RE: 525 Gas Mileage?

Subject: RE: 525 Gas Mileage?
From: Jerry Stadulis <73621.2717@domain.elided>
Date: 20 Aug 96 23:07:08 EDT

Jim Hassi, you asked:
 
 > I am trying to figure out whether my seemingly poor (for a 525i 
 > not an M5) MPG is normal. When I bought the car from the stealer 
 > (57K miles) it had had all of the major service done. The best I 
 > have gotten is 23,
 
As a point of reference, I have gotten as high as 23.3 MPG on a tankful with 
sustained highway driving in my 540.  This was with 2 adults, 2 kids, and a 
trunkful of luggage.  The car had only 1500 miles at the time, so the engine 
wasn't broken in yet.  Since that time, I haven't put a full tank of 
highway-mileage driving on the car, so I can't say what it would be like now, 
with nearly 8K miles.  I normally average about 17 mpg for most of my 
driving, which is a 33 mile RT commute at 70-80 MPH, but with regular 
slow-downs for lots of left-lane drivers who appear to be thinking about 
other things than driving.
 
I've never owned a 525, but I'm surprised yours doesn't do better on the 
highway.
 
 Regards,
 Jerry
 Arlington, TX (20-Aug-96, 21:45)
 '95 540i-6 spd