Weekend Mileage

janus77 · 10-05-2009, 06:04 PM

Hi All, usually I'm a bit of a hoon, doing around 128-130 on the freeway and 112-15 on the normal highway.

Due to the double demerit weekend, i drove within 10% of the speed limit, at about 118km/hr on the freeway and 107km/hr on the highway. Managed to get 7.6l/100km on the return trip from Tamworth to Sydney, this included city driving through to Camperdown.

Got it down to 7.4l at one stage. Not much overtaking, very easy acceleration off the mark etc. Reckon that's pretty reasonable economy.

Have noticed that new cars normally take about 20,000km before they become as economical as they'll be.. have seen improvements on other cars up to this mileage anyway.

Much better than 12.9l/100km in the city anyway!!

What are other's best results on economy?

chylld · 10-05-2009, 06:18 PM

after picking my car up saturday morning, i was already filling up on monday morning as i had a lot of errands to run on the weekend

got 350km at about 12.8L/100km.

this new tank is currently at 10.7, I'm hoping it will improve a bit more!

janus77 · 10-05-2009, 06:27 PM

how's the car treating you so far? Are you running it in soft (ie limiting revs), or just up it out of the box? pics?

chylld · 10-05-2009, 06:32 PM

car is great

quite stiff (as it would be with sports pack and 18" wheels) but definitely liveable.

thrashed it pretty much the whole first tank on advice from the dealer. he said the car is meant to be driven, don't drive it soft, they're designed to be enjoyed straight from the start

altho as a result my first tank only lasted 2 days lol.

have some pics and will upload them tonight hopefully

CT135 · 10-05-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by chylld

thrashed it pretty much the whole first tank on advice from the dealer. he said the car is meant to be driven, don't drive it soft, they're designed to be enjoyed straight from the start

altho as a result my first tank only lasted 2 days lol.

i think the sales guy must be on commission from the service dept! lol.

takahashi · 10-05-2009, 06:45 PM

Cane my car after warming up.

Auto 135i 5000km - 13.5L/100km this tank. City 60kmh drives. As long as I don't stop, coasting at 40kmh on Bell street to the airport - I even see the economy get better. Strange.

janus77 · 10-05-2009, 06:57 PM

Yeah, something i notice is when i have the computer showing current mileage, even just a very light pressure on the accelerator while coasting will bring it up to 18 or so.. I'm not sure how accurate it is really.

I have a 3rd of a tank left after filling up at the departure point, having done about 450km, which would mean i'd get approx 675km out of a tank. Just googled that the tank is 53L, which would mean i'm getting about 7.85l/100 on this tank on average. hmm, guess i have a little more than 1/3 left, should get about 700km. Though now i'm back in the city, all bets are off.

Same Takahashi, i've been driving it hard since new (only after warmed up of course), motor is nice and free these days. Goes even better after a good long distance drive to clean it out.

janus77 · 10-05-2009, 06:59 PM

all time best economy was from my Renaultsport Clio, 5.9l/100 easy on long trips, and 8.4 or so flogging it around town. Plenty of grunt too.

chylld · 10-05-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by janus77

all time best economy was from my Renaultsport Clio, 5.9l/100 easy on long trips, and 8.4 or so flogging it around town. Plenty of grunt too.

my previous car (hyundai i30 diesel) averaged 5-5.5 L/100km in everyday peak hour driving

always got over 900km per tank, sometimes 1000km, so about a month between fills.

quite a shock with the 125i especially since after every trip you can see the fuel needle in a different position

Taymaishu · 10-05-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by chylld

after picking my car up saturday morning, i was already filling up on monday morning as i had a lot of errands to run on the weekend

got 350km at about 12.8L/100km.

this new tank is currently at 10.7, I'm hoping it will improve a bit more!

It will do that - i had about 12.5l/100k for about 2000km, then it just booted into proper economy.

City peak-hour driving is now around 9.5.

Driving back from the Hunter this weekend through Wollombi, I got to 7.9 before going up the hill.

delete-this-account · 10-05-2009, 10:45 PM

130i gets around 11.5 in city driving.. haven't done enough highway driving yet to tell..
giving it stick get's it up to about 15-16l/100 as an average

zenderm3 · 10-05-2009, 11:13 PM

Gents don't you guys have the run in period for the first 2000kms??

Taymaishu · 10-05-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zenderm3

Gents don't you guys have the run in period for the first 2000kms??

I was told to cane mine.

Specifically:

"Because you'll be on the freeway back to Sydney, make sure you work through the gears and the whole rev range."

zenderm3 · 10-06-2009, 12:26 AM

What does your manual say?

Yep 135 · 10-06-2009, 03:55 AM

mines about the same as ou Janus, 7.5 - 8 on the highway, about 10.5 around town.

chylld · 10-06-2009, 03:57 AM

I hereby volunteer my little baby as a test subject for this hard-break-in experiment

I think it is pretty obvious that there is and always has been a variety of opinions on whether it is better to break a car in softly or harshly. This variety of opinion is proof enough to me that in the real world, it makes next to no difference.

And if mine has problems I'll be sure to let the world know

123D-M · 10-06-2009, 07:26 AM

4.5 - 5 on the highway
6.5 around town
Currently averaging 6.2l/100km

Mind you, it's a diesel...

Taymaishu · 10-06-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 123D-M

4.5 - 5 on the highway
6.5 around town
Currently averaging 6.2l/100km

Mind you, it's a diesel...

As soon as i saw "4.5 - 5...." i knew it was a diesel

10-05-2009, 06:04 PM	#1
janus77 Lieutenant 36 Rep 526 Posts Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Weekend Mileage Hi All, usually I'm a bit of a hoon, doing around 128-130 on the freeway and 112-15 on the normal highway. Due to the double demerit weekend, i drove within 10% of the speed limit, at about 118km/hr on the freeway and 107km/hr on the highway. Managed to get 7.6l/100km on the return trip from Tamworth to Sydney, this included city driving through to Camperdown. Got it down to 7.4l at one stage. Not much overtaking, very easy acceleration off the mark etc. Reckon that's pretty reasonable economy. Have noticed that new cars normally take about 20,000km before they become as economical as they'll be.. have seen improvements on other cars up to this mileage anyway. Much better than 12.9l/100km in the city anyway!! What are other's best results on economy? __________________ 125i, stick shift, M pack w/ 18's, 225/255 Z1's, saphire black, BMW CF rear spoiler, black interior, Midnight tint, business nav, sunroof, Injen intake, H&R sways.
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chylld Major 54 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: G08 iX3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Lotus Evora 400 [10.00] 2014 BMW 428i Gran ... [9.00]	after picking my car up saturday morning, i was already filling up on monday morning as i had a lot of errands to run on the weekend got 350km at about 12.8L/100km. this new tank is currently at 10.7, I'm hoping it will improve a bit more!
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10-05-2009, 06:27 PM	#3
janus77 Lieutenant 36 Rep 526 Posts Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	how's the car treating you so far? Are you running it in soft (ie limiting revs), or just up it out of the box? pics? __________________ 125i, stick shift, M pack w/ 18's, 225/255 Z1's, saphire black, BMW CF rear spoiler, black interior, Midnight tint, business nav, sunroof, Injen intake, H&R sways.
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10-05-2009, 06:32 PM	#4
chylld Major 54 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: G08 iX3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Lotus Evora 400 [10.00] 2014 BMW 428i Gran ... [9.00]	car is great quite stiff (as it would be with sports pack and 18" wheels) but definitely liveable. thrashed it pretty much the whole first tank on advice from the dealer. he said the car is meant to be driven, don't drive it soft, they're designed to be enjoyed straight from the start altho as a result my first tank only lasted 2 days lol. have some pics and will upload them tonight hopefully
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10-05-2009, 06:45 PM	#6
takahashi Retired trackie 36 Rep 1,527 Posts Drives: 1///M Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	Cane my car after warming up. Auto 135i 5000km - 13.5L/100km this tank. City 60kmh drives. As long as I don't stop, coasting at 40kmh on Bell street to the airport - I even see the economy get better. Strange. __________________ TAKA 一仔BLOGブログ: BMW 1 series M 2011! Delivered 18/11/11.
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10-05-2009, 06:57 PM	#7
janus77 Lieutenant 36 Rep 526 Posts Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Yeah, something i notice is when i have the computer showing current mileage, even just a very light pressure on the accelerator while coasting will bring it up to 18 or so.. I'm not sure how accurate it is really. I have a 3rd of a tank left after filling up at the departure point, having done about 450km, which would mean i'd get approx 675km out of a tank. Just googled that the tank is 53L, which would mean i'm getting about 7.85l/100 on this tank on average. hmm, guess i have a little more than 1/3 left, should get about 700km. Though now i'm back in the city, all bets are off. Same Takahashi, i've been driving it hard since new (only after warmed up of course), motor is nice and free these days. Goes even better after a good long distance drive to clean it out. __________________ 125i, stick shift, M pack w/ 18's, 225/255 Z1's, saphire black, BMW CF rear spoiler, black interior, Midnight tint, business nav, sunroof, Injen intake, H&R sways.
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10-05-2009, 06:59 PM	#8
janus77 Lieutenant 36 Rep 526 Posts Drives: 125i coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	all time best economy was from my Renaultsport Clio, 5.9l/100 easy on long trips, and 8.4 or so flogging it around town. Plenty of grunt too. __________________ 125i, stick shift, M pack w/ 18's, 225/255 Z1's, saphire black, BMW CF rear spoiler, black interior, Midnight tint, business nav, sunroof, Injen intake, H&R sways.
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10-05-2009, 10:45 PM	#11
delete-this-account Private 7 Rep 98 Posts Drives: DD Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DD iTrader: (0)	130i gets around 11.5 in city driving.. haven't done enough highway driving yet to tell.. giving it stick get's it up to about 15-16l/100 as an average
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10-05-2009, 11:13 PM	#12
zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	Gents don't you guys have the run in period for the first 2000kms?? __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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zenderm3 Lieutenant Colonel 95 Rep 1,996 Posts Drives: E36 M3 DY/2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane iTrader: (0)	What does your manual say? __________________ ________________ My ///M is in my garage .... and it is a beast! 2010 E92 M3 Space Grey \| Fully Loaded 1996 E36 M3 Dakar Yellow - SOLD 2004 Honda Accord Euro - SOLD
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10-06-2009, 03:55 AM	#15
Yep 135 Lieutenant 11 Rep 591 Posts Drives: BMW 135 manual Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canberra iTrader: (0)	mines about the same as ou Janus, 7.5 - 8 on the highway, about 10.5 around town.
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10-06-2009, 03:57 AM	#16
chylld Major 54 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: G08 iX3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 Lotus Evora 400 [10.00] 2014 BMW 428i Gran ... [9.00]	I hereby volunteer my little baby as a test subject for this hard-break-in experiment I think it is pretty obvious that there is and always has been a variety of opinions on whether it is better to break a car in softly or harshly. This variety of opinion is proof enough to me that in the real world, it makes next to no difference. And if mine has problems I'll be sure to let the world know
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10-06-2009, 07:26 AM	#17
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