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12-20-2012, 11:41 PM | #1 |
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Oddly low MPG of my z4
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just 100 miles. majorly local. 14mpg so far... (bmw website says 24 mpg on highway) seems like extremely low compare to others (around 20 from this link:http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=320826) is it because she's still in her "warm up stage" ? or I'm not driving correctly ? |
12-21-2012, 12:27 AM | #2 |
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I'm not sure, I get average 19-21ish MPG on 35i. But I don't drive like a mad man either. maybe ask dealer what the hell is going on? 14 mpg is kinda low.
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12-21-2012, 05:44 AM | #4 |
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that's break-in... I had same during first tank of gas... it will jump up to normal after your next fill up...
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12-22-2012, 01:32 PM | #5 |
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I think you should get a lot better MPG as the engine gets run in. We get an average of 26mpg on a tank, mixed: town, back road and motorway driving. On a motorway run it's over 30mpg.
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12-22-2012, 04:07 PM | #6 |
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You're probably just having too much fun with your new car, hence the poor gas mileage!
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12-22-2012, 04:55 PM | #7 |
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I average about 17mpg of mostly city driving.
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12-23-2012, 07:29 AM | #10 |
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I'm also averaging about 14 MPG around the city right now; but I am having a lot of fun. Once I've gotten over the immense power at my fingertips, I'll probably not be so punchy with it. But man, the looks I get from other drivers is priceless.
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I'm getting 23-24mpg now, just tooling around town boringly.
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seconded!~
but sometimes I feel some hatred especially when I rush out when red turns green... |
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Took a 60 mile trip today mainly on highway and averaged 36 MPG for the trip.
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12-24-2012, 01:20 AM | #14 |
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The best I've been able to get on the highway was 27 mpg. Ok technically I hit 30 mpg one time, but that was down a long stretch of downhill highway right after refueling
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oh wait, i guess there is a reason, if you are in 6th gear and doing like 45 to 50 MPH maybe. But i would argue that is no fun unless you are on a coastal road watching not the road but the surf as it brushes up against the shore. |
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Just took my new (less then 500 miles) 35is to San Francisco from LA. Round trip was just over 700 miles and I averaged 26 MPG, using Comfort setting and averaging around 75 MPH. Around town in my 2011 35i M-Sport I averaged 20 but usually kept in in Sport+ mode. On the 35is I hope to average 18-20 around town in Sport and Sport + and I have a heavy right foot.
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