?I finally had to stop for gas for the E61. It took 17.894 gallons to refill the 18.5 gallon tank while driving home yesterday from Orlando.

The after-market tires are a bit noisy and coarse (?98 XL? load designation), but the car otherwise ran quite nicely indeed.




Jim / crewzer

 

Yes, tire noise is probably due to the fact you're running a load index of 98, vs. the OEM requirement of 93.

I find the computer is pretty accurate in determining how much distance is left on the tank of gas, compared to other cars!

 

I suspect another component in the "noise equation" is the tires' brand: Velozza. As best as I can tell, they're a Sumitomo off-brand. They came with the car when we bought it last year.

I plan/hope to replace 'em with Michelin MXM4 94W's, perhaps in the spring. I've already got four each style 243 wheels and new center caps ready to go:



I have to admit that I'm impressed with the car computer's DTE accuracy!

And, we've had the car out on three trips this year (2012) totaling ~4,500 miles, all without incident.

Regards,
Jim / crewzer

 

wow...