Fuel consumption
09-08-2004, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Evenflow545' date='Sep 9 2004, 12:07 AM
I can't be lying. Good gas mileage is for sissies.
09-08-2004, 02:54 PM
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My Ride: #1: 2004 545i; 6-speed manual; Sport Package; Mystic Blue with a gray leather interior and Anthracite wood; CWP; Logic 7.
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Sep 8 2004, 04:13 PM
[quote name='Evenflow545' date='Sep 9 2004, 12:07 AM'] I can't be lying.? Good gas mileage is for sissies.
[/quote]I get over 30 if I go nice and slow on the expressway, like 65 mph, in sixth gear, with conservative driving. Not fraidy-cat conservative, just very mellow. I've had over 31 for a stretch of like 100 miles driving that way. Not all downhill.
It's just a tribute to the engine management system and its freaky induction and valve timing changes. I growl around in the 14-18 mpg range around the city, but it totally sits back and sips gas on mellow highway driving in the midwest.
09-08-2004, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by kigerka' date='Sep 9 2004, 01:52 AM
mine is sticking around 10.9l/100km's. Too lazy tonight to change to mpg.
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09-08-2004, 03:59 PM
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Wow, my gas mileage sux compared to everybody else. But, when you do 160 to and from work when you are suppossed to drive 100 I guess it makes a difference.
09-08-2004, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by kigerka' date='Sep 9 2004, 01:59 AM
But, when you do 160 to and from work when you are suppossed to drive 100 I guess it makes a difference.
09-08-2004, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by kigerka' date='Sep 9 2004, 02:06 AM
No kidding, do you know the average time it takes for Polizei to get the ticket to you? Still curious about last weekend
09-08-2004, 06:48 PM
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I had the same situation as SueBMW. My car was giving me consgtantly between21 to 23 mpg but making manual calculaltiion it was off. Since the lat service they upgraded the Idrive to software 12.something and now it has US mpg and UK mpg. I switched to the US mpg and now I can not get more than 17.5mpg 
... I drive the car a bit agreesive but still get about 315 to 330 miles for the full tank..so if I make some calculation 320/18gallons is equal to 17.7.. so that is my real mpg!? 
i guess that suck..i don't se how a 545 will be getting better than that unless they driv it in D all the time a keep it in cruise control at 60mph
... I drive the car a bit agreesive but still get about 315 to 330 miles for the full tank..so if I make some calculation 320/18gallons is equal to 17.7.. so that is my real mpg!? i guess that suck..i don't se how a 545 will be getting better than that unless they driv it in D all the time a keep it in cruise control at 60mph