Average Miles for a tank of gas? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

MPressed · 15th January 2004, 22:35

I'm curious what the average amount of miles you guys get on a tank of gas. City/Hwy driving.

Here's mine-

City-340 miles (mixed city w/ freeway, my everyday driving routine)
Hwy- 450 miles (cruising at 85 on trips)

M'nd · 15th January 2004, 22:47

[quote=MPressed]I'm curious what the average amount of miles you guys get on a tank of gas. City/Hwy driving.

Dam!! I never get more than 290-300 to a full tank. You must be shifting at 1500 rpm for each gear!

jajo · 15th January 2004, 23:18

LOL, maybe 12 miles a gallon if I'm "nice"

Terk · 16th January 2004, 06:52

The Sunoco gas gard gets used frequently, that's all I can tell you. If I'm not putting gas in the beast, I'm not hav'in fun.

Regards,

Terk.

Vreracing · 16th January 2004, 07:31

I tried really hard to get over 23 mpg. I lasted about 20 miles and then reverted back to my usual 15mpg.

MPressed · 16th January 2004, 16:43

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Originally Posted by M'nd

Dam!! I never get more than 290-300 to a full tank. You must be shifting at 1500 rpm for each gear!

No, usually shift around 3-4k rpms. I drive quite spiritedly and even kick the rear end out several times on a tank. The only thing that might be different is I always use 93 octane from Exxon/Mobile.

TCM · 16th January 2004, 17:09

I almost always range between 290-330 miles per tank in the M5. Most of my driving is back roads and some highway bursts. Has anyone else noticed how fast the fuel guage drops once you get below half a tank? It drops like a rock. I will get 200 miles on my first half of a tank, then only get 100 on the second half. M5 phil has the same problem in his M5 as well.

MAH · 16th January 2004, 17:17

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Originally Posted by TCM

I almost always range between 290-330 miles per tank in the M5. Most of my driving is back roads and some highway bursts. Has anyone else noticed how fast the fuel guage drops once you get below half a tank? It drops like a rock. I will get 200 miles on my first half of a tank, then only get 100 on the second half. M5 phil has the same problem in his M5 as well.

Interesting that your fuel guage shows up exactly like mine. I usually get about 275 to 320 miles on a tankfull of our environmentally friendly, oxygenated, California 91 octane turpentine that is sold here under the label of gas.

Mark

DMC126 · 16th January 2004, 19:09

Current mileage - 17.5 mpg. Lifetime mileage (33,300 miles) - 15.8 mpg.

M-Fünf · 16th January 2004, 19:30

My lifetime average is 17.1

I usually get between 290 and 310 miles per tank. Having said that, it should be noted that my daily drive has lots of traffic, and I normally get around 15-16mpg. If I'm driving the open road (even driving hard) I get better milage.

T.C. Mine gauge drops like a rock below 1/2 as well. I have had to "hunt" for the closest Chevron station a couple of times...