e36 M44 318iS (good MPG on a long run today)

[pete69zx]

I have just gotten back from an approx 235mile round trip in the iS.

We drove the Manchester, then on the way back stopped of @ Leeds, then back home to Teeside.

I filled up @ the local Asda (109.9) & reset the trip meter, also resetting the 18 button OBC.

At the end of the journey i have managed to get an indicated 47.9MPG average over approx 235miles.

I just drove steady away & stuck to the speed limits & was relaxed the whole time.

The guage is now half way between, half full and three quaters full.

Im quite impressed!

Regards,
Pete.

[gareth]

it's amazing what you can do if you have a real steady run
i managed 32+mpg on the way to the ring, on gas. and gas loses you approximately 20% of the mpg figures you'd get on petrol. so, in theory at least, if i did that run on petrol i could have reached nearly 40mpg! not bad for a short geared 3.5 M30 loaded up to the hilt with tools and camping gear

[pete69zx]

That's quite impressive Gareth, congrats!

Last & only time i drove to the ring i was in my old e39 530d sport auto (remapped).

As soon as i hit the autobharns, the economy went out of the window, lol

Regards,
Pete.

[Jon_Bmw]

But the OBC mpg reading is pretty useless?

The only way to tell what it actually did is brim the tank now and work it out properly.

[pete69zx]

Of course.

Regards,
Pete.

[gareth]

yep, mine was genuine too! no OBC wrongness here!
confirmed at over 30mpg on the second tank too! Oh, and the speedo underreads a bit so i assume if the odometer does too, i did even better!

[Jon_Bmw]

I'm looking forward to about 60-65 mpg equivilent soon Gareth.

[gareth]

hehe, awesome!