12mpg...Sound about right w/ 4.10s + roof rack?

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  • nando
    Moderator
    • Nov 2003
    • 34827

    #46
    it could be a bad diff sensor. mine would read about 80% of the time but you couldn't tell while driving.. then it slowly died until I had no speedo at all.

    what does the OBC say? if the injectors are stock it's quite accurate. that's assuming the cluster is bad and not the diff sensor of course.. it still needs VSS to function.
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    • audiquattrot
      No R3VLimiter
      • May 2008
      • 3836

      #47
      Originally posted by nando
      it could be a bad diff sensor. mine would read about 80% of the time but you couldn't tell while driving.. then it slowly died until I had no speedo at all.

      what does the OBC say? if the injectors are stock it's quite accurate. that's assuming the cluster is bad and not the diff sensor of course.. it still needs VSS to function.
      i don't have an OBC read out for mpg....just the standard clock/date/outside temp Was on my list of 'upgrades' but never got around to it.
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      • audiquattrot
        No R3VLimiter
        • May 2008
        • 3836

        #48
        did an approx calculation based on my commute distance:

        approx 270-280 miles > full tank w/ A/C cranked to setting 4
        avg 19-20mpg highway

        Sound about right?
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        Current:
        '05 BMW M3 - Silver Grey/Imola Red
        '90 BMW 325iX - Sterling Silver/Houndstooth sport(5-speed converted)
        '15 Mini Countryman - Blazing Red/Carbon Black

        Past:
        '01 Audi Allroad - Light Silver/Platinum Saber Black
        '88 BMW 325iX - Diamond Schwarz/Silver sport *Sold*
        '01.5 1.8TQ - Brilliant Black/Nogaro Alcantara ...after 8.5yrs, *Sold* =(
        '90 BMW 325i - Schwarz/Tan sport *Sold*
        '89 BMW 325ix - Diamond Schwarz/Black sport *Sold*

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        • Northern
          R3V Elite
          • Nov 2010
          • 5041

          #49
          better than my iS gets.
          Originally posted by priapism
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          • downforce22
            No R3VLimiter
            • Aug 2009
            • 3187

            #50
            thats pretty good, im about 22 or so usually but don't use ac
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            • chuckdizzle
              Wrencher
              • May 2011
              • 211

              #51
              Originally posted by audiquattrot
              did an approx calculation based on my commute distance:

              approx 270-280 miles > full tank w/ A/C cranked to setting 4
              avg 19-20mpg highway

              Sound about right?
              Yea, that's much better.

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              • Lenwood
                Advanced Member
                • Mar 2012
                • 100

                #52
                Mpg

                I got 265 to a tank this week no aircond mixed city and hwy avg 17.5 mpg using 15gal prem chevron
                1989 325ix(sold)
                1989 325i sedan s52 powa (current)

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                • straight6pwr
                  No R3VLimiter
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 3450

                  #53
                  i calculated the different in mpg with my roof rack on my e30 a couple years ago... was 2mpg worse with the fairing and 1mpg worst with just the bars+bike attachments. this is of course highway mpg, and city mpg it wouldnt make a spit of difference.

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                  • mclawrence
                    Member
                    • Jul 2012
                    • 50

                    #54
                    I used to commute 1 hour each way and on the expressway doing 65/70 I was at 19/20 mpg.if a took the highway doing 55/60 I would get 23/24 mpg.over 20+ years and 3 different ix's the average was pretty close according the obc's

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                    • Lenwood
                      Advanced Member
                      • Mar 2012
                      • 100

                      #55
                      Mobs

                      Nobody in the sf Bay Area drives 55-60 ever........thanks for the 20+ yrs of input. ........still love my ix
                      1989 325ix(sold)
                      1989 325i sedan s52 powa (current)

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