E30 Zone

I used to have a 320ISE 2dr which altough was a vgood looking motor it used to drink more than George Best at a party, now 5 years later have decided to treat myself to a cheap 325ise 4dr to cane about it returns around town 22mpg on average whereas my old 320 used to do 18-20 on average cos I had to cane it to move it, Whats the average consumption of our fellow ZONE'RS I may ask you, regards Carl.

On average very low 20's unfortunately!

Less than that if driven hard.

Good old 6 pots!

I manage to get about Ԛ£100 miles from Ԛ£20 of supermarket unleaded

Went to Inverness and back last weekend, from Leeds. First tank of fuel 9.98 gallons and 303 miles = 30.39 MPG. Second tank 11.38 gallons and 340 miles = 29.87 MPG. Third tank is still being used but I expect it to be better than the first as I have already covered 350+ miles on it. Second tank is lower MPGs as I was buring around Inverness with 4/5 people in the car. This was in my brothers 325 Cab, F reg with 151,000 miles on it. On the way up I was driving quite fast too 80-90 (fast as far as good economy is concerned) and had the down up for at least the first 100 miles. I recon my saloon would be even better.

Widge wrote:Went to Inverness and back last weekend, from Leeds. First tank of fuel 9.98 gallons and 303 miles = 30.39 MPG. Second tank 11.38 gallons and 340 miles = 29.87 MPG. Third tank is still being used but I expect it to be better than the first as I have already covered 350+ miles on it. Second tank is lower MPGs as I was buring around Inverness with 4/5 people in the car. This was in my brothers 325 Cab, F reg with 151,000 miles on it. On the way up I was driving quite fast too 80-90 (fast as far as good economy is concerned) and had the down up for at least the first 100 miles. I recon my saloon would be even better.

It's not so much about what speed you're doing - its about maintaining that speed with out speeding up/slowing down, and not pushing the throttle down more than 1 or 2mm unless you have to

well best i've ever had is 38mpg outta my 320i,

last Ԛ£20 yeilded 184 miles at 85.9p/litre (23.28l, 5.13 gal= 35.87 mpg)

and that was 124 miles of town driving and 60 miles m/way/A roads

generally i reckon on about 160-185 outta Ԛ£20, depending on how much of a rush i'm in.

on a full tank, 375-450 is about the norm from full to light on (62l=13 gal=28.84-34.62mpg)

however, about once a month it gets the 30 miles to Ԛ£10 treatment to keep it sweet (11.56mpg )

my 318i is awful on fuel, it averages just under 22mpg arround town being really careful

my 2.5 does 22mpg around town and upto 30mpg on the m-way sometimes

I usually get 300 miles to 40-45 quid(I'm in Germany for work, no pound signs!) at about 86p/litre, 26mpg. That's mainly A/B roads and small towns. Can easily get over 30 on a run, if I don't get bored.

I'll just have to use it for pleasure ie.weekends etc cos all it does is 45miles to a tenner. Just have to put up with 306dt for everyday which does 110miles to a tenner but I know which I like best barring the economy.

carl325i wrote:I'll just have to use it for pleasure ie.weekends etc cos all it does is 45miles to a tenner. Just have to put up with 306dt for everyday which does 110miles to a tenner but I know which I like best barring the economy.

Can't you get big gains chipping the DT? My head was telling me to get one when I bought the touring, but it was cheaper and I'd wanted one for years so made an executive decision to suffer the fuel bills and drive slowly most of the time.

its a mechanical inj dt, you can onlychip the HDI ones so ive tweeked the boost and fuel on it and it goes well upsets royracers in there novas & corsas.
But doesnt put a smile on my face like the 325i and it hasnt properly rained since I bought the 325i cant wait for a good downpour.

im not to sure how to work it out but on Ԛ£30 my 2.5 will do 210miles on a combination of town and heavy foot 88.6p L

20mpg on average over a tank of fuel... never more .

averages 53 to Ԛ£10
f reg 320ise 136300 miles but running very rich needs sorting so will hopefully improve when alls sorted Daz

ps i have a lead foot most of the time
worst i ever got was 40 to a tenna

dazleeds wrote:averages 53 to Ԛ£10
f reg 320ise 136300 miles but running very rich needs sorting so will hopefully improve when alls sorted Daz

ps i have a lead foot most of the time
worst i ever got was 40 to a tenna

you need to try harder DAZ-30 to Ԛ£10 is easily achievable!!!!!

carl325i wrote:306dt for everyday which does 110miles to a tenner.

That's just about what my 325 touring costs to run - pedal to the metal at every oppurtunity, and all B road or minor A road stuff (No motorways around here. Only dual carriagrway is ten miles away and is 40MPH or 50MPH limit along its whole length).
LPG powered.

320Touring wrote:

dazleeds wrote:averages 53 to Ԛ£10
f reg 320ise 136300 miles but running very rich needs sorting so will hopefully improve when alls sorted Daz

ps i have a lead foot most of the time
worst i ever got was 40 to a tenna

you need to try harder DAZ-30 to Ԛ£10 is easily achievable!!!!!

try harder???its a 320 man that gutted me enough lol

dazleeds wrote:

320Touring wrote:

dazleeds wrote:averages 53 to Ԛ£10
f reg 320ise 136300 miles but running very rich needs sorting so will hopefully improve when alls sorted Daz

ps i have a lead foot most of the time
worst i ever got was 40 to a tenna

you need to try harder DAZ-30 to Ԛ£10 is easily achievable!!!!!

try harder???its a 320 man that gutted me enough lol

wide open throttle everywhere,ar$e out in the rain, b roads to go anywhere, nd you'll see 30 miles on the clock and a big yellow light

i do it once a month to keep the m20 happy after all the sedate stuff it does

believe me 320t

mine gets plenty of stick on a daily basis and loves it but i hate the petrol bill wouldnt mind too much but im not working at moment so its hurting me wallet

gonna try get manifold and tb on at weekend if i get time

Only ever kept check on my MPG once, when i first got it, as i hate doing it! why buy a car then worry about mpg after youve bought it? E30's are to be enjoyed!

The one time i did do it however, i averaged about 35-40mpg thats in various situations, round town, b roads, motorway etc etc..

Oh, and its a 316i

Well in the 318iS with the 4 pot engine of correctness I average 34.9 mpg normally. Thats around 350 miles to a tank. Although petrol is now 91.9p a litre! That's just 95 RON!!!!

Used to get 22mpg when toodling through Reading every day on my commute!

And this is not with a light right foot might I add! I love the fact that I can sit at 85 (kph officer, honest) on the main road and return 35 mpg on a steady throttle!

I get 25mpg in outer London with my 325i touring (5-speed). Longer trips out of town work out at 30mpg. If you keep an eye on the swingometer you soon learn how to use less fuel. As someone else has already said it doesen't mean you go slow, just be gentle with the throttle.

Before having the exhaust on my 325 cab changed from a bodged 1 pipe back section to a full twin pipe complete BMW I was getting 20-22 MPG.

Now the exhaust has been changed I get 25 MPG (that is mainly round town with a little bit of motorway driving.

Haven't had the chance to take it on a full motorway drive yet although I should next weekend.