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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:33 am

TOURINGDADDY wrote:quality mate
yeah 150mph on cruise no probs, but needed tank every 200 miles (Ԛ£60 a pop :eek: )
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:34 am

sounds like me cossie but with a/c on
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:42 am

If we're talkonh heavy fuel economy this car really win's the prize....

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When I was using it as an everyday car it was averaging 8.6mpg,ace car with every extra under the sun including aircon! Came with full SH,was virtually mint,and all for Ԛ£240,when I started using it i soon realised why it was so cheap :lol: The staggering fuel costs!

I then got my 318 which although was a heap was reliable and did about 1000,000 mpg!

Tried to sell the Volvo,but with it's 2.7 V6 nobody wanted it,no suprise!

She now resides in a museum,I ended up donating it to them,apparantly it's a very rare car.

Was great whilst I had it,and I do miss it,was like driving a Roller and always got a lot of attention wherever I drove it.
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:42 am

TOURINGDADDY wrote:sounds like me cossie but with a/c on
well it was owned by ford :lol: :lol:

bit classier tho 8O :cool: :D
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:45 am

and we r blessed with the lords presence
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:46 am

Just briefly,on-route to a bath in Holy water! :lol:
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:50 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote: When I was using it as an everyday car it was averaging 8.6mpg
'kin 'ell! If that's what you were managing, just think how bad it'd be for everyone else! :eek:
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:58 am

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Exactly mate :lol:

I took my best mate out for a blast in her before I gave it to the museum,put a tenner in it,went out for a 15 minute thrash,came back with the fuel light back on!
Was shocking the rate it drink fuel! Had HUGE torque though and wasn't that slow either believe it or not!
BTW the book MPG was only 19mpg tops on a run! 13mpg urban they rekoned,yeah ok!
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:12 am

I've never seen my warning light as the car will start miss firing with the gauge showing in the red.

At least it doesn't just conk out all of a sudden,it gives you a good few miles warning.
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:20 am

Andy335Touring wrote:I've never seen my warning light as the car will start miss firing with the gauge showing in the red.

At least it doesn't just conk out all of a sudden,it gives you a good few miles warning.
Mines not quite so generous in the miss firing warning,once it starts to do that,if theres no petrol station within the next 500 metres,I'm gonna be walking the rest of the way!
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 10:22 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:
Andy335Touring wrote:I've never seen my warning light as the car will start miss firing with the gauge showing in the red.

At least it doesn't just conk out all of a sudden,it gives you a good few miles warning.
Mines not quite so generous in the miss firing warning,once it starts to do that,if theres no petrol station within the next 500 metres,I'm gonna be walking the rest of the way!
missfiring?never had that happen on a car yet!!!!you dudes are harcore "petrol light bingo" players :cool:
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:36 pm

320Touring wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:
Andy335Touring wrote:I've never seen my warning light as the car will start miss firing with the gauge showing in the red.

At least it doesn't just conk out all of a sudden,it gives you a good few miles warning.
Mines not quite so generous in the miss firing warning,once it starts to do that,if theres no petrol station within the next 500 metres,I'm gonna be walking the rest of the way!
missfiring?never had that happen on a car yet!!!!you dudes are harcore "petrol light bingo" players :cool:
:lol: :lol: I've won the coveted bingo prize of "no-firing" on many occasions since I started driving 13 years ago! :oops: :oops:
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 5:56 pm

i have just done 43.3 miles on the lightand she was sweet. pure faith in my tourin (none with the misses)
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:21 pm

Think i have done around 40 miles with the ligh on as well, was trying really hard though as i was in mid wales at about 3o'clock in the morning and the nearest open petrol station was 40 miles away!

One thing to not though, it far better to have your tank fuller up, as then you have far more of a chance to get cheaper petrol, than if its empty all the time and youhave to just make do with whats ever closest, that is unless you know exactly where the petrol station is.
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Post Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:40 pm

According to the BMW handbook that came with my 325i SE it says that when the light comes on, there is approx. 6 litres left in tank. The fuel pick-up is a the lowest part of the tank, so you shouldn't be anymore likely to get crap in filter than with normal amount of fuel in tank.
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Post Wed Jun 29, 2005 12:54 pm

jokipea wrote:According to the BMW handbook that came with my 325i SE it says that when the light comes on, there is approx. 6 litres left in tank. The fuel pick-up is a the lowest part of the tank, so you shouldn't be anymore likely to get crap in filter than with normal amount of fuel in tank.
those bavarians think of everything!!most every other car i've had has like 3l reserve 8O
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