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      04-11-2014, 11:06 AM   #111
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I misread this first, thought you'd said you'd done 450 miles on a tank 450 miles from 3 fill ups seems pretty harsh though?
Well it was 450 miles on 2 fill-ups as it needed a fresh tank (3rd fill up) last night. Granted, I don't drive my cars more than a few miles beyond when the gas light turns on, but still. I'm going to be making weekly gas runs it appears.
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      04-11-2014, 03:40 PM   #112
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I had an '08 135i and it too did NOT have the ALL button. It was a button labelled RES, which was meant to be the same as "parked car operation" in later models. My '10 135i DID have the ALL button, it replaced the RES button.
Ditto. I would much rather the ALL button than the REST
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      04-24-2014, 05:51 PM   #113
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1700+ miles on mine and the only nit pics I have are the lack of grab handles and the automatic wipers are garbaaaage (said in a European accent).
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      04-24-2014, 08:27 PM   #114
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I'm consistently filling up every 250 miles or so. That's about 100 miles less per tank than I was getting with my F30 328i.

I will say though, gas mileage has improved through the break-in period. It was under 20 MPG on my first tank or two and it's up to 22+ MPG now as I pass 1000 miles on the car.
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      04-24-2014, 08:30 PM   #115
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I'm consistently filling up every 250 miles or so. That's about 100 miles less per tank than I was getting with my F30 328i.

I will say though, gas mileage has improved through the break-in period. It was under 20 MPG on my first tank or two and it's up to 22+ MPG now as I pass 1000 miles on the car.
This car seems to be right along the same type of mileage I got in both 135s that I had - it was good (think 25+ MPG) if you babied it - and not so good (think <20 MPG) if you had any kind of fun.

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      04-25-2014, 08:22 AM   #116
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This car seems to be right along the same type of mileage I got in both 135s that I had - it was good (think 25+ MPG) if you babied it - and not so good (think <20 MPG) if you had any kind of fun.

That pretty much sums it up. I hate using EcoPro around town as it really takes all fun out of driving, so I typically keep the car in comfort mode during my commute to and from the office, and flip it into Sport+ when I want to have some fun. I will occasionally use EcoPro if I'm going to be on a long highway drive, but my commute is strictly city streets and most of my normal stops (restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc) are very close to my home or office, so this isn't an everyday thing.
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      04-25-2014, 09:58 AM   #117
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That pretty much sums it up. I hate using EcoPro around town as it really takes all fun out of driving, so I typically keep the car in comfort mode during my commute to and from the office, and flip it into Sport+ when I want to have some fun. I will occasionally use EcoPro if I'm going to be on a long highway drive, but my commute is strictly city streets and most of my normal stops (restaurants, bars, coffee shops, etc) are very close to my home or office, so this isn't an everyday thing.
I completely agree. Ecopro is very anemic and slow, I only use it when droning on for highway trips where I'm trying to save money. Sport+ with sport shifting is where I usually sit. The car still gets around 9L/100 km in the city while driving like that. I'm to addicted to the sound to use comfort with all the gurgles and pops coming up to the lights haha. I love this car.
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      04-25-2014, 10:18 AM   #118
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I'm consistently filling up every 250 miles or so. That's about 100 miles less per tank than I was getting with my F30 328i.

I will say though, gas mileage has improved through the break-in period. It was under 20 MPG on my first tank or two and it's up to 22+ MPG now as I pass 1000 miles on the car.
I've got the same complaint, the tank is anemic on this car. I don't even look at the tank size when I bought the car, and was shocked when my low gas light went on at 220 miles on my first tank. My first thought was the didn't give me a full tank on delivery.
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      04-25-2014, 10:37 AM   #119
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looks like I will be at Shell a lot then.
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      04-25-2014, 11:11 AM   #120
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Yeah, 13.7 is a tad small. I only get about 250 miles out of my current 16.8 gallon tank right now so it won't be much of a change, but it would have been nice to have a 16 gallon tank.
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      04-25-2014, 11:24 AM   #121
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I'm consistently filling up every 250 miles or so. That's about 100 miles less per tank than I was getting with my F30 328i.

I will say though, gas mileage has improved through the break-in period. It was under 20 MPG on my first tank or two and it's up to 22+ MPG now as I pass 1000 miles on the car.
I've got the same complaint, the tank is anemic on this car. I don't even look at the tank size when I bought the car, and was shocked when my low gas light went on at 220 miles on my first tank. My first thought was the didn't give me a full tank on delivery.
I did look at tank size. I wanted to get at least 1 week of commute per tank. My Neon was only getting 3-4 days depending on my right foot, so the range is an upgrade for me. I am still on my first tank, but I think I will get close to 300 miles which covers a weeks commute for me with some margin.

After 2.5 days, I really do not have any nitpicks. The brake pedal travel has been criticized, but for me it is pretty firm so I am pleasantly surprised on that one. My only nitpick is having to wait for break-in miles before getting on full power. I don't think I can wait much more than 500 miles!
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      04-25-2014, 12:16 PM   #122
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I drove one yesterday what a rocket. Drove awesome as well.

The nit pick about a rear view camera is a little absurd, it's a small car, not a motor home. I certainly wouldn't want it, but I buy cars and keep them forever. I want as few gizmos as possible.
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      04-25-2014, 01:50 PM   #123
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I drove one yesterday what a rocket. Drove awesome as well.

The nit pick about a rear view camera is a little absurd, it's a small car, not a motor home. I certainly wouldn't want it, but I buy cars and keep them forever. I want as few gizmos as possible.
That's funny because I feel the exact opposite. Rearview cam was a new feature for me (my F30 didn't have that package), and honestly I use it all the time. After having rearview cam, I don't think I'll ever own another car without it.

See, I like very dark windows (my M235 has 5% tint), so the camera is extremely useful at night when trying to back into or out of a parking spot. On my previous vehicles, the dark tint really made nighttime parking tricky (sometimes I would even need to roll down a window or two), but now I'm good to go.
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      04-25-2014, 02:15 PM   #124
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That's funny because I feel the exact opposite. Rearview cam was a new feature for me (my F30 didn't have that package), and honestly I use it all the time. After having rearview cam, I don't think I'll ever own another car without it.

See, I like very dark windows (my M235 has 5% tint), so the camera is extremely useful at night when trying to back into or out of a parking spot. On my previous vehicles, the dark tint really made nighttime parking tricky (sometimes I would even need to roll down a window or two), but now I'm good to go.
Rear view camera's are going to be a federal requirement by 2018. That was part of my thinking in getting the option (i.e. resale down the road).
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      04-25-2014, 02:23 PM   #125
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...and I still can't keep my climate control OFF. No matter what I do, it always comes back on each time I start the car. Anyone have any suggestions? It's fricken irritating having to turn it off all the time.
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      04-25-2014, 02:27 PM   #126
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...and I still can't keep my climate control OFF. No matter what I do, it always comes back on each time I start the car. Anyone have any suggestions? It's fricken irritating having to turn it off all the time.
Should be able to recode the default I would think. Will let you know when I get mine but want it to default to sport mode, most recent climate setting, and a few other things.
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      04-25-2014, 02:58 PM   #127
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I drove one yesterday what a rocket. Drove awesome as well.

The nit pick about a rear view camera is a little absurd, it's a small car, not a motor home. I certainly wouldn't want it, but I buy cars and keep them forever. I want as few gizmos as possible.
The US gov't mandated all cars must have rear view cameras by 2016 so get used to it. $25K cars have them now and this is a case where size doesn't matter. If you are backing out of a garage and have kids, pets or anything directly behind you it's a must.
The law begins phasing in May 1, 2016 so if you have a used car without one you will have a much harder time selling it. It's like selling a car in the 60's without seat belts except it was much easier to add seat belts to a car without them.
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The placement for the interior door handle, it's so close to the hinge that it takes more effort to close than most cars. It's hard for my wife to close the passenger door with her tiny child like arms.
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The placement for the interior door handle, it's so close to the hinge that it takes more effort to close than most cars. It's hard for my wife to close the passenger door with her tiny child like arms.
Yes I really noticed the lack if leverage.
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The car is pretty light at 155 mph. My hands were pretty sweaty after my drive from stuttgart to munich. The M3 felt more at ease at high speeds. It could be that this time I have my 220 lb friend and 200 lbs of bags and luggage in the trunk and backseat. Last time it was just my 100 lb wife and a carryon.
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I dislike the feel of the gas pedal, it feels small when I wear my dress shoes.
Also I made a thread earlier but it never got any posts, so I'd put that I wish it had a different style of doors, something that could be easily opened in parking spaces for such a small car.
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The US gov't mandated all cars must have rear view cameras by 2016 so get used to it. $25K cars have them now and this is a case where size doesn't matter. If you are backing out of a garage and have kids, pets or anything directly behind you it's a must.
The law begins phasing in May 1, 2016 so if you have a used car without one you will have a much harder time selling it. It's like selling a car in the 60's without seat belts except it was much easier to add seat belts to a car without them.

Put that way it makes sense. I live in a great 100 year old neighborhood, and my neighbors on both sides that actually play outside instead of being glued to the x box or what have you. I always have to look and look to be sure there is not a little person about to dart behind my car.... same goes for backing out of a parking spot if there is a giant slob utility vehicle next to me. Having a loudish exhaust and a car with a clutch lets me give audible warning shits when backing out
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