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Hi, recently I have noticed that my BMW is using a lot of diesel. The engine temperature is 70-75 which to my knowledge should be around 90-95. So this could be my thermostat? When driving very carefully on the highway I can get it to 7l/100km but when driving in the city it takes always over...

Hi BMW fans, owners! I have a 2011 535d xDrive GT and it has a terrible fuel consumption. Driving in town, with some traffic congestion is has 15L/100km (~15mpg), when combined driving it's a little better but not so much 13L/100km (~18mpg). I have bought it last week, so I did not have a...

Hey guys! I'm looking to get a 528i f10 with 60-70k miles and keep it for 3-4 years. The question is whether i should get a 3.0 I6 NA N52 one or a 2.0 Turbo N20? What would you suggest in terms of long term reliability/maintenance and what is real world mpg of both? Id like to hear owners...

Hi I am new to this forum so forgive me if this has been answered before... but I couldn't find a suitable answer anywhere. I have a e90 2010 bmw 320i I get very low consumption even when taking care to drive in the city. I live in the UK and currently I am getting around 22.7/23 mpg in...

Hi guys, Recently bought used GERMAN E90, I have changed all the filters and liquids/oils. Now thinking about changing spark plugs (No warning lights about spark plugs, but think fuel consumption is to high for city - 15 L/100km or 15MPG (board computer saying 13 L/100km - 18 MPG) - but...

Dear Bimmerfesters, I bought my 535iX (build year 10/2011) about 3 or 4 months ago with 47k kilometers on the odo (from a BMW dealer) and have been driving around for about 6-7k kilometers. What I've noticed is that I have a very abnormal gas/mileage. My car's boardcomputer tells me its using...

Hey guys. I am new here so go easy. I got a hold of a 2001 318I SE 1.9 and the car was running good for around 1000 miles. It was recently serviced and MOT'd but i always take those things with a pinch of salt. after the 1000 mile mark i noticed the car would have trouble starting up on a...

I've had my 2012 F30 328i AT for about 6 months and decided to conduct an experiment on the impact driving modes and driving styles have on fuel consumption. Definitions: Drive Mode: EcoPro, Comfort, Sport are the standard modes that are a part of the car Driving Style: - Conscious is where...

I have a new 2014 X1 sDRIVE28i 4-cyl. and have two questions about fuel consumption: 1) "Current fuel consumption": Not appearing in computer display I've read the manual repeatedly and cannot figure out how to display the "Current Fuel Consumption" mode on the instrument panel. According to...

Hi, I recently purchase my 530i (E39) year model 2002. the car done 163,000 km and it's well preserved. the fuel consumption computer shows 12.1 Litter/100 Km in other words 8.333km/1 litter. today I filled out my feul tank with 63 Litter (Full Tank) while the tacometer showed 278 Km from my...

hi there, hope anyone could help me. it's like this, when i start my car the onboard-computer shows for example 130km of fuel left, then it start's to goes down, 125...120.... until it reaches 99. them it's start to goes up again until it remais in the same. using the example 130km. this...

Hi all, I have been calculating what is my fuel consumption figure and start wondering what is the other E39's are around the world (subjected to traffics, road conditions, driving styles, engine sizes, temperature differences, car conditions. etc) Therefore, i would like to suggest a poll...

Hello everyone, Bought my first BMW a week ago, it's a '95 325i with 103K miles on the odometer. The instant fuel consumption reading shown on the computer never goes below 10 L/100Km and most of the time it's around 11.7 even when driving on the motorway. Filled the tank to the brim the other...

Help!!! I bought a 2006 325xit about a month ago (just over 44000k's) and love the car. However, the gas consumption is absolutely awful. On all the fuel consumption sites it tells me the car should give me around 13.06L/100k in the city or so (and I expect it to be somewaht higher than...

for a little while now ive been having idle problems, but not all the time. sometimes the car will run fine, and others the problem will start with nothing to provoke it. at idle it will fluctuate between about 600 to as bad as 1400 rpm sometimes, also when driving at a constant speed it will...

Does anyone know where I can find out the fuel consumption of the following car: BMW 518 / E12 from 1977/8 Thanks in advance!