3000 is safe for highway cruising, but will destroy your fuel economy. If that doesn't matter to you, it sure does have some nice pull to it, so you probably wouldn't have to downshift to overtake...
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3000 is safe for highway cruising, but will destroy your fuel economy. If that doesn't matter to you, it sure does have some nice pull to it, so you probably wouldn't have to downshift to overtake...
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I may have to look a little harder at it then
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False.Originally Posted by az3579
I cruise at 3000 rpm and get 28-30 depending if I have to go through the mountains.
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I consistently cruise at 3000 RPMs in the e90 as well (80 mph). Avg 27 mpg an I drive hard.
Cruise at like 4 to 4.2k in the ///M. Avg 23 mpg an I drive it like I stole it 24/7
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I cruise over 3k rpm's (typically 3400ish), if THAT blows my engine I'll buy a Kia Optima Turbo and hate BMW forever. It is 100% safe. As for fuel economy, I still pull down over 27mpg's on the interstate at the above mentioned RPM's.
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Dunno guys, that to me is considered "destroyed" fuel economy, but then again, I'm used to 32-33.
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Im use to driving a lifted jeep, anything over 15 mpg is Magic to meDunno guys, that to me is considered "destroyed" fuel economy, but then again, I'm used to 32-33.
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I discovered on my many trips out to Ohio that my ZHP gets better gas mileage at 80 mph than it does at 65
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Agree.
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I didn't buy a BMW for gas mileage.
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