Real World MPG Figures, Diesel X5 & 5 series models

[Tailor_Mike]

hi ppl,

just moving house at the min and will be communting a bit futher and i am currently running a cayenne 3.2 v6, urban driving only getting 16 mpg!!!, just over 20 on motorway.

so think its got to go, but unsure if a 2004/2005 diesel X5 would be getting much more mpg on an urban cycle to work and back. someone told me you can get 25-30 of them.

or was considering buying a 2005/2006 diesel 5 series, but not sure which size engine to go for between the 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0 and same question with what mpg these engines tend to get on the daily commute to work.

any mpg figures would be great from people who are actually running them day to day, i know all the offical figures, but i know from experiance these can be pretty different.

thx for the help ppl, might be back in beemer land soon !!!

[christer]

how many miles per year?

[mr.man]

My 05 diesel X5 is showing 29.4 mpg over a period of 15 months. Mostly short trips and sadly no long ones.

[Slurms]

Last time i did some mileage in a 3.0ltr diesel it was averaging about 30mpg on a mix of town and motorway work..

[JPJ]

06 plate 530d touring running at an average 34.5mpg over the past 8 months that I've had it.

[Tailor_Mike]

thx for the replys ppl,

always good to real feedback

i do about 8000 a year, so wouldnt be a huge saving per week, but still prob work out about £1k a year less in fuel ??? if i was to swap to an X5 diesel or poss 5 series diesel.

[christer]

Tailor_Mike said:

thx for the replys ppl,

always good to real feedback

i do about 8000 a year, so wouldnt be a huge saving per week, but still prob work out about £1k a year less in fuel ??? if i was to swap to an X5 diesel or poss 5 series diesel.

If we assume a 25mpg average for a petrol and 35 for a diesel (or near values in that ratio) then you are likely to pay around £400 more for petrol per year. At anything less than 10-12k miles per year, the consumption would not be playingmuch of a part in my decision-making process as petrols are simpler set ups mechanically, without turbos (flaps etc etc ) etc. to go wrong in the longer term.

Edited by christer on Tuesday 15th December 10:56

[phib]

56 535d m sport 34.4mpg for last 4000 miles mixed but mainly motorway

Phib

[Tailor_Mike]

christer said:

Tailor_Mike said:

thx for the replys ppl,

always good to real feedback

i do about 8000 a year, so wouldnt be a huge saving per week, but still prob work out about £1k a year less in fuel ??? if i was to swap to an X5 diesel or poss 5 series diesel.

If we assume a 25mpg average for a petrol and 35 for a diesel (or near values in that ratio) then you are likely to pay around £400 more for petrol per year. At anything less than 10-12k miles per year, the consumption would not be playingmuch of a part in my decision-making process as petrols are simpler set ups mechanically, without turbos (flaps etc etc ) etc. to go wrong in the longer term.

Tailor_Mike said:

my cayenne 3.2 petrol at the minute is only returning 16 mpg,thats mostly around town and a bit of motorway.
was thinking 30 mpg in an x5/5 series or similar would be a fair saving.but i did have a 2003 range rover 3.0 diesel before the cayenne and i had nothing but trouble with it, lots of EGR valve troubles and turbo holding power back etc.... so is putting me off changing a bit now you mention it. the range rover in general was pretty poor, lots of trouble with it and electrical problems etc..., but would have thought the X5 3.0 d would be more realiable, or is it a problem the turbo diesel engines can have in general ???

hmmm... bit confused as to what to do now, might seem better idea just to keep the cayenne and stump up the extra petrol costs, should only be doing an extra 50 miles a week anyway.

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[10speeduk]

Hi there, got a 520d auto, average about 150 miles per day, motorway and hard driving mixed. MPG always reads as 37.8mpg. I am sure that over 40 could be done if you stuck to 70mph...as I do unless on a private road.

[beemer]

phib said:

56 535d m sport 34.4mpg for last 4000 miles mixed but mainly motorway

Phib

you do well, my 06 535d M Sport Touring always reads 30.7mpg, I do 1000 miles a week, mainly motorway/dual carriageway, no urban stuff. must check my soles for lead....

cheers
sean