Gas Mileage - Page 4 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

coreslogic · 11-06-2005, 08:21 PM

I just come across this post from edmunds.com about
Posted EPA and Real World Estimates, this should gives us an idea why our results vary sooo much

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/dri...3/article.html

Richwm · 06-24-2006, 10:41 AM

OK I drive 72 miles to work every day and here is what I have come up with, BTW I have 26,500 miles on her.

85 Mph = 27.5 Mpg
80 Mph = 28.2 Mpg
75 Mph = 29.7 Mpg (my compromize)
72 Mph = 30.5 Mpg
70 Mph = 30.9 Mpg
68 Mph = 31.9 Mpg
65 Mph = 28.7 Mpg ( because of hills and lugging the engine)

This is a mix of 35 miles of up and down hills and the rest is flat ground all in 6th with a 6MT. if I just do the hills subtract 5 Mpg from above.

I usally go 450+ miles on a tank of gas and the worst I got was 380 miles but that was driving way to fast and yes a 330i 6 MT can break 150 MPH on the speedo.

DigiSage · 06-24-2006, 02:56 PM

I'm still getting ~16 to 18 MPG in all-city driving. 1100 miles.

tsoc88 · 06-24-2006, 04:39 PM

325 manual

7500 miles, Highway: 30.7 Just came back from a 400 mile trip.
Cruise at 80-85 and the 30.7 just happens.

Gearcraft · 06-24-2006, 04:51 PM

325i MT

i average 24 MPG city/freeway combined. the flatter the roads the better gas mileage i get. the highest that i have gotten is around 32-34 MPG on the freeway without traffic around 70-75mph. (if im not mistaken. these are just estimates from what i can remember)

lump · 06-24-2006, 09:17 PM

First post--new 325i owner here. Glad to see I'm not only one getting crappy mileage. Less than 350 miles on the car, and I have yet to see a figure over 18 MPG. Considering that's about what my big-@$$ Chevy Astro gets, I was a little concerned. It sounds like things get better as the both the car and driver break in a bit. I hope so.

gos · 06-24-2006, 09:22 PM

Hrm. 6MT, spirited mountain driving, 500 miles on the ODO, I'm averaging ~24mpg according to the computer. If you watch that little instantaneous MPG meter below the tach, it's easy to see what sorts of actions cause you to suck gas. Anything resulting in a kickdown in the step will probably be painful for mileage.

Nikki · 06-24-2006, 09:31 PM

I get 16 mpg in all city traffic driving. I think my average speed is 25mph. :*(

DigiSage · 06-26-2006, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

I get 16 mpg in all city traffic driving. I think my average speed is 25mph. :*(

Nice to hear someone else is getting as bad, Nikki. I was actually considering taking my car in for service to have them look at it...... maybe I still should?

BMWalopez01 · 06-26-2006, 08:15 AM

~5K miles and still 19-20MPG in a 30-70% city-Highway driving, and is not getting better. I tried Manual mode, DS, and D mode and still all of them very close. I tried to be very conservative in each one of them. Could this be a problem with the car? I noticed that the car is vibrating at each star. Please help!!

Costa · 06-26-2006, 08:54 AM

Yeah I am only getting 12L/100km, which equates to about 20MPG - pretty crappy considering my friend gets 13.5 L/100 in his E55 AMG.

Hunter399 · 06-26-2006, 09:50 AM

I am getting like 16 too

Nikki · 06-26-2006, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigiSage

Nice to hear someone else is getting as bad, Nikki. I was actually considering taking my car in for service to have them look at it...... maybe I still should?

I'm not going to take mine in but I may mention it when I need to have it serviced. I checked my average speed today and it is 22mph. I reset the mpg and mph every time I fill up. Do you have a similar mph? When I have taken it on highway trips and average 80mph I've gotten 30+mpg so I don't think that there is something wrong with my car. If you look at how they rate mpg in the city I believe they average 35-50mph so obviously they aren't going to get 16mpg.

sdbcerda · 06-26-2006, 10:09 AM

I get 22-25 mpg driving around the bay area with about 5k miles on the odometer. My wife gets 20-22 with a little more driving in traffic and more "spirited" driving than I drive.

vladinecko · 06-26-2006, 10:10 AM

same here, horrific in the city and OK on the highway. when driving all in the city, i barely get 290 mile range.

KL2DC · 06-26-2006, 10:15 AM

14mpg average

-325i Step
-Mostly in D mode, not an aggressive driver in the city. Hardly use manual mode
-4,250 miles on the clock
-Average 25-20 miles a day, heavy city driving
-reset with every full tank

I though the consumption would've gotten better out of the break-in period but it has stayed at the 13-15mpg range

Thinking an unscheduled oil change at 6k miles might help

Hunter399 · 06-26-2006, 10:18 AM

My range is alway around 280 on a full tank

agressive driving, almost all city traffic
325 automatic
almost 10,000 miles

DigiSage · 06-26-2006, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikki

I'm not going to take mine in but I may mention it when I need to have it serviced. I checked my average speed today and it is 22mph. I reset the mpg and mph every time I fill up. Do you have a similar mph? When I have taken it on highway trips and average 80mph I've gotten 30+mpg so I don't think that there is something wrong with my car. If you look at how they rate mpg in the city I believe they average 35-50mph so obviously they aren't going to get 16mpg.

Yup, my average speed is about 20 to 25MPH too. The EPA city fuel economy for this car is severely off.

Dukenole · 06-26-2006, 11:43 AM

21.7 mpg average after 2200 miles with my 330i manual.

kobechrome · 06-26-2006, 11:46 AM

Your first 1K or so, it's going to be skewed as your engine is still breaking in. I was averaging 14-17 on my first 1000 miles and now at 5500 I'm up to about 24-26 (mix of 70/30 highway/city).

kuthair · 06-26-2006, 11:53 AM

Anyone compare the computer avg to real world?

IE: reset computer and trip at next fill up.. then calculate mileage at following fillup and compare to computer avg?

mwilli · 06-26-2006, 11:59 AM

This is pretty interesting, I have had my car now for 400miles 330i MT, and I am getting 22mpg and I have a lead foot to say the least.

11-06-2005, 08:21 PM	#67
coreslogic Captain Drives: e90 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 740 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 e90 325i [0.00]	I just come across this post from edmunds.com about Posted EPA and Real World Estimates, this should gives us an idea why our results vary sooo much http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/dri...3/article.html __________________ e90 325i Jet Black / Sports Pkg / Auto

06-24-2006, 04:39 PM	#70
tsoc88 New Member Drives: 2008 328ic, 2004 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 29 iTrader: (0)	Mileag 325 manual 7500 miles, Highway: 30.7 Just came back from a 400 mile trip. Cruise at 80-85 and the 30.7 just happens.

06-24-2006, 04:51 PM	#71
Gearcraft misadventurer Drives: bubbie mystic blue whale Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: candied island Posts: 706 iTrader: (0)	325i MT i average 24 MPG city/freeway combined. the flatter the roads the better gas mileage i get. the highest that i have gotten is around 32-34 MPG on the freeway without traffic around 70-75mph. (if im not mistaken. these are just estimates from what i can remember) __________________ 325i I SP

06-24-2006, 09:22 PM	#73
gos Captain Drives: E90 330xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 959 iTrader: (0)	Hrm. 6MT, spirited mountain driving, 500 miles on the ODO, I'm averaging ~24mpg according to the computer. If you watch that little instantaneous MPG meter below the tach, it's easy to see what sorts of actions cause you to suck gas. Anything resulting in a kickdown in the step will probably be painful for mileage. __________________ -- 330xi SG/Terra/Burl -- ZPP, ZSP, ZCW, CA, Sirius, PDC

06-24-2006, 09:31 PM	#74
Nikki Major General Drives: del Sol VTEC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Malibu Posts: 6,368 iTrader: (9)	I get 16 mpg in all city traffic driving. I think my average speed is 25mph. :*( __________________ Nikki

06-24-2006, 10:41 AM	#68
Richwm Captain Drives: 06 E90 330i 6MT, 01 E46 330i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canyon Country, CA. Posts: 854 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 530 Sport [3.50] 2006 330i BMW Perfo ... [4.00] 2001 330i [4.00] 2006 (Mar 05 build ... [4.00] 2006 (Mar 05 build ... [0.00]	OK I drive 72 miles to work every day and here is what I have come up with, BTW I have 26,500 miles on her. 85 Mph = 27.5 Mpg 80 Mph = 28.2 Mpg 75 Mph = 29.7 Mpg (my compromize) 72 Mph = 30.5 Mpg 70 Mph = 30.9 Mpg 68 Mph = 31.9 Mpg 65 Mph = 28.7 Mpg ( because of hills and lugging the engine) This is a mix of 35 miles of up and down hills and the rest is flat ground all in 6th with a 6MT. if I just do the hills subtract 5 Mpg from above. I usally go 450+ miles on a tank of gas and the worst I got was 380 miles but that was driving way to fast and yes a 330i 6 MT can break 150 MPH on the speedo.

06-24-2006, 02:56 PM	#69
DigiSage Private First Class Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2006 Location: CA Posts: 162 iTrader: (0)	I'm still getting ~16 to 18 MPG in all-city driving. 1100 miles.

06-24-2006, 09:17 PM	#72
lump Registered Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	First post--new 325i owner here. Glad to see I'm not only one getting crappy mileage. Less than 350 miles on the car, and I have yet to see a figure over 18 MPG. Considering that's about what my big-@$$ Chevy Astro gets, I was a little concerned. It sounds like things get better as the both the car and driver break in a bit. I hope so.

06-26-2006, 08:15 AM	#76
BMWalopez01 Experienced Drives: 2006 BMW 325xiT Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 88 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 E91 [0.00]	~5K miles and still 19-20MPG in a 30-70% city-Highway driving, and is not getting better. I tried Manual mode, DS, and D mode and still all of them very close. I tried to be very conservative in each one of them. Could this be a problem with the car? I noticed that the car is vibrating at each star. Please help!! __________________ X3 Xenon Lights, Black Leather and Aluminum Trim.

06-26-2006, 08:54 AM	#77
Costa Second Lieutenant Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 203 iTrader: (0)	Yeah I am only getting 12L/100km, which equates to about 20MPG - pretty crappy considering my friend gets 13.5 L/100 in his E55 AMG. __________________ 325i auto \| Saph Blk \| PDC \| Sunroof \| Prof Nav \| BiXenon \| SS \| Logic7

06-26-2006, 09:50 AM	#78
Hunter399 Major General Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,751 iTrader: (30)	I am getting like 16 too

06-26-2006, 10:09 AM	#80
sdbcerda Private Drives: E90 330i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alameda, California Posts: 63 iTrader: (0)	I get 22-25 mpg driving around the bay area with about 5k miles on the odometer. My wife gets 20-22 with a little more driving in traffic and more "spirited" driving than I drive. __________________ 2006 E90 330i Arctic, Beige Leather, Burl Walnut, Sport pkg, Steptronic, Premium pkg, Nav, Heated seats, Fold down rear seats, Satellite Radio.

06-26-2006, 10:10 AM	#81
vladinecko Brigadier General Drives: '11 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,892 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [4.50] 2008 BMW 335i [0.00] 2006 BMW 330i [0.00] 1994 BMW 325i [0.00]	same here, horrific in the city and OK on the highway. when driving all in the city, i barely get 290 mile range. __________________ 2011 E92 M3 - IB/Beige/Sycamore Wood/6MT/EDC/ZPP2/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/iPod-USB/Enh. Audio 2008 E92 335i - Montego Blue/Black/Gray Poplar/6MT/ZPP/ZSP/Nav/PDC/Heated Seats/HDRadio/iPod-USB - *Sold* 2006 E90 330i - Mystic Blue/Black/Aluminum/6MT/ZPP/iDrive/PDC/Heated Seats/Sat. Prep - *Sold* 1994 E36 325i - Boston Green/Beige/Automatic/ZPP/Heated Seats/Premium Sound - *Sold*

06-26-2006, 10:15 AM	#82
KL2DC Moderator Drives: E90 325i, W211 E350, W210 E55 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DC Metro Posts: 17,684 iTrader: (22) Garage List 2011 328i (E90 1144 ... [0.00] 2007 E350 Sport 4-M ... [0.00]	14mpg average -325i Step -Mostly in D mode, not an aggressive driver in the city. Hardly use manual mode -4,250 miles on the clock -Average 25-20 miles a day, heavy city driving -reset with every full tank I though the consumption would've gotten better out of the break-in period but it has stayed at the 13-15mpg range Thinking an unscheduled oil change at 6k miles might help __________________ Official DC Metro Registry - Current, New & Prospective Area Members Roll Call!

06-26-2006, 10:18 AM	#83
Hunter399 Major General Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 7,751 iTrader: (30)	My range is alway around 280 on a full tank agressive driving, almost all city traffic 325 automatic almost 10,000 miles

06-26-2006, 11:43 AM	#85
Dukenole Private First Class Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Posts: 107 iTrader: (0)	21.7 mpg average after 2200 miles with my 330i manual.

06-26-2006, 11:46 AM	#86
kobechrome Captain Drives: 2013 F30 335xi Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ashburn, VA Posts: 697 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 335xi Sport [0.00] 2013 Lexus RX 350 [0.00] 2006 BMW 325i [0.00]	Your first 1K or so, it's going to be skewed as your engine is still breaking in. I was averaging 14-17 on my first 1000 miles and now at 5500 I'm up to about 24-26 (mix of 70/30 highway/city). __________________

06-26-2006, 11:53 AM	#87
kuthair Captain Drives: 07 335i Sedan 6MT Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 613 iTrader: (0)	Anyone compare the computer avg to real world? IE: reset computer and trip at next fill up.. then calculate mileage at following fillup and compare to computer avg?

06-26-2006, 11:59 AM	#88
mwilli Private First Class Drives: 2006 330i, TiAg of course Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 115 iTrader: (0)	This is pretty interesting, I have had my car now for 400miles 330i MT, and I am getting 22mpg and I have a lead foot to say the least. __________________ On Order 08 M3 AW/Black Leather/Tech Pckg/19" Wheels/Heated Seats.

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