Fuel consumption 318i

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spook
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:32 pm

What are you chaps getting, for a scores worth of petrol i am getting around 110 miles, not a lot more than the big 525 touring i sold to Goosiegander.

I think a minor service is in order.
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:34 pm

depends on how you drive.

I have gotten over 30mpg in the 325, but take the kid and wife out the car and its closer to 15-20.
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:36 pm

Driven like your Nan mate.
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:45 pm

i put £50 got 180 miles :?
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:54 pm

the m40 giving about 110 from £20 (assuming 1.329/litre) thats 3.31 gallons, and 33.24 mpg..

thats not too bad TBH.

Double check the fuel lines under the intake fannymould for leaks
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:01 pm

I get about 230 miles for £40's worth (30 litres)
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Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:00 pm

i laugh at your 20 snots.feed me !


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Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:11 pm

This was always the thing with BM's The bigger the engine the better the power. However, the fuel economy on them was never that much more than the smaller engines. The smaller stuff has to work so hard. Remember the 320i and 325i argument and how the 320i seems like an alcoholic?
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Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:06 pm

I been getting a whopping 38-39mpg on my E46 323 the other day i didnt know I/323 could do that (without cruise control). Even had 40mpg at one point.

(I usually only get 19-22mpg over long period of driving say a week. In stop-start traffic over that duration only it is about 14-15mpg.)
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