E39 535i MPG observations
Discussion
Drove up to my sisters family for christmas as usual.
280 miles to her house and then to a petrol station, 240 miles back on the next tank.
On the way there: M1, M6, M6 toll, little bit of A road twisties. The reverse on the way back.
On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything)
280 miles, 55mph, 29.6mpg. (on board meter said 33.2)
Coming back, as an mpg experiment I sat at between 80 and 90 on the motorways all the way back. (the M6 and M1 are private roads right?)
240 miles, 85mph, 28mpg. (on board meter said 28.8)
1.6mpg difference!
In future I shall tell James not to hold the horses when traversing our empires arteries.
280 miles to her house and then to a petrol station, 240 miles back on the next tank.
On the way there: M1, M6, M6 toll, little bit of A road twisties. The reverse on the way back.
On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything)
280 miles, 55mph, 29.6mpg. (on board meter said 33.2)
Coming back, as an mpg experiment I sat at between 80 and 90 on the motorways all the way back. (the M6 and M1 are private roads right?)
240 miles, 85mph, 28mpg. (on board meter said 28.8)
1.6mpg difference!
In future I shall tell James not to hold the horses when traversing our empires arteries.
fwaggie said:
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On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything).......
I bet the truck drivers must love you as they close in whilst bouncing off their 56 mph limiters!On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything).......
(As must the rest of the motorway traffic as the get caught up behind the truck in lane two as it takes 20 miles to crawl past you!)
4rephill said:
fwaggie said:
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On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything).......
I bet the truck drivers must love you as they close in whilst bouncing off their 56 mph limiters!On the way there all motorway driving at 55 or very slightly more.
(If I'm not bored/tired/in a hurry I like to sit at a speed where I don't have to overtake anything).......
(As must the rest of the motorway traffic as the get caught up behind the truck in lane two as it takes 20 miles to crawl past you!)
If I saw any trucks that were almost the same apeed as me I gave the cruise control a couple of taps to slow down a little, let them pass easily and tapped back up to the previous speed.
Ditto for the very infrequent overtakes.
As to the MLMs who are too stupid to use the third lane, I care not a jot about them
Why not go that extra 1mph and be the same speed as the lorries? Going 55 and letting lorries past is the silliest thing I've heard all week!
Less overtakes all round and negligible fuel difference, maybe even improved with gearing vs power band.
The third lane usually drops below 70 when the lorries come out.
Less overtakes all round and negligible fuel difference, maybe even improved with gearing vs power band.
The third lane usually drops below 70 when the lorries come out.
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