Tank range
Tank range
Just been away in the z3 for a few days in Suffolk, very nice cruising round the countryside with the roof down a fair bit
Filled up on our way back to Chelmsford with 344 miles on the trip & 43.46 litres to brim it again, I make that 36.3mpg.
Pleasantly surprised at that-anybody with a 2.2 got much better?
Filled up on our way back to Chelmsford with 344 miles on the trip & 43.46 litres to brim it again, I make that 36.3mpg.
Pleasantly surprised at that-anybody with a 2.2 got much better?
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I got 35mpg measuring the way you did on a recent holiday to Rutland. Did your fuel light come on when you filled up at 344 miles?
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My 2.2 Renault master does 37 mpg!!!
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Pleeeeaaaase not another MPG topic
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
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I average 19mpg.....
Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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Gookah - if you and I were to ever meet, I reckon we'd get on fine and dandy
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i don't feel so bad at getting 25-28mpg from my 1.9 nowTR4man wrote:Pleeeeaaaase not another MPG topic
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
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If l drove my Ferrari carefully l could squeeze 18 mpg out of it.
Normal driving gave about 14.
Normal driving gave about 14.
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Johannesburg - Durban is 620km... I fill up 1/2 way and just make it to Dbn.... but then when one can do 220kph + on the motorway - illegally - it's worth the cost...
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Hi, yes the light had just come on a mile or so before I found a garageRagtop wrote:I got 35mpg measuring the way you did on a recent holiday to Rutland. Did your fuel light come on when you filled up at 344 miles?
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Not sure how to reply to this? I was driving up to the legal limits (& beyond sometimes) I don't agree that outright speed is always a mark of a satisfying drive-I find it more of a test of skill by driving smoothly & anticipating events ahead.TR4man wrote:Pleeeeaaaase not another MPG topic
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
If you can do this well your mpg will rise & the risk to your license will go down
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Im ashamed ,Think I need t get rid of mine then, but it aint my fault it does 37.1 mpg at 75 -80 mph .3.0 auto.TR4man wrote:Pleeeeaaaase not another MPG topic
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
Perhaps my right foot got lighter lol
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OMG! Look at all the dust on top of those dash pinnacles!
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Here is my z4 3litre si economy after a motorway runmaurice the martian wrote:Im ashamed ,Think I need t get rid of mine then, but it aint my fault it does 37.1 mpg at 75 -80 mph .3.0 auto.TR4man wrote:Pleeeeaaaase not another MPG topic
Smartbear you should not be driving a sportscar as if you were auditioning for the remake of "Driving Miss Daisy"
Anyone who gets more than 30 MPG should be ashamed of themselves and should immediately trade their Zed in for a nice sensible hybrid Hyundai or some other piece of far Eastern motoring blancmange
Perhaps my right foot got lighter lol
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Luv it
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I'll see you at a petrol station one day....TR4man wrote:Gookah - if you and I were to ever meet, I reckon we'd get on fine and dandy
I have had regular 16mpg's too, in fact my Z4M was positively frugal in comparison at a regular 21mpg
The consumption isn't helped by the fact I have a 2 mile journey to work and it never gets warm, plus it comprises a short length of dual carriageway and I can't help "stretching my legs" on occasions.
I have had 32mpg out of it once... miss Daisy was well pleased..
Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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Oh God
Who'll be the first to state that one brand of petrol gives them +2% MPG and saves them 6 pence on every tankful?
..and if that same person then says "help, my roof is leaking above the driver's door"
Who'll be the first to state that one brand of petrol gives them +2% MPG and saves them 6 pence on every tankful?
..and if that same person then says "help, my roof is leaking above the driver's door"
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Thats wot happens when u drive wit roof down .Davejue1 wrote:OMG! Look at all the dust on top of those dash pinnacles!
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I manage 150 on country roads mainly through 3rd to 4th gear fun to 275-300 on a moterway cruise in the ///M and average 200-250 on usual x3 commutes to work (150) and mini runs out in a average week.
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I have recorded 14 on the z3lightning wrote:If l drove my Ferrari carefully l could squeeze 18 mpg out of it.
Normal driving gave about 14.
(and above 30 on a different occasion)
Alasdair
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TR4man wrote:Oh God
Who'll be the first to state that one brand of petrol gives them +2% MPG and saves them 6 pence on every tankful?
..and if that same person then says "help, my roof is leaking above the driver's door"
I will! oh and my roofs leaking!!
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Not me.TR4man wrote:Oh God
Who'll be the first to state that one brand of petrol gives them +2% MPG and saves them 6 pence on every tankful?
..and if that same person then says "help, my roof is leaking above the driver's door"
Watertite roof .glass rear screen.heaven
And I use Morrisons cheepo fuel.
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do not trust the on-board computer - you must brim the tank, take her for a run and note the distance, and brim it again a,d do the calculations!
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Average 28mpg, most I ever had was 32mpg, least I have had is 20mpg.
1998 Atlanta Blue 2.8
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after the 170 mile round trip to Santa Pod, I am a little embarrassed to post this
probably about 37mpg in the real world
sorry TR4man, I have let myself, and you, down.
probably about 37mpg in the real world
sorry TR4man, I have let myself, and you, down.
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Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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2.0l over the last couple of weeks @80-90 mph - 32 mpg
....today at 90-105mph from Southampton to Manchester - 23 mpg
....today at 90-105mph from Southampton to Manchester - 23 mpg
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bertiejaffa wrote:2.0l over the last couple of weeks @80-90 mph - 32 mpg
....today at 90-105mph from Southampton to Manchester - 23 mpg
well thats what you imagine it would be if you actually went over 70mph, but of course that would not be legal...
Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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Shame on you Mr Gookah you have succumbed.
You'll be hugging trees and building a wind farm in your back garden next. You seem to be turning into the sort of chap who'd be stressing over his carbon footprint.
Erm...
Forgive me for asking but whilst I have your attention, does your roof leak?
Y'know, above the driver's door?
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TR4man wrote:
Forgive me for asking but whilst I have your attention, does your roof leak?
Y'know, above the driver's door?
Of course it does, and I saved 6p on my tankful incidentally.
I know I have sinned, but in my defence the tankful previous was actually 15.49 mpg..
I don't know what went so terribly wrong. Maybe the fact my wife was in her Z3 behind me for the whole journey
Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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It's the price you pay for the fuel you use to get from A to B that counts.
Paying less for the same brand = .
Getting the fuel enroute rather than making a detour =
but, the real top tip is...
Doing less miles can be .
Knocking 10% distance off a journey means you can have 10% worse fuel consumption and have more fun for the same money
Andover to Nottingham was 150 miles by motorway / dual carriageway, or 130 by shortest route. Both routes cost the same, but one was A LOT more fun.
Paying less for the same brand = .
Getting the fuel enroute rather than making a detour =
but, the real top tip is...
Doing less miles can be .
Knocking 10% distance off a journey means you can have 10% worse fuel consumption and have more fun for the same money
Andover to Nottingham was 150 miles by motorway / dual carriageway, or 130 by shortest route. Both routes cost the same, but one was A LOT more fun.
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Of course Pete... These are my rough estimates using Pythagoras - ahemgookah wrote:bertiejaffa wrote:2.0l over the last couple of weeks @80-90 mph - 32 mpg
....today at 90-105mph from Southampton to Manchester - 23 mpg
well thats what you imagine it would be if you actually went over 70mph, but of course that would not be legal...
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Cooper01
Would I be correct in assuming that there is not much to do in your part of Australia?
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Would I be correct in assuming that there is not much to do in your part of Australia?
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You are correct as everything here is almost perfect. Every day is perfect just some days are more perfect than others.
All the convicts did the hard work a long time ago leaving us with nothing much left to do except enjoy life!
All the convicts did the hard work a long time ago leaving us with nothing much left to do except enjoy life!
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Cooper I get the same consistent numbers on my 1.9L auto.
Perhaps the miles in the UK are really kilometers - the consumptions some quote here are hardly believable...
Perhaps the miles in the UK are really kilometers - the consumptions some quote here are hardly believable...
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I did a couple of journeys to work and the display dropped to 40.2mpg.
On brimming the tank I had actually achieved 30.14mpg.
I never go by the display anyway, as my normal 19 is indicated as 24..
but its the first time I have seen it read that high after a long run....
Z3 2.8 Progress Journal (Mine)
Z3 1.9 Sport Progress Journal (Wifey's)
I have an element of 'M-styling' on my car, If that's a good enough reason for the manufacturers to adorn a 320 with the M badge, then its certainly a good enough reason for me..
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The plastic surrounds that encase the speedo and tachometer.Rafolian wrote:What's a dash "pinnacle"?
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Binnacle...Davejue1 wrote:The plastic surrounds that encase the speedo and tachometer.Rafolian wrote:What's a dash "pinnacle"?
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hi gookah, i think its possible to recalibrate the trip computer if yours is out by that much
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