Econo-driving the 335

Black Leopard · 05-29-2009, 12:05 AM

So when I drive I have my HUD showing me how many miles I can go with my remaining gas. And sometimes when I drive, I try to make it go up at least 5 miles until my next destination (which is sometimes hard to do).

So anyway, I filled up my tank yesterday, and today with the tank one line below full, I reached 399 miles

first time ever

I was very proud of myself and of course my car

Has anyone beat this or come close?

Aurora Bearialis · 05-29-2009, 12:06 AM

I've had 412. Then I feel good and drive the shit out of it... or at least the petrol

E90330iS · 05-29-2009, 12:09 AM

lol i can barely do that with my 330i

Black Leopard · 05-29-2009, 12:09 AM

haha nice

yea when I got home earlier it had dropped to 260

and a 1/4 tank used

Aurora Bearialis · 05-29-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Leopard

haha nice

yea when I got home earlier it had dropped to 260

and a 1/4 tank used

lol sounds like me

VTECaddict · 05-29-2009, 12:14 AM

isnt there a MPG display? that would be a lot more useful for this kinda thing than DTE.

Aurora Bearialis · 05-29-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

isnt there a MPG display? that would be a lot more useful for this kinda thing than DTE.

Vtec just kicked in... What is DTE?

VTECaddict · 05-29-2009, 12:22 AM

distance to empty

Aurora Bearialis · 05-29-2009, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by VTECaddict

distance to empty

Oh... and yeah there is an MPG that's what mine is usually on until I am low then wait until --- to fill up again

E90RWC · 05-29-2009, 01:10 AM

Fuck, how do you guys drive your cars?

I can get 280-ish miles to the tank, MAX!

I am getting owned!

RALFnotralph · 05-29-2009, 01:19 AM

Got around 420ish cruising at 80. A lot of the drive was downhill so I got lucky.

spirocheter · 05-29-2009, 01:19 AM

I only get 350 out of my diesel! (Before efficient dynamics)... but then if economy had been top of my agenda, I wouldn't have bought a BM!

AndreyATC · 05-29-2009, 08:43 AM

My commute

I can get upto 450 of my tank

MRQturbo · 05-29-2009, 09:25 AM

i have full exhaust....intake...tune.....and still avg 550km per full tank before i fill up....mix of city and hwy driving....just don't be boosting every time you drive and the car gets pretty good mileage for the power it makes.....

kgb1637 · 05-29-2009, 09:27 AM

I saw it at 515 once, only because I was on the highway the entire time, other than that I get around 300 or so to a tank with plenty of spirited trips in there.

PCR · 05-29-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RALFnotralph

Got around 420ish cruising at 80. A lot of the drive was downhill so I got lucky.

Dude, 420 miles downhill?

I'm going straight to he11 too, but I didn't know I could take my BMW!!!

carve · 05-29-2009, 09:47 AM

My record was ~475. I was mostly doing slow highway driving, and the gas pump didn't shut off until gas was spilling out of the tank filler. I didn't actually go that far though- I always fill up at 1/4 tank to help keep the fuel pumps cool.

On my normal urban 10 mile commute, I get 24-25 mpg indicated in the summer, 19-21 winter (since the car takes longer to warm up). The decent mpg is due to trying to keep it in 6th gear as much as possible, which means keeping my speed in the low 40's. I also try to coast to stops, sometime braking early to try to hit the next green without stopping & losing my momentum. My wife's commute is 2x as long with fewer stops, so she gets high 20's when she drives my 335 without doing anything special. When I drive it hard on mountain roads, I get about 10-14 mpg, but this is very seldom.

NoMods · 05-29-2009, 09:56 AM

My goal is to burn as much fuel as I can

Honestly I'm the anti-eco driver ;D

In Before the Hippies here flame me.

Curt2000 · 05-29-2009, 10:04 AM

502 and I have a camera phone pic to prove it!

hotnikks · 05-29-2009, 10:10 AM

I routinely get 470's-440's dte when I fill up, but I usually only make it to 400 on the manual trip meter...

Dragonman4 · 05-29-2009, 10:42 AM

during the summer I can roughly get 26mpg. I don't really trust that dte gauge a lot.

danniexi · 05-29-2009, 10:46 AM

weekdays = highways (interstate)
weekends = city driving (NYC)

my average mpg is around 21 right now. overall my DTE hovers around the 400 miles mark, no less.

05-29-2009, 12:05 AM	#1
Black Leopard Private First Class 19 Rep 169 Posts Drives: 2008 335i E90 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (0)	Econo-driving the 335 So when I drive I have my HUD showing me how many miles I can go with my remaining gas. And sometimes when I drive, I try to make it go up at least 5 miles until my next destination (which is sometimes hard to do). So anyway, I filled up my tank yesterday, and today with the tank one line below full, I reached 399 miles first time ever I was very proud of myself and of course my car Has anyone beat this or come close?
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Black Leopard Private First Class 19 Rep 169 Posts Drives: 2008 335i E90 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (0)	haha nice yea when I got home earlier it had dropped to 260 and a 1/4 tank used
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RALFnotralph Private First Class 13 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 08' 335xi, 97' 328is Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (1)	Got around 420ish cruising at 80. A lot of the drive was downhill so I got lucky.
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MRQturbo Captain 20 Rep 902 Posts Drives: 91 MR2 turbo....07 335i... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	i have full exhaust....intake...tune.....and still avg 550km per full tank before i fill up....mix of city and hwy driving....just don't be boosting every time you drive and the car gets pretty good mileage for the power it makes..... __________________ 91 MR2Turbo....07 335i....
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carve Major 177 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	My record was ~475. I was mostly doing slow highway driving, and the gas pump didn't shut off until gas was spilling out of the tank filler. I didn't actually go that far though- I always fill up at 1/4 tank to help keep the fuel pumps cool. On my normal urban 10 mile commute, I get 24-25 mpg indicated in the summer, 19-21 winter (since the car takes longer to warm up). The decent mpg is due to trying to keep it in 6th gear as much as possible, which means keeping my speed in the low 40's. I also try to coast to stops, sometime braking early to try to hit the next green without stopping & losing my momentum. My wife's commute is 2x as long with fewer stops, so she gets high 20's when she drives my 335 without doing anything special. When I drive it hard on mountain roads, I get about 10-14 mpg, but this is very seldom.
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