MPG 525d vs 530d vs 535d
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The auto variants of these 3 cars all have listed MPG's that are very very similar. I know the BMW listed MPG's do not reflect re-world figures but surely, the real world figures should show the same relative difference?
The listed MPG's imply that the 530d is 1.6% down on fuel efficiency on the combined cycle and the 535d is 3% down. Going on previous MPG posts on the forums, these percentages do not seem to hold up.
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The listed MPG's imply that the 530d is 1.6% down on fuel efficiency on the combined cycle and the 535d is 3% down. Going on previous MPG posts on the forums, these percentages do not seem to hold up.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Techno79' post='892918' date='May 28 2009, 04:04 PM
The auto variants of these 3 cars all have listed MPG's that are very very similar. I know the BMW listed MPG's do not reflect re-world figures but surely, the real world figures should show the same relative difference?
The listed MPG's imply that the 530d is 1.6% down on fuel efficiency on the combined cycle and the 535d is 3% down. Going on previous MPG posts on the forums, these percentages do not seem to hold up.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
The listed MPG's imply that the 530d is 1.6% down on fuel efficiency on the combined cycle and the 535d is 3% down. Going on previous MPG posts on the forums, these percentages do not seem to hold up.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Power=fuel. You all ready know what the real world mpgs are like. I went for the 530d over the 535d because potential repair bills scared me off, the 530d will be bad enough if something goes wrong. The down side was that I loose out on the extra 40bhp the 535d would have given me, with my driving style(heavy right foot) I think the 535d would have cost me alot more fuel than im paying now as well.
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Originally Posted by Dandle' post='892927' date='May 28 2009, 04:12 PM
Power=fuel. You all ready know what the real world mpgs are like. I went for the 530d over the 535d because potential repair bills scared me off, the 530d will be bad enough if something goes wrong. The down side was that I loose out on the extra 40bhp the 535d would have given me, with my driving style(heavy right foot) I think the 535d would have cost me alot more fuel than im paying now as well.
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The differences are not worthy of debate IMHO if each car is being driven sensibly, if you thrash the 530 and 535 they will drink the fuel quicker than the 525 or 520 as expected, with a car like this if it causes you pain to consider the nitty gritty of exact MPG then maybe these cars are not for you in terms of running costs ?
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='892957' date='May 28 2009, 04:33 PM
The differences are not worthy of debate IMHO if each car is being driven sensibly, if you thrash the 530 and 535 they will drink the fuel quicker than the 525 or 520 as expected, with a car like this if it causes you pain to consider the nitty gritty of exact MPG then maybe these cars are not for you in terms of running costs ?
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No worries, but seriously the points I do make are valid, the 530 and 535 will swallow the juice very quickly if you abuse them , oh and ignore "officially simulated quotes"
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='892979' date='May 28 2009, 04:51 PM
No worries, but seriously the points I do make are valid, the 530 and 535 will swallow the juice very quickly if you abuse them , oh and ignore "officially simulated quotes"
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Originally Posted by Rislar' post='893012' date='May 28 2009, 05:18 PM
I agree, i was watching mine go down as the speed went up!! i must remember to change out my lead shoes
Yay I see you bought it then mate
Nice one buddy.
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Here's an interesting thought for ya. I would venture that if you took a 525d to the track and drove it as hard as possible and someone followed right behind in a 535d, that the 525d would use more gas.
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Originally Posted by robertm' post='893069' date='May 28 2009, 06:24 PM
Here's an interesting thought for ya. I would venture that if you took a 525d to the track and drove it as hard as possible and someone followed right behind in a 535d, that the 525d would use more gas.
Because the 525d, 530d and 535d have the same engine, I think the difference will be almost identical.