[sunscreemer]

Originally Posted by HighlandPete

If you are an economy minded driver, you can get better mpg without cruise control and still keep the same average speed.

You use the road, a couple of mph increase down hill and a couple mph drop off up hill, a simple easing off a few seconds earlier than with cruise switched on, all help to eek out more mpg without any effort.

But for many drivers cruise control will give them best mpg, their normal driving is too erratic, and they don't read the road enough in normal driving.

HighlandPete

These comments make me glad that I seem to get better economy with cruise OFF

[Farook]

Omg...i cant do more than 31mpg combined on my 328i & you get 50+ :O

[Pablo68]

Originally Posted by piono

I'd be curious what your average mpg is. My real life is 24mpg e92 335i vs 38mpg current 335d on the same commute. However it is interesting to see www.automobile-catalog.com where the average mpg 335i is similar or lower than 335d, strange.

I have posted before somewhere but currently sitting at 29.7 avg over about 4500 miles. Best so far was 38mpg over about 70 miles on the m4. I could probably average around 34mpg but the thing is I didn't buy the 335i to wring every last drop of economy out of it...in fact far from it.

[sunscreemer]

Aside from hybrid technology i think the cylinder on demand tech could be the best. Personally i want something that I can drive on a daily commute and achieve a very high mpg on, but has the capability to perform like a beast when I want to be carefree and enjoy a drive.

[gtsussex]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

I have posted before somewhere but currently sitting at 29.7 avg over about 4500 miles. Best so far was 38mpg over about 70 miles on the m4. I could probably average around 34mpg but the thing is I didn't buy the 335i to wring every last drop of economy out of it...in fact far from it.

I think that's pretty impressive. If I could get into the 30's on a long run, I'd be very happy with that.

[Pablo68]

Originally Posted by gtsussex

I think that's pretty impressive. If I could get into the 30's on a long run, I'd be very happy with that.

Absolutely...400 miles from a tank on average is much better than my last petrol, which was closer to 290 per tank.

I'm off to Spain shortly and will be driving from Santander down to near Alicante and back via Madrid (with missus onboard), just over a 1100 mile round trip, so will be interesting to see what I can get cruising on the Autopistas.

[brommy]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

I have posted before somewhere but currently sitting at 29.7 avg over about 4500 miles.

Is that including daily short (say less than 15 miles) commutes in traffic or is it mostly for more enjoyable longer journeys in less traffic?

If your average does include shortish commutes, 29.7mpg is not too bad. Most 'commuting' 335ds will only be averaging 20% more, although I expect the added function of 4WD prevents it being 30% higher.

If 29.7mpg is mostly for decent runs (even if a bit spirited), that's still good for a 300hp petrol, but it does leave some distance to the 335d economy. Room in which many (not all - obviously!) accept the noise of a 6 cylinder diesel.

My best mate (of 36 years) drives a 335i SE Coupe that he bought from new 6 years ago (304ps, I believe). He and I see no issue in the differences and he is very complimentary about the 20mph to 80mph acceleration of my 335d and the ride quality/handling balance of my adaptive suspension on 19" run-flats (he said much better than his SE suspension on 18"s). Whilst I was never daring to compete in a noise term, he said politely said it was decent. Obviously we know why that might be but if that's the sound I hear whilst driving, it matters little outside.

IMO, nearly all the F3x engines are good and serve their purpose well, be that initial cost, power or economy. Certainly the 335i and 335d (and 330d for those preferring 2WD) are such great cars that no driver should feel the need to justify his/her (are they any women on this forum?!) purchase decision.

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Originally Posted by Pablo68

Absolutely...400 miles from a tank on average is much better than my last petrol, which was closer to 290 per tank.

I'm off to Spain shortly and will be driving from Santander down to near Alicante and back via Madrid (with missus onboard), just over a 1100 mile round trip, so will be interesting to see what I can get cruising on the Autopistas.

Is there much difference to Santander v Bilbao?

We are looking at a Gibraltar trip later in year.

At moment debating France and down through Spain or ferry to Spain.

[Pablo68]

Originally Posted by brommy

Is that including daily short (say less than 15 miles) commutes in traffic or is it mostly for more enjoyable longer journeys in less traffic?

If your average does include shortish commutes, 29.7mpg is not too bad. Most 'commuting' 335ds will only be averaging 20% more, although I expect the added function of 4WD prevents it being 30% higher.

If 29.7mpg is mostly for decent runs (even if a bit spirited), that's still good for a 300hp petrol, but it does leave some distance to the 335d economy. Room in which many (not all - obviously!) accept the noise of a 6 cylinder diesel.

My best mate (of 36 years) drives a 335i SE Coupe that he bought from new 6 years ago (304ps, I believe). He and I see no issue in the differences and he is very complimentary about the 20mph to 80mph acceleration of my 335d and the ride quality/handling balance of my adaptive suspension on 19" run-flats (he said much better than his SE suspension on 18"s). Whilst I was never daring to compete in a noise term, he said politely said it was decent. Obviously we know why that might be but if that's the sound I hear whilst driving, it matters little outside.

IMO, nearly all the F3x engines are good and serve their purpose well, be that initial cost, power or economy. Certainly the 335i and 335d (and 330d for those preferring 2WD) are such great cars that no driver should feel the need to justify his/her (are they any women on this forum?!) purchase decision.

Yup that's my overall average and includes my daily commute of 5 miles each way (2 miles B Road, 3 miles NSL Dual Carriageway with roundabouts...great for spirited take offs). Not too shabby really.

As you say, all the F30 engines are peaches in their own right.

[Pablo68]

Originally Posted by Brigand

Is there much difference to Santander v Bilbao?

We are looking at a Gibraltar trip later in year.

At moment debating France and down through Spain or ferry to Spain.

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About 45 minutes or so in it.

We used to drive the Chunnel down through central France across the border at Perpignan then down the Med Highway....but after several years the three day drive starts to wear thin, hence we now take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander and spend a day on board getting pissed instead

Not only that, the cost of the bloody tolls now is so high and so frequent, and by the time you factor in two hotel stops each way it's actually cheaper on the ferry.
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Originally Posted by Pablo68

[Thread Derail]
About 45 minutes or so in it.

We used to drive the Chunnel down through central France across the border at Perpignan then down the Med Highway....but after several years the three day drive starts to wear thin, hence we now take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander and spend a day on board getting pissed instead

Not only that, the cost of the bloody tolls now is so high and so frequent, and by the time you factor in two hotel stops each way it's actually cheaper on the ferry.
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Thanks, threads are made to be be derailed

I hate flying in to Gib, especially now I will have to pay for the honour.

[brommy]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

Yup that's my overall average and includes my daily commute of 5 miles each way (2 miles B Road, 3 miles NSL Dual Carriageway with roundabouts...great for spirited take offs). Not too shabby really.

That is very decent.

Originally Posted by Pablo68

As you say, all the F30 engines are peaches in their own right.

[FSE23]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

Yup that's my overall average and includes my daily commute of 5 miles each way (2 miles B Road, 3 miles NSL Dual Carriageway with roundabouts...great for spirited take offs). Not too shabby really.

As you say, all the F30 engines are peaches in their own right.

That's bloody good. On such a short commutes I was unable to get more that 20mpg on my e92 335i, so that was one of the reasons I went for diesel. However it looks like I'm getting about 6mpg better economy on the same commutes so far.

[chiefy]

Tested my mpg today for the first time from Glasgow to Manchester. Well impressed with the results. Had the speed limiter set to 80mph with 3 adults 2 kids plus a boot full of luggage.

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Originally Posted by chiefy1983

Tested my mpg today for the first time from Glasgow to Manchester. Well impressed with the results. Had the speed limiter set to 80mph with 3 adults 2 kids plus a boot full of luggage.

How easy is speed limiter to set?

[BMWSKI]

Originally Posted by Brigand

How easy is speed limiter to set?

Easy. Just press 'SET' on your steering wheel and it logs your current speed and stops you from going any faster. Alternatively you can select a different speed.

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Originally Posted by BMWSKI

Easy. Just press 'SET' on your steering wheel and it logs your current speed and stops you from going any faster. Alternatively you can select a different speed.

Oh I have that already it's called WIFE lol.

Seriously though I will so need that, it so easy to creep up in speed until you are like eek

[BMWSKI]

Originally Posted by Brigand

Oh I have that already it's called WIFE lol.

Seriously though I will so need that, it so easy to creep up in speed until you are like eek

I'm in high Wycombe area if you need a hand?

[Pablo68]

Originally Posted by BMWSKI

I'm in high Wycombe area if you need a hand?

Holy cow...are you offering him a hit on his wife?

[Torquein]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

Holy cow...are you offering him a hit on his wife?

[BMWSKI]

Originally Posted by Pablo68

Holy cow...are you offering him a hit on his wife?

Was it that obvious...