330d mpg

dobbo99 · 08-15-2017, 11:51 AM

I've just spent 12 days in Cornwall, and covered about 1100milea in that time.
Bearing in mind the 300odd mile motorway journey I was expecting to see a bit more than 36mpg for the whole period.
Or am I being unrealistic?

I guess being 4 up and having a boot full of stuff has an impact, and then the stop start nature of the narrow Cornish roads and the crappy M5 perhaps don't help.

devil84 · 08-15-2017, 12:15 PM

I have a 430d x drive. I do mixed motorway and town. get 38mpg. did same style in m135i and got 25mpg

Alscoob · 08-15-2017, 12:19 PM

I would say that's pretty good

Short roads, start stop, bit of wellie, good if you ask me.

I can and have achieved very best of 51 mpg from mine but generally 37 mpg is an all rounder so 36 on those road is good

SteveChester · 08-15-2017, 12:54 PM

Means you didn't drive it hard enough

KCH1984 · 08-15-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by devil84

I have a 430d x drive. I do mixed motorway and town. get 38mpg. did same style in m135i and got 25mpg

Bang on what I've found going m135i to 330xD

teaston · 08-15-2017, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dobbo99

I've just spent 12 days in Cornwall, and covered about 1100milea in that time.
Bearing in mind the 300odd mile motorway journey I was expecting to see a bit more than 36mpg for the whole period.
Or am I being unrealistic?

I guess being 4 up and having a boot full of stuff has an impact, and then the stop start nature of the narrow Cornish roads and the crappy M5 perhaps don't help.

That's pretty good for that journey, on your own on an open motorway would be 45-50mpg if sticking to 70mph

dobbo99 · 08-15-2017, 03:04 PM

Maybe I'm too critical!

Finchley · 08-15-2017, 03:39 PM

Slightly embarrassed to confess in this company that after 13,000 miles the OBC is showing 49.6mpg. Confirms I really do drive like Miss Daisy!

teaston · 08-15-2017, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Finchley

Slightly embarrassed to confess in this company that after 13,000 miles the OBC is showing 49.6mpg. Confirms I really do drive like Miss Daisy!

Yea you might as well have a 316d by the sounds of it!

Finchley · 08-15-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

Yea you might as well have a 316d by the sounds of it!

Almost solely motorway driving and my excuse is too much time spent on that long and tedious 50 mph section on the M1 on frequent visits to my family in the midlands!

SkyJawa · 08-15-2017, 04:09 PM

I used to get about the same fully loaded with bars and roof box on with xDrive...

troggy1969 · 08-15-2017, 04:53 PM

Unless I have an empty road to play I struggle to get below 50. 52 today driving to Birmingham, 47 coming back with some clear roads and a play with a golf R!!

bwrlane · 08-15-2017, 04:54 PM

Depends entirely on driving. In mixed driving it's fine. My lifetime average is 37 after 40k miles.

Set myself a challenge last month to drive from Reading to Durham and back to Reading via Manchester on one tank. Did it with 44 miles to spare. 627 miles, average 52.7 mpg.

Gaz330d · 08-16-2017, 05:58 AM

My current average is 37mpg from home to work. With the same journey in the M135i I was getting 26mpg.
However on a recent trip to Bath from Manchester. My average was 52mpg.

Dave911 · 08-16-2017, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by troggy1969

Unless I have an empty road to play I struggle to get below 50. 52 today driving to Birmingham, 47 coming back with some clear roads and a play with a golf R!!

Hope you embarrassed the golf

Ti Rich · 08-16-2017, 10:05 AM

I just did almost exaxtly the same trip a few weeks ago 4 up and fully loaded and averaged 40mpg. That was at 72mph on the motorway with my son following in a mini with a black box fitted - hence the low speed.

Life time mpg over 51k is 43.3mpg.

If you were doing 75+ on thr motorway i would say its about bang on right.

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devil84 Captain 116 Rep 793 Posts Drives: G30 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: London iTrader: (0)	I have a 430d x drive. I do mixed motorway and town. get 38mpg. did same style in m135i and got 25mpg
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Alscoob Brigadier General 2080 Rep 3,032 Posts Drives: G31 540i M Sport Edition Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I would say that's pretty good Short roads, start stop, bit of wellie, good if you ask me. I can and have achieved very best of 51 mpg from mine but generally 37 mpg is an all rounder so 36 on those road is good
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troggy1969 Lieutenant 55 Rep 554 Posts Drives: 335D MSport 2016 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ludlow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 335D MSport [0.00]	Unless I have an empty road to play I struggle to get below 50. 52 today driving to Birmingham, 47 coming back with some clear roads and a play with a golf R!!
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bwrlane Lieutenant 154 Rep 590 Posts Drives: 340i F31 MPPSK Join Date: May 2013 Location: Reading, UK iTrader: (0)	Depends entirely on driving. In mixed driving it's fine. My lifetime average is 37 after 40k miles. Set myself a challenge last month to drive from Reading to Durham and back to Reading via Manchester on one tank. Did it with 44 miles to spare. 627 miles, average 52.7 mpg.
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Gaz330d Private First Class 45 Rep 145 Posts Drives: BMW F40 M135i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	My current average is 37mpg from home to work. With the same journey in the M135i I was getting 26mpg. However on a recent trip to Bath from Manchester. My average was 52mpg.
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Ti Rich Major 310 Rep 1,314 Posts Drives: Porsche Macan S D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dudley, West Midlands, UK iTrader: (0)	I just did almost exaxtly the same trip a few weeks ago 4 up and fully loaded and averaged 40mpg. That was at 72mph on the motorway with my son following in a mini with a black box fitted - hence the low speed. Life time mpg over 51k is 43.3mpg. If you were doing 75+ on thr motorway i would say its about bang on right.
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