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Old 09-14-2021, 06:07 PM   #91
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That's terrible. So if you keep your foot somewhat in it and buy gas at 20%, that's 0.8*13.74= 11 usable gallons -> about 200 miles. Maybe 250-260 if you are coasting and driving like a Prius.
Yep. That's about it.
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Old 09-14-2021, 08:30 PM   #92
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The Elise was 10.6 gallons
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Old 09-14-2021, 09:55 PM   #93
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It’s not bad if you keep your foot out of it. SO yeah it’s pretty bad in my case as well.

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Old 09-14-2021, 09:56 PM   #94
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First look at the 2022 M240i xDrive: https://youtu.be/LnfnVbzmgU0

2022 M240I xDrive exhaust: https://youtu.be/YMdkSDhGRM4

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Old 09-14-2021, 10:31 PM   #95
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First look at the 2022 M240i xDrive: https://youtu.be/LnfnVbzmgU0

2022 M240I xDrive exhaust: https://youtu.be/YMdkSDhGRM4
That’s funny. I watched both of those this afternoon from links that we’re posted on the new G42 board. Thundernight looks very good in the sun. Also the stock exhaust sounds pretty good.
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Old 09-14-2021, 10:32 PM   #96
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Old 09-14-2021, 11:22 PM   #97
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That's terrible. So if you keep your foot somewhat in it and buy gas at 20%, that's 0.8*13.74= 11 usable gallons -> about 200 miles. Maybe 250-260 if you are coasting and driving like a Prius.
Yikes!

On pure highway driving I can just make it the 405 miles from JC to Bridgeport, OH on one tank of gas in my E46 wagon. (OH is the low tax state at 20 cents/gallon less than PA. WV is 3 cents/gallon less than OH, but the tiny sliver of WV between PA and OH has higher than normal prices, so it is still more cost effective to wait to OH if possible).

Normal mixed city / highway driving (but mostly city) around here gives me 275-325 miles on a tank.

And this is on a car that had a gas guzzler tax when new.
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Old 09-26-2021, 11:40 PM   #98
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Old 09-27-2021, 01:08 PM   #99
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First look at the 2022 M240i xDrive: https://youtu.be/LnfnVbzmgU0

2022 M240I xDrive exhaust: https://youtu.be/YMdkSDhGRM4
Too many extreme close-ups to really get a sense of the car... but yeah doesn't look as bad as I thought it might. Also kudos to the salesguy for being honest about his impressions...I laughed when I heard him say "it doesn't look as bad as I thought it would". Still the best looking BMW in the lineup (though I realize that's not saying much).
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Old 09-27-2021, 01:38 PM   #100
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Not such a big deal given the Elise was pretty fuel efficient. My brother and I road-tripped his from Colorado Springs to Vail and even with a sporting (in retrospect a bit too sporting) blast up and over Loveland pass, we averaged over 30MPG on that trip.
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