Fuel range - what's your "best"
01-16-2005, 12:54 AM
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Having filled up yesterday, I found this image quite entertaining.
I thought maybe there's a little fun to be had with this. Can anyone top this.
BTW the range went up to 764 shortly after.
I thought maybe there's a little fun to be had with this. Can anyone top this.
BTW the range went up to 764 shortly after.
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01-16-2005, 02:12 AM
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Hmm...... did i see wrongly ? I think it is photoshop.. haha 
01-16-2005, 02:51 AM
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Guys, it's a REAL photo. No photoshop tricks. No hills. Just filled the tank (with diesel) after a cruise on the motorway.
Admittedly the range goes down when I drive around town, but the image is genuine. As seen on my camcorder yesterday by other E60 owners.
Admittedly the range goes down when I drive around town, but the image is genuine. As seen on my camcorder yesterday by other E60 owners.
01-16-2005, 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BangleBox_530d' date='Jan 16 2005, 11:51 AM
Guys, it's a REAL photo. No photoshop tricks. No hills. Just filled the tank (with diesel) after a cruise on the motorway.
Admittedly the range goes down when I drive around town, but the image is genuine. As seen on my camcorder yesterday by other E60 owners.
Admittedly the range goes down when I drive around town, but the image is genuine. As seen on my camcorder yesterday by other E60 owners.
01-16-2005, 09:08 AM
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Well with my heavy foot and V8. The best range my car has reported is 465 miles and the furthest I have gone on a tank is 410 miles.
01-16-2005, 09:27 AM
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not bad for a V8
01-16-2005, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by BangleBox_530d' date='Jan 16 2005, 11:27 AM
not bad for a V8
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Originally Posted by BangleBox_530d' date='Jan 16 2005, 10:54 AM
Having filled up yesterday, I found this image quite entertaining.
I thought maybe there's a little fun to be had with this. Can anyone top this.
BTW the range went up to 764 shortly after.
I thought maybe there's a little fun to be had with this. Can anyone top this.
BTW the range went up to 764 shortly after.
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In an E46 2.0d, I was steady motorway driving and around 55mph and the readout was showing 61.2 mpg. I pulled in to a gas station off the motorway and filled up. It has a 63 litre tank (about 14 gallon) and it showed about 790 mile range based on those calculations. Therefore, if I keep driving at the speed I achieved the 61.2 mpg I should be able to travel 790 miles before another fill. Once I sped up to 65-70 mph, the mpg figure dropped to 57 mpg reducing the range. Like yourself, I was amused to see such figures.
Fit drop tanks and see if we an break the 1000 mile range.