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#22 of 27 Re: Road Trip & Gas Mileage [nyccarguy] by roadburner Nov 19, 2007 (8:42 am)
Replying to: nyccarguy (Nov 18, 2007 8:52 pm) I'll swap motors & Trannies with you. They woulnd't know the difference would they?   Thanks, I'll keep that in mind!
#23 of 27 2004 X3 M54B30 Avg by bmwadam Dec 03, 2007 (1:41 pm)
Hello everyone. I just picked up a 2004 X3 3.0 with a 6psd for my wife about a month ago. It is a CPO car with right at 30k miles. We paid 28k before taxes, plus we took advantage of BMW's great rates right now, 2.9% for 4 years plus they make the first 2 payments!. As much as I would love the N52(even though it dosnt have a dipstick to check the oil) I couldnt justify spending an additional 15-17k and I dont like to lease a car.   The car is outstanding, no problems, except for a CD player issue but the dealer fixed it very quickly. We live in TN and took a trip to Nashville the other day. It is about a 2 hour drive from our city, and over a mtn. we live in Chattanooga. The car avg. about 25mpg b/w 75-80mph. Around town we are getting b/w 19-21. This really depends on hills, how heavy the traffic is, etc.   We had looked at a 2.5 X3 with an auto but it was just too sluggish. The manual gearbox 3.0 is much preferable. Im not sure about an auto 3.0. My wife and I prefer manuals anyway. I have a 98 328 with a 5spd and it runs outstanding for the age and mileage (better than many new cars of other makes). Plus the car is easy to work on and very reliable. I am avg close to 30mpg on the highway in that car with the M52, the predecessor to the M54 that is in the early X 3's. BMW makes some of the best engines in the buisness. I have owned these cars my entire driving life and can attest to that!
#24 of 27 Type of Gas by ledonbio Mar 30, 2008 (11:53 am)
I've had my BMW X3 3.0 (44K miles) for a couple of weeks now, and I'm wondering if I could take 87 instead of 93. Would that ruin my engine? Thank you Replies to this message: achonko (Apr 15, 2008 10:01 am) roadburner (Apr 16, 2008 9:33 am)
#25 of 27 Re: Type of Gas [ledonbio] by achonko Apr 15, 2008 (10:01 am)
Replying to: ledonbio (Mar 30, 2008 11:53 am) 87 will not ruin your engine but you will notice the following: 1. Sluggish performance- from experience. 2. Poor fuel economy- from experience. Replies to this message: roadburner (Apr 16, 2008 9:33 am)
#26 of 27 Re: Type of Gas [achonko] by roadburner Apr 16, 2008 (9:33 am)
Replying to: achonko (Apr 15, 2008 10:01 am) In addition if the X3 averages 18 mpg and is driven 15K miles per year, the annual savings will be all of $167- 46 cents per day. Whoopie...
#27 of 27 Mileage Update by roadburner Jun 08, 2008 (8:27 pm)
I recently returned from a 1200 mile road trip in the X3 2.5. Loaded with 2 adults, 2 12 year old boys, and a cargo hold stuffed with luggage the truck averaged over 25 mpg at an average speed of 77 mph(according to the OBC). Cant complain about that...

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