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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Feb 17 2005, 03:10 PM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Feb 17 2005, 08:55 AM']If you dont find it useful then simply ignore it.
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[/quote]I think I got it the first time, we are thinking different. Mayby because the fuel is much more expensive over here. And our goverments don't want us to drive thirsty V8s. (niether do I)
But from the mpg gauge i've learnt that in some speeds I can improve my mpg 10-15% just by go a little faster on the motorway.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Feb 17 2005, 03:34 PM
Improving mpg by going faster -- that's cool!? Maybe I should pay more attention to the gauge after all! ![Thumbsup](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/thumbsup.gif)
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Okay. So we want/need an oil temp gauge, water temp gauge, and a fuel economy device, IMO. I can get by with the OBC warning on oil pressure and low oil.
That mpg needle has always been Rudy's foglight.
Priority wise, I would have to agree with him, but would miss it if wasn't there.
That mpg needle has always been Rudy's foglight.
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Originally Posted by niktee' date='Feb 17 2005, 08:33 AM
[quote name='JDN' date='Feb 16 2005, 11:26 PM']I like the gauge and just as I use the tac when driving for performance, I use the mpg gaugeit to help me when driving for mileage.
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[/quote]That egg/pedal method doesn't work very well for me. The little analog gauge shows clearly that method has the car accelerating FAR longer than is necessary and the gas mileage noticeably suffers.Brisk accelleration gets the car up to speed quicker and once at speed, you're basically cruising with very little throttle. And by brisk accelleration I'm not talking a 0-60 run, just getting to your target speed at maybe 30-50% throttle. Nothing that would attract attention from the law but probably enough that would have you ahead of other traffic.
I'm getting 19.2 MPG. My commute is surface streets with speeds varying from 35 - 60 mph with a little stop and go thrown in for good measure
So somebody said, save gas by going faster? Yeah, it's actually true. Then again, maybe the V8 behaves differently from the I6...
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Feb 17 2005, 09:56 AM
That mpg needle has always been Rudy's foglight.?
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Originally Posted by BurgessMW' date='Feb 17 2005, 10:18 AM
That egg/pedal method doesn't work very well for me.? The little analog gauge shows clearly that method has the car accelerating FAR longer than is necessary and the gas mileage noticeably suffers.
Brisk accelleration gets the car up to speed quicker and once at speed, you're basically cruising with very little throttle.? And by brisk accelleration I'm not talking a 0-60 run, just getting to your target speed at maybe 30-50% throttle.? Nothing that would attract attention from the law but probably enough that would have you ahead of other traffic.
I'm getting 19.2 MPG.? My commute is surface streets with speeds varying from 35 - 60 mph with a little stop and go thrown in for good measure
So somebody said, save gas by going faster?? Yeah, it's actually true.? Then again, maybe the V8 behaves differently from the I6...
Brisk accelleration gets the car up to speed quicker and once at speed, you're basically cruising with very little throttle.? And by brisk accelleration I'm not talking a 0-60 run, just getting to your target speed at maybe 30-50% throttle.? Nothing that would attract attention from the law but probably enough that would have you ahead of other traffic.
I'm getting 19.2 MPG.? My commute is surface streets with speeds varying from 35 - 60 mph with a little stop and go thrown in for good measure
So somebody said, save gas by going faster?? Yeah, it's actually true.? Then again, maybe the V8 behaves differently from the I6...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Feb 17 2005, 10:33 AM
[quote name='JDN' date='Feb 17 2005, 09:56 AM']That mpg needle has always been Rudy's foglight.?
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Originally Posted by BurgessMW' date='Feb 17 2005, 10:18 AM
That egg/pedal method doesn't work very well for me.? The little analog gauge shows clearly that method has the car accelerating FAR longer than is necessary and the gas mileage noticeably suffers.
Brisk accelleration gets the car up to speed quicker and once at speed, you're basically cruising with very little throttle.? And by brisk accelleration I'm not talking a 0-60 run, just getting to your target speed at maybe 30-50% throttle.? Nothing that would attract attention from the law but probably enough that would have you ahead of other traffic.
I'm getting 19.2 MPG.? My commute is surface streets with speeds varying from 35 - 60 mph with a little stop and go thrown in for good measure
So somebody said, save gas by going faster?? Yeah, it's actually true.? Then again, maybe the V8 behaves differently from the I6...
Brisk accelleration gets the car up to speed quicker and once at speed, you're basically cruising with very little throttle.? And by brisk accelleration I'm not talking a 0-60 run, just getting to your target speed at maybe 30-50% throttle.? Nothing that would attract attention from the law but probably enough that would have you ahead of other traffic.
I'm getting 19.2 MPG.? My commute is surface streets with speeds varying from 35 - 60 mph with a little stop and go thrown in for good measure
So somebody said, save gas by going faster?? Yeah, it's actually true.? Then again, maybe the V8 behaves differently from the I6...
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[/quote]So far and granted my experience is limited with this car, but so far that method seems to be absolutely worthless.
The car just has too much power and you're wasting it if you don't use it. Once I'm up to speed, I use hardly any throttle. 30-50% throttle is not asking much of this motor yet it gets you to cruising speed very quickly.
It really seems as though the car was engineered for spirited driving and performs more efficiently when driven that way.
But once more. I'm new to this car and many you have a lot more experience than myself.
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Originally Posted by BurgessMW' date='Feb 17 2005, 10:54 AM
The car just has too much power and you're wasting it if you don't use it.? Once I'm up to speed, I use hardly any throttle.? 30-50% throttle is not asking much of this motor yet it gets you to cruising speed very quickly.
It really seems as though the car was engineered for spirited driving and performs more efficiently when driven that way.
But once more. I'm new to this car and many you have a lot more experience than myself.
It really seems as though the car was engineered for spirited driving and performs more efficiently when driven that way.
But once more. I'm new to this car and many you have a lot more experience than myself.
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This is my third V8 5-series and clearly, it's not about the mpg!!
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Feb 17 2005, 05:45 AM
If I worried about mileage even the slightest bit, I wouldn't be driving a 545.
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I couldn't agree more with you, Rudy.
I don't care about my mpg. I want to have FUN, and looking for the best mpg isn't much fun...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Feb 17 2005, 03:10 PM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Feb 17 2005, 08:55 AM']If you dont find it useful then simply ignore it.
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[/quote]I ignore it pretty much, and I would ignore the oil temp too. I don't know what kind of gauge I wouldn't ignore in that place...
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Originally Posted by ipp' date='Feb 17 2005, 03:30 PM
But from the mpg gauge i've learnt that in some speeds I can improve my mpg 10-15% just by go a little faster on the motorway.
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Originally Posted by JDN' date='Feb 17 2005, 03:56 PM
That mpg needle has always been Rudy's foglight.?
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