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BadgerDog said:
Well I love it...gives it a nice pert look..much like the E85s...the standard E89 bottom looks like a 60 year old grandma’s slightly overweight bum, especially in some of the bland colours..
I agree that non colour matched spoilers look really naff, and some look naff even colour matched..
Judging by how many unprompted positive comments the car gets compared to other E89s the public seem to like it...
Now that Busterboo has been enlightened to switch off signature graphics he doesn’t need to use his dark sunglasses any more
Pbondar said:I get about 28mpg measured over 3,000 miles..and generally that’s a pretty rapid pace...with lots of acceleration and braking due to the nature of the roads where I potter ...
Your obc should also have the average speed over those miles :roll: bet its nearer 30mph than 60mph :wink:
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mr wilks said:Pbondar said:I get about 28mpg measured over 3,000 miles..and generally that’s a pretty rapid pace...with lots of acceleration and braking due to the nature of the roads where I potter ...
Your obc should also have the average speed over those miles :roll: bet its nearer 30mph than 60mph :wink:
Mr Wilks true ..41.3 mph ..
Attleborough, Norfolk
If on the rare occasion I use my car for work, I tend to drive it exactly the same, regardless of roof up or roof down. Not heavy driving, but not dithering about either.
Same round trip with the roof up, just under 1/4 of a tank,
Roof down, just over 1/4 of a tank
It works about at just under 2 Litres of burn difference across the two comparisons over 150 mile round trip.
It might also be worth noting that if I don’t have the roof down, it’s usually because it is a lot cooler, or raining, and both of those factors will only make a petrol engine run better, so not entirely down to drag in my case.
Same round trip with the roof up, just under 1/4 of a tank,
Roof down, just over 1/4 of a tank
It works about at just under 2 Litres of burn difference across the two comparisons over 150 mile round trip.
It might also be worth noting that if I don’t have the roof down, it’s usually because it is a lot cooler, or raining, and both of those factors will only make a petrol engine run better, so not entirely down to drag in my case.
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srhutch said:
Well now I know another reason to stick to Coupes! Must be why my MC is currently showing 26.9mpg average, although that may be more to do with being gentle with it for now as the bearing shells have only just been replaced.
As for driving with no roof the only sort of dream that conjures up for me is a nightmare. :lol:
I don't make a point of monitoring my fuel consumption. It is not the reason I bought the car. Average is maybe 25 mpg. I did notice a few weeks ago that on a trip down south to my brothers new gaff I went through half a tank which worked out to roughly 37 mpg. I think for most of the tie the roof was down. Now, the caveat is Mrs Stevo was accompanying me and she adopts the brace position whenever I change down a gear so I was being extremely gentle. Suffice to say on to returning to the homestead I made an excuse to pop to the shop for something medicinal and blew the snot out of it. 
Mr Tidy said:srhutch said:
Well now I know another reason to stick to Coupes! Must be why my MC is currently showing 26.9mpg average, although that may be more to do with being gentle with it for now as the bearing shells have only just been replaced.
As for driving with no roof the only sort of dream that conjures up for me is a nightmare. :lol:
Mine is showing an average of 18 mpg :evil:
Thanks for the interesting article Pbondar
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BMWZ4MC said:Mr Tidy said:srhutch said:
Well now I know another reason to stick to Coupes! Must be why my MC is currently showing 26.9mpg average, although that may be more to do with being gentle with it for now as the bearing shells have only just been replaced.
As for driving with no roof the only sort of dream that conjures up for me is a nightmare. :lol:
Mine is showing an average of 18 mpg :evil:
Thanks for the interesting article Pbondar
Your welcome..the original point if the article was not to justify or not the extra cost of roof down motoring simply to rationalise in part differing fuel consumptions...plus the confirmation that wind deflectors and some spoilers have a benefit for top down motoring
