Thank's E34 for being good on GAS!! :-)

[Guelphguy]

Actually being truthfull here! I figure since everyone was complaining about their E34's gas consumption...thought I would put a different twist on it. I am married, live just outside Toronto (Canada)...the inlaws live 9 hours north from here and run a tourist resort so it is nice to go there!! Gets nasty in the winter time and we have a three year old daughter so the main vehicle to drive is a new style Jeep Grand Cherokee as it is very dangerous drive in the winter. Well we went last weekend (long weekend..Katrina) up north and took my 90 - 535i in hopes to save some money in gas as the Jeep at best gets 14.5L/100km and taking the 535i I averaged 10.5L/100km...so with Gas that week at $1.30/ltr here we saved $93 by taking the BMW...whoo hooo!! :p
It was funny as I had some time up there, so I clay-barred and waxed the 535i and it is a 5KM long rough gravel, washed out road to get into the resort that is mostly travelled only by 4X4...as I was washing the car and some customers drove in with their 4X4's and boats, they were all shocked to see a BMW there...lol...
So there you have it...I personally am happy with the E34's gas consumption..lol...could always be worse!!

[uscharalph]

Good story. I too am satisfied with what gas mileage I get. It's not what my previous car got, but my previous car was not a BMW!

[bahnstormer]

it could always be worse, but at the same time it could always be better..


in poland i drove a 900cc toyota yaris, 6.5L/100km on the highway =]

ferrari gets like 8mpg

ford gt sees 4mpg on race track

i see 12 in the city

and about 22 highway

[Interceptor]

i see 12 in the city

and about 22 highwayThat's roughly what I get. These cars are horrible gas guzzlers if you drive them mosty around city (like me, for example).

[MarkD]

my M5 uses ~ 9.5 to 10 litres / 100 kms when cruising at 130km/hr, which is quite good.

A performance chip will usually lower your fuel consumption, so now is the time to get one. :D

MarkD

[bahnstormer]

my M5 uses ~ 9.5 to 10 litres / 100 kms when cruising at 130km/hr, which is quite good.

A performance chip will usually lower your fuel consumption, so now is the time to get one. :D

MarkD


and if u're gonna get one, get the best! from mark! i have 2 =]

[epj3]

That's roughly what I get. These cars are horrible gas guzzlers if you drive them mosty around city (like me, for example).
My city gas mileage went from 15 to 17mpg city and highway went from 24 to 23mpg when I installed the 3.91lsd to replace the stock 3.46.

[liquidtiger720]

Hmm. You know what I find interesting. In my i6, i get about 19-22 mpg freeway/city combined.

to think a 740 v8 could get the same mileage? low 19's. I wish I had a v8...i dont see no gas savings!!!