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nottyash said:
... 290 miles to work I was managing just over 31MPG around 80MPH.
nottyash also said:
At a 10 mile stretch on the M1 near Nottingham there are average speed cameras and a 50MPH speed limit. I set it on cruise to 50MPH and reset the MPG computer......After 10 miles....47.8MPG!!!
nottyash said:
Do you call 300 miles a short distance?
No. Nor do I call 31mpg over a long run particularly amazing for an M3. Good, but not amazing.nottyash said:
Do you call 300 miles a short distance?
So what was the fuel economy over 300 miles, as opposed to over some small part of that? 
My 540i averages about 22mpg. I am well aware that it's not doing 22mpg while I'm sitting on the motorway at 70, and it's not doing 22mpg while I'm crawling through stop-start town traffic. But you can't take those out of context and say it has crap or excellent fuel economy; it's the overall average which counts.
I assume this is the first car you've owned with a fuel computer and the novelty made you post, eh?
nottyash said:
you missed the point too.
I dont coast at all.
have aword with yourself!
Actually, I think you've missed my point, which was that I was politely suggesting that 45+ figure was/is I dont coast at all.
have aword with yourself!
. The 30+ mpg figure I'm sure's quite acheivable.So, under strict scientific conditions today I conducted what I can only describe as a rigorous/thorough test.
I got to 50mph, reset the consumption indicator (let the records show that it was the 2nd consumption indicator that I reset - and not the 1st). (Actually, let the record show that my missus reset the clock - and not me - after a small altercation about 'what the
I was playing at').Then, unfortunatley things went a bit wrong for me as a car pulled out further down the road and I was forced to 'coast' down to 30mph as we approached him. I must also admit at this stage that we were on a bit of a downhill slope. In summary over the course of about 1.5 miles i coasted from 50mph to 30mph. End result? 44mpg!! Throttle use? No, not really.
I then finished the rest of the 3 mile journey home. End, end result? 19.1mpg.
Disappointly this little experiment hasn't managed to put any more tread back on my rears and so some new PS2s were ordered this afternoon. Managed to negotiate down to £450 for the pair, which is looking like a damn good price???!
gizlaroc said:
It is no wonder this forum is laughed at by all the others for attitude.
No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
a bit sad really isnt it No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
merry christmas
y2blade said:
gizlaroc said:
It is no wonder this forum is laughed at by all the others for attitude.
No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
a bit sad really isnt it No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
merry christmas
gizlaroc said:
It is no wonder this forum is laughed at by all the others for attitude.
No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
Conversely, it's quite interesting how someone can start a thread about fuel economy without actually giving their average mpg.No one can post anything anymore without someone tearing them apart and being a patronising tosser.
Not aimed at anyone in particular by the way, just this thread in general sums up most threads on here.
The was just saying that he was amazed that after cruising along in steady traffic he saw good consumption.
A couple of people pointed out that it is possible but don't expect it to last long of any length of time.
But some decided, as normally happens, to try and dicect everything that has been said and turn the thread into something it isn't as if to catch people out and make themselves look like they know it all. Just comes over as a bit sad and nerdy to me.
A couple of people pointed out that it is possible but don't expect it to last long of any length of time.
But some decided, as normally happens, to try and dicect everything that has been said and turn the thread into something it isn't as if to catch people out and make themselves look like they know it all. Just comes over as a bit sad and nerdy to me.
I drove to Manchester this weekend from London.
I filled up from cold and reset the trip meter. On the way up I was doing normal motorway speeds but occasionally would hit the 96mph limit I've plugged in so not trying to drive slowly, also not hooning.
Getting further north the weather got wet so speeds dropped a bit. I also mixed in a bit of coutry lanes whilst finding pubs etc.
I then drove home again at around 85ish and my overall average for the entire journey was 29.1
My combined average for the miles I've done in 2 months (approx 3k) has now risen to 24.something..
So for me as an only car that has to do ring trips, track days, commuting, and family trips the car and economy is pretty good. I think thats what the original poster was trying to say and I agree with him. It's not amazing but good.
Group hug
I filled up from cold and reset the trip meter. On the way up I was doing normal motorway speeds but occasionally would hit the 96mph limit I've plugged in so not trying to drive slowly, also not hooning.
Getting further north the weather got wet so speeds dropped a bit. I also mixed in a bit of coutry lanes whilst finding pubs etc.
I then drove home again at around 85ish and my overall average for the entire journey was 29.1
My combined average for the miles I've done in 2 months (approx 3k) has now risen to 24.something..
So for me as an only car that has to do ring trips, track days, commuting, and family trips the car and economy is pretty good. I think thats what the original poster was trying to say and I agree with him. It's not amazing but good.
Group hug
Edited by Rawhide on Monday 22 December 10:01
SJobson (and others)
The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
For some of us, the original post contained interesting information. I for example, whilst not giving a toss about economy on a day-to-day basis, occasionally have the need for good mpg on longer runs and it's good to know that if driven carefully the M3 is capable of excellent economy given its performance potential at other times.
We don't need group hugs on this forum, what we need is for the weapons grade keyboard warriors to wind their necks in and let other people enjoy the community without fear of having their posts torn to shreds.
Interpreting posts in the spirit in which they were intended would be a good start.
Andy
The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
For some of us, the original post contained interesting information. I for example, whilst not giving a toss about economy on a day-to-day basis, occasionally have the need for good mpg on longer runs and it's good to know that if driven carefully the M3 is capable of excellent economy given its performance potential at other times.
We don't need group hugs on this forum, what we need is for the weapons grade keyboard warriors to wind their necks in and let other people enjoy the community without fear of having their posts torn to shreds.
Interpreting posts in the spirit in which they were intended would be a good start.
Andy
VXR'd said:
SJobson (and others)
The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
That's not a particularly amazing revelation, though. Have I missed something? The thread title made me believe E46 M3s have good fuel economy. MattOz's clearly does give good fuel economy. Took until the 3rd page to find that out.The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
SJobson said:
VXR'd said:
SJobson (and others)
The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
That's not a particularly amazing revelation, though. Have I missed something? The thread title made me believe E46 M3s have good fuel economy. MattOz's clearly does give good fuel economy. Took until the 3rd page to find that out.The OP merely stated that on a particular journey in a given environment he managed excellent mpg in his M3. He didn't mention anything about overall average mpg, just the average mpg for that particular journey and how impressed he was with it.
What took you until the third page to find was not the intent of the original post, which was simply an observation that on a particular journey the OP was very impressed with his new M3's mpg.
It might not have been a 'particularly amazing revelation' for you, but then you're not the only person using this forum are you?
Andy
I was going to shut up, but since I still can't see it - where does it say on a particular journey? The OP says at 80mph he was doing 31mpg, at a higher speed 29mpg, and at a lower speed 47.8mpg. But what was the average for the 290 mile journey?
He then went on to say that filling the car proved the mpg correct. It can only prove the average mpg for the full tank, not what the individual sections' economy was, fairly obviously. Which is why I queried the overall average, which he said himself he'd worked out.
Ask a sensible question, get 3 pages of argument
He then went on to say that filling the car proved the mpg correct. It can only prove the average mpg for the full tank, not what the individual sections' economy was, fairly obviously. Which is why I queried the overall average, which he said himself he'd worked out.
Ask a sensible question, get 3 pages of argument
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