Your fleet running reports

[Rich B]

To be fair, Leeds to London, pootling around central London, then back up, was 27mpg so it's not all bad.

Really? Seems fairly shite TBH.

What engine is it, M52b25?

M54B30 - Beany posts that he has a 330i roughly 9 times a day, how did you not know?!

[ste]

I knew he had a 3 series with a foldy roof, my enthusiasm did not extend beyond that. It seems like shitey MPG though.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I knew he had a 3 series with a foldy roof, my enthusiasm did not extend beyond that. It seems like shitey MPG though.

Probably about what I'd achieve as a maximum with my newer N52

[Beany]

To be fair, Leeds to London, pootling around central London, then back up, was 27mpg so it's not all bad.

Really? Seems fairly shite TBH.

What engine is it, M52b25?

M54B30 - Beany posts that he has a 330i roughly 9 times a day, how did you not know?!

Indeed, and indeed.

I do spend a reasonable amount of time wanging it through the gears to innappropriate speeds, and cruise around 80 (which is a bit over 3000rpm) so again, mix that in with grumbling around rush hour london traffic...

[McSwede]

Really? Seems fairly shite TBH.

What engine is it, M52b25?

M54B30 - Beany posts that he has a 330i roughly 9 times a day, how did you not know?!

Indeed, and indeed.

I do spend a reasonable amount of time wanging it through the gears to innappropriate speeds, and cruise around 80 (which is a bit over 3000rpm) so again, mix that in with grumbling around rush hour london traffic...

Blimey. My 6pot turbot BMW will do the same and return mid 30's when I go to London. 8sp ZF will make a big difference on mine I suppose, but still 27mpg sounds rubbish. I'm sure the old XJ8 did similar after I'd bought it in London and come home.

[_andy]

I put the interior of the Spazda back together too, the temp gauge on the Stack clocks wasn't reading anything so I changed the sensor for a new one and now it just reads 999 I need to measure the resistance but not sure if I can be arsed to mess about with it anymore as I can see the coolant temp from the ECU on the scangauge (top middle of the dash).

That looks great

You say that, but the lonely gauge in the top right of the centre console section would do my nut. Needs another in the top left, for balance. Anything - barometer, compass, distance to the nearest Greggs....

That's the fuel level gauge, the Stack/Lotus one is a bit tricky to get working so I threw this in there. I can't say it's bothered me but I might stick an AFR gauge next to it at some point, or one of these.

[Beany]

M54B30 - Beany posts that he has a 330i roughly 9 times a day, how did you not know?!

Indeed, and indeed.

I do spend a reasonable amount of time wanging it through the gears to innappropriate speeds, and cruise around 80 (which is a bit over 3000rpm) so again, mix that in with grumbling around rush hour london traffic...

Blimey. My 6pot turbot BMW will do the same and return mid 30's when I go to London. 8sp ZF will make a big difference on mine I suppose, but still 27mpg sounds rubbish. I'm sure the old XJ8 did similar after I'd bought it in London and come home.

My one is the older car with the five speed, not six speed manual too - so no long top gear to help with cruising.

[McSwede]

Indeed, and indeed.

I do spend a reasonable amount of time wanging it through the gears to innappropriate speeds, and cruise around 80 (which is a bit over 3000rpm) so again, mix that in with grumbling around rush hour london traffic...

Blimey. My 6pot turbot BMW will do the same and return mid 30's when I go to London. 8sp ZF will make a big difference on mine I suppose, but still 27mpg sounds rubbish. I'm sure the old XJ8 did similar after I'd bought it in London and come home.

My one is the older car with the five speed, not six speed manual too - so no long top gear to help with cruising.

Ah, ok. That explains it then.

[nuttinnew]

Indeed, and indeed.

I do spend a reasonable amount of time wanging it through the gears to innappropriate speeds, and cruise around 80 (which is a bit over 3000rpm) so again, mix that in with grumbling around rush hour london traffic...

Blimey. My 6pot turbot BMW will do the same and return mid 30's when I go to London. 8sp ZF will make a big difference on mine I suppose, but still 27mpg sounds rubbish. I'm sure the old XJ8 did similar after I'd bought it in London and come home.

My one is the older car with the five speed, not six speed manual too - so no long top gear to help with cruising.

Why did you buy the wrong car?

Is the six speed a close six or another gear stuck on top of your five?

[Beany]

Blimey. My 6pot turbot BMW will do the same and return mid 30's when I go to London. 8sp ZF will make a big difference on mine I suppose, but still 27mpg sounds rubbish. I'm sure the old XJ8 did similar after I'd bought it in London and come home.

My one is the older car with the five speed, not six speed manual too - so no long top gear to help with cruising.

Why did you buy the wrong car?

Is the six speed a close six or another gear stuck on top of your five?

I bought the right car - have you looked at a facelifted E46 front end? Eeeew, so fussy.

As for the gear ratios - clicky for linky
Presented in a slightly more readable manner:

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Gear	5 speed ratio		6 speed ratio
1:	4.21			4.35
2:	2.49			2.5
3:	1.66			1.66
4:	1.24			1.23
5:	1.00			1.00
6:	-			0.85
R:	3.85			3.93
F:	3.07			3.07
Cutout 	6500			6500

It's an overdrive on the same final drive ratio, so yes, it will makes a difference on a run, and a noticable amount given the different in reported MPG between NSLs and 50 limits. Won't help in town when peeling out of junctions and WOTing it up sliproads though, obviously

[nuttinnew]

I'm ok with the facelift
I wondered about the gearing because, for example, the Lupo GTI 6 is slightly shorter geared in top than the 5.
I guess a 6spd conversion is now on the list

[Beany]

I'm ok with the facelift
I wondered about the gearing because, for example, the Lupo GTI 6 is slightly shorter geared in top than the 5.
I guess a 6spd conversion is now on the list

Nah, most my my driving is local and on long runs, it's alright really.

And if I stop being a lazy fucker and walk to work, fuel costs would be a non-issue really.

[Marv]

Beany always posts up shite fuel economy for his cars. He obviously mashes and saws at the throttle.

[Shlergen]

28mpg av on my high powered 2.0l 4 pot. Mostly country lanes, fighting the savage torque steer.

[Explosive Newt]

The slushbox auto Jag 3.0 gets 30mpg on the Oxford - Cambridge run, which I was feeling bad about but I was speaking to my dad and it transpired his 1.6 Focus auto gets 28 mpg

I can only assume he drives by planting his right foot firmly to the floor and shifting the box in and out of neutral at random.

[Simon]

The slushbox auto Jag 3.0 gets 30mpg on the Oxford - Cambridge run, which I was feeling bad about but I was speaking to my dad and it transpired his 1.6 Focus auto gets 28 mpg

I can only assume he drives by planting his right foot firmly to the floor and shifting the box in and out of neutral at random.

Bonkers. My dad used to have a 1.6 Focus and used to get 50mpg on a gentle motorway run.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I checked. 24.9mpg average in the 330i. Meh.

[V8Granite]

Makes our family car seem positively frugal

We averaged 60mph back from Scotland, long stints at 95 which was just under 3000rpm and did close to 21mpg, that’s fully loaded with a roof box. My brother in law sold his silver 330 convertible 6 speed as the fuel economy was so bad.

Is the regular 330 that bad normally? My friends 530 pre-facelift was pretty good on fuel.

Dave!

[John]

Going by the on board computer the Vito is doing 44mpg around town, the 1 litre turbo Focus 42 and it's been that long since I last drove the mx5 that I can't remember. Oh and the motorhome does around 25mpg.

[Sundayjumper]

The Vantage does 20mpg if I drive gently.

JL will be along soon to mention his boat