Gas Mileage?

[ultralinear]

What kind of gas mileage do you get in your ti?

How does it vary from city to highway driving?

Does the M44 get better or worse than the M42?

Lastly, what were the EPA's original mileage ratings for the ti?

Thanks to all...

[gadgetphreak]

I typically get high 20's, it really depends on how "spirited" my driving is. I live 16miles from my office and it is almost completely city driving. There are a couple of stretches of highway but they are pretty short.

My best tank (driving very conservatively and primarily freeway) was just shy of 32mpg. But mid to upper 20's is common.

[PettitWC]

I average about 28 or so mpg on mostly highway but when I get off I tend to get excited so that's why my average isn't more. The original window sticker for my car says something like 25 city and i know it's 32 highway. I have the m44 in my 97

[CirrusSR22]

96 Automatic - 112,000 miles

average is about 26 MPG

[chepas]

97 manual, an average of 380 mi per 14 gal = 27.14 mpg APPROX

[robcarync]

19-20 MPG

'95 318ti

[seala8]

y do i only get like 16 mpg's...something sounds fishy

[CirrusSR22]

y do i only get like 16 mpg's...something sounds fishy

Yeah, that's not good. Tires inflated properly? Clean air filter? Old O2 sensor?

[bimmerboi318]

'95 with 118k miles manual trans.

I used to get about 30mpg. Did a 3.73 lsd swap and am at about 26-27 now. Rob 19-20 sounds pretty low even if you're hammering on it all day. 16 is WAAAAY low. I'd check into some serious maintenance. Plugs, wires, check everything.

[Boxbrownie]

Well I know you all use funny little gallons over there, but it still sounds kinda low to me, I get around 36mpg......imperial of course! :biggrin:

I think that works out to about 30 in cowboy gallons........ :2gun:


Best regards David

[ultralinear]

Guess I ought to reply to my own post: I've been getting 29 MPG in combined street/highway driving, but not too much bumper to bumper idle time. Pretty good considering the weight of the car, I'd say...

[yeehawbob]

I used to get just about 400 miles on full tank on my '97 active, stick, 17"wheels, but lately it has dropped to a mere 325 or so.
I have new plugs, O2 sensor, tires and belts, all in the last 6 months.
So the milage should have been better now.
My work is only 7 miles one way and most of it is freeway.

[robcarync]

19-20 is really low...its down to 18.8 right now

i used to get high 20's 2 years ago...

i had the inspection II last summer...so air filter/plugs/o2 sensor and many other items were changed out, but my mileage still didnt get better

[prd318ownr]

on my trip to hollywood from vegas last weekend I got 338 miles outta a fill up. But i was flying so i wasnt getting the best mileage, but thats still good

[318tiTUNER]

about 27-30 for my 97

[sKunkman]

I got a 97 also and I get ~24ish, 330-350 miles a tank. That was just from an oil change. I didn't even change the filter, because I couldn't get the thing off. Oh well maybe next time.

It's also time for a new distributor cap and wires and plugs....soon to come :)

[Dusty]

I've just recenlty taken a trip to Louisiana (Approx 8hrs for SA,TX), and unless my gauge or sensors are malfunctioning, my higway miles at one point had read 43.9mpg! Long straightway driving 80-90mph. City is about 29.

[PettitWC]

I got 34.6 mpg over the course of about an hour and 15 minutes on the way to drill a couple of weeks ago. I was so proud...

[zboot]

I just got 450miles on a full tank! This is the best I've ever gotten. In fact, I've never gotten more than about 405miles on a full tank before. I'm not sure if it was the gas, but I did fill up with shell premium.

[clex2]

The EPA MPG for the M42:

5-speed: 19 mpg city / 29 mpg hwy
auto: 18 mpg city / 26 mpg hwy

and for the M44:

5-speed: 20 mpg city / 30 mpg hwy
auto: 20 mpg city / 29 mpg hwy

I get a pretty consistent 24-25 mpg with my '95 M42 mixed suburb/hwy driving. How any of you get more than 30 mpg is beyond me. 32 mpg on a fluke may be believable, but there's no way 36 mpg is possible unless you are drafting a semi.

[thesk8nmidget]

when i was getting 36-38 i had my 2.73 lsd and was driving on a long flat straight highway.

i dont think i would get near that now with my club sport and stock lsd

[thekid.]

when i lived in the city i was getting
18-20mpg but, just recently moved out of town.
work is about 25miles away all back roads.
so im now getting 23-25 mpg. so about 300per tank.
i cant believe some of you guys are getting in the
mid to upper 30's!

[Boxbrownie]

I cannot actually be bothered to work out the conversion from US > UK gallons but here on normal A & B roads (in town) I get around 33>35mpg and my wife usually gets around 37>39mpg.....then again she drives slow! :biggrin:

Mine is bog standard euro 1.8ti..(M44)...its just a very efficient little engine.

Best regards David

[Borg561]

Assuming the numbers you posted were MPG (UK), converting them to MPG (US) would give you 27.5-29mpg, and the wife 30.8-32.5mpg. Not bad at all.

Justin

[bullmand]

I've been tracking my mileage now for several years and over the last 136 tanks of gas I've averaged 29.21 mpg. That's a good mixture of daily driving in mixed traffic conditions as well as 6 to 8 autocrosses per summer. I can't complain. If it wasn't for the ethanol those numbers would be better. On a related note, I've been running Mobil 1 5w30 for years and on my last oil change I switched to Royal Purple 5w30 for a test run. So far the car runs noticeably quieter and the last two tanks got just over 32 mpg. I'll let you know if this trend continues.

[Boxbrownie]

Assuming the numbers you posted were MPG (UK), converting them to MPG (US) would give you 27.5-29mpg, and the wife 30.8-32.5mpg. Not bad at all.

Justin

Thanks for that conversion.....yes not too shabby for not even trying! I have driven carefully and steady up to the speed limits on a couple of trips to friends about 90 miles away and got over 40mpg....but it was soooo boring :biggrin:

Hells bells...whats the red area on the rev counter for if not for dipping the needle in? :cool:

Best regards David

[AquaCali]

By the OBC I average 32.0 at 69 MPH, all highway (200 mi). It has been very consistant on my trips NH to VT and back. The OBC is more accurate than the speedo (speedo reads 2.5 mph fast) and the MPG figure matchs up when I fill it up. When I left home this morning the MPG was showing 30.0 mpg by time I got here it was up to 32.0 and it took just under 3 hrs non-stop.

[Ken]

The EPA MPG for the M42:

5-speed: 19 mpg city / 29 mpg hwy
auto: 18 mpg city / 26 mpg hwy

and for the M44:

5-speed: 20 mpg city / 30 mpg hwy
auto: 20 mpg city / 29 mpg hwy

I get a pretty consistent 24-25 mpg with my '95 M42 mixed suburb/hwy driving. How any of you get more than 30 mpg is beyond me. 32 mpg on a fluke may be believable, but there's no way 36 mpg is possible unless you are drafting a semi.

Yeah, I'm about 25ish tops with city / highway driving, 98 M44..

I'd love to know how some of you get it to 30+ on a consistent basis..

I've seen it go over 30 when I'm doing highway stuff from the start, but even as soon as I start hitting any hills it drops down

[momorugger]

averaging 75 mph on a full tank, I made 36 mpg on the highway when I went to pick the car up from the seller

[packratbimmer]

Anyone interested in jump-starting this thread? I am interested in comparing the M42 and M44 highway MPG's.

Please state engine/transmission so we can compare. Terrain description is helpful as well. I think 35 MPG highway is the norm for the M44/5-speed from what I hear.

Thanks

[asha1997]

I am getting 19mpg with a 3:93 lsd rear diff, 5 speed. I don't know what is wrong with my car. It doesn't seem like the engine is going out or anything, its still strong. I bought about 2 months ago. Seems to be I should be doing a lot better, any input? I have a m44 btw.

[BlackBMWs]

For the mileage listed, I wonder if there is any material difference with different wheel/tire size? I know it will come down overall tire height and to a degree, the contact patch for the tire's width/inflation. :cool:

[1996 328ti]

When I had an high idle I was getting 20-22 MPG local.
Now that I fixed my high idle, I'm still getting 22 MPG local.
New plugs. New air filter.

CEL flickers
Emission (lambda) control
Knock control regulation

[bovilexic]

FWIW...

I get a bit over 20 mpg in usual driving, which is some of the worst stop-and-go, up-and-down hilly/mountain road driving...only a bit better than my Volvo XC70 :frown:

[HotChickenStrips]

Damn, and I thought my mileage was low at 25.

[Borg561]

For those that said way back when that mid-30s is impossible, it's not. One thing to consider is location/atmosphere. I remember a few years back when several of us drove down to Buena Vista, I got 34-35mpg, and that was doing 55-65mph through the mountains, mostly in 3rd & 4th gear. The thinner air requires less gas, thus better gas mileage.

Justin