How Juicy is your five? (Tank range) |
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Topic: How Juicy is your five? (Tank range) Posted: 12-February-2006 at 17:28 |
Mine has just done a 720 mile weekend trip. mainly motorway and some town and some A/B road to the coast.
Leeds/Bradford - Blackburn at rush hour Blackburn - Highworth ( Nr Swindon) M6 - M5 Highworth - Taunton M4 - M5 Taunton - Minehead - Taunton (A358) Taunton - Rugby M5 - M42 - M6 Rugby - Leeds/Bradford M6 - M42 - M1 Long old trip!! Average MPG - 31.7 !!!!!!!!! I'll drink to that. |
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SeeSure
Newbie Joined: 15-July-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 39 |
Posted: 11-February-2006 at 05:58 |
23.1mpg according to the OBC, so around 300 on a tank full, but like M5Dave it is the 4.9 V8 M5. When I filled up on Thursday the OBC was reading 408 mile as the range left, I almost crashed the car !!! I didn't realise it displayed as high as that in the OBC |
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 10-February-2006 at 19:28 |
ive tried to always use optimax wherever possible in all three of my bms (e36 318i, e46 323ci, e39 alpina) and i dont forsee changing any time soon, im that convinced |
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2007 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI Titanium X Auto 1983 Ford Sierra XR4i 2000 Alpina B10 3.3 #118 1999 BMW 323Ci 1995 BMW 318i SE 1994 Vauxhall Omega 2.0 GLS 1995 Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX 1990 Honda Concerto 1.6 EX 1986 Ford Orion 1.6 GL 1989 Ford Fiesta 1.1 Firefly |
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 10-February-2006 at 19:15 |
Does Optimax make that much of a difference? Might give mine a drop after her service to see what she goes like then.
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1987 BMW 525e Lux Auto (sadly deceased)
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chazzer
Bavarian-Board Contributor V8 Baby !!! Joined: 25-April-2005 Location: south bristol Status: Offline Points: 383 |
Posted: 10-February-2006 at 13:12 |
Well guys my 540 is averaging about 19-21 mpg if i drive with gusto that drops, the lowest i have seen is 7.2 mpg or gpm !!!! cant complain though its such a buzz to have all that power and effortless cruising and just think someone paid about 40k for it when new and still had to put fuel in i bought it for 3k so can afford its drink problem although mpg is (much) better on optimax...23-28mpg the 520 I has always done about 28 mpg the most i have seen is 35.6 on a run so when i feel bad about spending all that money on juice i take the 520 I.... Regards Charlie |
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marky
Groupie Joined: 02-June-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 59 |
Posted: 10-February-2006 at 12:09 |
Ive got an e39 '97 528i. Around town/giving it some :-), I get 28mpg, (400-450miles a tank) To work and back (all motorway @ 70mph) 34mpg (500-550miles a tank) Oh, I reset the OBC every time I fill up. Edited by marky |
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Posted: 10-February-2006 at 05:08 |
Well here is a turn up for the books!! JUst reset the trip for a 40mile drive from Leeds to Blackburn. In rush out! (left at 7:50am) reset the Cons2 and on arrival it showed 31.2mpg!!! I am stunned as my TT would struggle to do the same. This a 535i auto we are talking about. in fairly heavy traffic. lots of stop start and about 15 miles on the motorway. It bodes well for my long run down the M6/M5 to Taunton... I'm lovin' this car more and more... |
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M5Dave
Newbie Joined: 14-October-2005 Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 05-February-2006 at 15:05 |
Currently a 19.8mpg average, giving about 290 miles/tank. But it's an M5 so that's not the point....... |
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Posted: 05-February-2006 at 12:30 |
just done another 130 mile trip and my OBC is now showing a pretty
unshakable 27.7mpg. I've well chuffed. Even if its only 25mpg when I
fill up that won't be a huge departure from a well driven TT Turbo four
banger! Happy days...
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Mick525i
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 29-November-2005 Location: Dublin Ireland. Status: Offline Points: 1823 |
Posted: 05-February-2006 at 04:45 |
hi again, After reading the figures posted here I decided to go for a drive. I restet the obc loaded up with wife and child and did a 80 mile round trip on the motorway for half and the rest back over the wicklow gap.(my fav road when on my own) Took it easy and low and behold when I got home the obc was reading 32.4 result. but I dont like economy driving..... O mines a 523i auto 2000 reg. with 56k miles on the clock
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Posted: 04-February-2006 at 17:33 |
I'm wondering what it will take before I give my bimma a good hard
right foot full? I just cant see it happening somehow. I like the
serenity of its effortless cruising power...
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Doive
Really Senior Member II Joined: 09-February-2005 Location: Clinging to a turbine, Hexham Status: Offline Points: 1212 |
Posted: 04-February-2006 at 15:41 |
Haha, I took mine out for a blast tonight, waited until nice and warm then gave it loads of right foot. Quick old girl once you put your foot down, she squats down nicely and gathers pace. However, when I got back to the house I pressed the consum button on the OBC - 12.8 mpg! Lovely job.
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Posted: 04-February-2006 at 15:11 |
having reset the mpg I'm getting 24 urban driving. might go for a
little run down the motorway to see what it returns... would be nice to
see 27+ but its a 3.5 v8 so I'm not going to get my hopes too high!
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Loz535
Senior Member II Joined: 01-February-2006 Location: West Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 219 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 16:32 |
Inlet temp and engine temp are critical to both performance and economy respectively.
Ever noticed on a cool damp morning how spritely your car feels? intake! Ever noticed how much more economy you get when your engine sits at the prescribed temp (blueprinted tollerances)? Your car is working harmoneously thats all. PS. can I just say: " V8 rules!!!! " just got mine tonight and I LOVE it. |
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whitey
Really Senior Member I Joined: 15-May-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 450 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 14:47 |
i got time to change the stat (and yes it was totally shot to bits!)when I got home tonight and I've just been on a rough 20 mile run mix of country lanes and by pass up to 90 mph! Zero'd the computer which was reading 22.7mpg on mainly a similar type of driving. After the 20 mile run of my normal driving..........the trips reading 28.2mpg!!!!! 22.7 to 28.2 after just changing the stat! Can engine temp REALLY make that much difference? It certainly feels much free'er and smoother.
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2000 e39 523i with full factory sport kit.
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EurIng
Newbie Joined: 26-November-2005 Location: Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 11 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 14:03 |
530d E60 auto - 42.5 mpg for the last 50k miles - not bad eh?
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stephenperry
Bavarian-Board Contributor Joined: 20-April-2004 Location: Elgin Status: Offline Points: 7213 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 12:41 |
i get about 26mpg average according to the OBC, 70 litre tank gives... err... 390 - 400 miles to a tank ? mostly a-road and b-road driving with minimal town work 6-cylinder 3.3 litre petrol, 5-speed manual Edited by stephenperry |
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Bill-
Really Senior Member I Joined: 06-July-2005 Location: 5 miles from Brands Hatch Status: Offline Points: 434 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:17 |
and what engine
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Hayabusa
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Bill-
Really Senior Member I Joined: 06-July-2005 Location: 5 miles from Brands Hatch Status: Offline Points: 434 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:16 |
change the oil it gives imediate gains
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mmm-five
Really Senior Member I Joined: 16-January-2003 Status: Offline Points: 343 |
Posted: 03-February-2006 at 10:16 |
My 'six-banger' does a maximum of 475 miles on a 90L tank (about 24mpg) - and the last 75 miles were with the fuel warning light on!
More usually it does 350 miles on a tank (17.5mpg) and about 150 miles of track work (7.5mpg). |
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