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09-09-2010, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: YYZ / ORD
Posts: 6,486
Car: M5
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Who says shorter gears give poor mileage?
I respectfully disagree. :buttrock
This is on my 3.62 LSD with only a 5spd. Granted, I did a lot of HWY driving in this time, but normally I average around 520 km (~323mi) per tank (50:50 City:HWY).
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09-09-2010, 04:31 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Toronto
Posts: 114
Car: E46 Coupe
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I am pretty happy that I get 500kms a tank on my m3..50/50 city highway.
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09-09-2010, 05:56 PM
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MaXsponsor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Mississauga
Posts: 13,881
Car: AA S/C E46 M3
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I still got almost 500km on a 332is with a 3.91LSD...
Depending on the way you drive, you can put less load on the engine I believe..
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09-09-2010, 05:58 PM
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Addict
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: YYZ / ORD
Posts: 6,486
Car: M5
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Yup. It all boils down to how you control your right foot, and taking advantage of downhill gradients 
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Last edited by dbworld4k; 09-09-2010 at 06:00 PM.
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09-09-2010, 06:18 PM
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Formerly Flav_cool
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 4,354
Car: '98 328is + '94 325i
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My best is about 780km on about 58L, so that's about 7.4L/100km. 5spd, 3.23 LSD, 94 octane sunoco gas (10% ethanol). You have to drive 100km/h and not press the gas much more going uphill than on flat (sometimes slows you down to 90km/h)...
Driving 130-140km/h I get about 8.5L/100km. It would probably be 8L/100km if I didn't have to keep re-accelerating due to traffic buildup or idiots in the left lane, etc.
What really annoys me is the stupid relative gas gauge. I think yours is the same, Anuk. If it just shows empty, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full, it will change depending on how you've been driving recently. So for example, you might see your gas amount go up if you have been driving aggressively but then drive like granny for a little while. I wish mine (like some e36s) came with the absolute gauge, which shows litres. Anyone know what the technical / electrical difference is in the cluster for this?
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Last edited by Dr. Flyview; 09-09-2010 at 06:23 PM.
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09-09-2010, 06:41 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
Posts: 2,325
Car: '91 318i, '91 318is
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You need feel the joy of constantly reving at 4000rpm's+ on the highway with a 4.27LSD... good times... bad mileage... it's possible to get around 8L/100kms, but you've really gotta feather the gas pedal.
But like I said; good times.
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09-10-2010, 07:25 PM
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Formerly Flav_cool
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 4,354
Car: '98 328is + '94 325i
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Pwnd. Those are miles 
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09-10-2010, 09:48 PM
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Vtec just kicked in
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: TO
Posts: 2,394
Car: 99 S52
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some revs wont kill your mileage... ive always loved that one....
load has much more of an effect on mileage than some rpm.
My best(which ive done many times ) is around 8.6L/100km (27mpg)on the highway with the M...doing 130-140.
I havent tried a trip at 100-110 yet. in time...
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Last edited by SiR; 09-10-2010 at 09:50 PM.
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09-11-2010, 10:45 AM
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is BMW crazy
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Richmond Hill
Posts: 14,848
Car: is not a real ///M5
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Fuel consumption? What"s that?
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09-11-2010, 11:38 AM
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I USE MY S54, HOW BOUT U?
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: BURLINGTON
Posts: 65
Car: 325e, 328is, (e46)M3
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3.91 lsd
Rolling a 3.91 LSD in my e36, shitty city economy cause i drive like i dick but steady over 700 kms a tank doing highway, no pussy footing around either, 130-140 at 4500rpm the whole time! Better fuel mileage, faster acceleration, drifting......like where is the issue? Lol
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09-12-2010, 01:38 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: GTA
Posts: 53
Car: 09 BMW M6 Vert
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Man... I went from an 2004 M3 to a 2009 M6. Car is amazing but sucks gas like nothing I have ever seen. As of this morning my gauge reads 21.3L/100km... Almost all city driving. I used to get about 12-13 on my M3. When I first got the car I thought the electronics were screwed up because my reserve fuel warning comes on with a quarter tank left....
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