Real world Out of town MPG F10 M5
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IMO an unrealistic expectation - plan on 20mpg and be pleasantly surprised if you get that up to 21mpg or 22mpg overall.
A long motorway journey may see you north of 25mpg if driven with reasonable restraint, but if that is what most of your journeys comprise and how you are going to drive, might as well buy a 535d.
A long motorway journey may see you north of 25mpg if driven with reasonable restraint, but if that is what most of your journeys comprise and how you are going to drive, might as well buy a 535d.
pjv997 said:
IMO an unrealistic expectation - plan on 20mpg and be pleasantly surprised if you get that up to 21mpg or 22mpg overall.
A long motorway journey may see you north of 25mpg if driven with reasonable restraint, but if that is what most of your journeys comprise and how you are going to drive, might as well buy a 535d.
Good point.A long motorway journey may see you north of 25mpg if driven with reasonable restraint, but if that is what most of your journeys comprise and how you are going to drive, might as well buy a 535d.
w5pwr said:
Depends how you drive it, I am seeing an average of just over 20mpg, but see more on steady motorway speeds, in town when cold you are down to 16......
The trouble with the car is the torque is addictive, so very easy to press on!
Test drive for a few days coming this month some time, will get a good idea then.The trouble with the car is the torque is addictive, so very easy to press on!
JMRS4 said:
Thanks for that.
You're welcome. 
. The car responds amazingly well, in terms of MPG, to your driving: the moment you drive it in a relaxed way, the mpg goes up massively. I use mine for awful town traffic in the morning commute and it does 17-18 mpg, without me using start/stop. Out of town, it does mid to high 20s. Plus, having the 80l tank, means far less frequent visits to the pump in any event. It's a real winner, the f10.Skrambles said:
You're welcome. . The car responds amazingly well, in terms of MPG, to your driving: the moment you drive it in a relaxed way, the mpg goes up massively. I use mine for awful town traffic in the morning commute and it does 17-18 mpg, without me using start/stop. Out of town, it does mid to high 20s. Plus, having the 80l tank, means far less frequent visits to the pump in any event. It's a real winner, the f10.
This is the sort of info I was looking for, most all my driving is out of town, so it should be reasonable fuel wise.;). The car responds amazingly well, in terms of MPG, to your driving: the moment you drive it in a relaxed way, the mpg goes up massively. I use mine for awful town traffic in the morning commute and it does 17-18 mpg, without me using start/stop. Out of town, it does mid to high 20s. Plus, having the 80l tank, means far less frequent visits to the pump in any event. It's a real winner, the f10.Skrambles said:
JMRS4 said:
Thanks for that.
You're welcome. . The car responds amazingly well, in terms of MPG, to your driving: the moment you drive it in a relaxed way, the mpg goes up massively. I use mine for awful town traffic in the morning commute and it does 17-18 mpg, without me using start/stop. Out of town, it does mid to high 20s. Plus, having the 80l tank, means far less frequent visits to the pump in any event. It's a real winner, the f10.
JMRS4 said:
his is the sort of info I was looking for, most all my driving is out of town, so it should be reasonable fuel wise.;)
It's incredibly good, considering the size of the engine etc. i forgot to mention that mine does like oil quite regularly, but I think that's down to the amount of slow town driving it does - about 1 litre every 1000-1500 miles. From what I've read on other boards, the oil consumption varies wildly from car to car, irrespective of how it's run in. Apparently, most do like a drink, particularly up to 10,000 miles or so, at which point it's said to ease off. I've only done 6000 so can't vouch for thatI have done 15,000 miles and I think I have put in 4 litres, so oil consumption for me not so bad.
If you have the service pack, BMW are supposed to top the oil for free, but on two separate occasions I have gone to different dealerships ASAP after the oil warning light goes off, they have checked the key fob and told me the 'computer' wasn't recognising the need for oil. Annoyed first and really pi**ed the second time, so just carry a litre of my own oil in the boot now.
If you have the service pack, BMW are supposed to top the oil for free, but on two separate occasions I have gone to different dealerships ASAP after the oil warning light goes off, they have checked the key fob and told me the 'computer' wasn't recognising the need for oil. Annoyed first and really pi**ed the second time, so just carry a litre of my own oil in the boot now.
pjv997 said:
I have done 15,000 miles and I think I have put in 4 litres, so oil consumption for me not so bad.
If you have the service pack, BMW are supposed to top the oil for free, but on two separate occasions I have gone to different dealerships ASAP after the oil warning light goes off, they have checked the key fob and told me the 'computer' wasn't recognising the need for oil. Annoyed first and really pi**ed the second time, so just carry a litre of my own oil in the boot now.
I got my first top up within the service pack and was lucky that the warning came on at the end of the week, so it wasn't a major hassle to run to the dealer on Saturday morning. But I didn't want to be caught out when the next top up was needed, if it happened mid-week etc, so asked for a spare, but the answer was 'computer says no'. I bought a couple myself instead, but was annoyed because Porsche will always leave me with a spare bottle whenever the 911 goes in. Don't know why BMW needs to be so awkward.If you have the service pack, BMW are supposed to top the oil for free, but on two separate occasions I have gone to different dealerships ASAP after the oil warning light goes off, they have checked the key fob and told me the 'computer' wasn't recognising the need for oil. Annoyed first and really pi**ed the second time, so just carry a litre of my own oil in the boot now.
Skrambles said:
It's incredibly good, considering the size of the engine etc. i forgot to mention that mine does like oil quite regularly, but I think that's down to the amount of slow town driving it does - about 1 litre every 1000-1500 miles. From what I've read on other boards, the oil consumption varies wildly from car to car, irrespective of how it's run in. Apparently, most do like a drink, particularly up to 10,000 miles or so, at which point it's said to ease off. I've only done 6000 so can't vouch for that
Thats a bit excessive if you ask me, I never put a pint in any of my last few cars: E90M3, B7 RS4, 550i F10 M Sport, NO Oil used!!!!.Gassing Station | M Power | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff