335d in London

[Tea Pot One]

I know there has been lots on here re mpg .... but, what sort of real world mpg am I going to get from a 335d in London / Surrey given the average mpg's I get/got below on my last 2 cars.

For the sort of driving I do - a mix of short urban journeys and some out of town stuff I get on average 40mpg from my 320d coupe auto and got 24mpg from my Z4M Roadster that I had before the 320d.

Ideas on mpg appreciated

[Vladimir]

The 335d isn't all that amazing on fuel (although I guess it's good for it's power!) TBH especially around town.

I'm down in Cornwall and do push mine hard - I tend to average low 30s. I have yet to get a long term average (apart from one motorway trip!) above 42mpg!

The 330d is a fair bit thriftier but obviously only has one turbo and isn't as quick.

Range is useful though - you can get 400 miles on a tank even when driving it properly. Post 2008 (Efficient Dynamics) is a wee bit better but the real World difference is tiny.

[Vee]

2007 car here which my wife uses almost exclusively around London now.
Around 26mpg, around 350 miles from a tank.

[Tea Pot One]

Thanks for the replies ... maybe I should think 330d a bit more !

I have driven both - and liked both fairly equally - but will have a look at what crops up within my price range

[pete]

My December 2007 E91 335d gets an average of 37mpg, which includes a mix of motorway and in town pootling. I would say in town it probably hovers around 30mpg or even less, but we do get around 450 miles between fill ups even when it's mostly urban driving.

On long motorway trips it will do 550 miles with at least 1/8th tank left on the gauge, something like 42mpg. Note sure if it's ED or not, but it is a Touring, which are obviously a little less aerodynamic than their coupe and saloon cousins.

Pete

[Vladimir]

Pete - actually Tourings are MORE aerodynamic!

Yours is pre ED like mine. Good choice of motor! Don't see all that many E91 335ds around!

[briers]

My coupe is returning 42.8mpg currently but that's traffic filled steady pace a-roads and a bit of town each end.

Around town it's about 28mpg. Maybe Low 30's if it's more free moving. If it's stop start or you aren't driving very economically it might be as low as 24mpg.

[pete]

Vladimir said:

Pete - actually Tourings are MORE aerodynamic!

Really? That is a surprise given the bloody enormous bluff rear end; the low pressure area that covers the back of the car in muck within a mile of driving mustn't be as bad as I thought.

Do you have the relative Cd numbers for Touring vs saloon?

Pete

[Vladimir]

From memory, I think the Touring is 0.31 which isn't brilliant. Think the others are 0.1 more. Estates are usually more slippery but a bit heavier

[Beardy10]

I haven't had a 335d but I have had a 535d and now an X5 SD for the last six years and live in London. Real world MPG for this engine in urban traffic is poor........my X5 is below 20 mpg in London so 26 to 28 sounds about right for a 3 series.

[roofer]

Vee said:

2007 car here which my wife uses almost exclusively around London now.
Around 26mpg, around 350 miles from a tank.

Same here in London, fekkin speed humps don't help. 330d that has just replaced it (later engine) is doing about 32mpg.

[smashy]

Ive seen 21 mpg in my facelift 120d auto. was 10 miles outer london postcodes.

As we know Diesels love long motorway journeys.

[ChrisOB1]

2008 335d Coupe here getting low 30's mpg but i cant help squeezing the big peddle, have had 40+ on long motorway jaunts though..

[Tea Pot One]

Still looking - the one I was after got sold .... but I may have found another