Drinking Gas?
09-01-2005, 08:31 AM
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Luckily, I have a motorcycle that does 40 mpg. I'll keeping my V8 on hiatus starting today.
09-01-2005, 12:48 PM
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I went to a Mobil gas station in LA last night. Both 87 and 89 octane were out. I don't want to start a chaos here, becuase other gas station are okay with their supply. I go to that gas station for over 10 years, never seen that happen in the city.
09-01-2005, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JayJay' date='Sep 1 2005, 12:34 AM
you can only start whining when your fuel prices hit around 6 bucks for a gallon.
thats what we have right now in the uk....$6.19 ish f***ing dollars per gallon of fuel i put in...
i hate this countrys absurd tax laws.
thats what we have right now in the uk....$6.19 ish f***ing dollars per gallon of fuel i put in...
i hate this countrys absurd tax laws.
09-01-2005, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by colejl' date='Sep 1 2005, 02:52 PM
Isn't a US Gallon bigger too?
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No. Imperial Gallon is. 1 US gallon is only 3.7854 liters, vs. 4.546 liters for the Imperial gallon.
09-01-2005, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' date='Sep 1 2005, 11:40 AM
[quote name='kryptokat' date='Sep 1 2005, 10:06 AM'][quote name='jksanford' date='Sep 1 2005, 09:17 AM']man! 
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[/quote]Guys/Gals, hold your grounds and remember why you bought that bimmer. Those Prius forums are laughing at us. :thumbsdown: They have their day and we will have ours. Win some, lost some . . .
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[/quote]Who said anything about the Bimmer I was only suggesting he trade in the Ford Expedition.
09-02-2005, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' date='Sep 1 2005, 04:40 PM
[quote name='kryptokat' date='Sep 1 2005, 10:06 AM'][quote name='jksanford' date='Sep 1 2005, 09:17 AM']man!
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[/quote]Guys/Gals, hold your grounds and remember why you bought that bimmer. Those Prius forums are laughing at us. :thumbsdown: They have their day and we will have ours. Win some, lost some . . .
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[/quote]Instead of a prius, I suggest to rather use a Lexus RX400 as hybrid car. The power of the engine(s) seems more attractive! <_<
09-02-2005, 06:07 AM
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My Ride: 535d Eccelsa, 05 2005 (built 12-04), sapphireblack, beige dakota leather, electric seats, poplar wood trim, sport suspension, 124 style 18" alloys, differentiated f/r runflat tyres, steptronic, adaptive light control, bi-xenon, BMW PRO nav, cd, cd changer, electric-foldable and automatic antidazzle rear mirrors, automatic antidazzle internal rear mirror, adjustable central armrest, BT, Hifi Professional LOGIC7 , extended functions aircon, full lighting package, green comfort fascia on windshield, PDC park distance control, voice control, CPT9000 car phone, BMW Assist, BMW On-line, BMW Tracking, alarm system, programmable remote controls.
Never thought to see yankees complaining about oil prices! Now you start to understand why diesel engines are so popular in Europe.
I would suggest to all of you, American E60 lovers, to start to write to BMWNA asking them to import AT ONCE 530d and 535d.
With a 272 hp 535d you can easily do 26-27 miles per U.S. gallon and still to outperform most of gasoline sedans cruising around!
Go to diesel, guys!
09-02-2005, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by fred1976' date='Sep 2 2005, 05:28 AM
Instead of a prius, I suggest to rather use a Lexus RX400 as hybrid car. The power of the engine(s) seems more attractive! <_<
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For me, these cars just save few miles for a gallon, they are not environment friendly at all, and it cost 2000 to 4000 more.
I hope car makers can make more cars like Prius, focus on good mileage then of course increase the performance.
09-02-2005, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Freewilly' date='Sep 2 2005, 05:35 PM
[quote name='fred1976' date='Sep 2 2005, 05:28 AM']
Instead of a prius, I suggest to rather use a Lexus RX400 as hybrid car. The power of the engine(s) seems more attractive! <_<
Instead of a prius, I suggest to rather use a Lexus RX400 as hybrid car. The power of the engine(s) seems more attractive! <_<
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For me, these cars just save few miles for a gallon, they are not environment friendly at all, and it cost 2000 to 4000 more.
I hope car makers can make more cars like Prius, focus on good mileage then of course increase the performance.
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[/quote]How about a GMC Sierra Hybrid? http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...sierra_hybrid/. I think this is hilarious. The electric motor actually doesn't contribute to the drive train at all. It's used to start the truck quickly so the engine can be shut off when the truck isn't moving, and to provide auxillary power for power tools, etc. So you burn even more gas by brining all your AC stuff with you!
