What MPG is everyone getting?

bmrgrl · 04-03-2008, 12:00 PM

Just wondering what people that have gotten the car are getting....?

I currently get 28mpgs on my car... wondering if I can keep close to those numbers? I will get a 128i and drive 75% highway.

larryn · 04-03-2008, 12:12 PM

Avg MPG has been between 16.5 and 18, but I'm having fun. Currently at 17.5 for this tank of gas. :smile:

ichiban · 04-03-2008, 12:40 PM

18.6 right now. yea i'm avging about 17-19.

Crowley · 04-03-2008, 12:44 PM

mostly stop and go traffic some mixed ... about 20mpg .. no highway trips yet .. it is hard to get good gas mileage during the breaking period

Crowley

ChrisK · 04-03-2008, 12:48 PM

I refuse to look.

colonel1961 · 04-03-2008, 12:56 PM

16.9 as of this morning...

jonack · 04-03-2008, 02:49 PM

17.8 - 18.3 Is this as good as it gets??????

ruffstik · 04-03-2008, 02:51 PM

that's what I've been getting...but I've also been driving like a maniac!

Crowley · 04-03-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ruffstik

that's what I've been getting...but I've also been driving like a maniac!

Which isn't that bad .. lol .. when I had my 2004 cobra (granted 509rwhp and 520rwtq) ... If I didn't get on it too much I would get 15mpg .. lol

Crowley

aitsu · 04-03-2008, 03:06 PM

oh crap.. my RX-8 gets better mileage than this bimmer?!
Of course, you guys are all probably ragging on them. Lord knows I would if I had one!

joelk · 04-03-2008, 03:07 PM

I've averaged 17.1 mpg. :biggrin:

I assume with time this will improve. I'm driving like a madman currently ... all city traffic.

aesthetect · 04-03-2008, 04:33 PM

not really as good as i would have thought but sounds like most of you are in the city and being generous with the throttle (not that i could actually constrain myself either). curious, what rpm are you at in 6th at around 70mph?

interested to hear from any 128 owners..

jeremyc74 · 04-03-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jonack

17.8 - 18.3 Is this as good as it gets??????

Relax...these cars aren't even broken in yet. With modern engines the mileage (and performance) tends to improve up until 3-5k miles.

Not to mention, how would you be driving a new 135 if you'd only had it for a week or two? :biggrin:

ichiban · 04-03-2008, 05:04 PM

6th doing 75 is about 2.5k, so i'd think 70 is gonna be around 2.2?
I'll check for you later and then report back

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Duckw · 04-03-2008, 05:18 PM

R&T's data panel shows 60 mph at 2200 rpm. My speedometer shows about 62-3 at 2200, not as much error as I might have expected. MPG, virtually all on open roads but at moderate speeds (not much over 80, not all that often) and with fairly gentle acceleration, is 23.5.

whiplash · 04-03-2008, 05:24 PM

Man, you guys must be getting on it!? I've got almost 1300 miles and my overall mileage is still 24.7 MPG. Granted, it was almost all highway miles and I never took it over 4000 (well, OK 4500) RPM but still!?

M_Time · 04-03-2008, 06:22 PM

First tank drove about 260 miles average 18-18.5, mixed city and highway.

Jackdaws · 04-03-2008, 09:11 PM

I've been getting 21 mpg city driving during break-in period. I usually stay 2000 to 3500 rpm only for now.

ARES45 · 04-03-2008, 09:16 PM

21.3 driving short trips city on the last two tanks.

FreeBMW.net · 04-03-2008, 09:46 PM

18.6

0002s · 04-03-2008, 09:47 PM

18.5 - 19.8 depends on if i drive "fast" or "faster"

SL01 · 04-04-2008, 07:49 AM

My driving is a mixture of 70% highway, 30% city. I've gotten 23.2 on the first tank, 23.8 on the second, 23.5 on the third... While I haven't been beating on it by any means, I haven't been grannying along either - esp when it comes to accelerating. Under similar driving conditions, my RX-8 was between 19 and 20.

I've found the instant MPG read-out to be very useful in determining which gear I should be using, say, in my sub-division. Also, when at highway speed, the cruise control does a remarkable job of conserving fuel.

04-03-2008, 12:00 PM	#1
bmrgrl Private 4 Rep 68 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	What MPG is everyone getting? Just wondering what people that have gotten the car are getting....? I currently get 28mpgs on my car... wondering if I can keep close to those numbers? I will get a 128i and drive 75% highway.
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04-03-2008, 12:12 PM	#2
larryn Lieutenant General 2148 Rep 10,176 Posts Drives: '97 332ti, '21 X5 45e, '16 GT4 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle iTrader: (2)	Avg MPG has been between 16.5 and 18, but I'm having fun. Currently at 17.5 for this tank of gas. :smile:
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04-03-2008, 12:40 PM	#3
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	18.6 right now. yea i'm avging about 17-19.
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04-03-2008, 12:44 PM	#4
Crowley Major 54 Rep 1,015 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	mostly stop and go traffic some mixed ... about 20mpg .. no highway trips yet .. it is hard to get good gas mileage during the breaking period Crowley __________________ The last words on the powerplant should go to a clearly overwhelmed Hormazd Sorabjee, editor and publisher of Autocar India: “There is something simply magical about BMW’s in-line six. It has a creamy smoothness that makes velvet feel like sandpaper.”
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ChrisK Major General 4449 Rep 7,594 Posts Drives: '19 M2C Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (7) Garage List 2019 BMW M2C [7.00] 2015 Porsche Macan S [0.00]	I refuse to look. __________________ www.ReTuneTheDeTune.com 2019 M2 Competition (Sunset Orange)
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04-03-2008, 12:56 PM	#6
colonel1961 Rammer Jammer 14 Rep 411 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (0)	16.9 as of this morning...
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04-03-2008, 02:49 PM	#7
jonack Private First Class 26 Rep 115 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (0)	17.8 - 18.3 Is this as good as it gets??????
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04-03-2008, 02:51 PM	#8
ruffstik Pirate 56 Rep 692 Posts Drives: 2025 M2 G87 - on the list Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [9.50]	that's what I've been getting...but I've also been driving like a maniac!
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04-03-2008, 03:06 PM	#10
aitsu Mmmmm.. torque.... 45 Rep 367 Posts Drives: Imola Red F80 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas Area, TX iTrader: (0)	oh crap.. my RX-8 gets better mileage than this bimmer?! Of course, you guys are all probably ragging on them. Lord knows I would if I had one!
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04-03-2008, 03:07 PM	#11
joelk Lieutenant Colonel 37 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: Space Gray E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	I've averaged 17.1 mpg. :biggrin: I assume with time this will improve. I'm driving like a madman currently ... all city traffic. __________________ e90 M3, Space Gray / Extended Black, ZCP, ZCV, ZP2, DCT sold: 2008 BS 135i 6MT
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04-03-2008, 04:33 PM	#12
aesthetect form follows function 38 Rep 838 Posts Drives: GC impreza Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: austin tx iTrader: (0)	not really as good as i would have thought but sounds like most of you are in the city and being generous with the throttle (not that i could actually constrain myself either). curious, what rpm are you at in 6th at around 70mph? interested to hear from any 128 owners..
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04-03-2008, 05:04 PM	#14
ichiban Colonel 94 Rep 2,012 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	6th doing 75 is about 2.5k, so i'd think 70 is gonna be around 2.2? I'll check for you later and then report back .
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04-03-2008, 05:18 PM	#15
Duckw Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 241 Posts Drives: '08 135i, 2010 VW Sportwagen Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	R&T's data panel shows 60 mph at 2200 rpm. My speedometer shows about 62-3 at 2200, not as much error as I might have expected. MPG, virtually all on open roads but at moderate speeds (not much over 80, not all that often) and with fairly gentle acceleration, is 23.5. __________________ 135i, SGM, 6 MT, Black Leatherette, Grey Poplar, ZSP
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04-03-2008, 05:24 PM	#16
whiplash Private No Class 11 Rep 203 Posts Drives: Depends on the day Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Man, you guys must be getting on it!? I've got almost 1300 miles and my overall mileage is still 24.7 MPG. Granted, it was almost all highway miles and I never took it over 4000 (well, OK 4500) RPM but still!? __________________ They followed me home...can I keep them? Dan in Houston / CCA # 93849
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04-03-2008, 06:22 PM	#17
M_Time Private First Class 16 Rep 197 Posts Drives: 2016 Porsche Cayenne GTS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	First tank drove about 260 miles average 18-18.5, mixed city and highway.
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04-03-2008, 09:11 PM	#18
Jackdaws Private 6 Rep 97 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	I've been getting 21 mpg city driving during break-in period. I usually stay 2000 to 3500 rpm only for now.
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04-03-2008, 09:16 PM	#19
ARES45 Major 34 Rep 1,002 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	21.3 driving short trips city on the last two tanks. __________________ "Don't run, you'll only die tired" ~ Gunship Pilot
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04-03-2008, 09:46 PM	#20
FreeBMW.net Second Lieutenant 27 Rep 283 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 135i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan, USA iTrader: (1)	18.6
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04-03-2008, 09:47 PM	#21
0002s Mein Führer! I can walk! 45 Rep 822 Posts Drives: Not a BMW Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bunker iTrader: (0)	18.5 - 19.8 depends on if i drive "fast" or "faster"
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SL01 Private 3 Rep 57 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	My driving is a mixture of 70% highway, 30% city. I've gotten 23.2 on the first tank, 23.8 on the second, 23.5 on the third... While I haven't been beating on it by any means, I haven't been grannying along either - esp when it comes to accelerating. Under similar driving conditions, my RX-8 was between 19 and 20. I've found the instant MPG read-out to be very useful in determining which gear I should be using, say, in my sub-division. Also, when at highway speed, the cruise control does a remarkable job of conserving fuel.
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