"Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
> Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
>> > What kind of real-world gas mileage does a 325i of vintange around
>> > 2004-2006 get?
>>
>> 2006 was a new model year with a completely different motor.
>> Not comparable with 2004/2005.
>> ...
>>
>> Anything from 18 to 32.
>
> That sounds about the same as my E30 318i, in which I average 27
> overall.
>
> For the 325, call it 5-speed, no sport pkg, even city/hwy split, mostly
> light-foot. About 1/2 driver-only.

Probably around 24-27.

FloydR

In article <m_Odnai5YKKHhHnVnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@posted.palinacqu isition>,
Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
> > Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> "Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
> >> > What kind of real-world gas mileage does a 325i of vintange around
> >> > 2004-2006 get?
> >>
> >> 2006 was a new model year with a completely different motor.
> >> Not comparable with 2004/2005.
> >> ...
> >>
> >> Anything from 18 to 32.
> >
> > That sounds about the same as my E30 318i, in which I average 27
> > overall.
> >
> > For the 325, call it 5-speed, no sport pkg, even city/hwy split, mostly
> > light-foot. About 1/2 driver-only.

> Probably around 24-27.

To get that narrow a range you'd need to live in a desert. My car varies
from 15 - 33 mpg. I have seen nearer 40 driven gently on the open road.

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On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:50:44 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk>
wrote:

>In article <m_Odnai5YKKHhHnVnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@posted.palinacqu isition>,
> Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
>> > Floyd Rogers <fbloogyuds@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> "Ron" <RonTheGuy@null.com> wrote
>> >> > What kind of real-world gas mileage does a 325i of vintange around
>> >> > 2004-2006 get?
>> >>
>> >> 2006 was a new model year with a completely different motor.
>> >> Not comparable with 2004/2005.
>> >> ...
>> >>
>> >> Anything from 18 to 32.
>> >
>> > That sounds about the same as my E30 318i, in which I average 27
>> > overall.
>> >
>> > For the 325, call it 5-speed, no sport pkg, even city/hwy split, mostly
>> > light-foot. About 1/2 driver-only.
>
>> Probably around 24-27.
>
>To get that narrow a range you'd need to live in a desert. My car varies
>from 15 - 33 mpg. I have seen nearer 40 driven gently on the open road.


Ok Dave but you live in the UK where it possible to drive sensibly and the
gallon is bigger.

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