BMW and M Power Owners
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The M340i is only available as all wheel drive in the UK.
Mine does about 25 around town and well over 40 on the Motorway.
Overall since purchase I have averaged 35. It isn't much less efficient than my 530d was, which really surprised me.
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...and for those of us that enjoy driving, mine averages 25
It's the motorway driving that brings the average up. There isn't really much you can do with your driving style to change how enjoyable a drive it is on a motorway is there.
The majority of my usage in terms of mileage is longer journeys, which helps keep the average high. It's a really efficient car for what it is on a long journey.
If I look at a month where I didn't do any long trips the average was 25.
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Yeh on a more serious note, it's easy to average 40+ mpg on long drives with cruise on but unfortunately most of my driving is shorter trips so the average is fairly low.
How low?
My dad asked me for advice on what to get next, the 330D will soon be 10 years old and over 100k miles. He's looking at X3, G series 330d, M340i, 530D and 540i with a budget of £25-30k. He uses the car daily, doing a lot of short trips with a mix of town and motorway driving. I tried to convince him to just get an M140i, but apparently its too small and not as comfortable... I thought the opposite, but prior all my cars had coils and were setup for either drift or fast road setup, so my perception of comfort might be different to his.
I have a hoot late night on the M1
You'll get a better 540i or 530d for that budget than any of the others, but it will be a bit older. I think at this money, if you want a 6 cylinder car the 5 Series is a better choice. The G20 330d is excellent if you can find one but they are very rare and the M340 market doesn't start to feature cars you'd actually want to buy until you go over £30k.
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M440 shows up with very low 20's but mostly high teens. However, I am always smiling...and for those of us that enjoy driving, mine averages 25
Yep - my client asks me when I arrive what MPG I achieved. If its anything greater than 30 he knows it was a boring drive and I'll be a grumpy mood
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I always seem to get home quicker from work than getting there. Must be an enthusiasm thing
Downhill maybe?
When you say a bit older, what year range are we talking?
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Just feels that wayDownhill maybe?
Contract hire via my business.
Went for base spec.
I've been driving around in one of our pool cars so anything is an improvement on that.
Now the question is, what would be better 530d or 540i.
