Struggling to find the right E89…. 35is real world MPG?

[Pondrew]

£18k….. that’s a hefty finders fee on top of what you paid

I paid £14k, but it was a swimming pool (and the little M badges were missing from the 326s). Sorted both. And I spent hours 'Gummi-ing' every rubber seal on it. Bargain IMHO!

Estoril will look absolutely stunning in your capable cleaning hands Martin!

[Argyll Andy]

Martin, 28 mpg overall average, as high as 37 on a run and down as low as 12 mpg when out having fun and in a hurry

My manual N52 3 series is averaging 30 mpg so not much difference except it doesn’t drop as low as 12 mpg

I don't/didn't have commuting or a lot of sitting in stopped traffic on either of the above

[Pondrew]

and down as low as 12 mpg when out having fun and in a hurray

Amateur!
I managed 7 MPG in a 2 litre turbo car while out on a 'forum run' 20 years ago. Petrol was 3 shillings a gallon, mind!

[Mr Tidy]

TBH I wouldn't get too hung up on mileage for a 30i as the N52 is pretty bulletproof.

I've had four now, two in E86s and two in 3 Series and my current 330i has done 124K miles but still performs brilliantly. With no commuting they have all averaged over 32mpg, but all manuals.

Thinking about it might a 23i work given there is no need for speed?

Anyway good luck finding one in the right colour with the right spec.

[Pondrew]

The B48 in my 320i F31 did over 50 mpg average yesterday on a 120 mile trip. All 'A' roads, no motorways. I was well impressed!

[matsmith749]

I'm meant to be selling mine, if a late model minter that's under bmw warranty is in the budget, let's have a chat.

Has all the options & low miles.

Not in a rush, but have a free tesla & cannot drive 2 at once.

[Argyll Andy]

and down as low as 12 mpg when out having fun and in a hurray

Amateur!
I managed 7 MPG in a 2 litre turbo car while out on a 'forum run' 20 years ago. Petrol was 3 shillings a gallon, mind!

Pictures or it never happened

[Pondrew]

Pictures or it never happened

Sorry mate but in 2003 we didn't have phones with cameras!
It happened, I remember filling the car twice with petrol going to Cheltenham and back (and I only lived near Oxford)!

[Busterboo]

26.4mpg of E10.

[matsmith749]

My old range rover (back in the 90s) managed 6mpg around town, 19 on a good motorway run.

Loved that car.

[True-Blue]

I'm meant to be selling mine, if a late model minter that's under bmw warranty is in the budget, let's have a chat.

Has all the options & low miles.

Not in a rush, but have a free tesla & cannot drive 2 at once.

What she can afford to spend and what she’s prepared to spend are two different things, I strongly suspect that whilst falling into the ‘afford’ category the ‘prepared to spend’ category is probably an issue

[True-Blue]

Martin, 28 mpg overall average, as high as 37 on a run and down as low as 12 mpg when out having fun and in a hurry

My manual N52 3 series is averaging 30 mpg so not much difference except it doesn’t drop as low as 12 mpg

I don't/didn't have commuting or a lot of sitting in stopped traffic on either of the above

The only way the car would be going ‘physically’ fast enough in her hands to equate to 12mpg would be if she accidentally drove it out of the back of a cargo plane at 30,000ft

I realise gravity is free of course

[pvr]

I'm meant to be selling mine, if a late model minter that's under bmw warranty is in the budget, let's have a chat.

Has all the options & low miles.

Not in a rush, but have a free tesla & cannot drive 2 at once.

What she can afford to spend and what she’s prepared to spend are two different things, I strongly suspect that whilst falling into the ‘afford’ category the ‘prepared to spend’ category is probably an issue **

** Unless it is a hand bag, clothes or shoes