Driving to Champagne next weekend -- 641 miles in total

[EDSEL1]

going via Brussels --- could I do it in 3 full tanks!?
I get 23 mpg max on the motorway - never seen it above this!

looking forward to stretching her legs --- will have a heavy load on the way back though!

[Zod]

where are starting? Presumably not Southern England!

[EDSEL1]

Teddington-Dover-Calais-Brusssels-Reims-Calais-Dover-Teddington

[Zod]

So why go via Brussels? A26 straight from Calais.

[EDSEL1]

visiting the folks - they live there.

[Zod]

Ah!

[Talat]

Easily I reckon, I got just under 500 miles from a 1 1/2 tanks at the weekend but that was using the UK motorway network with it's average speed cameras, traffic etc etc

[rassi]

When I drive to Denmark from Brussels (1000 km), I get about 500-530 km out of a tank, with cruising speeds around 180 kph, so 641 should be just about feasible with two tanks.

[Zod]

I get 500km out of an E60 tank on long continental drives. Is the E39 tank 70 litres too? If so, you should be fine.

[neil_bolton]

I achieved 30mpg on an economy run last month, and easily squeak 400 miles out of the 70l tank - the M5 is a surprisingly frugal engined car when driven smoothly...

[Zod]

neil_bolton said:

I achieved 30mpg on an economy run last month, and easily squeak 400 miles out of the 70l tank - the M5 is a surprisingly frugal engined car when driven smoothly...

there speaks an E39 owner.

[neil_bolton]

Zod said:

neil_bolton said:

I achieved 30mpg on an economy run last month, and easily squeak 400 miles out of the 70l tank - the M5 is a surprisingly frugal engined car when driven smoothly...

there speaks an E39 owner.

Note my emphasis on smoothly, I didn't add in 'hoof it anywhere' purelly because of the way it viciously bum rapes the mpg...

Go north of 120, and say goodbye to your hard earned average.

[EDSEL1]

Neil - nice colour M5 - what is that??
Looks great -- looks like some sort of gun metal grey -

[neil_bolton]

EDSEL1 said:

Neil - nice colour M5 - what is that??
Looks great -- looks like some sort of gun metal grey -

Bluewater. It's slightly different to Silverstone Blue and I believe only found on facelift M5s.

Edited by neil_bolton on Wednesday 17th November 15:54