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First Big Trip with the 50i
I went to Charleston, WV and back today, a 490 mile round trip. With some traffic and city driving, average speed was 70 mph and I got 19.6 mpg. I was hoping for better mileage but I did enjoy its power in the mountains so I'll take the blame for some loss of MPG. At 1700 RPMs in 8th gear it had no issues pulling the mountains but in D it would downshift to 7th on the longer ones and stay there. I enjoyed the toll stops and would leave the booth in DS letting it wind out a bit getting back to speed. I also used sport mode in the twisties and still had a good ride. Overall I really like the ride/handling balance with the 19s. It's a great vehicle for trips.
PS: 900 miles down, 300 to go and it's broken in. Then the MPG will really nose dive as I play with what it can really do!
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Richard
Sir Snaps-a-lot, 9 Time Dragon Slayer (54 runs!)
2011 X5 50i Alpine White, Biege Nappa /Lt Poplar M Sport
2009 Z4 35i, Black Sapphire/Ivory-Black/Anthracite
Gone but not forgotten: '08 550i, '06 X3, '06 650i, '02 M5, '99 540i
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08-28-2010, 10:49 PM
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