Just done 490 miles from a tank

Scoot · 08-19-2007, 07:07 AM

OK, might be getting boring this but ive just done 490 from a tank full of diesel . The comp said i still had 30 miles left aswell. Virtually all my driving in on country roads

, i had the car remapped with just 500 miles on it and ive covered 5500 now.
Its @ucking fantastic in my book that

red355 · 08-19-2007, 07:12 AM

who would have thought 20 years ago you could have that ecconomy and that performance (& easy of drive) in one package...and it would have been drinking Derv

...I typically get 525-550 + 30-40 miles reserve

dxb335d · 08-19-2007, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by red355

who would have thought 20 years ago you could have that ecconomy and that performance (& easy of drive) in one package...and it would have been drinking Derv

...I typically get 525-550 + 30-40 miles reserve

never would have believed it

scoot: you must be getting 40+mpg then yeah? man you must drive like a granny

and you have re-mapped ya 335d

Carlos

Scoot · 08-19-2007, 07:39 AM

Having a father who was an advanced police driver , who also believed speed wasn't the problem but poor driver training i can assure you that i don't hang around.
Its just that this level of fuel economy and the performance im getting is .... well a bit strange in my book ?

peterg1965 · 08-19-2007, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoot

OK, might be getting boring this but ive just done 490 from a tank full of diesel . The comp said i still had 30 miles left aswell. Virtually all my driving in on country roads

, i had the car remapped with just 500 miles on it and ive covered 5500 now.
Its @ucking fantastic in my book that

Cant recall how big the E91 fuel tank is (63 litres rings a bell) so 490miles equates to about 35/36 MPG. I would be hoping for a few more than that in my 335d, or is that wishful thinking.

I managed to eek about 550 miles out of a tankful (80 litres) of diesel in my wife's Disco 3, I even managed to get the OBC to read 31MPG whe I was cruising at 75 on the M62

That is going sum in a 2.7tonne 4x4 with auto box. Filling it up hurts though - £75

red355 · 08-19-2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by peterg1965

Cant recall how big the E91 fuel tank is (63 litres rings a bell) so 490miles equates to about 35/36 MPG. I would be hoping for a few more than that in my 335d, or is that wishful thinking.

I've averaged 41+ over that last 13k miles...YMMV (your mileage may vary)

mjh93sa · 08-19-2007, 08:02 AM

E91 tank is 63 litres for the petrol and 61 litres for the diesels

Scoot · 08-19-2007, 10:14 AM

im only putting in 50 litres everytime ?

peterg1965 · 08-19-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

E91 tank is 63 litres for the petrol and 61 litres for the diesels

mjh93sa · 08-19-2007, 11:39 AM

My record fill at the moment is 55.39 litres into the 63 litre tank of the E46, at which point I had covered 575 miles since the previous fill-up (500 is more normal).

Having plotted my fuel usage over the past couple of years I have found that there is a very strong correlation between fuel consumption and average speed. The faster I go the better the economy.

Get stuck in traffic and the economy of anything plummets.

Scoot · 08-19-2007, 11:57 AM

Ive just gone through some receipts, and i only seem to be able to put in a max of 51 litres.

Steve A · 08-19-2007, 12:04 PM

still at 26.4mpg. thought id be getting at least 30

mjh93sa · 08-19-2007, 12:05 PM

I think the 55.39 was the only time I've seen the low fuel light come on. Normally I fill at about a 1/4 tank indicated which works out to about 50 litres.

Give me a few weeks and I can report on the E91!

Oli · 08-19-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Ashton

still at 26.4mpg. thought id be getting at least 30

About the same as that, but most of my driving is around the town

Hotcoupe · 08-19-2007, 12:54 PM

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still at 26.4mpg. thought id be getting at least 30

Yikes, I'm kinda hoping I'll get more than that once mine arrives.
I'm averaging about 30mpg at the mo in my 330D (mapped),looks like I'm being unrealistic in thinking the new 335D will be a tad more economical.
Oh well,life's a bitch!

squeezebm · 08-19-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by OliH

About the same as that, but most of my driving is around the town

getting 29.4mpg its actually going down as the miles rack up

feck it might just as well get it re-mapped then

ChrisMWard · 08-19-2007, 01:29 PM

Best I ever managed with the 320d e46 was just over 600 miles on one tank, 500+ was every fill. Over 50,000 miles it averaged 46. On a weeks trip to Scotland and back it averaged 50MPG over three tanks of fuel.

The 120d is currently averaging around 47 to the gallon over 4000+ miles and the 335d is doing about 33 overall at present.

Regards

Chris

peterg1965 · 08-19-2007, 01:43 PM

In my E91 320d I did a regular journey to Plymouth and back home, 650 miles in total, I could just about do it on one tank of diesel which is about 50 MPG. That was done at a constant 75-80 in cruise if the motorway allowed.

Oli · 08-19-2007, 02:35 PM

All I know is my 335 is better than my last car an 06 R32, which most of the time would do between 180 - 220 miles to £50 - shocking!

dxb335d · 08-19-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

My record fill at the moment is 55.39 litres into the 63 litre tank of the E46, at which point I had covered 575 miles since the previous fill-up (500 is more normal).

Having plotted my fuel usage over the past couple of years I have found that there is a very strong correlation between fuel consumption and average speed. The faster I go the better the economy.

Get stuck in traffic and the economy of anything plummets.

i know thats the way it should be, but when i have been caught in traffic the mpg on the obc was increasing

Carlos

DervFan · 08-21-2007, 07:38 AM

I've been regularly filling up once the OBD gets to about 30 miles. Anybody know why the low fuel indicator comes on consistently about 77miles to go?

I've never managed to get more than about 55 litres in the tank.

The OBD currently reports about 45mpg and reckons I have 103miles to go. Current trip reads at 467 miles since last fill up

So I reckon I will be filling up after covering about 540 miles - which is pretty much consistent each tankful

dxb335d · 08-21-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DervFan

I've been regularly filling up once the OBD gets to about 30 miles. Anybody know why the low fuel indicator comes on consistently about 77miles to go?

I've never managed to get more than about 55 litres in the tank.

The OBD currently reports about 45mpg and reckons I have 103miles to go. Current trip reads at 467 miles since last fill up

So I reckon I will be filling up after covering about 540 miles - which is pretty much consistent each tankful

i usually fill up when there is like 8 miles left..

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Scoot Lieutenant 50 Rep 468 Posts Drives: 992 C2s Crayon / Golf R 7.5 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Having a father who was an advanced police driver , who also believed speed wasn't the problem but poor driver training i can assure you that i don't hang around. Its just that this level of fuel economy and the performance im getting is .... well a bit strange in my book ?
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mjh93sa Major General 147 Rep 5,080 Posts Drives: 530d Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gloucestershire iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M135i [10.00] 2011 Mini Countryma ... [5.50]	My record fill at the moment is 55.39 litres into the 63 litre tank of the E46, at which point I had covered 575 miles since the previous fill-up (500 is more normal). Having plotted my fuel usage over the past couple of years I have found that there is a very strong correlation between fuel consumption and average speed. The faster I go the better the economy. Get stuck in traffic and the economy of anything plummets. __________________ Gone: Fiesta - Focus - E46 320dSE - E91 330dMSport - E82 135iMSport - R55 JCW Clubman - M135i Now: 530d
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Scoot Lieutenant 50 Rep 468 Posts Drives: 992 C2s Crayon / Golf R 7.5 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Ive just gone through some receipts, and i only seem to be able to put in a max of 51 litres.
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ChrisMWard Captain 14 Rep 686 Posts Drives: E93 320d M Sport, E81 116d SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Epsom UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 120d SE [0.00] 2007 335d A M Sport [0.00] 1998 M3 Evo [0.00] 2002 330d Sport [0.00] 2004 330d Sport [0.00]	Best I ever managed with the 320d e46 was just over 600 miles on one tank, 500+ was every fill. Over 50,000 miles it averaged 46. On a weeks trip to Scotland and back it averaged 50MPG over three tanks of fuel. The 120d is currently averaging around 47 to the gallon over 4000+ miles and the 335d is doing about 33 overall at present. Regards Chris __________________ Previously: 2007 335D MSport E90 Le Mans Blue, 2004 330D A Sport Silver Grey, 2002 330D A Sport Saphire Black, 2001 320D SE Touring Titanium Silver, 1998 M3 Evo Techno Violet, 1996 328i Sport Montreal Blue, 1994 325i Coupe Red, 1989 325i Sport 2 door Dolphin Grey,1986 325i SE 4 door Lachs
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