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RE: Wait what
By bebimbap on 9/14/2012 4:06:07 PM , Rating: 2
94 mpg for a "tourer" seems pretty damn good to me. with a 20g tank you could go almost 1.9k miles, fill up once a month! though I wonder if the BMW emblem "premium" is worth the offset in fuel price after even 100k miles.

100k miles @$4.00/gal is
90mpg ~$ 4,450
40mpg ~$10,000
25mpg ~$16,000
20mpg ~$20,000

ok let's compare this to my favorite brand.
The prius plug in model is about 32k @50mpg so the bmw would have to cost only $4k more than the prius at 36k to be cost effective... but since even the cheapest 3 series costs 25% more than a fully loaded camry hybrid. I would imagine this would cost at least $52k for the base model out the door.

Now the bmw I will say will be more luxurious than the prius, but I mean were I one with THAT kind of disposable income, would MPG really matter? but you do have to share a pump with a low life dirty plebeian, stops at the gas station can be so... demeaning... *sigh*

RE: Wait what
By Spuke on 9/14/2012 5:25:17 PM , Rating: 1
Why not? I have that kind of income and it's always mattered to me. It's just in with the other stuff when I look for a car. Currently in the process of buying (ordering it) a X1 with the new turbo, DI 4 cyl. Acceleration is more than adequate and the 24 city/34 hwy is a biggie for us (car is for the wife). Saving money is not just for the lower income folks, it's just a smart thing to do. How do you think rich people get rich (other than the hand me down wealthy people)? Read the Millionaire Next Door. TONS of wealthy people out there that are NOT driving Bentleys.

RE: Wait what

RE: Wait what
By bebimbap on 9/16/2012 12:59:57 PM , Rating: 2
I would still get the prius or some other car that gets good mpg, you can't save more money on gas vs the drive out price of the vehicle. IF you were trying to save money of course. Or even a used luxury vehicle would save you way more money and be equally luxurious.

RE: Wait what
By Keeir on 9/20/2012 10:18:27 PM , Rating: 2
Errr... that's not always certain.

Lets compare the fueling cost of a 2013 X1 to a 2010 X3 over 100,000 miles.

For me today, that would be ~6,300 dollars.

Kbb is saying that a 2010 X3 is roughly 8,000-10,000 dollars less than a 2013 X1.

At the end of the 100,000 exercise, I would have a ~6 year old X1 with 100,000 miles versus a ~9 year old X3 with 145,000 miles on it. The X1 will have slightly higher residual value.

So it comes down to maintaince and financing/purchasing terms. Over 100,000 miles a new X1 will probably cost within rounding error of a three year old X3. The majority of the upfront cost difference made up by the 20%+ fuel economy difference.

Overall, fuel economy -should- be important to everyone. As the price inflation of fuel outpasses maintainence bills and upfront costs, lifetime fuel costs become a greater and greater part of the out of pocket cost of owning a car.

I personally keep cars for 200,000 miles. Upfront costs are relatively unimportant to me. For instance the X1 being mnentioned probably costs ~35,000 upfront. Over 200,000 miles, I'd be likely to spend ~35,000 dollars on fuel. Therefure the X1 would have a total cost of ~70,000. The 2010 X1 might be there for 28,000, but for the 150,000 miles I'd drive it for the fuel would be 37,500. Assuming the cars are essentially worthless after 200,000 total miles, I would pay ~.35 cents per mile for a new X1 in purchase+fuel versus ~.44 cents per miles for a 2010 X3 in purchase+fuel.


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