E30 Zone

Took the old 325i cabby out for it's first proper thrashing on manday night , all little back roads and lanes and had the BEST time of my life(except for the 2 hookers in Sofia) but used 40 litres in 1 hour is that a record or normal?

how many miles did you do?

does sound rather excessive tho tbh

my 325i auto can do 400 miles to a tank! beat that fellow 320,325i massive!

thats horrendous, my money is a rusty fuel tank leaking. thats not possible!

DazzyA wrote:Took the old 325i cabby out for it's first proper thrashing on manday night , all little back roads and lanes and had the BEST time of my life(except for the 2 hookers in Sofia) but used 40 litres in 1 hour is that a record or normal?

F**kin' hell, I thought mine was bad!!

DazzyA wrote:Took the old 325i cabby out for it's first proper thrashing on manday night , all little back roads and lanes and had the BEST time of my life(except for the 2 hookers in Sofia) but used 40 litres in 1 hour is that a record or normal?

Jesus....thats bad....

40/4.54*15= 132.15

Even at 15Mpg, thats an average of 132Mph !!!!!!!!

My vote is going to .......Leaky petrol tank.

Dazzy A, don't think mine would be far off that!, before i panick though, on average, what would any of u lovely lot expect get out of 20ish squid, gentle drivin just a heavy foot here & there?

i get 110 - 130 miles on £20 around town.

325i

ahhh i see .., then i need to take a look at mine, hows 80 sound!!!

i get round 130 miles to 20quid out of a H reg 320 i avrage driving but last week end went to london back from wrexham north wasle on 30 quid but was taken it esay not much over 70mph

when i first drove mine i thought it was really good, for a 325 as i went from an 1800 16v renault, but then thats was long runs on mtrway. think i'll check the mixture out on me old fuel guzzler!

im driving my 525e doner car at the mo

just cleared out £20 in 60 odd miles

mind you i was abusing it and using "sport mode" makes it rev right up to 5k

mind you it has covered 214k and i have little patience when driving around town, reckon a 325 manual will beat it hands down

Simon13 wrote:my 325i auto can do 400 miles to a tank! beat that fellow 320,325i massive!

thats horrendous, my money is a rusty fuel tank leaking. thats not possible!

Awww man . I get 190 miles to a full tank if i take it easy

It was all twisty back lanes so I would say 2nd and 3rd gear 5-6k revs most of the time. The new chip does rev to 7k so we tried that a couple of times. Just glad to get her back with the engine in TBH.
Few handbrake turns, few doughnuts(nearly).
If I drive like my dad the meter usually shows 20-30 mpg.

Daz, i did a full tank in 180 miles, and that was driving quite hard so i guess its one of two things 1) your an animal 2) rusty fuel tank or filler pipe?

I drove from central Scotland to Cornwall on two tanks dead in my 325i tourer and thats with the fse regulator and 2.7 chip.

I used to average about 25 mpg in my 320 around town driving and in the low to mid 30's on a steady run. Pretty bad really !

i get about 120 miles to £20... i personally think thats crap but i do have a heavy foot from time to time

i uesd £15 of super in 37 miles

Fair play to that mate, I think the bottom line is if you dont want shit fuel consumtion dont buy a e30 six pot !

It does sound a bit excessive but if you consider the extra weight of the car plus the drag at speed it makes a little more sense.

If I want to do 80mph on the motorway like everyone else the car only manages 20mpg according to the guage and it's only a 1.8

Not worth bothering working out fuel consumption for a cab if you use it at speed/on the motorway I think - far too scary

Have had up to 400 miles in a day out of a tank in my 325i cabriolet (roof up) on UK motorways at a steady 80mph (indicated) with the cruise control on, I reckon 30mpg.

On the continent I've had about 25 mpg and 370 miles out of a tank cruising all day on the autoroute at 95-100.

Put your foot down and I can do about 240 on a tank!

i usually get between 15-20 mpg,but ive got a heavy right foot

fuzzy wrote:i usually get between 15-20 mpg,but ive got a heavy right foot

yes but it doesnt count when you hear VVrrrrrroooooom Psssssstttt thats what makes it fun