Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:35 am
Is it just me who finds the economy gauge pointless and annoying. I wish I could swap it for a temp gauge or volt meter or something more useful.
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Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:30 am
Mine used to annoy the hell out of me, pretty much any amount of throttle and it would be on zero mpg lol. Same on every BMW I have owned, just can't see the point of them.
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 10:07 am
[quote=""Philb""]Is it just me who finds the economy gauge pointless and annoying. I wish I could swap it for a temp gauge or volt meter or something more useful.[/quote]
I second that why BMW put these in there cars I have no idea, temp gauge all the way for me.
I second that why BMW put these in there cars I have no idea, temp gauge all the way for me.
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 11:31 am
I totally agree. Give us our temp guages back!! A warning light is all very well, but by the time it comes on the dsmage is done!!
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:07 pm
Mine is in l/100km ... and if I even dare to look at the right pedal, the needle smashes straight into the rightmost area 
So .. +1 for a temp gauge !
So .. +1 for a temp gauge !
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:33 pm
On the 4.8 it has a oil temp guage instead of economy guage but still pretty pointless.
The mrs has an economy guage on her 330d & i cant understand why there is not a temp guage at all, must mean you can thrash diesels from cold then!
The mrs has an economy guage on her 330d & i cant understand why there is not a temp guage at all, must mean you can thrash diesels from cold then!
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:45 pm
I like the little swingometer but it does bare no relevance to the mpg.......it is a little distracting too.......whilst your feathering the throttle trying to get it about 30mpg you are generally not watching the traffic in front of you. Maybe it should be a boost pressure guage for the turbo diesel boys. Make more sense to be an oil temp though.
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:26 pm
I thought this thread was something to do with the recession and the number of new X's being sold 
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:16 am
Completely useless in my opinion. It's the first time I've had one since moving from a 330Ci to an M3 in 2002. I'd much prefer an oil temperature gauge.
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:56 pm
Hi new to this forum and was just browsing and found this post, i agree with all that the swingometor is totally useless would be better to have a temp gauge, talking of which where do you find the temp readings?? i know it will be on the idrive somewhere but where, if anyone out there knows please let me in on bmw's secret.
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Paul 300073
Re: Economy Guage
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:22 pm
+1 it just annoys me.