How Many MPG Do You Get?

[EUPHORIA]

I'm averaging 18MPG in my E39.

Most of my driving is on the freeway, BUT, I live in L.A. so most of the time I"m stuck in traffic. And when it clears I"m so mad, that I just punch it and drive like a maniac. Neither of the above cases help on good gas comsumption :D

So list what you drive, what type and conditions of driving, and what your average MPG is.

Just wanna see how mine compares to the rest. :wave:

[crazn]

If I drive my car hard, I'm getting around 13-15 mpg.
I usually get 20-23 mpg with medium-hard driving.

[Fraser]

On average (mostly city) I get about 23-28mpg, on the highway I can crank out 30+ no prob.

'95 318

[BMDave]

EUPHORIA - your driving conditions sound a lot like mine, which sucks, but I get about 20-23mpg on an average tank.

[Daved]

A new MPG thread! :D

I'm getting 12-13 since I got the exhaust :)

[EUPHORIA]

I have NEVER gotten above 21 MPG, even when I drove late at night for a whole week w/ no traffic. I do a lot of accel. and decel. (due to L.A. traffic or due to some spirited driving) which would explain the 18MPG, but I still think that's a bit low. My best on a full tank has been about 360 miles on 18 gallons = 20 MPG, and this was in non traffic and non aggressive driving days.

[punknamedjimmy]

my jeep averages about 12-15 mpg with normal driving.


highway no traffic driving it might get close to 18-20

[Hyperion]

Twenty 1 point 2

[shragon]

according to the obc for my '95 525i... 19.8 mpg.

mixed city and freeway driving in the bay area.

[Cattivo328]

I drive about 60% in horrible city conditions, here in Newport it seems there are stop lights or signs every 20 feet. And about 40% freeway, which is really not that much better and I average about 20-21mpg in my 328is. Pure city I get 17-19 depending on how aggressive I drive. Pure highway trips I get 29-30mpg, not bad for an inline six. Im happy.:D

[///MDriver]

I get about 20-22 on normal driving.

[MadFish]

98% highway driving and 2% city. I hardly ever get stuck in traffic. But, when I do, its traffic is going about 40-50mph. But, I get around 26-28mpg. Its really nice compared to my old truck. Which got about 15mpg.

[auto_pilot]

Normally 20 mpg...on long trips I can eek out 24 mpg (depends on how many times I drop the hammer)

[Rahul325]

19 in city and 26 on highway

[LukeG]

16 MPG in my 94 325is.......thats how I always drive

[Mark85]

i get 19 when im doing alot of flooring, around 25 if i dont floor it but since the intake and chip i havent seen that

1993 325is

[DiScoTeknix]

While driving in "poor college student trying to save gas" mode... 18-19 according to the obc.

about 15 if i drive hard.

[TerryY]

I'm feeling better by the minute here!!

13 to 14 city (no freeway)
23 to 24 highway

[JSN]

there's nothing you can do about mileage so don't worry about it.

[Heckler&Koch]

Well, driving mostly on the highlway, I get a little better than 10 MPG in my truck, but you Bimmer guys are running high octane, I get 87.

Goddamn I want to get rid of my truck.

[///MEric]

i can walk prity far. :D

[black_box]

98 M3: 17-19 city, 24-26 highway. I'll take it.

[Brent_Vino]

I get around 350 miles to a tank of gas.

[Atrane23]

Since I bought my car I am getting 22.3mpg

[JT///M3]

obc avg 25.5 with 70% hwy and 30% city. I hit at least 100mph 1-2x a day getting on the I-15 S. 80mph on the fwy will get me about 29mpg. My M3/4 doesn't get quite as high, but its close. 24mpg avg. I can do 325 miles before the warning light goes on. 350 when the light does go on.

JT

[cS]

22mpg average

[fangtl]

E36 325i, 22-27 mph

[arkie6]

95 M3 5 spd with Jim Conforti Euro HFM kit here. I get 24-26 MPG running around home which is some in town driving, a little interstate (@ 80 mph), and mostly 2 lane country roads. I generally get 26-30 MPG on the open road on longer trips. Over the past 8 months, I have averaged 26.1 MPG according to my OBC. And I have recalibrated my OBC so that it consistently reads +/- 0.5 MPG of actual MPG.

Shoot, my 4x4 Toyota pickup with a V8 and automatic transmission gets better mileage than many of you guys. I generally average 15-19 MPG with it.

[tEckniks]

i push my car hard.. so i get about 17-19 mpg... city.. on highway i guess 26-30 for a 330ci

[Rory]

Average about :

Town : 20mpg
Motorway : 29 mpg

although i seen 7!! mpg for a tank when I was a mission
and 35mpg on a steady run

[FastM]

I get about 20-25mpg in town and about 35-38 at a steady cruise on the interstate. Ive always thought those numbers were kind of high but hey, Im not complaining.

[AdamL]

Originally posted by jsn117
there's nothing you can do about mileage so don't worry about it.

Yes there is:
Keep you car well tuned, use narrow tires(less friction/drag on surface = more millage) ................. and GET AERO(a little drop, keep the windows rolled up, etc.):biglaughb

[MaloventEvil]

"Iron Foot". I tend to get about 15mpg in streets and about 25mpg on hw. for some reason, after the EAT chip i installed, I get 15mpg when going 60mph and i get 25mpg when going 80.

"Officer, I was going fast to protect the enviornment and to in turn save brave hard working people like you" ;)

-Aurash
:redspot

[Hallatauer]

I'm averaging about 26-27mpg mixed highway/city driving. If I do 100% highway I'm usually cranked up to 90+ so the mileage doesn't improve.

[clumpymold]

Damn, those are some high numbers. After owning my car for 15 days now, 394.50 miles, my OBC states 15.7 mpg. My calculations show about 14.804 mpg.

Is that low? I've got a 1997 M3. I do, however, drive pretty hard and it's pretty much all city driving. :)

[m3balance]

18-20 city, 24-26 highway.
Thats ok.

[LinearX]

18-23mpg. If I want to, I can make the car get close to 30 on the highway, so it's just my driving.

[tybmw]

20 with a 95 m3 that has 24# injectors

[E90Toad]

23 in mixed driving, up to 32 for highway trip.

[Caymandiver75]

Little over 17mpg combined city/hwy in the EVO. Damn turbo..... and damn heavy foot. MY old M3 averaged around 20 city/hwy and a little more than 30 on the highway.

[NekedThablaMan]

daym...seems as though M3s get real good highway gas mileage. i have a 96 maxima gle and when i dont shift over 4k i usually get around 20-23...but when i punch..lol..like 15...:rolleyes: ..all the more reason ta get a bimmer :alright

[ajw45]

~10 mpg city :evil2

[EUPHORIA]

Most of you are getting some good #'s. I can't really state difference between highway and city driving cuz in L.A. it all SUCKS. Traffic all the time.

So another question, for those of you who drive in the Los Angeles area, or an area similar (w/ lots of stop and go traffic), what kind of mileage are you getting? I keep getting around 18mpg and it's pissing me off

[MMNJTWA]

in traffinc going to work and driving through multiple schhol zones i average about 16-19... on the interstate i get anywhere from 23-28... on a full tank i usually average around 20 and get close to 320 miles before the warning light comes on.... (but that is b/c i need to replace my t-stat and i don't want to push my engine too hard, as soon as i do fan delete, new WP, and new t-stat i probably won't see those good of # anymore)

[///M3 johnny5]

im getting 18.8 mpg according to my obc. i have a 95 m3 with chip, exhaust and headers...it never seems to change..why is that? somthing wrong with my obc?

[clumpymold]

In LA (Los Angeles, CA), 18 mpg is awesome! I'm getting like 15-16mpg! But then again, I drive my car pretty hard. I just keep it at 4k rpm. Hehe...just love that power! ;)

[E90Toad]

Originally posted by ///M3 johnny5
im getting 18.8 mpg according to my obc. i have a 95 m3 with chip, exhaust and headers...it never seems to change..why is that? somthing wrong with my obc?

Do you reset after each tank? I reset consumption 1 after each tank and leave 2 alone. After a reset, the numbers will jump all over the place depending on how you're driving and move less as the miles accumulate if your obc is working right.

The number in 2 has not changed in a long time, 23.2mpg. I am assuming that the OBC can only compute for a certain number of miles before it just displays the last mileage it was able to compute. Can anyone confirm that?

The obc seems to be fairly accurate if I reset every tank. Within a couple of tenths of my own numbers.

[poynter]

Is everyone using 93 octane gas?
How about additives? injector cleaner?

I'm really surprised with the gas mileage Im getting, sometimes 28-29mpg
usually 17-20mpg

[RobH]

about 19. On highway this goes up to about 24

[SacM5]

10-11mpg

[Bimmerhead]

Behave mode:
18 mpg highway
13 mpg city

In the boost:
@ 7 mpg (est.):(:bawl :(

[surfacewound]

City/spirited driving, I average about 18-20mpg, highway 26-28. If I get stuck in traffic that can go to like ~22-25ish.

93 octane only. Usually Shell, sometimes Exxon, Mobil, Amoco, etc. Never anything like Wawa/Racetrac/Shitgo/etc.