E30 Zone

I'm seriously looking at getting another E30, I absoloutly loved my 325 SE however the economy wasn't the best. I need to use it as a day to day car 100+ miles a day. Wanting near to 325 pace I thought that a 318 is a good comprimise, although not as quick it does have the handling.

How economical are 318is' on the motorway and general?

The is can be reasonably economical if driven conservatively, I managed 400 miles on 1 tank doing about 80-85 on motorways. If you cane it though it is just as thirsty as a 325.

How much to fill the tank?

My M10 318i gets about 27-30 around town and much more on a run. It's in tip top condition, so that economy is normal. I was thinking of flogging it to buy a Citroen AX 1.5D, with 60mpg. But I like the E30 too much. And it's significantly more economical than my E28 535i.

Costs about £50 to fill a tank.

Stewart

Thanks guys

If I'm gentle with the throttle on my 318iS I can get near 40mpg on a long run. If I take it for a burst down the lanes, I don't really care...

What sort of money am i looking at for a tidy example?

I got mine for under £900 and it is tidy. Prices seem to vary but I'd guess if you had £1200 notes in your pocket you could strike a deal somewhere.

Cheers tom.

tomze30 wrote:If I'm gentle with the throttle on my 318iS I can get near 40mpg on a long run. If I take it for a burst down the lanes, I don't really care...

I'll second that. I can get 40mpg on a run... if I'm careful

As has been said, if your careful 40mpg is possible. Realistically you should estimate about 35mpg if you're predominantly doing motorway driving, especially with a few traffic jams.

Personally, if i was doing that many miles a week i'd go for a cheap diesel and splash out on a weekend toy.

I do about 15-16k a year at the moment and all in my iS costs about £4.5k a year (30p a mile). Your doing nearer 25k a year so you can up that to at least £7.5k! Your choice tho.

You lot never heard of LPG?

I'm trying to down scale lol

Just in the process of selling my Subaru project!

How many of your E30's are on LPG Brian?

A 728i takes £70-80 to fill the tank "ouch"

how eaasy to convert to lpg