FUEL CONSUMPTION 530d
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Originally Posted by TC.' post='375048' date='Jan 8 2007, 11:54 AM
It works out roughly to be an additional ?4 to ?6 per tank.........
Actually is there a standard BP diesel as well as an Ultimate?
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There is...the problem with ultimate is that they don't do it at all stations, only the higher volumes sites. The price difference between standard and ultimate varies from one end of the country to the other, you would have thought that the % difference would be consistent. Up in the North East we are paying southern motorway service station prices for ultimate in standard stations (I know as I am traveling from NE to SW on a regular basis)
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[BMW CLAIM Urban (mpg): 25.4Extra Urban (mpg): 44.1Combined (mpg) 35.3
so pity all those thinking of buying one and find themselfs only doing the urban mpg, no matter where or how they drive it!
DO THEY NEED REPORTING TO TRADING STANDARDS FOR FALSE INFORMATION?
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I agree that the BMW advertised MPG figures are wildly optimistic. My 525 gets around 5mpg less than it should on the combined cycle. My other car ( non BM ) is more or less spot on.
Maybe they design car to achieve good MPG in the lab., at the expense of real life..
Im looking at changing E60 now & have made a point of resetting trip computer before test drive, then go on a real journey, like journey to work. Then check what you get in real life. If it achieves a lot less than they ( falsely ) advertise, walk away & tell them why!!. Very amusing.
so pity all those thinking of buying one and find themselfs only doing the urban mpg, no matter where or how they drive it!
DO THEY NEED REPORTING TO TRADING STANDARDS FOR FALSE INFORMATION?
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I agree that the BMW advertised MPG figures are wildly optimistic. My 525 gets around 5mpg less than it should on the combined cycle. My other car ( non BM ) is more or less spot on.
Maybe they design car to achieve good MPG in the lab., at the expense of real life..
Im looking at changing E60 now & have made a point of resetting trip computer before test drive, then go on a real journey, like journey to work. Then check what you get in real life. If it achieves a lot less than they ( falsely ) advertise, walk away & tell them why!!. Very amusing.
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I'm getting appx. 35 mpg (UK) from my 530d.
50% highway - 50% city/suburban
I know this sounds strange but I was getting 37 before they updated to 23.02 (on the same commute)!
Greg
50% highway - 50% city/suburban
I know this sounds strange but I was getting 37 before they updated to 23.02 (on the same commute)!
Greg
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Originally Posted by Greg530' post='375131' date='Jan 8 2007, 03:33 PM
I'm getting appx. 35 mpg (UK) from my 530d.
50% highway - 50% city/suburban
I know this sounds strange but I was getting 37 before they updated to 23.02 (on the same commute)!
Greg
50% highway - 50% city/suburban
I know this sounds strange but I was getting 37 before they updated to 23.02 (on the same commute)!
Greg
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Originally Posted by Uk525i' post='375061' date='Jan 8 2007, 01:20 PM
[snip] If it achieves a lot less than they ( falsely ) advertise, walk away & tell them why!!. Very amusing.
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Originally Posted by dlevi67' post='375436' date='Jan 8 2007, 07:25 PM
Where exactly are they (any manufacturer, not just BMW) advertising that "you will get x or y mileage"? If anything, they seem to go out of their way to state that "performance may vary" and that measured figures apply to a precisely given standard cycle, not to real life. Whether that's fair or appropriate is a different question.
Reset fuel computer before test drive. Go on a realistic journey. If you find that what you get in real life is not acceptable or affordable, then walk away & try another car / brand!.
E.g, if you want a BMW that gets 35Mpg, then it is quite likely that you will get this with one that shows 45Mpg on manufacturers figures!.
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Originally Posted by colejl' post='375140' date='Jan 8 2007, 03:46 PM
You're not the first to report a loss of mpg following later CIPs... ![Think](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/think.gif)
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