on the highway I'm at about 22mpg-24mpg so about 400+ a tank sounds about right but that nyc roads and traffic is a mpg killer

Your MPG Doesn't sound very positive to me. But after you take your vehicle and diagnosis the problem i'm "POSITIVE" you will be a happy person with a POSITIVE report. :rofl:

My X5 4.4 was a nice car/truck that handled the NYC roads better than my E61.

That said I still love my E61.

I think most BMW's age well (with quality maintenance)

My E61 has 75,000 miles and drives like new.

1/2 tank, traveled 241 & 231 to empty. Almost all city with AC on for 1/2 the time.

My positive aspects;

1) Fits my dog
2) Fits my friends
3) Fits my snowboard gear
4) Fits my friends and all their snowboarding gear at the same time
5) Has a manual transmission
6) Handles better than most SUVs

hmm , my positives are..........
its a v8, it sounds awesome, (will sound even better when i get the front can off)
its cumfy, looks great for its age.
the power is awesome.
i get a lovely feeling , in that im doing my bit for the oil industries :)
13mpg, and 230 miles per tank :)

and in britain , were all about the small eco cars, if you have a gas guzzler, its bad :)
sod em all , i got a v8 :):)

that's a full tank for me. first half I do about 140-150 miles and last half is about 80-100 when the lights comes on.

It would be hard to use the X as a DD with that mpg.

The Accord would be used way more (13 gals gets me around 275 miles).

I don't know if you have ever been to nyc but there are parts where u can't go more that 300ft without reaching a stop sign. by the time I accelerate to 30-40mph I have to stop because of a stop sign or red light so most of my time is either accelerating or braking

So as the thread title says, this is a positive thing?:dunno: