mpg eta owners?

[///M42 sport]

Curious what mpg you guys are getting? I've become obsessed with fuel economy lately. I bet you guys get the last laugh when fuel prices spike.

[kronus]

20 mpg.

I suck.


(it needs new plug wires and probably an 02 sensor)

[Bimmerista]

My eta peaked at 38mpg.

65mph + no A/C + level surface

[Kershaw]

20mpg.

but my super eta has m20b25 with a 4.10 rear.

so its not really a super eta anymore.

[rThor432]

I consistently did 35 mpg in my '87 325es averaging 70 mph on my 35 mile daily highway drive to/from work. Gas mileage dropped to 32 mpg with the S52.

I'm driving an '85 eta now, so as soon as the odo is fixed I'll be able to calculate the mileage in that. Should be better than my old car considering it has a 2.79 opposed to the 2.93 of the later eta. It's my economy machine.

[///M42 sport]

wow that pretty awesome. Considering the mini's and other fuel efficient cars right now are just approaching 35-40mpg

I may have to get one now haha.

[///M42 sport]

My eta peaked at 38mpg.

65mph + no A/C + level surface

Why the hell did you sell it?!...ok maybe we made fun of you a little back then.

[Wh33lhop]

I consistently did 35 mpg in my '87 325es averaging 70 mph on my 35 mile daily highway drive to/from work. Gas mileage dropped to 32 mpg with the S52.

I'm driving an '85 eta now, so as soon as the odo is fixed I'll be able to calculate the mileage in that. Should be better than my old car considering it has a 2.79 opposed to the 2.93 of the later eta. It's my economy machine.

That's really cool, except for the fact that those tiny fucking plastic gears will cost you ~2 tanks of gas.

I'm still debating whether it's worth it to do the odo gears on my super eta.

[RainierHooker]

My current eta gets around 22-25 mpg

My previous eta averaged 28 mpg

[///M42 sport]

why so much variance? is there alot of diff between supereta and regular?

[scottinAZ]

mine is averaging what it says in my sig. Stock 87 Eta, 268K miles, no valence, bent assed fender, and AC blowing cold enough to freeze your nuts off.

[RainierHooker]

My current eta (my '84) has had some teething problems which, as I found out today while digging into the engine-bay, likely stemed from the PO not adjusting the valves in a long long time, coupled with a few other issues.

My last one (an '88 S-eta) came to me with a broken timing-belt, so the top-side of the motor was completly rebuilt before it ever got on the road.

I guess what I'm saying is, the motor's 'freshness' and regular maintenace go a long way toward fuel ecconomy.

[scottinAZ]

I guess what I'm saying is, the motor's 'freshness' and regular maintenace go a long way toward fuel ecconomy.

the terrain that you drive also affects it a bit as well, if where you live is flatter than an 8 year olds chest, then it will be better than someone who is up and down hills and shit all day.

[rThor432]

That's really cool, except for the fact that those tiny fucking plastic gears will cost you ~2 tanks of gas.

I'm still debating whether it's worth it to do the odo gears on my super eta.

Ha, so true.. the little one that always blows first is ~$30. Then you replace that and it blows up the other two and you are back to square one.

For what it's worth, the eta of mine that consistently turned 35 mpg had about 270k on it with a horrid top end noise. Something was broken and rattling around. Never cared to find out because I had an S52 ready to go in when the motor died. Well, the motor wouldn't die, so after 8-9 months of the motor being noisy I finally set aside some time to pull it out. It's hard to kill an eta.

[Stephen]

26-27, chipped. Sounds like i should be doing better..