Road trip on new BMW

Miamidrivesbimmers · 04-01-2012, 11:19 PM

What is the longest trip on your new BMW? How comfortable we're the seats for you and your passengers, any road noise. Is it a good highway cruiser and what was your mpg. Any other complaint or praise you would like to share.thanks

DrivenByE30 · 04-02-2012, 12:14 AM

I will know once i have completed this loop...

roughtly 2500 miles by the 25th of April.

Then i can tell you about it...

svache · 04-02-2012, 02:27 AM

lol seeing how I stay in Hawaii, the longest trip I will be making is the trip around the island, which is about 100 miles

eezzee · 04-02-2012, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

I will know once i have completed this loop...

roughtly 2500 miles by the 25th of April.

Then i can tell you about it...

Fab route. Please upload a write up and photographs once undertaken.

MaX PL · 04-02-2012, 07:24 AM

why doesnt that end up in munich?

jtuds · 04-02-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

I will know once i have completed this loop...

roughtly 2500 miles by the 25th of April.

Then i can tell you about it...

Whoa....are you on some crazy long european delivery trip?

bcl0328 · 04-02-2012, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by MaX PL

why doesnt that end up in munich?

i think he's taking delivery from munich.

jzcrna · 04-02-2012, 08:59 AM

I drove me car home from Atlanta, and it was mostly highway and I alternated between sport, comfort and Eco pro.

The main thing that I can point out is that there is plenty of power in comfort mode, but when you switch to sport it is beast-like, way more than the E90 I had with the N54.

It's really hard to drive in sport during the break in period, because it really wants to rev. you would constantly be up shifting.

MaX PL · 04-02-2012, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bcl0328

i think he's taking delivery from munich.

but dont you drop it off in munich as well? lol.

just dont get why the route doesnt end there if it starts there.

SCBimmerKid · 04-02-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MaX PL

but dont you drop it off in munich as well? lol.

just dont get why the route doesnt end there if it starts there.

I'm pretty sure you can drop it off in a number of different places.

DrivenByE30 · 04-02-2012, 09:26 AM

Yup i am dropping the car in Paris...

This morning, actually right now, i am trying to book/buy tickets for the BMW Ring Taxi on the new M5...

they just opened the website and i was last 2min, the server already crashed !
Been trying ever since for the last 20 min!

Miamidrivesbimmers · 04-02-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

I will know once i have completed this loop...

roughtly 2500 miles by the 25th of April.

Then i can tell you about it...

Do you have to take any autobahn highway in your route, what is like to drive 100+ mph in the new f30?

DrivenByE30 · 04-02-2012, 09:33 AM

LOL i haven't started my trip yet, not until i pick up my car in 10 days

I am 10 days away from the trip.

I will certainly be driving on the autobahn... I have driven 100+mph in my E30 and E36, but not yet on the F30.

MaX PL · 04-02-2012, 09:44 AM

why dont you take your own car on the Ring instead of the taxi?

DrivenByE30 · 04-02-2012, 09:45 AM

I will, but i also want to experience and see the difference between what i can do (or rather what i cannot do) and what they can do

DrivenByE30 · 06-18-2012, 11:56 AM

To answer's OP question... as a cruiser, the car easily handles 90-100 mph (160km/h) !
and as far as mpg... i didn't pay too much attention...

so I guess my bigger/longest trip with the F30 is a dozen of days driving it for my ED.

what about the rest of you?

Anyone else ?

oyezoyez · 06-18-2012, 05:35 PM

1300 miles over three days. Me and two non-driving sons -- which meant more top-40 than I have ever listened to in my life. Mix of highway and back roads. Excellent comfort -- usually alternate between the two memory settings for variety. Wonderful highway cruising; particularly enjoy the cruise control wheel that allows 1 mph or 5 mph incremental adjustments. Highway cruising in EcoPro; highways through cities in Comfort; backroads in EcoPro except for passing and through towns. MPG very high 30s on the highway, mid 30s on backroads. Overall, at the pump MPG for the entire trip = 36.5. (For comparison, computer MPG = 37.8) Very, very happy.

svache · 06-18-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DrivenByE30

what about the rest of you?

Still nothing more but about 100 miles in distance

haha

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jzcrna Captain 167 Rep 975 Posts Drives: 2019 M2 Competition Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	I drove me car home from Atlanta, and it was mostly highway and I alternated between sport, comfort and Eco pro. The main thing that I can point out is that there is plenty of power in comfort mode, but when you switch to sport it is beast-like, way more than the E90 I had with the N54. It's really hard to drive in sport during the break in period, because it really wants to rev. you would constantly be up shifting.
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DrivenByE30 Brigadier General 592 Rep 3,870 Posts Drives: '12 F30 Lux 335i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: OC - SoCal iTrader: (0)	LOL i haven't started my trip yet, not until i pick up my car in 10 days I am 10 days away from the trip. I will certainly be driving on the autobahn... I have driven 100+mph in my E30 and E36, but not yet on the F30. __________________ all 3 are MT > F30 Luxury 335i 6MT- The dream driven... _..._4/12/12 ED trip MASSIVE photo thread here <<<
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DrivenByE30 Brigadier General 592 Rep 3,870 Posts Drives: '12 F30 Lux 335i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: OC - SoCal iTrader: (0)	To answer's OP question... as a cruiser, the car easily handles 90-100 mph (160km/h) ! and as far as mpg... i didn't pay too much attention... so I guess my bigger/longest trip with the F30 is a dozen of days driving it for my ED. what about the rest of you? Anyone else ? __________________ all 3 are MT > F30 Luxury 335i 6MT- The dream driven... _..._4/12/12 ED trip MASSIVE photo thread here <<<
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oyezoyez New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2012 328i Mineral Grey Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oxford, MS iTrader: (0)	1300 miles over three days. Me and two non-driving sons -- which meant more top-40 than I have ever listened to in my life. Mix of highway and back roads. Excellent comfort -- usually alternate between the two memory settings for variety. Wonderful highway cruising; particularly enjoy the cruise control wheel that allows 1 mph or 5 mph incremental adjustments. Highway cruising in EcoPro; highways through cities in Comfort; backroads in EcoPro except for passing and through towns. MPG very high 30s on the highway, mid 30s on backroads. Overall, at the pump MPG for the entire trip = 36.5. (For comparison, computer MPG = 37.8) Very, very happy.
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