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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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i would be interested to know roughly what sort of mileage is considered average for normal short town trips.

i average 21-23 mph. i spoke to my dealer who states that this is good for my car a 530d sport.

i find this surprising given the offical figures. is the dealer just fobbing me off
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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My 530d......27-29mpg round town, high 30's on a run.

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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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My previous 530d did 22-24 around town. My new 535d does around 24-26.
Average speed on both about 20mph. Includes plenty of footdown

Still good for car of this size. My old 528i would have been down to about 17-19.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Diesel' date='Jun 1 2005, 10:14 PM
My 530d......27-29mpg round town, high 30's on a run.

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Same here.......with my 525d !?? .........I guess I'm still in the running in phase........I've not yet got to 1,000 miles........and I understand you are on around 15k Doc.
Hopefully mine will improve once run in, and be slightly better than your 530d.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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I'm getting about 21mpg on a 530i (not d). Are you asking only diesel owners?
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Originally Posted by abs' date='Jun 1 2005, 05:11 PM
i would be interested to know roughly what sort of mileage is considered average for normal short town trips.

i average 21-23 mph. i spoke to my dealer who states that this is good for my car a 530d sport.

i find this surprising given the offical figures. is the dealer just fobbing me off
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Hi abs:

On my 2004 530i (Gas), I am getting 24.3city, and 34.5highway at 65MPH.

Sincerely,

Raymond Presley
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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I average 19.5 in the city, I tend to drive aggressively.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 08:35 PM
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Gotta check the mpg conversion, but my 545i is giving me only 5Km/Li
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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Miles per Imperial gallons or American gallons?

Originally Posted by abs' date='Jun 1 2005, 02:11 PM
i would be interested to know roughly what sort of mileage is considered average for normal short town trips.

i average 21-23 mph. i spoke to my dealer who states that this is good for my car a 530d sport.

i find this surprising given the offical figures. is the dealer just fobbing me off
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 08:57 PM
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I don't think so. Me thinks you need to have your computer calibrated. Have you measured your actual consumption from top off to top off?

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Hi abs:

On my 2004 530i (Gas), I am getting 24.3city, and 34.5highway at 65MPH.

Sincerely,

Raymond Presley
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