BMW and M Power Owners

Dis86 · 25 Dec 2015 at 10:17

Scuffed an alloy...son of a!

Going around an ambulance stopped in the middle of the road to unload an elderly chap and the door caught in the wind. Just managed to dodge it but scuffed against the kerb.

Vita · 25 Dec 2015 at 22:52

What is the relelastic mpg for my car on a motorway stint? I averaged 28mpg from Leeds to London using vpower. Was above the speed limit around 85 for most of it. Normal? As I find it quite low. Would have thought 32mpg would have been normal.

[TW]Fox · 25 Dec 2015 at 22:56

Vita said:
What is the relelastic mpg for my car on a motorway stint? I averaged 28mpg from Leeds to London using vpower. Was above the speed limit around 85 for most of it. Normal? As I find it quite low. Would have thought 32mpg would have been normal.

Sounds about right - 85mph is pretty quick and at that point you are encountering a fair bit more wind resistance than you are at 70mph. At 70mph I'd expect 35-37mpg from the 330i auto.

Don't expect that 530d you seem to crave to offer you amazing fuel economy if you drive at that sort of speed on the Motorway either, btw.

xs2man · 25 Dec 2015 at 23:40

No, I'd be expecting high 30's out a 530d at 85 on cruise, maybe around 40 without cruise.

But then drop the speed a bit, and 50 mpg is doable off cruise.

sigma · 25 Dec 2015 at 23:43

50mpg from a 530d?

Vita · 25 Dec 2015 at 23:49

Right will try 70 on the way back just to see. Never seen above 332mpg on a long distance run lol.

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2015 at 00:03

sigma said:
50mpg from a 530d?

Mine will just about do it on a long trip at the speed limit.

But he was thinking of an older E60 anyway.

sigma · 26 Dec 2015 at 00:13

50 is pretty damn good at 70mph.

xs2man · 26 Dec 2015 at 00:17

sigma said:
50mpg from a 530d?

Wouldn't say it's easy, but it's certainly boring enough. But is close to repeatable too.

Old pic, but I have a couple more 50mpg+ trips in my logs. It is worth noting though that the 50+ mpg trip in that picture wasn't on motorway / dual carriageway either, but on a windy, hilly A / B road drive between Aberfeldy and Arbroath.

But yeah, I doubt a E60 would get so close. Maybe, but doubtful.

jamoor · 26 Dec 2015 at 00:40

Does anyone here know about cbs servicing. I'm looking at a car that's done 18k a year its oil seems to have been changed every 20-22k since new

Is this typical for a car that done motorway mileage as it seems quite high.

xs2man · 26 Dec 2015 at 00:59

I would have thought 18-19k would have been about on time. Pretty sure when mine is reset it resets to almost 19k.

kirkster · 26 Dec 2015 at 17:22

The long term average in my F11 530D Auto is 39mpg. That figure includes urban, Motorwat and plenty of three mile school runs from a cold engine.

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2015 at 19:11

Just got to Bristol from Plymouth and amazingly its sitting on 51.7! I have the wind behind me and there is no traffic but still not bad.

iaind · 26 Dec 2015 at 19:17

Don't I remember you having a huge rant about how pointless it was to even refer to "on a run" figures?

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2015 at 19:19

iaind said:
Don't I remember you having a huge rant about how pointless it was to even refer to "on a run" figures?

Nope, infact quite the opposite, I think xs2man and I had a debate about it a few months back. He thought them irrelevant and I didn't

xs2man · 26 Dec 2015 at 19:53

Yes, it was me. I do find them irrelevant, and Fox disagreed that they were anything but.

I still stand by my belief though, despite my posting the picture of my "on a run" figures (which, in all fairness, are mostly too short to be what I'd class as "on a run").

sigma · 26 Dec 2015 at 20:47

I thought we were talking about the older models - but still, 50mpg is pretty decent.

scaza · 26 Dec 2015 at 20:49

What's the main consensus on the 1 series convertible, more to the point the 135i with the n54 engine.

I was looking at the coupe before I bought my first house, but settled for my current SLK to keep a bit in the back pocket for house refurbishment. Now it's all finished, my old mans interested in my SLK so I have the ability to get the car I wanted originally, albeit a convertible, as they've grown on me.

Cheers guys.

Dis86 · 26 Dec 2015 at 22:07

Scaza, good to see you're out and proud.

Vita · 26 Dec 2015 at 22:40

Bit of a strange one today. Heaters were on but no air? Neither on cold or hot. Turned off, turned back on same thing. Then just left it on changed the airflow to vents and it started working. Coolant is full? Any thoughts on what it can be. Better not be the hedgehog resistor.