Took 335i on trip up the I5

paulGT3 · 05-23-2007, 01:03 AM

Home run we came down saturday so it couldnt have been me.

hotrod182 · 05-29-2007, 12:34 AM

I only had 2000 miles on mine in 6 months, so I decided to take a trip up I5 from Southern California to the Bay Area. With many bursts over 100mph ,even going up the Grapevine, my average MPG was 26mph. On the way back from Oakland to Salinas (100miles approx), I averaged 30.5mpg. And then for the rest of the way, driving fairy aggressively, and getting stuck in stop and go traffic from Goleta to Carpinteria, I still average 27mpg for the whole trip. Not bad for such a powerful car, and considering my MPG up to date was 14.2MPG, (short, in town driving).

gobo335i · 05-29-2007, 01:07 PM

You sure got it right...a BMW for "cruising (rapidly) in comfort" and the GT3 for play. I'd like my garage to have a GT3 like that someday as well. Well done. Well done. Just dont go and post a picture of your hard driving supermodel wife and make me sob quietly to myself.

05-23-2007, 01:03 AM	#23
paulGT3 Private First Class 11 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mammoth Ca USA iTrader: (0)	Home run we came down saturday so it couldnt have been me. __________________ 07 Z4M 06 4.8iS X5 07 GT silver GT3
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05-29-2007, 12:34 AM	#24
hotrod182 . 826 Rep 3,982 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I only had 2000 miles on mine in 6 months, so I decided to take a trip up I5 from Southern California to the Bay Area. With many bursts over 100mph ,even going up the Grapevine, my average MPG was 26mph. On the way back from Oakland to Salinas (100miles approx), I averaged 30.5mpg. And then for the rest of the way, driving fairy aggressively, and getting stuck in stop and go traffic from Goleta to Carpinteria, I still average 27mpg for the whole trip. Not bad for such a powerful car, and considering my MPG up to date was 14.2MPG, (short, in town driving).
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05-29-2007, 01:07 PM	#25
gobo335i Toy Wrangler 11 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 135i - GoCart on Steroids Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California iTrader: (0)	You sure got it right...a BMW for "cruising (rapidly) in comfort" and the GT3 for play. I'd like my garage to have a GT3 like that someday as well. Well done. Well done. Just dont go and post a picture of your hard driving supermodel wife and make me sob quietly to myself. __________________ Had a 335i. It was a highway missile. Traded to a 135i. It's a go-cart on steroids.
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