DIY: Get better Gas mileage

Fireflyer239 · 11-12-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by wrongprotocol

i totally agree. what's always worked well for me is to pretend there's an egg under my gas/break pedal and i dont want to break it...as a result, your revs never pass like 2500 and your brakes never get stomped (unless of course you have to).

What works for me is to pretend there's a rock on top of my foot and I can't get it off. 19mpg in nearly all local and 2-lane, same as my E46 330.

m_thompson · 11-12-2009, 07:25 AM

My 128i just got 27 MPG with mixed city/highway driving. Once it had a few thousand miles on it the mileage should improve a little.

philiopf22 · 11-20-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jibaholic101

too much of an inconvenience to follow all these rules, i just get gas when i need it and drive how i want

amen to that. this car is just too much fun to stay out of the power all the time. If I wanted to save gas, I'd have bought a diesel golf

NihonX · 11-20-2009, 10:58 PM

When your exhaust is as loud as mine, you gain a little bit of sound discipline. Along with sound discipline, you improve gas mileage.

Anto2156 · 12-16-2009, 04:06 PM

i get about 21-22 mpg
i reset my thing every time i fill up. the best i done was 25.9

Maconer98 · 12-28-2010, 12:22 PM

My 135i averaged 31 MPG driving between 65-70MPH on a trip upstate. Very impressed.

MikeinAlexandria · 01-04-2011, 04:15 PM

My 128i got 30.9 mpg (on the car computer, reset after filling the tank) on an RT from DC to NC beaches and back. On I95 and I64, I was maintaining a steady 77mph (a smidge above the limit, but slower than most folks) in the right lane. On the NC roads, I stayed at 7 to 8 mph over the limit. I am hoping for slightly better economy over time. But like someone mentioned, it is alot more fun to zip around. (And I still get about 24mpg...)

mackeroni · 01-07-2011, 07:58 PM

I have used these techniques before for big savings when it was absolutely necessary. Once, when I was a teenager (about a million years ago), I had to drive from DC to Columbus Ohio on 20 bucks. I used every trick in the book to improve my mileage...coasting down long hills in neutral, tailgating trucks, driving super conservative. I sweated out the last hundred miles or so, but I made it with a couple bucks in my pocket.

Raine · 01-14-2011, 09:37 PM

Gahh but I love revving my engine to 4k RPM from a standstill =(

Dam NA IL6 and their lack of torque til 3k RPM!

b9boy · 01-15-2011, 05:04 PM

Im getting great economy to date.

Best of 38.7 MPG over 75 miles of 50-70mph A roads and consistently solid 37.6 over a 360 mile 70-80MPH motorway slog.

In fairness I do that many miles Im good at driving smoothly and economically and planning ahead but its still surprised me.

11-12-2009, 07:25 AM	#24
m_thompson Major 133 Rep 1,416 Posts Drives: M-Sport 128i, 328xi, 3.0CS Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New England, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 128i [0.00] 1972 3.0CS [10.00]	My 128i just got 27 MPG with mixed city/highway driving. Once it had a few thousand miles on it the mileage should improve a little. __________________ '09 128i - Black Sapphire Metallic\Coral Red\Glacier Silver\N51 DISA\6MT\Navigation\Premium\M-Sport\Heated seats\Xenon\Headlights\iPod\Smartphone\Euro Delivery
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11-20-2009, 10:58 PM	#26
NihonX Captain 63 Rep 901 Posts Drives: 2011 VO 1M Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Antioch iTrader: (8)	When your exhaust is as loud as mine, you gain a little bit of sound discipline. Along with sound discipline, you improve gas mileage.
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12-16-2009, 04:06 PM	#27
Anto2156 New Member 3 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 09 128i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	i get about 21-22 mpg i reset my thing every time i fill up. the best i done was 25.9
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12-28-2010, 12:22 PM	#28
Maconer98 Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 293 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 135i AW/CORAL RED MT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NYC - Brooklyn iTrader: (5)	My 135i averaged 31 MPG driving between 65-70MPH on a trip upstate. Very impressed.
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01-04-2011, 04:15 PM	#29
MikeinAlexandria Lieutenant 44 Rep 567 Posts Drives: 128i M Sport Convertible Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0)	My 128i got 30.9 mpg (on the car computer, reset after filling the tank) on an RT from DC to NC beaches and back. On I95 and I64, I was maintaining a steady 77mph (a smidge above the limit, but slower than most folks) in the right lane. On the NC roads, I stayed at 7 to 8 mph over the limit. I am hoping for slightly better economy over time. But like someone mentioned, it is alot more fun to zip around. (And I still get about 24mpg...)
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01-07-2011, 07:58 PM	#30
mackeroni Former Opel GT Pilot 327 Rep 771 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, AW, CR, 6MT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canton, OH USA iTrader: (0)	I have used these techniques before for big savings when it was absolutely necessary. Once, when I was a teenager (about a million years ago), I had to drive from DC to Columbus Ohio on 20 bucks. I used every trick in the book to improve my mileage...coasting down long hills in neutral, tailgating trucks, driving super conservative. I sweated out the last hundred miles or so, but I made it with a couple bucks in my pocket.
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01-14-2011, 09:37 PM	#31
Raine Captain 42 Rep 841 Posts Drives: '11 E82, '04 E60 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (3)	Gahh but I love revving my engine to 4k RPM from a standstill =( Dam NA IL6 and their lack of torque til 3k RPM!
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01-15-2011, 05:04 PM	#32
b9boy Private 4 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 135i Coupe N55 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: North West, UK iTrader: (0)	Im getting great economy to date. Best of 38.7 MPG over 75 miles of 50-70mph A roads and consistently solid 37.6 over a 360 mile 70-80MPH motorway slog. In fairness I do that many miles Im good at driving smoothly and economically and planning ahead but its still surprised me. __________________ 2011 135i M Sport Coupe N55 6MT Sapphire Black Lemon Leather Dark Grey Poplar Wood
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