E92 320i fuel economy

dxb335d · 09-17-2007, 10:19 AM

prob got driven quite hard anyhow, i would not bother running in!

was your 51mpg average ?

creepy coupe · 09-17-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

prob got driven quite hard anyhow, i would not bother running in!

was your 51mpg average ?

No the car was new, and only had 5 miles in total, yes my average is 51 mpg

dxb335d · 09-17-2007, 10:39 AM

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No the car was new, and only had 5 miles in total, yes my average is 51 mpg

still covered 5 miles tho, most dock staff ragg the motors i have seen them myself:mad:

thats so crazy 51mpg

E92Fan · 09-17-2007, 10:41 AM

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still covered 5 miles tho, most dock staff ragg the motors i have seen them myself:mad:

man, have you ever heard of being 'tactful'?!!

dxb335d · 09-17-2007, 10:56 AM

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man, have you ever heard of being 'tactful'?!!

its true tho Tony, i have seen it.. prob happened to mine also its a fact of life..

no one is offended

E92Fan · 09-17-2007, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

its true tho Tony, i have seen it.. prob happened to mine also its a fact of life..

no one is offended

I know it may happen, it doesn't mean that we necessarily need to hear that our cars might have been ragged silly at the dock!! Sometimes ignorance is bliss...

creepy coupe · 09-17-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dxb335d

its true tho Tony, i have seen it.. prob happened to mine also its a fact of life..

no one is offended

No mine was unloaded by a little old lady wearing ballet shoes.

dxb335d · 09-17-2007, 11:00 AM

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No mine was unloaded by a little old lady wearing ballet shoes.

i heard she used to date the STIG

he was her toy boy

they were race boots not ballet shoes LOL

creepy coupe · 09-17-2007, 11:03 AM

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i heard she used to date the STIG

he was her toy boy

they were race boots not ballet shoes LOL

That would explain the clutch slip

madman · 05-14-2008, 12:05 PM

I know this is an old post but i thought I would add to it.

I took a long trip upto cumbria last weekend and i managed to get the MPG to show 51mpg.....YES....50mpg!

I have the 320i petrol and i was amazed. On a full tank it was telling me I would manage over 600 miles!

This gradually dropped when i did some town driving etc but didnt drop below 44mpg.

Can i ask....is it better to reset the mpg every time you fill up, or just leave it and get a general average?

CrimsonRedE93 · 05-14-2008, 01:23 PM

My 320i E93 averaged 27mpg over 2 tanks of petrol, I do keep the gearbox in DS mode though to try and make it move when my foot moves.

I think the engine and weight of the car make the figures look worse that they should be, If I do 60mph and reset the trip i can get a nice 42mpg!

What a piece of tosh compared to the book figures 10% out more like 34% out, but there is a known problem with this engine.

COLSEN · 05-14-2008, 03:07 PM

I'm getting about 37mpg at the mo... the second gear can be a little juddery when you put your foot down if you've been taking it easy - I guess this is the winderful ED working its magic

ln1234 · 05-14-2008, 05:31 PM

I get 22mpg driving through London every day for work. A lot of time spent stuck in traffic and moving pretty slowly.

Even when i've been on Motorways (at normal speeds) I still only get about 30mpg.

FieldingMellish · 05-16-2008, 02:29 AM

I have a 318i M Sport - the 'efficient' ED, post Sept 07 version, and the highest I have seen, over about 6 weeks of running the car so far, is 34 mpg.

Usually it's closer to 31 mpg, that's over motorways, b roads and around town. Seems pretty bad to me. I have a fuel card from work, so I don't obsess about petrol costs, but this is running at about 50 quid a week!

chrisbin · 05-16-2008, 04:11 AM

Mixed use, not much motorway work, but most of the time pretty light on the throttle, gives 32mpg at best.....320i Auto

PhilR · 05-16-2008, 04:54 AM

Guys,

A typical average of 31mpg for a 320i seems pretty poor to me

- I would expect 35 to 37.

The 330i should return this - I think BMW combined figure is something like 37mpg for the 330i although doubt it will ever get above 34mpg in the real world (10% rule again). What is it for the 320i?

I get 36.6mpg from my 330d and thats been tuned. I got 36.2mpg before tuning and will get 42mpg on a long Motorway run. I also have an auto box and drive swiftly when I can.

Think there is a good case for a 320d over a 320i.

With the 6 cylinder engines I don't think the difference is that great between Diesel and Petrol and offset to some degree by the dearer Diesel fuel anyway.

PhilR

steve-p · 05-16-2008, 05:30 AM

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I get 36.6mpg from my 330d and thats been tuned. I got 36.2mpg before tuning and will get 42mpg on a long Motorway run. I also have an auto box and drive swiftly when I can.

I'm doing a bit better than you with my manual untuned 330d then. Had my worst ever trip mpg yesterday on my 11 mile commute with 3 miles of unusually bad congestion - still 38 mpg. Average from new (850 miles) is 44, and a 25 mile motorway trip to my parents is typically around 48. Best trip mpg so far was 55 over 50 miles of rural A and B roads. How many miles do you get on a tank? I got 570 on the first one.

hmi1750 · 05-16-2008, 05:48 AM

I am lucky to get over 450miles in my 330d, the OBC shows 36-38mpg and that is £50 on derv a week at least too.

PhilR · 05-16-2008, 06:02 AM

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I'm doing a bit better than you with my manual untuned 330d then. Had my worst ever trip mpg yesterday on my 11 mile commute with 3 miles of unusually bad congestion - still 38 mpg. Average from new (850 miles) is 44, and a 25 mile motorway trip to my parents is typically around 48. Best trip mpg so far was 55 over 50 miles of rural A and B roads. How many miles do you get on a tank? I got 570 on the first one.

I never let the tank get too low - never into the red anyway and generally the OBC says I have approx 100 miles left when I top it up. So I tend to fill it up after I've done about 400 miles -

£60 fills it up after covering 400 miles
D is say £1.20 a litre x 4.54 = £5.45 a gallon
£60 / £5.45 = 11.01 Gallons
400 miles / 11.01 = 36.33mpg
OBC Average over last 5 tanks is 36.6mpg
So OBC is pretty accurate.

44mpg in a 330d Manual is extremely good - I've only ever had this from a 1.9Tdi
I bet your back tyres last 40,000 miles? lol

PhilR

chrisbin · 05-16-2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PhilR

Guys,

A typical average of 31mpg for a 320i seems pretty poor to me

- I would expect 35 to 37.

PhilR

....well BMW engineer who came out with me the other week thought 31-32mpg was pretty good.........

PhilR · 05-16-2008, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

....well BMW engineer who came out with me the other week thought 31-32mpg was pretty good.........

I am staggered to see how the 330i can be at least as fuel efficient as the 320i - it just seems wrong!

All I can assume is that the 320i needs to be worked pretty hard in comparrison to say a 330i to get from A to B

PhilR

steve-p · 05-16-2008, 06:12 AM

Of course given differing usage patterns, the only true comparison would be to get a bunch of us together and drive the same route at the same time and compare them all afterwards, otherwise it's a bit meaningless

However I'm confident my mpg will settle at worst at around 10% less than the official combined figure which it has done with almost every car with my usage pattern. At the moment it's only 5% less and the engine hasn't fully loosened up yet.

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05-14-2008, 12:05 PM	#32
madman Major 121 Rep 1,252 Posts Drives: The Above Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lincolnshire, UK iTrader: (0)	I know this is an old post but i thought I would add to it. I took a long trip upto cumbria last weekend and i managed to get the MPG to show 51mpg.....YES....50mpg! I have the 320i petrol and i was amazed. On a full tank it was telling me I would manage over 600 miles! This gradually dropped when i did some town driving etc but didnt drop below 44mpg. Can i ask....is it better to reset the mpg every time you fill up, or just leave it and get a general average? __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
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CrimsonRedE93 Major 109 Rep 1,085 Posts Drives: Le Mans Blue E93 330d+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Sussex iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E93 320I SE [0.00]	My 320i E93 averaged 27mpg over 2 tanks of petrol, I do keep the gearbox in DS mode though to try and make it move when my foot moves. I think the engine and weight of the car make the figures look worse that they should be, If I do 60mph and reset the trip i can get a nice 42mpg! What a piece of tosh compared to the book figures 10% out more like 34% out, but there is a known problem with this engine.
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COLSEN Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 269 Posts Drives: E92 320i MSport > Merc C220CDI Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North West England iTrader: (0)	I'm getting about 37mpg at the mo... the second gear can be a little juddery when you put your foot down if you've been taking it easy - I guess this is the winderful ED working its magic __________________ Sweeeeet
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ln1234 New Member 3 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 320i MSport Auto Join Date: May 2007 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I get 22mpg driving through London every day for work. A lot of time spent stuck in traffic and moving pretty slowly. Even when i've been on Motorways (at normal speeds) I still only get about 30mpg.
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FieldingMellish Captain 178 Rep 981 Posts Drives: F30 330D M Sport auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	I have a 318i M Sport - the 'efficient' ED, post Sept 07 version, and the highest I have seen, over about 6 weeks of running the car so far, is 34 mpg. Usually it's closer to 31 mpg, that's over motorways, b roads and around town. Seems pretty bad to me. I have a fuel card from work, so I don't obsess about petrol costs, but this is running at about 50 quid a week!
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chrisbin Colonel 124 Rep 2,333 Posts Drives: 640i MSport Coupe Join Date: May 2005 Location: S.Wales, UK iTrader: (1)	Mixed use, not much motorway work, but most of the time pretty light on the throttle, gives 32mpg at best.....320i Auto __________________ Current: F13 640i MSport, e85 Z4 3.0i Previous - Alpina D3 BiTurbo E90 LCI Manual, 320d M Sport E92 Auto, 330i M Sport E92 courtesy of BMW UK....320i M Sport E92 Auto, 320d SE E90 Manual.
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05-16-2008, 04:54 AM	#38
PhilR Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 283 Posts Drives: E93 330d M Sport Auto Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Teesside / Surrey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2002 Mercedes CLK 3 ... [0.00] 2007 Audi Q7 S Line ... [0.00] 2006 (56) 330d M Sp ... [0.00]	Guys, A typical average of 31mpg for a 320i seems pretty poor to me - I would expect 35 to 37. The 330i should return this - I think BMW combined figure is something like 37mpg for the 330i although doubt it will ever get above 34mpg in the real world (10% rule again). What is it for the 320i? I get 36.6mpg from my 330d and thats been tuned. I got 36.2mpg before tuning and will get 42mpg on a long Motorway run. I also have an auto box and drive swiftly when I can. Think there is a good case for a 320d over a 320i. With the 6 cylinder engines I don't think the difference is that great between Diesel and Petrol and offset to some degree by the dearer Diesel fuel anyway. PhilR
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hmi1750 Major 25 Rep 1,130 Posts Drives: M135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	I am lucky to get over 450miles in my 330d, the OBC shows 36-38mpg and that is £50 on derv a week at least too.
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steve-p Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 241 Posts Drives: 2012 ActiveHybrid 5 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Newbury, UK iTrader: (0)	Of course given differing usage patterns, the only true comparison would be to get a bunch of us together and drive the same route at the same time and compare them all afterwards, otherwise it's a bit meaningless However I'm confident my mpg will settle at worst at around 10% less than the official combined figure which it has done with almost every car with my usage pattern. At the moment it's only 5% less and the engine hasn't fully loosened up yet.
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