Check out this high mileage M3!!!

[sy2767]

I have yet to see an M3 with just over 127,xxx miles! This one has been enjoyed and not parked collecting dust, so good to see. That's well over 200.000 kms for my Canadian friends!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M3-V8...item51ab7b9f74

[LOVEM]

Looks clean for mileage.

[05Mdriver]

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

[luis_m3]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

I only get 14mpg... that would put me at 34,925!!!

But then again, every gallon was worth it

[FVM3]

My car will hit 70k within this year. Currently 39k

[cposk]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

[///M3THOD]

Originally Posted by cposk

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

dont do that. its like adding up your mod list in front of your wife. if you dont add it up you can claim ignorance and be happy.

[e1000]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

....and NO WAY they got 17mpg on average

[soniczoom5]

who would pay $30k for this car?

[nujabes24]

Originally Posted by e1000

....and NO WAY they got 17mpg on average

Lmao 17mpg is a joke

[i001947]

Originally Posted by nujabes24

Lmao 17mpg is a joke

I noticed that I'm getting 17.9 mpg in mine when I drive my MDCT in atuo using 93 octane.

[i001947]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

You really can't put a price on driving pleasure. The smile on my face is worth every penny!

[Koldun]

17MPG? I wish. I do get that on long highway trips if I'm just coasting, but usually I'm closer to 13.5.

[///M3THOD]

Originally Posted by Koldun

17MPG? I wish. I do get that on long highway trips if I'm just coasting, but usually I'm closer to 13.5.

Agreed. 14.2MPG AVG.

...premium in Atlanta is $4.20-$4.90 per gallon.

So.. yeah.

[emanresu]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

LALALALA! I can't hear you!

[PandaM3]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

I've been going back and forth on this myself.

I think fueleconomy.gov or .org is a website where you can input the average mpg, your commute, and compare between 2 different cars.

I compared gas savings on my current new to me M3 vs B8.5 S4 and the difference in gas saved over 4 years with my commute is $7,000 I think, with my previous MK6 GTI gas saved would have been around $10,000 to $12,000 even with a larger Ko4 turbo, with a Prius I'd be saving $18,000 to maybe even over $20,000 in gas.

Right now with my commute it's completely worth it to just drive the M3 on the weekends and pick up a Prius to commute in. I'd actually be saving $$$ in the end.

For now whenever my wife isn't driving far I'll just use her VW CC (that I moved my Ko4 turbo & APR tune) to commute and the M3 when she is driving far. When she is driving/ working close to home I plan to just have her drive my FJ Cruiser (I have to be sure it fits in her hospital parking structure)

I try to hypermile the M3 and I get 22mpg on a full tank hypermiling it... but not getting it past 3,000 rpm and rolling to a stop to keep momentum up is just too frustrating... currently regular driving I am average 18 to 19mpg on a full tank which isn't as bad as I thought when I was doing the above calculations

[cposk]

When I was commuting in my M, I did the math and figured out I could pay the lease and insurance on a Ford Fiesta with the gas money I'd save...




Luckily I got my E46 beater running before I made that decision.

[White person]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

dont do that. its like adding up your mod list in front of your wife. if you dont add it up you can claim ignorance and be happy.

+1lol

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

Here's some more comparative numbers:

most hybrids would get close to 40 mpgs combined which is about 2.35 times more efficient, which comes out to $12k instead for gas cost @ 3.85.

New Prius cost about $32k, used M3 costs about $45k = $13k difference in car price and $16k difference in gas costs, totalling $29k of ownership cost difference between the two cars (excluding differences in tax, depreciation, credits, 87 vs 93 octane cost, etc).

Is $29k worth the driving excitement of driving an M3? Hells yea. If I drove a Prius everyday, i would likely commit suicide by 50k miles....the pace you have to drive at to get the best mpg is maddening.

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by e1000

....and NO WAY they got 17mpg on average

it's plausible. One way to even get up to 127k miles would be do a lot of higway driving. If the majority is weighted to highway mpgs (20 mpgs), then 17 mpgs combined is very achievable. Even in my car, I do 80% city, and I still come out with about 14-15 combined mpgs.

[sin911]

Originally Posted by 05Mdriver

Here is a reality check:

At 127k miles, average 17mpg, thats 7,470 gallons of fuel, @ 3.85 per gallon = $28,537 spent just in fuel.

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