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Ant ideas what the ///e46 m3 does to the gallon at say 75-80mph cruising in 6th gear??, im toying with the idea of sellig the saff and my daily rover diesel and getting a e46 m3 as my everyday car??, was gona get smg but undecided yet and would have full spec etc.........will be doing 25k a yr ish just undecided at the mo ...just want a really nice car for everyday rather than driving the rover everyday and the cossie only when the sun comes out

stezp999

Buy the M3 mate,

They will do around 25-30 average

Ollie.

As said above, between 22 and 25 normal driving. On the motorway at a steady 70 - 80 you will see between 30 and 34.

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need to think really now im single the possibilities are massive now before the wife was scottish so i was doing 40-50kyr and had the dog so a nice everyday motor was outta the question really now heres a few ideas??
1. keep the cossie see pic...and keep diesel daily runner

2.sell the cossie and daily drive and get the E46///M3
3. sell cossie and daily drive and get 2 yr old audi 2.0Tdi 140bhp A3 quattro 4wd smg etc and get it chipped to 180bhp and over 300lbt torque ???
4. keep diesel daily runner and get a evo 6/7 and drive it everyday when im not working in all weather
5. keep daily runner and get a 2 seater....TVR cerbera 4.0 speed six or the 4.5 v8??, for the weekends??-THIS ONE IS LOOKING VERY UNLIKELY THO
6. sell cossie and keep daily runner and put the ŁŁŁŁ in the bank?? RATHER NOT

JjCoDeX75

If you buy an M3, you will be a Chav!

Buy an M5 instead and fuck the consumption!!!! PMSL

JJ

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consumption is a major issue it HAS to do at least 30-35mpg on the motorway as i work 107 miles away in enfield and my family live in dorset dont want to have to lu a petrol station around wih me will totally defeat the object .......i know what will happen ill get the cossie on the road and ill keep it

Ollie.

E46 M3 is the car for you. No other car does what it does....

COSSIE 1

ive owned a 325 e36 before and a e36 ///m3 VERY NICE CARS,i drove a smg e46 m3 over the scottish highlands over 70miles and it did it all suerbly awesome car ,i know what id do to it already supersprint exhaust and gruppem induction kit and lower it on eibachs....will need to save some extra ŁŁŁŁ if i was to go this route just need to test drive some cars and drive/enjoy the cossie for a bit before i make ANY decisions................

AlexF

It might do that but you'll be doing 60 and no throttle at all!

Alex

B16JUS

i averaged 22mpg and thats cruising and totally caining it so not a bad average, when i bought the rs6 i thought it would be the same big mistake as im averaging 12-15 lol

J

S1rst

Surely an M3 can reach 30-35mpg on a 70-80mph motorway run? I cant see the revs being that high at those speeds. Just because it has all that power, doesnt mean to say you have to use it? I dont own one and i dont know anyone that does, but still, if it cant reach those figures id be very suprised.

AlexF

Your asking for ordinary fuel consumption from an extroinary car!!

There are some major differences - like aerodynamics and spoliers to consider. Its not just as simple as backing off and it becomes exactly the same as a boring Rover 216

Alex

B16JUS

i think the best i ever got out of driving like a old woman was about 28-29mpg but why have a e46 m3 and drive everywhere at the speed limit its all about enjoying the car.

if you want mpg buy a modern diesel as they are good fun and even if thrashed still return pukka mpg

J

Jim Galbally

sounds like you're better off with a 330ci or 330d

don't dismiss the non-M cars, as a luxury drive the 330 beats the M3, the M3 is just quicker at fast driving

S1rst

Just looked the figures up, works out about 34mpg on a steady run, but about 24mpg combined and about 16mpg urban!!!!

Going by those figures, i reckon you could get 30mpg ata steady 70ish on a run.

Although if fuel consumption is that much of a major factor, id go for the 330d or 530d instead.

EIL132

I get about 250 miles to a full tank normally, so about 24mpg that's driving motorways, town, etc. When I went to Watford I spent Ł300+ on fuel there and back, past the Angel of the North at 152 though and made it in 6 hours with a stop

Cozzie Bhoy

Fook the cars mate you need to buy a nice Gaff!!

Bealo

I agree with the above i have a M3 CSL and on a steady run can get 28-32mpg but that drops big style when the fun starts. quality car can reccommend the M3

rs4steve

hi use my only weekends
if in chilled mood put cruise control on at 80mph always get 32mpg,
on track 11mpg,
24mpg on average
not the quickest of cars but but certainly a good allrounder cant beleive how much torque it has all through rev range well happy with mine had it 12 months now was gonna sell then tested a few other cars then kept m3

happydays

AlexF

Right I got a mate round with his year old E46 M3 and went for a drive

80mph cruise = 32mpg

110 mph cruise = 22mpg

round town is about 16mpg


Hope that helps!

alex

stezp999

Well i have just orderd a new 3 Series coupe ive only orderd the 320D M Sport but should be a real nice car its 177 BHP now b4 i chip it and will do around 50MPG.



Cant wait arrives and march

steve

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excursion

I've used mine every day for a while and manage 19 average, this is a mixture of flat out country roads and city traffic. On a run at 80 it'll do 30, as soon as you hit A roads it evens back out to 22. To get more than 30mpg you'd need to be doing 60 and never change gear - pointless!

Bear in mind fuel is the cheap part, servicing is Ł1000 for insp1 and Ł1400 for insp2 - tyres are Ł1k a set for 19's.

Ginge !

my 325i does 13.2mpg average,,,,,,, but then i do average 120 to 130mph on motorways and live in central london where i average 4mph

BEST ive ever got out of my BM was 22mpg,,,, but that was on the A12 with the fuel light on and no services signs as i just past one when i bothered to look and see what fuel i got