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j4gz
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Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:48 am
Took the car out yesterday filled the tank up £58 including another tenner £68 mostly motorway mileage not hammering the car either i have got about 300 miles out of it is that reasonable for a 325i cabby ?
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Grrrmachine
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Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:57 am
Seems reasonable if you're sure you completely drained the tank. Based on 1.30/litre, thats 52 litres or 11.5 gallons, so 26mpg.
If it costs you 58quid to brim the tank after the journey, then you got 30mpg, which is about as good as it gets in a 325i.
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bmw9818
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Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:54 pm
lucky im currently getting 205 miles a full 55 litre tank to empty
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G-Bear
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:30 am
I get around 300 miles out of a tank. It's a touring too so a slightly bigger tank, which means you get better economy than me..
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pony
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:33 am
£10 gets me 25 miles
Full 55 litre tank
Careful driving gets me 250 miles
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ah
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:52 pm
£20 around town gets me 70 miles.

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rich318i
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:04 pm
for a comparison i drive a prius works car .. £45 to fill up and get about 260-300 miles out of it
M52b28 round town £10 is bang on 30miles, motorway about 50miles
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:55 pm
diable wrote:I just don't worry about it.
because you own OPEC

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JF008
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:06 pm
I hit the red mark every 200 miles ish, m50b25 and 55 litre tank. I had the same mileage with the m40

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rich318i
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Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:15 pm
JF008 wrote:I hit the red mark every 200 miles ish, m50b25 and 55 litre tank. I had the same mileage with the m40

Snap m40 was crap on fuel
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German-Whips
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Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:39 am
I used to have a M40 318i too, and that used to give me around 40 miles to £10, a mixture of driving.
My 325i cab gives me 40 miles to about £10 worth of juice, even though it's running a bit rough at the moment!
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Simon13
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Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:49 am
ive never had an e30 that wouldn't do at least 300 miles to a tank. 318i, 318iS and the 325's
my record was 418 miles to a tank out of a 4dr 325i auto once. My old c2 touring would always give 370-400 to a tank on a run
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Grrrmachine
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Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:07 am
When the Touring was used as a daily it did a fairly consistent 13litres per 100km, which is about 22mpg. On a blat (A roads at a decent 75mph) she'd go up to 28mpg, and I could eke out 350miles from a tank until the fuel light came on.
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ivqii
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Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:15 am
Simon13 wrote:ive never had an e30 that wouldn't do at least 300 miles to a tank. 318i, 318iS and the 325's
Yup - I've had 4 ( modest by the standards on this board ) all of which I had for 2 years or more
Never less than 300 miles on a tank no matter what driving conditions - and I don't hang about
As I get older I realize that you can't please everyone - pissing everybody off is however a piece of cake
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Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:18 am
I thought I was a hero for getting 18mpg - until I had the Blue Temp sensor changed and it went back to 24mpg overnight. I was just about to change the injectors when I realised it was time to frag it due to rust.
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A18RPF
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:01 am
I got 39mpg from mixed driving from the last tank. Brim to brim rather than relying on the gauge. Was quite impressed with that
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jon-m42
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:23 pm
I managed to get 320 miles from a full tank on my little 318iS which is done mostly motorway driving and including town driving.
Thankfully over with all my fuelling issues.
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pony
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:32 pm
I get 13mpg currently
No joke
Though the downpipe gasket does have a leak
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Simon13
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:32 pm
my 318is used to give 400 to a tank on the motorway runs also
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jon-m42
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:15 pm
Simon13 wrote:my 318is used to give 400 to a tank on the motorway runs also
At what speed did you cruise at on the motorway ?
I am normally in-between 75 to 80.
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Simon13
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:01 pm
didn't matter anything upto 90 odd but generally around 80 they sit at nicely.
but i did have my 318iS over 10 years ago now!
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Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:11 pm
My is Touring, I get 350 miles from it, before the light comes on.

1991 325i Touring Alpine White II
1994 318i Touring Sterling Silver
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M3SAM
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Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:15 am
My M3 does between 140 miles if being driven like a hooligan and 310 if I'm doing a long run between 70mph and 100mph. I had a 2 year old e46 M3 smg cab that I drained in 85 miles once I was only 22 and thought I was the bees knees!

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Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:15 pm
So what can someone do to improve mpg? what are the key areas to look at?
-regular maintenance, oil, spark plugs etc
-check tire pressure
-new engine coolant temp sensor
-leak free exhaust system
-good clean injectors
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Gbauto
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Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:23 pm
Hi
What car and what diff do you have ?
What type of driving do you do ?
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JF008
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Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:29 pm
e30 m50b25 3.25 lsd. I drive it like it cost me a fortune so quite hard sometimes

That is not the point tho, I was asking in general not to my particular situation.
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Jona1971
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Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:58 pm
£50 of lpg gets me 420-450 miles.
(Sorry to be boring)

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magpie
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Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:00 am
130 miles on £30 with mixed driving m52 + m50 manifold and bbtb

m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds

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rich318i
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darkchild
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Sun Aug 17, 2014 8:39 am
I get approx 350 miles per tank from my 320i but it only tends to be used on long'ish trips. I got 400 miles from a tank driving up to Scotland last year.
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reggid
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Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:40 am
on a run i used to be able to do 450 miles on my stroker m20 measured at the pump. now it only does 350-375 which is not that bad i guess but dont ask about city driving its not pretty
E30 325is with M20B31
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magpie
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Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:32 pm
rich318i wrote:you wish lol
wtf ...that's what i get out of mine,no reason to lie is there
go find ya bum boy alpenis123


m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds

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reggid
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Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:46 pm
JF008 wrote:So what can someone do to improve mpg? what are the key areas to look at?
-regular maintenance, oil, spark plugs etc
-check tire pressure
-new engine coolant temp sensor
-leak free exhaust system
-good clean injectors
-?
-?
-?
learn to control the right foot
E30 325is with M20B31