need some suv advice

bossman

yeah and crash you should check your stats bro.. the x5 DOES get 17/23 go look at any review C&D.. edmunds.. etc.

par4bmw

boss,
You keep saying the 17/23. Here is a link to both Edmonds and BMWUSA. Both say 15/21.

Edmunds.com - 2009 BMW X5 Research Reviews and Specs

Specs Fuel Tank Capacity: 22.5 gal.; EPA Mileage Estimates - Automatic (City / Highway / Combined): 15 mpg / 21 mpg / 18 mpg; Range in Miles: 337.5 mi. / 472.5 mi. / 405 mi. More

BMW North America

My wife had an X5 and we never got above 15 in the city. We got over the 21 on the highway though. Where are you seeing the 17/23?

Here is a link to a great X5 forum. http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/index.php Spent a lot of time on their M3 forum.

Good luck with the X5. I am sure you and your dad will love it. Looks great and handles very well for an SUV.

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I tellya what, its got this s-mode thing down here...it moveees so incredibly... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7JsL...e=channel_page

Crash

OK. I retract my statement. MAYBE 17 streets... MAYBE.

I HIGHLY doubt that will happen though. I don't care what a magazine says. They test mileage as if my grandmother was driving the car. Real-world situations, not a chance. Nobody drives 35 in a 35 unless a cop is around. Nobody drives 65 in a 65 unless a cop is around.

The faster you go in an SUV, the worse the economy gets. I've owned trucks before. And even when TRYING to get better economy, I could only get around 15/21... And that was with a volant CIA and a tiny bit of exhaust work. TRUST me, those numbers are inflated because they don't reflect realistic driving cycles. (You can google driving cycles.)

Sorry, but the Z will get far better economy.

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