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10-24-2011, 03:01 AM | #1 |
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Does BMW Fill the tank when you pick up at the Welt?
Maybe this is a silly question... every dealer fills the tank when you buy a car. I was thinking tonight that gas is kind of expensive in Germany. I would expect BMW still fills the tank though. Can someone confirm, does the Welt fill the tank?
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10-24-2011, 01:46 PM | #2 |
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Nope. They only fill it up with 6 gallons. Every car that leaves the factory has this amount of fuel. Must be for transport purposes.
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That's why you pick it up at your local dealer instead... demand full tank when you sign the contract =)
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They only give you 6 gallons. Also when you return it at drop-off you should have no more than 6 gallons in the tank otherwise they can't ship it.
So if they gave you a full tank, they would be forcing you to take a road trip, whereas some people don't drive the car at all or just drive it to drop-off. During my ED, I estimated how much gas I would use on my route, and only added that amount to avoid overfilling.
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I picked up my 550xi on 9/2/11. The Welt only had a quarter tank in it. There are 4-5 gas stations in the area. If you have a gas engine be sure to buy premium from the blue (98) or green (95) pumps. DO NOT USE THE YELLOW OR BLACK PUMPS... that is diesel-grade fuel.
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Yes, they gave me about a 1/4 tank. I hadn't heard anything about that 6 gallon drop off rule. I drop the car off in Munich this morning with a little less than 1/2 a tank. They didn't say anything about it so I'm guessing its alright. |
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I stopped at the Shell down the street from BMW and filled the tank. The price was 1.54 Euro / Liter for (Premium 95). The cheapest I saw it in Munich was 1.45.
1.54 x 3.79 Liters = $5.836 Euro / Gallon The exchange rate was about .71 at the time so that makes its about $8.01 a Gallon. Because BMW puts a couple of gallons in the tank already, the total cost for fill up was $110.21. I should say that this price was full service and that seemed pretty common in the city. |
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