Weird mpg!

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 17:43

Question, would about an hour 1/2 of stop and go traffic at avg rate of 15mph according to the computer drop my 06 320D SE's MPG so bad its averaged 22mpg?

Was one of the worse days of traffic for me, 40 min 11 mile trip took about 2hrs

I expected a mpg drop, but this was rather drastic to the usual 40mpg+ even in stop and go..

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 17:49

Guess you're right, mpg has been odd this winter. Is there any goddamn way to turn off the AC when the heatings on? I've seen a drop to around 29-33mpg on the coldest of days as i've got the thing on all journey.

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 17:53

I do have that snow flake, however i can hear the compressor come on and off even when that button is not lit, also can get frigid air if i turn the temp down (in warm conditions). I've got dual climate if that makes a difference.

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 17:56

[TW]Fox;15901489 said:
Of course it would, welcome to the realisation that diesel is not a constant voyage of amazing fuel economy.

Never said it was? I'm sure a petrol would work out cheaper for my 5 time a month trek to Newcastle and Aberdeen.

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 19:43

4nonymous said:
In a way you did...

Fox picked up on this and said..

So...yeah..

Are you some fox loving troll or something?

Ok i'll leave the AC on. I'm not stressed about the mpg for cost reasons, just a little worried that something may have been wrong as i usually see tremendously more mpg than that usually, even in stop/start bumper to bumper traffic, guess the season and immense amount of accidents and roadworks are the major contributing factor.

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 21:07

beermonster said:
Its bad but as I do less than 5000 miles a year I can live with it.

Heh i do more than that a month for 8 months a year

Like your motor though! If i could afford it i'd have a weekend toy but saving for a downpayment on a house etc..

Justintime · 5 Feb 2010 at 21:26

4nonymous said:
Let me get this right, you said something, fox said something, you said no I didn't say that quoting, I with evidence pretty much said you did...now I love fox?

So if Justintime ( first name I saw ) said it would I be a justintime loving troll ?

Ok you win. I'm not getting into pointless arguments, if i said it, then its so. What i said and what Fox said is not the point of my post ok? Why threads just can't be straight up and factual without devolving into bickering and oneupmanship is really beyond me.