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525 Dan
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Joined: 11-April-2006
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Points: 13
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 06:35 |
The car is december 93 so would this be vanos or not,the autocar test sounds about right,I bought and sold an E30 316 lux touring last month and it was a nice drive,however the tin worm had started on most panels so it wasnt one to keep.
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Crombers
Senior Member I
Joined: 09-April-2006
Location: Glasgow
Status: Offline
Points: 114
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 09:04 |
I had a play with the steptronic box on the 4.4V8 when I first bought it and provided you drove sensibly then i feel it was slightly more economical than using sports mode.
Bit tedious for continual use though.
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Alpina B7 E65 Facelift Alpina B10 V8 Touring (Sold)
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Stone-IslandV8
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 31-January-2003
Location: North Somerset
Status: Offline
Points: 3015
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 15:44 |
Of course it doesnt help if your tyres are all underinflated!!
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Mick525i
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Joined: 29-November-2005
Location: Dublin Ireland.
Status: Offline
Points: 1823
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 16:09 |
My 2000 523 runs at ana ave of 22mpg. No matter how I drive it. Its an Auto BTW.
And yes its much better over 4K rpm
Mick
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Cheers
Mick
BMW E21 318 1980
BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech
VW Golf Gti 2003
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martin528
Groupie
Joined: 27-September-2005
Location: Hinckley
Status: Offline
Points: 67
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 16:39 |
Does anybody else find thats their 528 does more mpg at 80 mph than at
60mph..on a private test track abviously. MY E39 is about 5mpg better
at higher speed
Martin
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Triumph Speed Triple 2006, and E39 528i SE...not bad for a 26 year old!
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Exharper
Really Senior Member I
Dont let the misses drive it!!
Joined: 19-January-2005
Location: Sawley, Long Eaton
Status: Offline
Points: 444
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Posted: 23-April-2006 at 16:56 |
I cant understand why a car would be more economical when the engine revs are higher, surely to be getting optimum efficiency from an engine you need to be doing 57 mph. My 523 does another 7-8mpg when doing 65 as appose to 80!....
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Beemer dan 523i SE 1997 (184K) Canyon Rot Red, auto. 330 CI Msport Convertible, blue 51K.
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e34-520iSE
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 22-December-2003
Location: Gateshead, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 453
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Posted: 24-April-2006 at 06:51 |
martin528 wrote:
Does anybody else find thats their 528 does more mpg at 80 mph than at
60mph..on a private test track abviously. MY E39 is about 5mpg better
at higher speed
Martin
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My 520 is much better on fuel at 80-85 than at 50. 28mpg compared to
18-20. Odd? Yes! Can someone explain this? Or is the A1 turning into
the Bermuda Triangle?
Cheers,
Shaun
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Self confessed madman
1990 Brilliantrot 2 ltr M20.
Air force definition of explosives: A loud noise followed by the sudden going away of what was once there a second ago.
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faulknera
Groupie
Joined: 16-February-2006
Status: Offline
Points: 43
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Posted: 24-April-2006 at 07:08 |
I went to france and back the other month. £55 to fill the tank to the top and total round trip was just under 500miles. did it all on 1 tank. i thought that was good.
Speed around 80 - 85MPH
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e34-520iSE
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 22-December-2003
Location: Gateshead, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 453
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Posted: 24-April-2006 at 07:13 |
That's not good - that's excellent!!
Cheers,
Shaun
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Self confessed madman
1990 Brilliantrot 2 ltr M20.
Air force definition of explosives: A loud noise followed by the sudden going away of what was once there a second ago.
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Jake Casson
Groupie
Joined: 01-April-2006
Status: Offline
Points: 81
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Posted: 29-April-2006 at 05:49 |
I get around 20 mpg out my 535is man, 80 litre tank only does 320 miles if driving it easy, then mpg will go down to low teens when pushed.
Try different fuels, some people say their bmws run better and with better mpg on Optimax, Ultimal and other supers.......
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525 Dan
Newbie
Joined: 11-April-2006
Status: Offline
Points: 13
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Posted: 30-April-2006 at 12:32 |
The car has returned a mere 18.9 on the second fill with steady driving around town,im wondering if i do have a problem as the sparkplugs were black and sooty when i changed them,indicating shes running a bit on the rich side.
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martin528
Groupie
Joined: 27-September-2005
Location: Hinckley
Status: Offline
Points: 67
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Posted: 30-April-2006 at 17:46 |
I just did 360 miles this weekend, about 300 of which were on A roads
and the other in small villages. My E39 528 steptronic gave an average
of 32.7mpg....admittedly that was 95% drivin like my nan, but there was
plenty of foot down action. I never realised Autos could hit the rev
limiter!! Conclusion...in sports/manual mode the car does do about 4
mpg more!! well chuffer for findin this out
Martin
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Triumph Speed Triple 2006, and E39 528i SE...not bad for a 26 year old!
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540 V8
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Lick my badge
Joined: 07-December-2005
Location: Running the asylum
Status: Offline
Points: 2280
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Posted: 30-April-2006 at 20:52 |
My 4 litre V8 touring averages a respectable 28-30mpg on the 25 minute trip from my house to my brothers, that is approx 10 miles of 90% winding B roads and 10% straight 60mph! I think thats rather good for a thirsty V8 (thats with wife n 2 kids in the car too!) I must admit though, I am usually quite conservative when driving with the family! I'm lucky to get 15mpg when on my own lol!!
Regards
Mike
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Current:E34 540i Touring 6 speed manual(Mpower bodykit & suspension)& Chrysler Voyager 3.3 V6 auto
Previous:E34 530iSE AC Schnitzer suspension.
E28 525e auto-Standard
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540 V8
Bavarian-Board Contributor
Lick my badge
Joined: 07-December-2005
Location: Running the asylum
Status: Offline
Points: 2280
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Posted: 30-April-2006 at 21:01 |
Oh, and I forgot to say (though I have said it before) did you know that a V8 is the most economical engine configuration type! mainly because you have two cylinders on the power stroke at any one time. A V8 is more economical, per cylinder, than any other engine type. V12's you lose with the fuel consumption and weight of engine and at the other end of the spectrum, the four cylinder has to work harder to achive the power that a V8 can produce with much less effort. So, fellow V8 owners, next time you come out with the; "my V8 is very fast" and your mates say; "yes but it uses loads of fuel" you can say, "yes but did you know that a V8 is the blah..blah........"
Strange but true!
Regards
Mike
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Current:E34 540i Touring 6 speed manual(Mpower bodykit & suspension)& Chrysler Voyager 3.3 V6 auto
Previous:E34 530iSE AC Schnitzer suspension.
E28 525e auto-Standard
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Stone-IslandV8
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 31-January-2003
Location: North Somerset
Status: Offline
Points: 3015
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Posted: 01-May-2006 at 13:56 |
On drive back from work tonight my 535 got 28mpg with driving it in manual mode..........however plummeted thru Bristol....averaged 24.2 on whole trip.
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Bill-
Really Senior Member I
Joined: 06-July-2005
Location: 5 miles from Brands Hatch
Status: Offline
Points: 434
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Posted: 02-May-2006 at 07:20 |
I did 354 miles Yesterday with new oil it rained all the way there and I did A & B roads with a fair bit of Sports mode
on the return leg I hit it harder on A 303 M3 M25
I returned 23.7 mpg all round which on the way down was 21 mpg
and on the return journey which was "nippy" I returned 25.7
before the oil change it was hovering around 20 mpg, changing the oil is a great benifit to the engine (& my wallet) IMHO
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fireblake
Newbie
Joined: 06-November-2004
Location: Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 36
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Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:15 |
My 523 Touring hit 36.6 mpg on the On Board Computer driving from Portsmouth to Derby on a quite Saturday afternoon and staying at 70 on Cruise control. This is 90% motorway and Dual carriageway.This was fully freighted with wife, Kids, cat and the dog and 2 big suit cases and food for the week. The Tyres were slightly over inflated. And i was bored stiff. Coming home i stayed at the 85 mark and overtook loads of stuff and the on board read 32mpg. So the moral is enjoy yourself and boot it. Also my attension was alot more focussed the faster i went.
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fingerman
Really Senior Member II
Joined: 31-May-2005
Location: Stockport
Status: Offline
Points: 564
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Posted: 02-May-2006 at 16:16 |
Just thought I'd add my two penneth worth I got 430 miles out of my 530 auto (just sold) when driving carefully up to bonny Scotland and I've just got about the same from the 520 - although this revs a lot higher I tend to drive with the 'real time mpg' indicator on the 30mpg (on the motorway) - with this set I can fluctuate between 65mph and 80mph and will always get over 400 miles from a tank - around town then I'm lucky to get over 300
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Current: E34 1996 525tds 113-125k
Previous: 9xE34s, 5xE30s, 2xE39s, 1xE32, 1xE36.... phew!
My Ebay bits: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZseany69ukQQhtZ-1
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chazzer
Bavarian-Board Contributor
V8 Baby !!!
Joined: 25-April-2005
Location: south bristol
Status: Offline
Points: 383
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Posted: 02-May-2006 at 19:32 |
540 V8 wrote:
My 4 litre V8 touring averages a respectable 28-30mpg on the 25 minute trip from my house to my brothers, that is approx 10 miles of 90% winding B roads and 10% straight 60mph! I think thats rather good for a thirsty V8 (thats with wife n 2 kids in the car too!) I must admit though, I am usually quite conservative when driving with the family! I'm lucky to get 15mpg when on my own lol!!
Regards
Mike |
A bit better than my 540 then .... but not by much i have taken to shifting through the auto as "manually" as i can using 2-3-4 gears which even with some spirited driving it wont budge from 24.1 mpg thats a mix of around town and country the lowest i have ever got is 16.1 mpg giving it some beans... but if i wanted a really economical car i would have bought something more sensible like an E34 M5 or 850 CSI..... regards chaz
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Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. Previous: 1991 BMW E34 520I Manual(non-vanos) 185K with full leather. 1990 BMW E34 525I Auto 113k in sterling silver
& 1993 BMW E34 520I SE in dimond black
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chazzer
Bavarian-Board Contributor
V8 Baby !!!
Joined: 25-April-2005
Location: south bristol
Status: Offline
Points: 383
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Posted: 02-May-2006 at 19:34 |
540 V8 wrote:
Oh, and I forgot to say (though I have said it before) did you know that a V8 is the most economical engine configuration type! mainly because you have two cylinders on the power stroke at any one time. A V8 is more economical, per cylinder, than any other engine type. V12's you lose with the fuel consumption and weight of engine and at the other end of the spectrum, the four cylinder has to work harder to achive the power that a V8 can produce with much less effort. So, fellow V8 owners, next time you come out with the; "my V8 is very fast" and your mates say; "yes but it uses loads of fuel" you can say, "yes but did you know that a V8 is the blah..blah........"
Strange but true!
Regards
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forgot to say i will be using this in my case against the mrs Lol nice one mike very interesting
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Current : 1995 BMW E34 540I Auto 98K Fully Loaded, Leather, Sat Nav & Dvd. Previous: 1991 BMW E34 520I Manual(non-vanos) 185K with full leather. 1990 BMW E34 525I Auto 113k in sterling silver
& 1993 BMW E34 520I SE in dimond black
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