335d consumption???

[CaptainSlowCoach]

Just changed from an M3 to a 335d - only done a couple of hundred miles so far - what sort of fuel consumption should I be getting - in town it was all of 18 showing on the 'puter... and about 26 doing 80 on a motorway (car has done about 2,000 already) Seems way off from what I was expecting.

Capitain Slow Coach

[XM5ER]

Whilst I cant answer your question I will ask another.

How does that compare with the M3?

[CaptainSlowCoach]

Well its certainly different - going to miss the M3 engine - but not the low speed ride. Never had an auto before so - not really got the driving style sorted on that - BUT - it is fantastically quick when its moving - seems a bit sluggish getting going - but that just be me getting used to it. Overall - its seems a good replacement - just take a bit of getting used to . But am worried about the consumption...

Captain SC

[XM5ER]

And what was the fuel consumption like on the M3?

[CaptainSlowCoach]

Town- about 17/18; Motorway 25/27; PLAYING... lets just say you can empty the tank pretty quickly!!!

Captain SC

[535dman]

What you're getting seems quite low. with my 535d I do a mix of A / B road and motorway driving with a journey of around 28 miles - I always get between 30-35mpg no matter how I drive. You must really be pounding it!?

Edited by 535dman on Monday 2nd July 14:15

[Methane Bloke]

We had a e36 M3 Evo (manual) which the wife used for commutting. MPG was around 17-18. We changed it for a 330d auto which returned around 27 on the same journey. My wife has since changed jobs and now drives a 335d. This returns around 31-32 MPG going to and from work, the previous car, another 330d was doing similar numbers on the same journey. The 335d is the first BMW we've had where the computer tallies with fill ups and is not optomistic. On a long run we've managed just over 40MPG with "enthusiastic driving" at times.

Regards

Chris

[CaptainSlowCoach]

Pounding it? Nope - not YET!!!! Beginning to wonder if it has some problem if it is so low by comparison with others.

Captain SC

[squeezebm]

Regular 30mpg although some can achieve higher,big autos don't like the stop/start traffic do they,compared to the E46 M3 wait untill you get used to it.... M3's

[Bosh 964]

Hearing that I'm not so disappointed with my 330i petrol auto which is getting 23mpg in and out of town. I was hoping for late 20s after getting 28-30 with my previous 325i

[B19 RUS]

On my 335d se coupe I see between 32-36 mpg avg over each tank. My daily run is 30 miles round trip with 10 miles urban, 20 miles on the speed restricted M42. Had a journey to Northhampton at a steady 80 the other day and showed 45.5mpg but as soon as the carrotts were given this went down to 35 ish. Like squeeze says 30/32 on a sprightly run.

Edited by B19 RUS on Monday 2nd July 21:51

[JeffC]

typical round doors 28-32mpg
motorway driving 40-45mpg
towing trailer /car (300 miles on a tank) aprox 22 mpg

500 mile is best Ive achieved on tank so far, think more is poss but very hard to not to press the loud peadl for me or when swmbo drives she murders the mpg without driving quickly ??????????????? !!!

[mgordon]

I've done just over 700 miles in mine. Around 500 of those have been really short trips through town with lots of stop start, the rest have been Autobahn miles at anywhere between 110-150 mph. So far I've averaged 28.5 mpg which I don't think is too bad.

[Cyclone1]

I've done 1300 miles in mine and it's averaging 35.8 mpg, this has been a mix of around:

900 miles M1 / A1 - averaging around 42-44mpg

400 miles local driving on B roads or similar at around 27-32mpg

Performance wise it is quicker than an M3 once rolling. I had a few runs behind an M3 on the M1 on Saturday (reg PSYCO), and he couldn't pull a gap, I was two up (and had two cases in the car as we'd just returned from holiday) to his one and didn't even knock it out of D mode. Without the wife (she ain't heavy ) and the cases at 40kgs I think the 335d would be the quicker car and it's not even fully loosened up yet.

It goes in for a remap on Thursday so mpg should improve even further.

Jules.

[NeVeTaS]

I went down to Southampton to see DMS recently (from Kings Lynn).

On the way there I got 38mpg, rush hour traffic to begin with then 76mph cruise control.

Return journey had light traffic and I was between 50mph and 70mph all the way.

Pic shows the results. I've managed 510 miles on a tank (pre DMS) but it was *very* low.

Very pleased with DMS and thanks to Rob for answering all my questions...

Edited by NeVeTaS on Tuesday 10th July 20:37