/100kM (calculated mannually) whereas computer stays at 12.1L/100kM for ever.

[anzer]

What do you think you are getting for city driving and really short trips (which is what I do mostly) ..at this stage with 300km on the clock I'm reading 14.5 l /100 ..and not flooring it much at all ... will it get better or is it just that I'm doing tiny trips everywhere ?

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by ard

Good Call.

OP has added BR4 level armoring to the car. This is only, purportedly, 600 lbs, although I've read about cheapo armoring just dumping mass into the car instead of light weight/engineered materials.

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That's correct. A Security Plus X5 is much lighter.

[ard]

So when is it appropriate to call the OP troll for not speaking up?

[RedRockin]

Originally Posted by rh71

^ considering I'm only doing 15mpg (from the onboard computer) in a 3.0 city without really pushing it that hard I might wanna get mine checked out! If you get 15mpg in a 4.8 doing a good amount of city I'm shocked.

Any 3.0ers [with 20s] getting 17mpg or above?

Mine (30i) is barely 2 months old with about 1300 miles and I'm averaging 14.5 around town using manual (M/S) mode and many hills. Last 240 mile Highway trip averaged 21 (75 mph legal limit) with a 3500 elevation drop over the first 120 miles and the same ascent over the return. But mine is way new and I am hoping what others have posted about mileage increasing after 10k mi break-in-period will prove true for me. I live in the mountains so can't expect to get what people driving flat will enjoy. Had thought about the 35d but the gas/fuel difference didn't make up the lease $$ difference. It was very close and if I had a higher mileage lease it might have paid off. I do cringe a bit reading diesel MPGs but remind myself that I am ahead over the life of the lease (depending, of course, on what happens to gas/diesel prices).

[soldmystang]

Originally Posted by ard

So when is it appropriate to call the OP troll for not speaking up?

"Das Panzer ist fer`uckt, ich bin poor-mouthing."

[m5james]

Originally Posted by rh71

So... what's this about Obama requiring the _avg_ for a carmaker to be 35mpg soon?

At this rate, gas will be $35 a gallon!