05-27-2010, 12:32 PM
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I updated your title. I hate measuring miles/tank. Its a pet peeve of mine.
That being said, that is a veeery nice car. However, the article doesn't state weather its imperial gallons or US...
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05-27-2010, 03:38 PM
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1013 miles on 16.1 gallons is 62.9mpg US. That's pretty damn impressive. Too bad its a diesel. I'm getting bored just thinking about it.
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05-31-2010, 06:25 PM
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Unfortunately very few of the 320d EDs I encounter on the road are driven this economically - I suspect few of them get mid-40s.
There is a 316d too, which I have an eye on.
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06-05-2010, 11:49 PM
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6 speed Diesel FTW!
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Nice, now if my friend can just keep her BMW stopping (2 times total brake failure), the doors from opening while driving down the road, the rear doors opening at all, the Air conditioner charged, the fan from exploding, the seat belts to stay attached, the suspension working, and a few other things then we can talk.
I can do that in my Golf no problem :-)
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06-06-2010, 04:41 AM
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A guy at work has a 200k 1994 323i which is perfect, no issues at all. A bit like the Merc C-class they are either totally perfect or a total disaster. The older 320d had special vanes in the inlet manifold which would occasionally fall off into the turbo.
Madness.
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06-06-2010, 01:18 PM
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ooops, during my last tank I reached 1058.7 mi with 15.77 ga, ie 67.13 mpg 
Should I change my 13 year old car rated 35.1 mpg ? mine doesn't have any real time fuel consumption display, nor high pressure direct injection, nor fuel cut off, nor auto start-stop, nor brake energy generation, nor electric power steering, nor longer transmission, nor lowered suspension, nor...
Now I certainly have a better CdA 
Note : nobody is driving at 59.3 mph (95.4 km/h) on the highway in Europe. Slowest highway PSL is 68.4 mph (110 km/h), it's 80.8 mph (130 km/h) in France. At 70 mph I rarely have to pass someone. My lowest speed is 62.2 mph (100 km/h) on big hills with a slow car lane.
Denis.
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06-06-2010, 04:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daox
I updated your title. I hate measuring miles/tank. Its a pet peeve of mine.
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Mine is % gains, because they're very misleading. 1% of 20 MPG is .2, while 1% of 100 MPG is 1.
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06-06-2010, 07:47 PM
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...beats walking...
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...to paraphase someone else's well known quote:
"...there are numbers, your numbers, and my numbers!"
...with your and my referring respectively to metric and SAE.
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