Impressions and quirks after two months of ownership

drjoe66 · 11-03-2017, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MORELAP

I am at 17.9 in my F80... oh well.

That's exactly where I am!

hellokitty · 11-03-2017, 09:19 AM

15 mpg here... heavy foot and sport+ all day lol... i get better gas mileage on the E85 335is, now that is saying something!!

scoale · 11-04-2017, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by damageprone

Wasn't the gas mileage on an E92 14 mpg (as far as my experience)? So 21 mpg would be a 50% improvement. If that's not better to you, you Sir, have high standards.

LOL...I was thinking the same thing. I couldn't get 21 out of my E92 if I got out and pushed it myself!

Killed by Death · 11-04-2017, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TransporterG

Philosophy of use. Of the many raison d'etre of the M3 is its practicality for back seat passenger comfort/ingress/egress. Coupes are not designed for this practicality. Hence the M4 is only useful for the casual need for back seat passengers when needed to get to the restaurant, symphony, or playoff HS football game across town. Not a road trip vehicle with more than 2 people.

Or (in my case) getting to old to crawl in and out of a Porsche.

Damn P cars hurt my back on long drives

odiesback · 11-06-2017, 08:01 AM

I new it! I knew it! I saw it coming all along... grrrr

See thread below..

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1437292

allinon72 · 11-06-2017, 04:39 PM

I get a consistent 29.5mpg on the highway in efficient, 24mpg city in mostly Sport. IMO you can't ask for much more for a performance car.

odiesback · 11-06-2017, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by allinon72

I get a consistent 29.5mpg on the highway in efficient, 24mpg city in mostly Sport. IMO you can't ask for much more for a performance car.

Have no idea what you're doing or not doing to get that mileage! I couldn't get that out of my 428i GC..!

When in Sport+ on the streets, it comes down to 14 mpg for me...

gatorfast · 11-06-2017, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by odiesback

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Originally Posted by allinon72

I get a consistent 29.5mpg on the highway in efficient, 24mpg city in mostly Sport. IMO you can't ask for much more for a performance car.

Have no idea what you're doing or not doing to get that mileage! I couldn't get that out of my 428i GC..!

When in Sport+ on the streets, it comes down to 14 mpg for me...

Only way to get close to that kind of mileage is to always baby the throttle. That means keeping it well below 80 on the highway using cruise control and never accelerating quickly in the city. Of course no red lining. Ever. Which basically means no fun at all.

allinon72 · 11-06-2017, 09:31 PM

I always set the cruise control at 75 and of course I'm not mashing the throttle on the highway. But I'm also not babying anything in an attempt to get the best mileage. Still hard acceleration on ramps.

shoei · 11-06-2017, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

My 41 year old daughter gets in the back seat of my M4 almost daily with no problem at all. As mentioned, the key to closing the hood is to just drop it. The owners manual says that pressing down on it could cause damage to the hood.

You didn't strike me as old enough to have a 41 year old daughter...

silvergray545 · 11-07-2017, 10:47 AM

To the OP, you're supposed to let the hood slam. Pushing it closed may not engage the latches properly.

I average about 20-21 mpg with this car but I only drive in Sport+. I only get about 17 mpg with the E46 and E36/7 so this is an improvement.

Ian1973 · 11-07-2017, 07:07 PM

21-22 mpg in mixed driving. Never owned an E92 M3 to be able to compare. I did however own an E46 M3 and used to get 19 mpg tops in the same type of driving.

I happened to dent my hood at the dealership when the thing had 5 miles on it. Not thinking about the two latch system, I sit it on the latches, then pressed in the middle softly to close, well that's great when the latch is in the middle, not so good when the latches are outboard. Doh. 80 dollars later to bring the dent out.

JibSTir13 · 11-08-2017, 05:41 PM

I average ~19 mpg, mixed driving.

Memphis17CPM4 · 11-11-2017, 02:33 AM

@allinon72 - Do you have the sunroof option? I am only asking because is that how you hoist the jib sail?

I must beat the $hit out of my car. I don't track the mileage as I don't care. But, when I use it several days in a row to commute to work, I have to fill up every 3 days. My office is 16 miles one way.

I should add I never let my tank go below 1/3 of a tank...

Howard_R · 11-11-2017, 11:20 AM

If you are not getting 17.x mpg or less, you're driving it wrong!!!!

///M4ster Yoda · 11-11-2017, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by lukej

You guys and your mileage,, it’s a sports car ,, if you want good mileage buy a Honda... I have no idea what my M4 gets it just piss me of if the carpet gets under the gas petal and I can’t floor ..

Drive it Like you stole it.. live life!

Ok I feel better now LOL ..

Right. I couldn't give a shit about gas mileage. If that's your main concern a Toyota Prius has your name on it.

My morning:

Get in car
Put on WAZE (Johnny Law is everywhere)
Sport Plus everything with MDM
Pull out of driveway
Floor this bitch!

lukej · 11-11-2017, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Right. I couldn't give a shit about gas mileage. If that's your main concern a Toyota Prius has your name on it.

My morning:

Get in car
Put on WAZE (Johnny Law is everywhere)
Sport Plus everything with MDM
Pull out of driveway
Floor this bitch!

I hear you, !!

dreventador · 11-11-2017, 11:04 PM

I generally hover around 14mpg. I've hit 9.8mpg avg with E85.

This is given I drive the fuck out of this car & do some city driving .

Gas is too cheap in America to worry about its price. You guys don't understand how tough the Europeans have it.

2M · 11-11-2017, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by shoei

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Originally Posted by SakhirM4

My 41 year old daughter gets in the back seat of my M4 almost daily with no problem at all. As mentioned, the key to closing the hood is to just drop it. The owners manual says that pressing down on it could cause damage to the hood.

You didn't strike me as old enough to have a 41 year old daughter...

I believe it

///M4ster Yoda · 11-12-2017, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dreventador

I generally hover around 14mpg. I've hit 9.8mpg avg with E85.

This is given I drive the fuck out of this car & do some city driving .

Gas is too cheap in America to worry about its price. You guys don't understand how tough the Europeans have it.

I know exactly how tough Europeans have it. They get screwed on Fuel prices. I've driven all over Europe. As a matter of fact the wifey and I just got back from 2 weeks driving all around Greece. Over 100 Euro to fill up the POS VW Passat we drove around.

Europeans LOVE taxes!

Jim B · 11-13-2017, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 2M

I believe it

dreventador · 11-13-2017, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

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Originally Posted by dreventador

I generally hover around 14mpg. I've hit 9.8mpg avg with E85.

This is given I drive the fuck out of this car & do some city driving .

Gas is too cheap in America to worry about its price. You guys don't understand how tough the Europeans have it.

I know exactly how tough Europeans have it. They get screwed on Fuel prices. I've driven all over Europe. As a matter of fact the wifey and I just got back from 2 weeks driving all around Greece. Over 100 Euro to fill up the POS VW Passat we drove around.

Europeans LOVE taxes!

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

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Originally Posted by dreventador

I generally hover around 14mpg. I've hit 9.8mpg avg with E85.

This is given I drive the fuck out of this car & do some city driving .

Gas is too cheap in America to worry about its price. You guys don't understand how tough the Europeans have it.

I know exactly how tough Europeans have it. They get screwed on Fuel prices. I've driven all over Europe. As a matter of fact the wifey and I just got back from 2 weeks driving all around Greece. Over 100 Euro to fill up the POS VW Passat we drove around.

Europeans LOVE taxes!

Lol exactly. Also why everyone over there LOVES Diesel engines. I don't how it was in Greece but I know in Croatia and all the Balkan countries, you had no clue what type of gas you were getting lol. No octane selections haha

11-03-2017, 09:19 AM	#24
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11-06-2017, 04:39 PM	#28
allinon72 Brigadier General 4908 Rep 3,790 Posts Drives: 20' M2C, 23' X1 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (2)	I get a consistent 29.5mpg on the highway in efficient, 24mpg city in mostly Sport. IMO you can't ask for much more for a performance car.
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allinon72 Brigadier General 4908 Rep 3,790 Posts Drives: 20' M2C, 23' X1 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Indianapolis, IN iTrader: (2)	I always set the cruise control at 75 and of course I'm not mashing the throttle on the highway. But I'm also not babying anything in an attempt to get the best mileage. Still hard acceleration on ramps.
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11-07-2017, 10:47 AM	#33
silvergray545 Skittles, OT OG 2337 Rep 649 Posts Drives: Lots of M cars Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (1) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00] 2000 BMW M Roadster [0.00] 2004 BMW M3 [0.00] 2014 VW GLI [0.00]	To the OP, you're supposed to let the hood slam. Pushing it closed may not engage the latches properly. I average about 20-21 mpg with this car but I only drive in Sport+. I only get about 17 mpg with the E46 and E36/7 so this is an improvement.
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11-07-2017, 07:07 PM	#34
Ian1973 Colonel 736 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	21-22 mpg in mixed driving. Never owned an E92 M3 to be able to compare. I did however own an E46 M3 and used to get 19 mpg tops in the same type of driving. I happened to dent my hood at the dealership when the thing had 5 miles on it. Not thinking about the two latch system, I sit it on the latches, then pressed in the middle softly to close, well that's great when the latch is in the middle, not so good when the latches are outboard. Doh. 80 dollars later to bring the dent out.
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11-08-2017, 05:41 PM	#35
JibSTir13 Major 603 Rep 1,038 Posts Drives: F80 / FJ Cruiser Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I average ~19 mpg, mixed driving.
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11-11-2017, 02:33 AM	#36
Memphis17CPM4 Private First Class 53 Rep 146 Posts Drives: 2017 CP M4 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Memphis, TN iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M4 [10.00]	@allinon72 - Do you have the sunroof option? I am only asking because is that how you hoist the jib sail? I must beat the $hit out of my car. I don't track the mileage as I don't care. But, when I use it several days in a row to commute to work, I have to fill up every 3 days. My office is 16 miles one way. I should add I never let my tank go below 1/3 of a tank...
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11-11-2017, 11:20 AM	#37
Howard_R Private 84 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 2017 Sakhir Orange M4 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Seattle iTrader: (1)	If you are not getting 17.x mpg or less, you're driving it wrong!!!!
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11-11-2017, 11:04 PM	#40
dreventador Private First Class 102 Rep 152 Posts Drives: X5, Hellrot F80 M4 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NYC iTrader: (1)	I generally hover around 14mpg. I've hit 9.8mpg avg with E85. This is given I drive the fuck out of this car & do some city driving . Gas is too cheap in America to worry about its price. You guys don't understand how tough the Europeans have it.
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