Pictured is dash of our Long Term 2008 BMW X5 just before a much needed fuel up. (Yes, I run the tank low. It's okay if you don't. I think it's fun.) How many miles are on the trip odometer?
FYI: The 08 X5 has a 22.5 gallon fuel tank and gets an epa rating of 14 city/ 19 highway,16 combined.
Winner gets absolutely nothing. Bonus nothings for guessing how many gallons of the good stuff this fill required.
Mike Magrath, Vehicle Testing Assistant
adavis2493 says:
03:43 PM, 02/25/09
31
cah11705 says:
03:44 PM, 02/25/09
500
boxermike says:
03:47 PM, 02/25/09
"By adavis2493 on February 25, 2009 3:43 PM
31"
I nearly spit out my coffe I laughed so hard reading this.
-mike
minibro77 says:
03:50 PM, 02/25/09
400ish???
texases says:
03:56 PM, 02/25/09
260
speeder31 says:
04:16 PM, 02/25/09
340
adavis2493 says:
04:17 PM, 02/25/09
Boxermike:
It was a lame guess I know....
boxermike says:
04:21 PM, 02/25/09
^
I thought it was clever. Maybe I'm just easily amused today.
-mike
aerodax says:
04:36 PM, 02/25/09
280
louiswei says:
04:42 PM, 02/25/09
323.7
e34bmwlover says:
05:03 PM, 02/25/09
300 miles
You had to put around 19 gal of jungle juice in there
edubya says:
05:33 PM, 02/25/09
270 miles.
18.1 gallons to fill up.
vbcodegamer says:
05:37 PM, 02/25/09
441 miles
20 gallons used
22 MPG
dkhm3 says:
05:59 PM, 02/25/09
why does the segment on the x5 with 140 mph show the odometer at 23,929? On this picture it shows: 13,265.
Odometer rollback?
cx7lover says:
06:20 PM, 02/25/09
You have 2.5 gallons left=20 to fill.
tcolberg85 says:
06:40 PM, 02/25/09
Winner gets a new car.
Second place.... steak knives.
Third place, you're fired.
cx7lover says:
07:36 PM, 02/25/09
320 miles
carfreak8394 says:
07:40 PM, 02/25/09
332.7 miles
kurtamaxxxguy says:
08:18 PM, 02/25/09
287 miles on trip odometer
20.5 gals or so to fill it.
Next time, why not show us X5 tire treads so we can guess how long X5 tires will live from there? :-)
dragonflight says:
09:22 PM, 02/25/09
@dkhm3
Old picture most likely?
sideswiper says:
01:14 AM, 02/26/09
285
and u gave it 19.8 gallons
cx7lover says:
03:07 AM, 02/26/09
Here are some different numbers
246 miles with the same 20 gallons or so needed.
jaguar36 says:
04:17 AM, 02/26/09
353 and it drinks up 21.3 gallons
willin58 says:
06:23 AM, 02/26/09
tcolberg85 - PUT THAT COFFEE DOWN!
pat1usmc says:
06:32 AM, 02/26/09
375.
Isn't running the car down that low a bad thing?
quando says:
07:24 AM, 02/26/09
If it is anything like my toyota (yes, i know bmw is nothing like my toyota), you are probably sitting at around 243 miles and it took around 18.5 gallons to fill up.
smilez says:
07:41 AM, 02/26/09
312 miles. 19.4 gallon fill-up
smilez says:
07:45 AM, 02/26/09
Oh, and Quando. I hear ya'. WTF? I run my FJ about 15 miles after the light pops up. I go to fill the tank, and the most I've EVER filled up is 15.5 gallons (and I thought I'd be stranded before I made it to the station). And it's a 19 gallon tank! I know, I know, there's reserve fuel in there. But COME ON!
nealibob says:
07:49 AM, 02/26/09
260 miles. 18.5 gallons.
pookgai says:
08:32 AM, 02/26/09
OVER 9000!!
louiswei says:
09:09 AM, 02/26/09
So... what's the answer?
lvranger says:
02:45 PM, 02/26/09
Smilez, same here. Tundra has a 26 gallon tank and the light comes on at 21. Lots o reserve.
lvranger says:
02:47 PM, 02/26/09
I'll guess 360.