Fuel Consumption
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i Have a 530d sport. I Mainly do short Town Driving and can only manage 21 mph.
the offical figures suggest that i should be doing more than 30mph.
i would like to know what sort of returns fellow members on this site manage,as i feel that there maybe something wrong with my car.
by the way i have now done 2800 miles
the offical figures suggest that i should be doing more than 30mph.
i would like to know what sort of returns fellow members on this site manage,as i feel that there maybe something wrong with my car.
by the way i have now done 2800 miles
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Hi
I have a 2004 530d 6spd manual now with 31k miles on the clock. if i just knock around the city i get around the 22-23mpg. However as i do quite a lot of motorway miles my averages change.. At present i am getting 35.3 which is over the last 2000miles of about 70% motorway miles.
Is your 530d an auto.. if so the MPG sounds OK.. never believe the BMW literature on MPG
I have a 2004 530d 6spd manual now with 31k miles on the clock. if i just knock around the city i get around the 22-23mpg. However as i do quite a lot of motorway miles my averages change.. At present i am getting 35.3 which is over the last 2000miles of about 70% motorway miles.
Is your 530d an auto.. if so the MPG sounds OK.. never believe the BMW literature on MPG
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For short town driving, that is probably not bad. Is it stop and go?
The 30 mpg is going to be highway, setting the cruise control at 70mph.
I get about 21 mpg on my 545i, but I am mainly doing a 80 mile round trip highway commute with about 5-10% stop and go. But, often that is stop and GOOOOO! I can get 25-26mpg on a trip which is what the sticker says.
Are you checking the mileage with the computer or manually? My computer calculation is off by about 5mpg (computer is calculating high).
Also, I am sure you will gain a couple mpg over the next 10k miles.
The 30 mpg is going to be highway, setting the cruise control at 70mph.
I get about 21 mpg on my 545i, but I am mainly doing a 80 mile round trip highway commute with about 5-10% stop and go. But, often that is stop and GOOOOO! I can get 25-26mpg on a trip which is what the sticker says.
Are you checking the mileage with the computer or manually? My computer calculation is off by about 5mpg (computer is calculating high).
Also, I am sure you will gain a couple mpg over the next 10k miles.
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Originally Posted by manc5' date='Mar 24 2005, 12:07 AM
never believe the BMW literature on MPG
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Using UK gallons and 530D with TB, I return roughly the same MPG as I can get average MPH over a tankful. So for everyday town driving, I am lucky to average 23MPH and I get about 23 MPG ish. It improved hugely when I started using cruise control at every opportunity and after the engine had done about 5000 miles.
On a long run, I can get it over 36 mpg for the tankful, but that is the best I can manage. I don't bother working it out over smaller distances than a tankful 'cos that doesn't give a realistic idea of actual consumption. I can, for example, get it over 50mpg over a 25 mile journey. I only hope that the published consumption figures are worked out to a specific standard so that although they don't equate to the real world, they at least compare to each other.
So, you may feel a little let down to be getting 20 MPG - think what the guys in their 545's must be returning!!
On a long run, I can get it over 36 mpg for the tankful, but that is the best I can manage. I don't bother working it out over smaller distances than a tankful 'cos that doesn't give a realistic idea of actual consumption. I can, for example, get it over 50mpg over a 25 mile journey. I only hope that the published consumption figures are worked out to a specific standard so that although they don't equate to the real world, they at least compare to each other.
So, you may feel a little let down to be getting 20 MPG - think what the guys in their 545's must be returning!!
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Originally Posted by golfnut' date='Mar 24 2005, 01:04 PM
Using UK gallons and 530D with TB, I return roughly the same MPG as I can get average MPH over a tankful. So for everyday town driving, I am lucky to average 23MPH and I get about 23 MPG ish. It improved hugely when I started using cruise control at every opportunity and after the engine had done about 5000 miles.
On a long run, I can get it over 36 mpg for the tankful, but that is the best I can manage. I don't bother working it out over smaller distances than a tankful 'cos that doesn't give a realistic idea of actual consumption. I can, for example, get it over 50mpg over a 25 mile journey. I only hope that the published consumption figures are worked out to a specific standard so that although they don't equate to the real world, they at least compare to each other.
So, you may feel a little let down to be getting 20 MPG - think what the guys in their 545's must be returning!!
On a long run, I can get it over 36 mpg for the tankful, but that is the best I can manage. I don't bother working it out over smaller distances than a tankful 'cos that doesn't give a realistic idea of actual consumption. I can, for example, get it over 50mpg over a 25 mile journey. I only hope that the published consumption figures are worked out to a specific standard so that although they don't equate to the real world, they at least compare to each other.
So, you may feel a little let down to be getting 20 MPG - think what the guys in their 545's must be returning!!
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