740i

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:11 pm

how much do these guzzle!??

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:14 pm

lots i recon, especialy round town

you'll averidge about 18-20mpg

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:32 pm

My old man has the 4.4 and he says it's alright on the motorway

Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:37 pm

Kos wrote:lots i recon, especialy round town

you'll averidge about 18-20mpg

Similar to my 325 then , Thtas what i average on a run

Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:03 am

Steve-E30 wrote:
Kos wrote:lots i recon, especialy round town

you'll averidge about 18-20mpg
Similar to my 325 then , Thtas what i average on a run

on a long run you should be able to get near 28-30 mpg in an m20 325i

the v8's newer technology and but the same on fuel as an 325i maybe a little worse in town

Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:05 am

they have a 5 spd box iirc (auto) and a LONG final drive.

my 730i was 30mpg on the MW and 15 round town

Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:23 am

Kos wrote:
Steve-E30 wrote:
Kos wrote:lots i recon, especialy round town

you'll averidge about 18-20mpg
Similar to my 325 then , Thtas what i average on a run
on a long run you should be able to get near 28-30 mpg in an m20 325i

the v8's newer technology and but the same on fuel as an 325i maybe a little worse in town

Think i have a goosed afm tbh mate , But it runs soooo well as it is , Last time i booted it and had the obc on consumption i saw this and wont look anymore

Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:43 am

Steve-E30 wrote:
Kos wrote:
Steve-E30 wrote: Similar to my 325 then , Thtas what i average on a run
on a long run you should be able to get near 28-30 mpg in an m20 325i

the v8's newer technology and but the same on fuel as an 325i maybe a little worse in town
Think i have a goosed afm tbh mate , But it runs soooo well as it is , Last time i booted it and had the obc on consumption i saw this and wont look anymore

OBC is a toy to see "how low can you go !!" with mpg LoL

Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:54 am

And does it go lower

It wouldnt bother me if it did tbh , Its the enjoyment behind the wheel

Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:20 am

My 540i was doing around 12 around town but 28+ on the run........................

Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:20 pm

still tempted to have one as a tank to plod along in

ultimate cruising barge,

Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:04 pm

v8's are not for cruising

You need to hear it roar! Averaging 18.9mpg in the 325 and I spent most of the time sideways or on WOT through the forest.

Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:38 pm

Steve-E30

the obc is on the wrong setting thats US gallons. UK setting is M/G

My 325i averaged round the Nurburgring 13mpg, so unless you live in central london, under a 20mpg average in a 325i would mean to me there is something wrong with engine

Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:14 pm

Simon13 wrote:Steve-E30

the obc is on the wrong setting thats US gallons. UK setting is M/G

My 325i averaged round the Nurburgring 13mpg, so unless you live in central london, under a 20mpg average in a 325i would mean to me there is something wrong with engine

Really

Only thought there was 1 setting

Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:46 pm

Really Only thought there was 1 setting

press the tiny button on the right with the end of a biro and it changes. unfortunatley it also changes the temp to farenhite

download the original manual, its all in there

Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:51 pm

my dad 840Ci Sport with the 4.4 run around 19MPG normally and upto 25-7 on a motorway run

Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:25 am

tailoutcharlie wrote:
Really Only thought there was 1 setting
press the tiny button on the right with the end of a biro and it changes. unfortunatley it also changes the temp to farenhite

download the original manual, its all in there

Ahh haa , I changed it to centigrade as i thought farenhite was wrong , Cheers dude

Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:43 pm

US gallons are bigger.... so don't expect an increase in your figures!

Fri Jul 20, 2007 5:28 pm

Morat wrote:US gallons are bigger.... so don't expect an increase in your figures!

U.s. gallons are smaller
uk gallon is 4.54 litres
us gallon is 3.78 litres