Diesel fuel

[thisispaul]

Diesel fuel has consistently been 30 cents per gallon higher than premium and more in my area all winter. Just wondering if this would have influenced your decision to buy the 35d. I know that mpg would more than make up for the cost compared to the 50i, but still... Hard to swallow paying .30 more per gallon than the gas-filling brethren.

[Quicksilver]

You mean people who drive BMW's are concerned with fuel economy?

[deutsch100]

In my area, about 30 miles outside of Los Angeles, Diesel has been anywhere from 5-15 cents a gallon less than premium gasoline. Now it is the same or a few cents more the premium gas. Our local Shell station told me the raise in all gas and diesel prices relates to the Egyptian crisis. Yeah right!! :-o

[JasonG]

Yeah, it's a pisser....i love the torque of the diesel and would get it again w/o worry...that being said the higher price of fuel does make the gassers look good...

[Quicksilver]

The best way to save fuel is to stop making short trips all over town. Instead plan and combine trips thru the week that way one can drive less and of course driving less means less fuel consumption.

[Jen]

the gas prices affect everyone. I just don't have to fill up as much with the diesel. I didn't buy it for gas prices, bought my 35d for what it is, a great, modern diesel!!!

[soldmystang]

some of us that drive BMWs also have work trucks that require diesel fuel. it smarts much worse when it hits the bottom line Quicksilver.

[Superfred]

Originally Posted by thisispaul

Diesel fuel has consistently been 30 cents per gallon higher than premium and more in my area all winter. Just wondering if this would have influenced your decision to buy the 35d.

That why I didn't get the 35d. Diesel is about 25 cents more than premium where I am. But I fill up at Costco, which doesn't have Diesel and the price for premium is about 15-20 cheaper than at other stations. So if I bought a 35d, I would be paying 40-45 cents more per gallon!! That's a lot of money!

...also, isn't the difference in gas mileage between the 35d and 35i only 3-4 miles per gallon?

My math tells me that having a 35i costs me only $136 more than a 35d in gas PER YEAR.

[JasonG]

the 35i definately closed the mileage gap, that and current gas price delta's fudge the economics some...granted the $3800 rebate and previous $1800 gov credit helped...i like diesel's...the way they drive with all that torque just suit's my driving style....not overly happy with diesel being 30 cents more as i commute in a 7500lb diesel truck, but if we were all too worried about gas prices we wouldnt be driving any bmw....we'd get a car that can run 87 octane as it's the cheapest.

[ard]

1. It isn't the $/gallon that matters.... it is DOLLARS PER MILE that impacts the wallet. Duh.

A diesel will surpass a smaller gasser in terms of performance, an gets 10% better mileage and costs 10% more to fill. (26 versus 23 highway...worse around town) Thats a wash.

The larger motors may equal the diesel in driving performance (not stoplight racing) but cost more per mile- significantly (26 versus 20, way worse in the city.)

2. I fill the 996TT with 100 octane at 6/49 to 7.89 a gallon, depending on where I buy it.

I do not buy cars to save money. If I did there are a great many other cars - NOT BMW X5s- that will save me far more money than the price difference of the FUEL over the car's lifetime.....