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      04-17-2013, 07:16 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by tpg22 View Post
Nice set up. I sure wish we could get the diesel over here in US. I would order one today if possible. Instead I wait and read about all the people not satisfied with the gas mileage in the current model offered.
My 35i has excellent gas mileage for being a petrol crossover with 300 horses.

As for EPA estimates:
If you buy a sporty car, it's likely because you're going to drive sporty too.
If you buy a car with more room than a coupe or sedan, it's likely because you're going to use some of that room.
EPA estimates aren't for either situation. Drive it sedately on flat terrain without passengers or cargo, and it will give you the mileage. But if you bought it for that, more fool you. There are so many cars better suited for that kind of driving. Some even from BMW.

But yes, it would be nice to get diesels here in the US too. Educating people that diesel no longer means foul-smelling soot-spewing machines is the stumbling block, because if they aren't going to sell, BMW sensibly enough won't sell them either.
By the time enough Americans realize that diesel isn't what they thought, the day of liquid fossil fuels might be over anyhow.
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