At what point will you stop driving

[JMBMWM5]

When IF petrol prices keep on increasing?.

[greygoose]

I still have to go to work so will keep driving, may set off ten minutes earlier and go slower on the motorway to get the mpg up a bit.

[MikeM6]

I'm not sure that I will? I have massively cut down on my commuting mileages and my business miles, although the latter I tend to use rental cars and claim the exact cost back.

I do already think twice about driving for fun however, although when the weather is nicer I probably won't. Yesterday there was a bit of sun and a hint of dry roads so was quite happy to enjoy a drive.

[BlueJ]

F90 M5 currently costing me around 30p / mile in fuel, and I anticipate this will increase to maybe 40p / mile?

No plans to reduce mileage at these costs, although the car is used mainly for work and we use the wife's hybrid Jazz for shorter, local journeys (60+ MPG!).

[JMBMWM5]

BlueJ said:

F90 M5 currently costing me around 30p / mile in fuel, and I anticipate this will increase to maybe 40p / mile?

No plans to reduce mileage at these costs, although the car is used mainly for work and we use the wife's hybrid Jazz for shorter, local journeys (60+ MPG!).

I have the same car how you get to 30P a mile?
Insurance and road tax must be £17/£20 per week.

[BlueJ]

30p / mile in fuel. Last fill was just shy of £100 (regular Shell unleaded), mileage on that tank was about 340.

I don't think about tax, insurance, depreciation etc!

[jm doc]

BlueJ said:

30p / mile in fuel. Last fill was just shy of £100 (regular Shell unleaded), mileage on that tank was about 340.

I don't think about tax, insurance, depreciation etc!

Me neither. And anyway, F90C LCI worth every penny and more.

(apart from the crap cruise control!) (and lack of M head up display unless in M mode, equally crap, what are you doing BMW!)

[helix402]

My mathematician brother told me it’s costing me 25p a mile at the moment. I’ll stop driving when I’m medically unfit to do so.

[Mr Tidy]

After paying £600 for Road Tax on my Z4M Coupe it seems a bit pointless worrying about petrol prices!

So I'll just keep using it as long as I can.

[interstellar]

jm doc said:

BlueJ said:

30p / mile in fuel. Last fill was just shy of £100 (regular Shell unleaded), mileage on that tank was about 340.

I don't think about tax, insurance, depreciation etc!

and lack of M head up display unless in M mode, equally crap, what are you doing BMW!)

I just picked up a 69 plate pre lci M5 and I can configure mine with M head up display when not in M mode, did they change it on the LCI model, seems odd if they did?

[interstellar]

JMBMWM5 said:

When IF petrol prices keep on increasing?.

weird! My initials are also JM and I just bought a BMW M5 on friday.

[JMBMWM5]

interstellar said:

weird! My initials are also JM and I just bought a BMW M5 on friday.

Hope you enjoy it, they are great cars.

[joema]

Is the JM club exclusive to M5 owners?

tbh I've done 1000 miles in it over the last two years so petrol isnt an issue. I think having it and not driving it is.

[jm doc]

interstellar said:

jm doc said:

BlueJ said:

30p / mile in fuel. Last fill was just shy of £100 (regular Shell unleaded), mileage on that tank was about 340.

I don't think about tax, insurance, depreciation etc!

and lack of M head up display unless in M mode, equally crap, what are you doing BMW!)

I just picked up a 69 plate pre lci M5 and I can configure mine with M head up display when not in M mode, did they change it on the LCI model, seems odd if they did?

Yes they did, it's a real pain. Also cruise control now automatically defaults to basic set up, knocks off M mode, M1 setting and M head up display, and re-instates the lane change crap as well. Nightmare.

Unless someone out there knows better? Please??

[goddo]

The Lci became too clever for it's own good with all this stuff.
Never understood why I can't have M1 HUD display as well as satnav directions turned on.
Great car otherwise.

[jm doc]

goddo said:

The Lci became too clever for it's own good with all this stuff.
Never understood why I can't have M1 HUD display as well as satnav directions turned on.
Great car otherwise.

Yea, it's supposed to be a DRIVERS car. Not some nanny machine. Embarrassing stuff from BMW on their top car.

But yes, otherwise an epic car and the best M5 in my book.

[Pereldh]

What? Never.
Just less

[Terminator X]

Petrol dwarfed by depreciation surely. The only thing that will put me off driving is if mandated EV actually happens.

TX.

[Stever]

Me too, where's the fun in a quiet car, I do a virtual spit every time I see a Tesla

god they're ugly too. I think it's VW EV's that have a white neon bar across the front to say look I'm an EV! Why?

[RDMcG]

I will stop driving when I am no longer capable or when it stops being fun. Otherwise I am keeping driving.