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3-Series (E21, E30)Chat relating to the BMW 3-Series from 1975-1983 and 1984-1991 line. Specific models: BMW 315, BMW 316, BMW 318, BMW 318i, BMW 320/4, BMW 320i, BMW 320/6, BMW 323i, BMW 320i. E30 Family models include: BMW 325e, BMW 325i, BMW 325is, BMW 325ix.
Just curious to see what kind of numbers you get with which engine and what kind of driving you all do?
I drive about 130 miles a day, 90% of the driving is 80-100mph and average 21mpg in the '89 325i automatic.
I only use 87 octane fuel, she has 169k miles, and now that I replaced damn near everything other then the actual engine, still runs great.
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91 318is & it is need of a tnue up. I am getting 33 Mpg right now on 87 octane. I am planning on trying diffrant fuel grades to see if there is any change in gas milage.
'85 325e 4spd auto driven imostly in the city, average speed likely 55-60km/h. Depending on my driving style (it varies greatly) I get between 8.75 to 10kms out of a litre of fuel.
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Changed the car's name, now it's - Roxanne -1985 325e
Originally posted by jk988@Apr 27 2005, 10:13 PM 325e using 93 octane,
55 mph: 37-38 mpg
75 mph: 34.5 mpg
Mixed: 33 mpg
Not too bad for a 20 year old eta.
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thats awesome, but also weird, since brand new they were suppoused to get 28mpg highway...
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thats awesome, but also weird, since brand new they were suppoused to get 28mpg highway...
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Not to start an argument, but wrongo. On the highway they were rated for 37mpg, wheras in the city they only managed 25mpg, both figures with a manual tranny. The automatic only dragged it down about 1mpg in both accounts. I can post the Motor Trend article to prove it if need be.
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Changed the car's name, now it's - Roxanne -1985 325e
thats awesome, but also weird, since brand new they were suppoused to get 28mpg highway...
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Not to start an argument, but wrongo. On the highway they were rated for 37mpg, wheras in the city they only managed 25mpg, both figures with a manual tranny. The automatic only dragged it down about 1mpg in both accounts. I can post the Motor Trend article to prove it if need be.
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actually, i'd like to see a motor trend e30 article =)
__________________ When you fight, you don't fight for abstract values like the flag, or the nation, or democracy. You fight for your buddy. You fight to keep him alive, and he fights to keep you alive, and you go on that way, day after day, battle after battle. And when one of your buddies dies, something inside you dies as well. But you go on. You fight, so that his death isn't meaningless, his sacrifice isn't for nothing.
-Dick Marcinko
Whoops. The real numbers are actually 22 city/36 hwy for the automatic. Here's the article, I've seen it on various sites as "Originally Appeared In Motor Trend" I think. Could be wrong, but I know it's out of a magazine. Whoever put it up even scanned in the pics for us.
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