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      07-12-2012, 09:24 AM   #15
SD_E88
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Drives: 12' 135i E88 Black
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: San Diego, CA

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Such a love hate feature! I've used it often over the 6k miles I've put on the car. Generally it makes better gas mileage than my normal lead-footedness. The low shift points and retarded pedal input keep me from sprinting from light to light. On the freeway I set the cruise to 75 or lower and let Eco do its best to manage the system. Results are really good. Driving in Eco mode for a tank yields better mileage and more importantly more miles per tank. Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting the capabilities of the car and other times I feel like Eco is just another capability that has its place.

Gripe: I hate that it counts mileage backwards when I drive up hills. I lose the extra miles it records and it annoys the crap out of me. So much so that I switch the display out of the Eco mode counter. Stupid counter!

That being said, Sport mode is where it's at with this car. Can't wait till they finishing tearing up my favorite "alternate route"!
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