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lesurely
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Can anyone tell me what type of mileage you would expect from a E36 M3. Was contemplating on changing to a M but it solely depends on the fuel return. I travel 45 miles a day so trying to put realistic running costs together. Thanks |
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flyingalexf68
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I do 55 miles round trip to work plus other runs to shops etc. and I plan buying one as soon as I can. Guys here are getting 26mpg which is more than I get from the jeep. I know the service costs will be high though.
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1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel.
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BigPhil
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Cant help you on the older model, but on the E46 M3, I do about 25 miles a day back and forth to our office. And then general leisure miles on the weekend. Get about 260 to 280 miles a week out of my one fill a week, €60. Grand, cheap to run. The only thing thats anyway costly is tax, Servicing and the initial purchase price.
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997 C2 now.
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Eamo
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I was getting 250 miles to €60 in my old e36 m3
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Dergside
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I was "minding" an e36 Evo for my brother in law for a couple of months about 2 years back. On long open road runs the economy was astonishing (according to the obc). Over a period of time I was averaging over 32mpg for nearly all open road running, despite using the car reasonably enthusiastically. This was a reasonably close match to my 523i. The long 6th gear helps enormously. The 3.0 probably isn't quite so moderate a drinker because I think the 5th gear ratio is a fair bit shorter than 6th on the evo.
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Mick525i
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B0LL0x I only get 260mls in town for €70 in my 525i. I new I should have got an M5... Mick |
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BM Fan
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I was getting around 28/29mpg, M50 stop go on 95 octane, 98 when it was available gave about 2mpg more. The 97 Evo that Dergside refered to above.
The cost of fuel is not the biggest factor as said above its, insurance, tax and service, especially if it has to make a trip to the OEM. |
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Martin
In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!) Previous Models 2001 E39 520i Auto 1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual 1996 E36 328i Coupe 1997 E36 318i Conv 1992 E36 316i Sln |
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flyingalexf68
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@BM Fan, what made you give up the M3 for a 520? How many miles did you do between services? And would you reccomend one? By the way I'm dying to get one. There's one in Leixlip that I see all the time. A '98 in Estoril Blue with Silver Leather. Yummy. Edited by flyingalexf68 |
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1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel.
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m3 kid
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hey les, got mine sorted this evening. so will keep an eye on the fuel consumption over the next few days and let ya know since i know your anxious to buy it......
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Eamo
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not b00ii0x mick it was the same with my previous m3 as well. my drive to work is a 25 mile round trip from the country into a town. |
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lesurely
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keep her out of those pot holes i'll be watchen, next time your out and about give us a call so i can droulllllllll @ BigPhil at best i get 300 to 315 miles for €60 not much in it I know service tax insurance are the big ones but wtf
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e30 325is (deceased)
e36 318is under major construction E39 530D Sport mtec (all the bells and whistles ) Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower lesurely |
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T.J.
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I've a 10 mile commute to work that takes around 15-20 mins. So day-to-day with that driving and giving it a tickle every now & again, I get around 24-26mpg average running Eagle F1s. Long journeys will see it doing around 30mpg. My best was 32.49mpg, worst 20.42mpg, and the average over the 4,882 miles I've had it is 25.2mpg. However, I've done very little miles compared to normal due to work being predominantly office based so far this year. More open road driving will bump the average up. Mine is a 3.0 with the 5 speed box, and the 6th cog would deffo bump comsumption to 31-32mpg on long journeys. For comparision, my 328i averaged 29.55mpg over 26,437 miles. However, that involved more open road driving, and a change of tyres to a sticky & wider set near the end dropped the consumption by 1 mpg on average. the best i got from the 328 was 33.74mpg. So in my opinion, if you're not doing big miles then the extra you'll be paying on fuel will be negligible compared to the general additional running costs the M3 brings. And if you are doing bigger miles, it stands comparision with other large-engined 3 series. Hope that helps. Edited by T.J. |
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lesurely
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What would you consider to be big miles, i do 45 miles round trip per day from house to work and home again not to mention social driving. I would say 300 to 350 min. |
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e30 325is (deceased)
e36 318is under major construction E39 530D Sport mtec (all the bells and whistles ) Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower lesurely |
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UJM3
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Hey, My daily commute is about 45-46 miles and costs me on average €10 per day. Includes motorway driving, b road and about 10 mins is stop start traffic. Plus a couple of miles at lunch time. I honestly can't complain about the mpg, herself has a 316 (1.9) and mine is not much dearer to run at all.... eats back tyres though! |
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lesurely
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@UJM3 would say daily commute the same distance takes me about 45 mins to 1 hour city centre traffic then trying to get up the Navan road and Blanch bypass and then when the bypass closes down to one lane just after Clone another big tailback but when schools open that journey can take upto 2 hours (the odd time 2.5) a lot of start stop and a lot of engine time. At the mo it costs me around €10 per day, so kind of reckon a M3 up to about €12 do these figures sound reasonable. |
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e30 325is (deceased)
e36 318is under major construction E39 530D Sport mtec (all the bells and whistles ) Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower lesurely |
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BM Fan
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I didn't give up the M for the 520, its even worse, I gave it up for a 97 Passat TDi estate (€60 = 600+miles). I was starting to do too much mileage around the country and the primary reason was the state of the roads. Some roads at 30mph in this country would rupture your spleen in the M so in the end I decided it wasn't practical for the kind of use that I was going to be using it for. If you have a regular commute that you can have a bit of fun on then you should get one. Fantastic car but I think my next M when I get around to it will be an E30 and kept as weekend / fun car. The 520i is my better halfs, presently its the subject of an ongoing discussion about changing it. |
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Martin
In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!) Previous Models 2001 E39 520i Auto 1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual 1996 E36 328i Coupe 1997 E36 318i Conv 1992 E36 316i Sln |
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lesurely
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http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car& carID=460868 There are some nice ones about. This one is in Lucan going to view it tonight. Edited by lesurely |
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e30 325is (deceased)
e36 318is under major construction E39 530D Sport mtec (all the bells and whistles ) Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower lesurely |
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flyingalexf68
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Yes I've been looking at that one. A lot. Loads of really really nice ones in the UK as well.
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1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel.
2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
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BigPhil
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What about something like that... Nice and the 01's now can be got for mid to late 40's....cheap enough. http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car& carID=452138
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997 C2 now.
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flyingalexf68
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About €30,000 out of my price bracket. Edited by flyingalexf68 |
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1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel.
2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
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