Power Maxx Blog

THe result is obvious, but still fun to watch either way!

Just imagine having a car THIS FAST - my god.

It kinda failed. In all honesty, I got kinda bored coasting around everywhere, and I wanted to drive my car lol.

BUT at the point that I stopped, I was sitting at around 25 MPG, and 200km per 1/4 of a tank. To me, this definitely proves my theory that a much greater mileage can be achieved by simply using the inertia of the vehicle to coast when possible.

I’ll probably give it another go in a little while, but until then, I want to enjoy my car - apparently I like driving too much!!

Thats right - I said it.  94 Miles per gallon in a BMW M5.  How you might ask? Read on and find out!

As some of you may know, I currently drive a 2000 BMW M5.  As much fun as it is, it’s certainly a fuel hungry beast at best.  The other day, I went to fill up and as I drove off, I reset my fuel consumption indicator, which temporarily displayed my real time fuel mileage, and it was a shocking 94 miles per gallon!

I thought to myself how is this possible, is my computer broken? What’s up with this truly strange reading.

Then it occurred to me, I was in neutral, coasting towards a red light, and my engine was at idle.

So then I got this crazy idea in my head - what if I were to coast as much as possible in neutral - what would my mileage be?

Fortunately for me, the M5 is a big car, and once it gets moving, its got a lot of momentum, and it will take a long time for it to slow down.  This especially goes for large hills, and even on slight downhills the car is capable of maintaining a constant speed.  Pretty incredible if you ask me!

So anyways, as I coasted along, my mileage test started.  As an update, I’ve gone through all of Sunday, travelled 76 kilometers, barely used a 20th of my tank of gas, and my miles per gallon is just over 26 right now.  This is all city driving, with plenty of stop and go traffic.

My goal for the test is going to be to match the mileage of a Toyota Prius, at a whopping 50 miles per gallon.  My tank holds 18.5 gallons worth of fuel.  This means I could have a range of 924 miles, or a whopping 1479 kilometers!  Imagine that, a 50 MPG BMW M5!

I haven’t done anything else to my car by the way.  I haven’t even checked tire pressures!  So at the conclusion of this test, when I post my results, I will be performing a second test to try to optimize my car even further for maximum mileage.

I personally think the results of this test could be incredibly valuable, especially in a day and age where we are dealing with a recession, rising gas prices, and global warming.  I suppose some people might have a problem with putting their car into neutral and having to put it back into the correct gear.  Personally, it doesn’t bother me.  Whether or not I continue to use this method after I complete my tests we will see, but for now, its a whole bunch of fun to say the least!

Be sure to check back for my next update.  If anyone else is curious about trying this method of fuel saving, feel free to post your results in the comments of these posts.  Happy coasting!

Guys as you all are aware, starting a blog is not a easy job. Its time consuming. So imagine how much time would it take to start a site and more so a social networking site like OnePoke? Lots of time, you bet. So we can excuse Taris for being busy and not being able to post all that much. But fret not, becuase this blog will be updated regulary. Checkout the teaser of the Pagani Zonda R and leave a comment about what you think of this exclusively exclusive hyper sports car.

Some of you may have already heard this but I figured I would post it anyways!

A man walked into a bank in New York City one day and asked for the loan officer.

He told the loan officer that he was going to Philippines on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of security for the loan.

Then the man handed over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produced the title and everything checked out The loan officer agreed to accept the car as collateral for the loan.The bank’s president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh at the guy for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank’s underground garage and parked it there.Two weeks later, the guy returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interest, which came to $15.41.

The loan officer said, “Sir, we are very happy to have had and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow “$5,000″.

The millionaire replied: “Where else in New York City can I park my car for $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return”

Well thats how the rich stay rich, they know a lot more about Money Management. All the millionaires I have met in my life were penny wise. Look after your cents and the Dollars will look after themselves.

This is a pretty powerful video I found today - worth a watch.  Drive safe everyone.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=52154424755&ref=nf

Yes, you read that EXACTLY right lol - check it out!!

Here’s a nice vid of a Carrera GT Terrorizing LA!! Enjoy!!

My third installment in truck week, with a fantastic display of skill in a nice new Toyota 4x4