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cjdonny
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:41 am

Hi can anyone tell me what the book says the MPG is ment to be on the 318 M40 engine,and what it actually is :)

also 325 if i buy another

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:28 am

i had an m40 318i 2dr and it would do 30 mpg no problem.

less if driven like a coont everywhere though winkeye
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:41 pm

I get around 35 out of mine everyday, a bit more on a decent run.
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:55 pm

I averaged about 25mpg in my 318i auto on a 300 mile round trip the other day, and most of it was motorway driving 8O

I use to average 30mpg in my manual 318is all day long

and 325i was around 18-22 mpg

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:00 pm

i dont know the mpg of my 318i cabby but £30 of fuel gets me just over 145miles and thats half motorway half town driving if that helps??
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:02 pm

gnrsoul wrote:i dont know the mpg of my 318i cabby but £30 of fuel gets me just over 145miles and thats half motorway half town driving if that helps??
thats good, ive got a 1 owner 45k 318i auto and get about 30 miles to a tenner :mad:
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:16 pm

autos use more gas cos theyr constantly trying to remain in the rev range. mums subaru is appauling on fuel cos its a shitomatic.
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:26 pm

i get about 65 miles to twenty quid in my 325 round town
not sure if thats good or bad
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:33 pm

Usually 30 litres/£40 returns 210-230 miles, mostly motorway with some around town
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Book; 318i saloon and 325i manual saloons:

Constant 56 MPH: 47.1 MPG, 42.8 MPG
Constant 75 MPH: 35.8 MPG, 34.4 MPG
Urban cycle: 29.1 MPG, 22.6 MPG
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Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:22 pm

cheers for replys 8)
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Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:04 pm

at the momment im getting around 90miles for 30quid:L
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daymo69er wrote:at the momment im getting around 90miles for 30quid:L
Somethings wrong with your car. Thats 13mpg.
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Blitz wrote:
daymo69er wrote:at the momment im getting around 90miles for 30quid:L
Somethings wrong with your car. Thats 13mpg.
works out about 19mpg with unleaded at 137.99p

Could be right, is it an auto? and is that town driving or hard driving ?
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:13 am

Am I right in thinking........

1 gallon = 4.5l
1 L cost = 1.39
1 gal cost = 1.39 x 4.5 = £6.225

My round mileage from my house to university and back again = 18 miles

20 MPG = (18/20) x £6.225 = £5.60 cost to travel to uni
25 MPG = (18/25) x £6.225 = £4.48 cost to travel to uni
30 MPG = (18/30) x £6.225 = £3.74 cost to travel to uni
35 MPG = (18/35) x £6.225 = £3.18 cost to travel to uni


So it's going to cost around about those figures above to travel to and from uni which is a 18 mile round trip.

Fook....if I have a 325 which does around 20mpg its cheaper and is around an 4 times quicker to travel to uni than on the bus?!

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:07 am

SOrry i meant to put 35 but im on the verge of sorting a few things on her, :) and no its not an auto and thats driving it easy!!!! ,
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:45 am

I get 25 mpg in my 318i. Thats just generally everywhere, always filling it up.
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:41 am

Well i drove down to fowey from plymouth and needle has hardly moved i topped up £40 the other day done 100 miles so far and still got a third off a tank so by the looks off it its not to bad on the motorway!/ a38 but hoping be better in general when fit standard air box etc, to it:)
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