SunGod74 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I recently purchased an 07-plate BMW 320d Coupe M Sport, 44,000 miles on the clock. First of all, what an awesome looking car it is and it drives really well. My only disappointment having had it two weeks is the mpg I'm getting. The 'book figures' suggest it should be achieving between 50mpg round town and up to 70mpg on a good run. I'm getting around 40mpg round town and have never got much beyond 50mpg, even on a really good run. Has anyone else experienced this or know what the problem may be? I've taken it into BMW and they say there is nothing wrong with it mechanically. The weather may be a factor - its been sub-zero most of the time I've had it but I'd expect this to account for a few mpg as opposed to the 10 to 20 mpg I seem to be missing out on. Any advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Nothing wrong with it mate, low 40's mpg at best round town, and 50's on a run, maybe up to 60 if you really take it easy on a proper long motorway run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi Welcome to Tyresmoke. When its cold an engine doesn't get up to temperature as quickly where it works at its optimum. So in this very cold weather then yes it will have an effect, add to this the time that you might leave your car switched on and warming up as you get the snow off or de-ice it and that will be having a negative effect as well. Also you might not be comparing like with like. The current figures on the BMW site are for ares with full efficient dynamics. These cars have stop start tech, shut the air off to the engine whilst it warms etc. etc. These are all features you are unlikely to have on your 07MY car. So all in all the figures you are getting don't seem so bad to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 You'll never get anywhere near what your expecting. What you are getting however is perfectly normal and pretty good really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells0 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I drive the petrol version and get nowhere near their estimates:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbin Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 You are getting good mileage! BMW figures are waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy optimistic!! Over 22,000 miles of mixed driving my long term avg is 39.5...... mine's an auto. ON a m-way run it will do mid to late 40's depending on the conditions/speed. Around town it will do mid 30's.... Dealership are right, nothing wrong with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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