LA to Sonoma

nlakind · 11-26-2008, 01:16 PM

Lastnight I drove my 335 from LA to Sonoma. It's my 1st time taking the car on a significant "road trip" style drive. Every other time I've come up here(my gf lives here) I've either flown or rented something else.

I was unbelievably happy with the drive tho, I understand that this car is a BMW & it's meant to be driven, however, LA is one of the few places people spend excessive amounts of money on their cars & then drive 4,000 miles per year! Thankfully, I don't fall into that category, just hadn't driven it up north.

Nevertheless, the drive was great. Stopped once for gas, I averaged 20.4 MPG which isn't so great but it really isn't horrible considering I was doing at least 80mph the entire way with spurts of excess, not to mention that for the 1st 200 miles of this trip it was pouring rain! The car gripped the road like a BMW should, granted: I have upgraded suspension, tires & wider wheels but I never once felt unsafe doing 80 +mph in the rain, I never once felt as though I needed to over compensate for anything the car was lacking.

Moral of the story, I'm happy with my BMW 335!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates!

stickypaws · 11-26-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

however, LA is one of the few places people spend excessive amounts of money on their cars & then drive 4,000 miles per year!

Huh? Which LA do you live in?

nlakind · 11-26-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by stickypaws

Huh? Which LA do you live in?

Beverly Hills

stickypaws · 11-26-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

Beverly Hills

Right. Where they have a Metro line, a bullet train, buses that run every 10 minutes and pedestrian right-of-ways. Huge bike lanes, too.

Beverly Hills is not Los Angeles. It is its own city.

chazzz · 11-26-2008, 02:02 PM

I was able to get 26-28 mpg (average) while driving long trip from Las Vegas to Riverside in my 335i. I set my cruise control at 80 mph.

Your 335i should get 26-28 mpg, not 20.4 mpg??

nlakind · 11-26-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by chazzz

I was able to get 26-28 mpg (average) while driving long trip from Las Vegas to Riverside in my 335i. I set my cruise control at 80 mph.

Your 335i should get 26-28 mpg, not 20.4 mpg??

i'm not stock

Mote · 11-26-2008, 02:08 PM

Nice write up Nick. When I drove up to Sonoma in my 335i it was pure satisfaction! It really is a drivers car.

positiveions · 11-26-2008, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by stickypaws

Beverly Hills is not Los Angeles. It is its own city.

He is trying to camouflage the city.

and, he wanted to show off his new ride in front of his g/f
BUt. nonetheless, I would have done the same thing. But I am surprised you got 20mpg.

chazzz · 11-26-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nlakind

i'm not stock

What modifications do you have on your 335i?

nlakind · 11-27-2008, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eatrach73

He is trying to camouflage the city.

and, he wanted to show off his new ride in front of his g/f
BUt. nonetheless, I would have done the same thing. But I am surprised you got 20mpg.

beverly hills is not camouflaging anything, it's in fucking los angeles. just because the houses are more expensive than houses in the valley doesn't make it not a part of los angeles.

& you're a fucking idiot, if i wanted to show off in front of my gf i'd borrow a much better car than the 335, fortunately for me, my gf isn't with me because i have a bmw or any other cars for that matter! & it's not my "new ride", i have 23k miles on it. so again, unless you want to say something constructive about the post or unless you have any idea wtf you're talking about, i'd suggest not posting just to add to your post count.

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nlakind Brigadier General 390 Rep 3,305 Posts Drives: F80 M3 \| E30 M3 \|\| '51 Ford F1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (24)	LA to Sonoma - 430 Miles Lastnight I drove my 335 from LA to Sonoma. It's my 1st time taking the car on a significant "road trip" style drive. Every other time I've come up here(my gf lives here) I've either flown or rented something else. I was unbelievably happy with the drive tho, I understand that this car is a BMW & it's meant to be driven, however, LA is one of the few places people spend excessive amounts of money on their cars & then drive 4,000 miles per year! Thankfully, I don't fall into that category, just hadn't driven it up north. Nevertheless, the drive was great. Stopped once for gas, I averaged 20.4 MPG which isn't so great but it really isn't horrible considering I was doing at least 80mph the entire way with spurts of excess, not to mention that for the 1st 200 miles of this trip it was pouring rain! The car gripped the road like a BMW should, granted: I have upgraded suspension, tires & wider wheels but I never once felt unsafe doing 80 +mph in the rain, I never once felt as though I needed to over compensate for anything the car was lacking. Moral of the story, I'm happy with my BMW 335! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates! __________________ KW-Suspension \|Lucent Motors \| Evolution Racewerks
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chazzz Captain 116 Rep 712 Posts Drives: 2018 Chrysler 300S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (4)	I was able to get 26-28 mpg (average) while driving long trip from Las Vegas to Riverside in my 335i. I set my cruise control at 80 mph. Your 335i should get 26-28 mpg, not 20.4 mpg?? __________________ SOLD - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan, Montego Blue with Lemon seats, AluFelgen CS7 rims & Continental DW tires CURRENT - 2018 Chrysler 300S, Crystal Granite Metallic.
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Mote Colonel 138 Rep 2,162 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 - 1991 E30 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Beverly Hills, CA iTrader: (0)	Nice write up Nick. When I drove up to Sonoma in my 335i it was pure satisfaction! It really is a drivers car.
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