My M30 gas milage...

[Jarvis]

yeah i thought about gearing right after I posted.

another argument for the m50 motors i guess

even stronger argument for rocking the m42 though lol

Yeah I'm quite jealous of my father's brand new Honda Civic that gets 35mpg consistently, combined driving.

I can't really bitch about most E30s' gas mileage though. Manual M20s that don't have 300K+ miles and have been maintained properly get fairly good mileage. And M10/M42 cars serve their purpose well. A chipped M50TU would be the tits for a daily driven E30.

[Rob]

yeah i thought about gearing right after I posted.

another argument for the m50 motors i guess

even stronger argument for rocking the m42 though lol

[Jarvis]

its really tough to compare different people's driving habits and resulting MPG, but I honestly thought M20s got better than is being reported.

The M30 with shitty mpg is whats getting me, I jsut dont get it. Bigger, more powerful motor in a lighter chassis=better mpg right?

My first 325is with wider tires / heavier wheels, cone intake and exhaust as only mods got up to 31mpg @ ~70mph if I was driving long enough. With two people and luggage it would still get at least 28mpg on the highway.

The chipped (no other mods) 325es I'm currently driving gets 25mpg combined city/highway driving. Can't get it above 27mpg on the highway. Will go down to 14mpg around town if I drive like a douchebag.

3500lb 535's get shit gas mileage. No better than low 20s mpg on the highway. That's with longer gearing though. If any of the E30M30 guys are running stock E30M20 gearing, I wouldn't be surprising at the bad gas mileage.

[Rob]

its really tough to compare different people's driving habits and resulting MPG, but I honestly thought M20s got better than is being reported.

The M30 with shitty mpg is whats getting me, I jsut dont get it. Bigger, more powerful motor in a lighter chassis=better mpg right?

[kowalski]

Holy shit, I'm only getting about 23-24 MPG in my M42, though it's 90% city driving.

Me too...

[royalflush313]

got to be selective with your motors/cars

Daily - m42b18 28 to 30mpg

Holy shit, I'm only getting about 23-24 MPG in my M42, though it's 90% city driving.

[nando]

22 on the freeway? that can't be nominal...

no shit, my heavy 4 door automatic 325ix gets 21-26 on the freeway, depending on distance. some of you guys need a tune up or something..

[Joe318is]

got to be selective with your motors/cars

Daily - m42b18 28 to 30mpg
Winter/trip car - m30b32 23 to 25mpg, when driven nice, otherwise its around 17 to 18mpg

but to all you 'm30's are junk' fucks, that bitch has TORQUE! my 83 533 that looks like its been through hell and back will crush your m20 powerd e30 anyday! :evil:

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW

[CGDoig]

20 MPG in my e30. Thats half city half highway. And pretty high throttle and revs

[ddongbap]

Ive hit 24, with about 80% highway. Its possiable dude.

[Rob]

22 on the freeway? that can't be nominal...

[golde30]

i get about 16mpg on city(with hills and traffic) on my m20. then about 22 on freeway. i doubt any1 is getting in the 20's with any 6cyl bmw in a metropolitan city....

[nando]

I dunno, I seem to average about the same mileage no matter how easy or hard I drive the car. I'm not that surprised that you got about the same driving it hard as you did driving it easy.

[2002maniac]

I get 13mpg on the track with my m42! I doubt he could get 10 : )

[BimmerToad]

With a M52B28 and a 4.10 rear, I've been getting 20 mpg consistantly.

If you track the M30, expect 10mpg