E30 Zone

£25 worth of unleaded petrol

318i 1988

Got me 90 miles


That about right? Few days normal driving, And one night of pedal to the metal, that sound about right?

I make that around 22 MPG, so not brilliant.

Reckon there's any reason for that? Any thing I can do to improve that or to just drive like my nan when I can!

Sounds like a heavy foot and agressive driving. Just drive smoother. These cars look way better when you don't just see a blur fly past.

That's so true. Sometimes the 'boy racer' comes out in me.

Getting it running as it did when it left the factory helps.
It may be 23 years old, but there's no reason (usually) why it shouldn't. It's a BMW, not a F**d.

About the same mpg as my m52 recently got! Although most of that was in traffic.

i am hoping to get 30-35mpg combined out of my M10 316i (pretty much identical to the M10 318i) so should be able to get around the same figures.

I got 390 miles out of a brimmed tank on my iS over a very long, steady run. Worked out at 35MPG plus. 22 sounds a bit poor - even with some limited 'thrashing'.

on my old e30 i used to get 330 to 340 miles per tank. Although all thats gone out the window as i now drive a 7 series lol

I'm getting better MPG than that out of my 2.5 24v

i get between 35 and 39mpg in my 318is, i wouldnt have thought a 318i would be too far behind,

correct me if im wrong,

I have been getting about 22-24 mpg in my guzzler 320 auto.......not great really but as said in previous post if you are concerned buy a 1.0l polo or corsa

e30redness wrote:I have been getting about 22-24 mpg in my guzzler 320 auto.......not great really but as said in previous post if you are concerned buy a 1.0l polo or corsa

same here in the 320i cab auto.

oh well, at least i look good whilst i go poor

I doubt if there's anything fundamentally mechanically wrong with any of the above E30s with a drink problem that a thorough and complete service won't put right, or at least substantially improve.

brian, have done full service, cambelt, waterpump etc. havent had injectors done though. would that be worth it? 120K so far on the clock.

cheers,

lee

Full service in my book consists of eliminating all inlet side air leaks, checking all sensors and actuators are in spec., all wiring connectors are good, injectors are in spec. and generally everything is as it was when the car left the factory.

i get about 100 miles out of 25 quid in my 325 and i hammer it everywhere