b3s a bit thirsty and feeling pensive...

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b3s a bit thirsty and feeling pensive...

Post by rc944 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:43 pm

i know its a bit naff

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Post by simon13 » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:41 pm

u got the thirsty bit right
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Post by MCB » Wed Jul 06, 2016 1:15 am

Not as thirsty as my 4 pot E36 1.8 Touring. 25mpg is about the best it can manage. Where the B.3 will do 32mpg comfortably.

A very spooky/haunting picture though. Single car on an empty forecourt. Was it taken in the early hours?
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Post by rc944 » Wed Jul 06, 2016 10:09 pm

I was a late arrival!

ive never seen north of mid 20s and am typically hovering around 15

I have a terribly short station run
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Post by MCB » Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:35 pm

15mpg surely that cant be right :shock:
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Post by simon13 » Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:43 pm

oh it can the B3S in auto guise has an offical economy figure LOWER than a B10 V8 e39.

20-24 mpg out of ours normally, best ive had is 29 on a pure motorway cruise control.
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Post by Charles » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:33 am

Currently averaging 26mpg on summer tyres and generally get 28mpg on winters.
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Post by Elan » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:31 pm

I am currently averaging 19 mpg which is much worse than the M3.
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Post by MickB3 » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:38 pm

Elan wrote:I am currently averaging 19 mpg which is much worse than the M3.
Mine is a lot thirstier than my brothers Manual M3 infact we have been comparing this week and this is a Pic he took of his result.



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I have Never seen better than 300 to a Tank. Which by my reckoning is 22 MPG :shock:
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Post by MCB » Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:45 pm

Charles wrote:Currently averaging 26mpg on summer tyres and generally get 28mpg on winters.
That sounds more like I would expect. There surely cant be that bigger difference between the 3.2 and 3.3/4
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Post by simon13 » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:59 pm

well i'd love to know how your e36 does 32mpg because thats about the limit on my manual car on a normal run.

If you can get over 400 miles to a tank full in the e36 then you getting a genuine 30+MPG. About 330 miles max mine managed as an auto as its 5 speed and geared up short.

I've had 450 miles to a tank as a manual doing the same motorway work which worked out to 34 mpg. In short i'm finding it hard to believe!

If your doing steady driving everywhere and not much start stop then i'd expect higher, town driving kills it
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Post by MCB » Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:49 am

simon13 wrote:well i'd love to know how your e36 does 32mpg because thats about the limit on my manual car on a normal run.

If you can get over 400 miles to a tank full in the e36 then you getting a genuine 30+MPG. About 330 miles max mine managed as an auto as its 5 speed and geared up short.

I've had 450 miles to a tank as a manual doing the same motorway work which worked out to 34 mpg. In short i'm finding it hard to believe!

If your doing steady driving everywhere and not much start stop then i'd expect higher, town driving kills it
Yep checked it several times just to make sure. Between 32 and 34. But that said we don't often drive it hard.
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Post by MichaelC » Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:54 am

Two observations.

My old E46 M3, many moons ago I travelled up from Surrey to Blackpool and back, got over 30 mpg average for the journey.

Yesterday, i drove the B6 up to Gateshead. I havent checked the mpg but a) i got there with one tank of petrol with a further indicated range of 50 miles. Filled her up, and the range is indicating 450 miles based on that fill up. The driving conditions were pretty good where mostly i was cruising at 80 give or take. I was/am impressed.

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Post by Elan » Fri Jul 08, 2016 4:38 pm

My M3 is manual and on a trip to the Loire valley(in-laws) averaged 33mpg. That was mainly motorway speed but did have spirited drive with some cars traveling to Le Mans!

I would say even the 997Turbo is easier on the fuel than the B3.
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Post by billyp » Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:51 pm

I must be lucky as I have a b3s vert and also the e36 touring 318, the b3s gives me 31 on motorway journeys, but the touring is also giving me a good return, mostly motorway use but will double check on the mpg , but definitely over the 400 a tank.
well pleased with both.

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