325 mpg?

[timmyboy]

i know you cant put an exact number on it. but on what i would call as day to day drivin(ie a bit if motorway and some town)
how many miles would you say you guys get per tank?
im sure mine is worse than it should be, about 190 miles to £35 or is this normall?
been through everything i can think of and cant seem to find anything wrong.
cheers guys

[march109]

so how you getting 325mpg??

You haven't said what engine you have but thats about right for my 2.5 m20, maybe a bit less depends on the type of driving.

What is the split town/m-way?

[timmyboy]

so how you getting 325mpg??

325 mpg?
as in 3 series 2.5 mpg.thats what i was tryin to say any way.

What is the split town/m-way?

what do u mean mate?

[Brianmoooore]

I'm lost!

[timmyboy]

start again,



roughly, on day to day driving how many miles could you expect to get on a full tank from a e30 2.5 m20 engine??
bit clearer now.
cheers tim

[bmwe30mtech]

190 to 35 quid . I get about 250-300 for that, but i have a 318i so this is bugger all help

Im sure 325i owners i have spoken to have got more than 190 miles to 35 quid.

[timmyboy]

your right that is bugger all help
but hey thanks for tryin buddy lol

[Brianmoooore]

Full tank is 62 litres = about 13 gallons before the light comes on. At 25 - 28 MPG, that gives 325 - 364 miles.

[timmyboy]

so my 190 miles on £35 isnt a million miles out then??

[bimmaman]

I get about 250 miles to a tank, but I only have a 40 litre tank, as my car used to be a 316i, and they have smaller petrol tanks... It costs me about £40 to fill up, so I get 250 miles to £40... My car is also very low geared (original diff as well), so I don't suppose I'm any help either!

[timmyboy]

its gettin better at least u have the same engine lol

[rmt]

Around outer London I get 22-24 mpg and on longer journeys about 30 mpg. I have a 325i touring with 5 speed manual.

[Skip]

I usually get 26mpg average on my daily commute and saw 29mpg average on a run down to Sussex....

325i Touring 5spd manual

[Brianmoooore]

but I only have a 40 litre tank, as my car used to be a 316i, and they have smaller petrol tanks...

Smaller, maybe, but not that small.
Smaller tank is 55 litres.

[bimmaman]

but I only have a 40 litre tank, as my car used to be a 316i, and they have smaller petrol tanks...

Smaller, maybe, but not that small.
Smaller tank is 55 litres.

I stand corrected.

[jon_pure_british]

i know you cant put an exact number on it. but on what i would call as day to day drivin(ie a bit if motorway and some town)
how many miles would you say you guys get per tank?
im sure mine is worse than it should be, about 190 miles to £35 or is this normall?
been through everything i can think of and cant seem to find anything wrong.
cheers guys

are you sure you hit a full tank at 35 quid? if you arent the above mentioned numbers sound right

[Brianmoooore]

Tank might be full at £35, but it wouldn't have been anything like empty before.
Trust the light!

[Skip]

Trust the light!

I always run it down to the light, even on my 325 I have driven 25-30 miles with the light on...

*must get around to fixing that leaky tank!*

[timmyboy]

£35 doesnt fil mine up!!! thats how much i put in the other day after the light bein in, think it was on about 3/4 full.


have fun changing your tank skip, thats another job i have recently done, must say i got a tank from gsf and it was a pucka pattern,

[march109]

I get at least 22 miles from when the light comes on, havent had the balls to push it any further, one day when I can be arsed I'll fill up a can and keep it in the boot, but have to know I'll be doing a good few miles in one journey don't wanna be driving around with a full can in the boot for long. Driving bomb!

[bmwe30mtech]

I get at least 22 miles from when the light comes on, havent had the balls to push it any further, one day when I can be arsed I'll fill up a can and keep it in the boot, but have to know I'll be doing a good few miles in one journey don't wanna be driving around with a full can in the boot for long. Driving bomb!

Dont let it run out completely, E30's dont like this. I have heard of people finding it difficult to start after running out completely.

[Morat]

I get about 240 miles to the light on my normal commute which is a mix of town, fast A-road, slow A-road and country lane thrash. My light comes on at about 12l remaining/50 litres gone. That gives 21.8mpg
On a recent trip to Cranfield I ran most of the way on the M1 at a nice steady 85mph and got 220 miles from 35 litres (I refilled anyway because my fuel gauge is dodgy) which gave 28.5mpg.
My car is burning oil through valve stem seals and really needs a proper remap after the starting/idling/overheating meant it was all readjusted by hand after we pulled a bodged up Lucas relay out of the fuel system (no idea who, or why). So I reckon most people should beat these figures!

[j555boy]

for £30 i get 180 miles for that in my mtech 1 325i sport! hope this helps and thats cruising round town!

cheers jamie

[Cyruz]

17.9mpg in my overfueling 325i ;)

[Morat]

I really don't think that working out miles per £ is a good idea. Fuel prices vary, and this thread will be useless in a months time. If you can't work out the MPG, post the amount you put in instead of the price!

HERE is a simple calculator that makes it very simple to get MPG from Litres.

[eltel]

my 1989 325 does approx 310 miles to a tank without light coming on and the obc normally says 32.4 mpg and the calculator gives the same mpg within 0.5 of a mile when i do the miles and gallons conversion. this is based on a 11mile trip to work and an 11mile trip home daily at around 70ish mph..

hope it helps

[timmyboy]

cheers for the good response on this, seems mine is about average then,
but hey at least drivin an e30 is a pretty sweet way to burn fuel!!

[ric325i]

oh yeah these old six pots love the petrol!

but lets face it..........just accept it and put your foot down!

yes it cost more but

[liquid079]

I have no idea what mine does to the tank but...

I thought I heard someone say that the fuel pump is lubricated by fuel so therefore if you run your car too low you risk damaging the fuel pump, is this right.

[sabrje]

I've had over 420 miles from a tank in my 325i touring on a long motorway run. That was from Fishguard in West Wales to London and then a return trip to Bournemouth the following day. And I wasn't dawdling along either. I routinely get 360 miles to a tank when doing my 8 mile town/cross country commute to work combined with a 60 mile motorway trip at weekends. These days it costs me about £45 to fill from the red light coming on to the brim (about 55 litres). The worst I ever had was 290 miles but that was the first week I got it so I was flooring it everywhere.

[Skip]

but hey at least drivin an e30 is a pretty sweet way to burn fuel!!

If you are going to burn it, burn it in style!

[Steve-E30]

I went from east sussex to cornwall and i filled up to the brim , Steady drive approx 80 on the motorways and i got 200 miles and i was in the red Oh and i did east sussex to thurrock meet and back not going mad on £30 and that was round trip of 140 miles Think i might have problems then , Blowing zaust wont do me any favours

[bmwe30mtech]

I've had over 420 miles from a tank in my 325i touring on a long motorway run. That was from Fishguard in West Wales to London and then a return trip to Bournemouth the following day. And I wasn't dawdling along either. I routinely get 360 miles to a tank when doing my 8 mile town/cross country commute to work combined with a 60 mile motorway trip at weekends. These days it costs me about £45 to fill from the red light coming on to the brim (about 55 litres). The worst I ever had was 290 miles but that was the first week I got it so I was flooring it everywhere.

wow, best ive ever heard of there.

[hezicar]

I have also seen over 400 miles out of my 325i cabriolet steady 70-80 mph mostly motorway before the red light came on on normal 95 ron.

On a run to South of France I got 370 miles out of the tank on super at 95-100 with cruise control on all day.

Have also had a lot less though!!!

I ran the car for a month in the summer around 2,000 miles and averaged 30 mpg.

[Speedtouch]

I normally bung in a tenner's worth every time the warning light comes on (prefer generally to run it on a light fuel load to reduce weight, and increase speed/economy). Usually get around 50-60 miles - around the 26mpg mark, unless I'm caning it. On the rare occasions when I drive economically (I find this takes dedication with a 325i...), it's not too hard to achieve 30+ mpg.