Gas Mileage - Page 6 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Verbatim · 07-16-2011, 08:45 PM

I've been driving more moderately for the past 3 days, keeping up with traffic, and i've averaged 27.4 mpg by shifting myself below 2k while I usually average 19.2 in D driving aggressively.
Edit: My average speed is 33 just for an idea of highway vs city. I'd say it's 50/50 with lots of hills.

hipnotic · 07-16-2011, 10:39 PM

i am getting 26 mpg driving mostly freeway while maintaining my speed from 60-70 mph on the freeway

rovensail · 07-16-2011, 10:41 PM

bmw's don't get their best gas economy until after 120,000 miles...

Verbatim · 07-16-2011, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rovensail

bmw's don't get their best gas economy until after 120,000 miles...

What's the logic behind that lol?

SpaceGrayE90 · 07-16-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rovensail

bmw's don't get their best gas economy until after 120,000 miles...

that makes no sense

SpaceGrayE90 · 07-16-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

I've been driving more moderately for the past 3 days, keeping up with traffic, and i've averaged 27.4 mpg by shifting myself below 2k while I usually average 19.2 in D driving aggressively.
Edit: My average speed is 33 just for an idea of highway vs city. I'd say it's 50/50 with lots of hills.

if you're getting 19.2 MPG driving "aggressively", you are not driving aggressively

Tom K. · 07-17-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by davidkneiber

What's the logic behind that lol?

A bit of hyperbole. But both BMW cars and motorcycles historically have taken a while to be fully broken in. For the 4 new Bimmers I've owned, the engine seems to loosen up and gas mileage improves after about 6,000 miles. For the opposed twin Beemers, it's closer to 20,000.

Tom

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07-16-2011, 10:39 PM	#112
hipnotic Major General Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: So. Cal Posts: 6,543 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [3.50]	i am getting 26 mpg driving mostly freeway while maintaining my speed from 60-70 mph on the freeway __________________

07-16-2011, 10:41 PM	#113
rovensail Skipper Drives: 2007 335i Coupe Join Date: May 2011 Location: Coast of Somewhere Beautiful... Posts: 118 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	bmw's don't get their best gas economy until after 120,000 miles... __________________ Owning: 2007 335i Ext:Black Sapphire Metallic/ Int:Black Owned: 2006 325i Ext:Electric Red/Int:Black 1985 528e Ext:Baltic Blue/Int:Pacific Blue

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