rsturbo27

on a 06 07 plate getting rid of my st220 anybody had any dealings with them wots fuel like wot goes wrong ect ect ect cheers

RWD_cossie_wil

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I think someone off here had one, it was mapped, but he never really said much about it? Think it might have been his dads car actually

danneth

My mates is for sale atm, awesome cars his has been mapped very surprising just how quick they are ! only problem hes had is one of the hoses split apart from that been fine, he gets around 30mpg driving round town and near 50mpg on a run

Ollie.

I have one. Awesome cars. Does pretty much all you could ever need. Not much goes wrong to be honest. Tyres arent cheap if you have the 19s and fuel is pretty bad for a diesel. I get an all round average of between 24 and 26.

xr2john

I worked in a BMW main dealer and would be my 5 series of choice. Well other than an m5 obviously

RichieST

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Blimey that's shocking!

Is this the new shape? I think the M-sport's are cracking looking cars

RS Grant

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....little bit of a difference there!! ...I had heard they weren't brilliant on fuel, but they're quick cars, so don't really expect them to be great despite being diesel.

The guy on here had modified his pretty far hadn't he?? RS500 intercooler, full exhaust etc were the last things I think I read about him doing... and he was worrying about shitting the gearbox as his was the earlier softer version.


Cheers,
Grant

Rax

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My mate has an e60 535d msport in silver.M5 wings,bumpers and 19s on it.Remapped its about 4bhp short of 300.He has owned it for about 4yrs,there was a few problems when he first had it as it felt underpowered i forget what was wrong with it but it is a nice car

Ollie.

Yeh bit of a difference from the guy above my last post saying 30 and 50... obviously another one of these people who listen to rumours without any experience. Everyone i know with one of these cars gets similar to me. Mine is not remapped but i dont think you need it. Plenty quick enough the way they are. Might get it done at some point though to improve the economy if anything.

If you drive like a saint on the motorway you can get it to show 40mpg.

danneth

rumours? and the difference might be with the remap? as for experience ive borrowed the car many a times you douche quick pic of it on my drive just incase your doubting

not to mention autoexpress got around 36mpg average iirc when they reivewed it

Rsmat

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nice cars tbh..ive not heard of any problems with them so far.

Ollie.

What do pictures prove you utter cunt? Well done you've driven it a couple times a thats all you need to know. I use mine every day. My pal uses another one which is remapped everyday too and they both do the same mpg give or take one or two.

Anyway the point is they're shite on diesel. If you want a economical 5 series get a 520.

Heres mine.

danneth

Driven a couple of times few airport runs, then to TOTB another 2 hour drive, so does the MPG change if your only using it for a day at a time compared to everyday?


here a few comments for you from 535d owners you pleb

"Before this the car would hunt between 50 mpg and 16 mpg on the gauge at 70 mph on the motorway. Now the motor is happier and never drops under 30 mpg. Now best I have got is 48 mpg at a steady 70 and high 30's easily achieveable. It takes a very heavy foot to take it down into the 20's. "


"
if its any use my current economy is showing 43.4mpg and thats with mine running rubbish at the moment, at a steady speed at around 1500rpm my revs are bouncing up and down by around 200rpm and you feel the power surge on and off, before this i used to regularly see 45mpg at a steady 70mph

"




"i'll try get one showing 800+ in next few weeks, mines going into pmw next tuesday to sort out all my issues, hoping my mpg will improve afterwards having previously seen 45-46mpg, wouldn't know where to start on giving advice lol"

"

ShiftyOldScoob

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One of my gaffers has a 535d m sport touring...beautifull car with all the toys etc and supprisingly quick for a diesel...defo's a car I will own at some point !

Been on the motorway a good few times with him and at 70/80 mph the trip computer reads an average of between 32 to 35

Ollie.

You are trying to tell me how much fuel MY CAR uses you tit. Yes on a motorway run to the airport or down to TOTB on the motorway for two hours you can get over 30 but im giving an honest everyday, use it normally, view.

As for that screen ive read that before as well..... funnily enough before i bought my one. No chance can you get that MPG. My pal just took his remapped one down south and back and drove sensibly to see what he got and he managed 550 to a tank.

Im sure i could bring the tank and go and take a picture showing those figures too if i reset it while cruising steadily at 51.

danneth

So lets just recap you said about 24, 26 mpg and i said 30mpg and you think its not possible i then say " near 50 " on a run and i look on a few forums and read some reviews confirming 42-48mpg and yet you still dont believe me

Ollie.

I am not gonna argue when i experience it day in day out. I WISH my car did 30 and 50.

The guy asked what they're like. He doesnt wanna know what you MIGHT be able to get if you potter about gently caressing the throttle trying to salvage every last mile out the tank. I posted normal use. I have had is showing worse if i use it hard.

James_alex

Hi...

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carlo

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I also have never seen one do 50mpg , i was in a customers 335 d the other day (same engine) it was averaging 22mpg obviously been driven hard. Even to average 40mpg in a 535 you must be driving like a saint. if you get 30 mpg out them using them normal your doing ok. but might i ad the cars are awesome & on the to get list

danneth

Thats funny cause thats what you started to do, i never questioned what you wrote you felt the need to use words like rumour and expeirence as if what you say has to go

carlos, as i said "near 50" on a run is not really that unusual from what i have seen with my own eyes, and going a quick search on google brings up many 42-48mpg figures also from other 535d owners i would class 48mpg as near to 50 personally as for driving like a saint thats @ 70mph which is the speed limit usually on a run and we all do that dont we?

rsturbo27

I done 3000 miles in a year in my st all I'm looking for is a big car that I can load up with luggage take the kids down motorway comfortably as I would be happy with mid 30s on fuel Also need reliability as the st has been a fuking headache with just 40000 on the clock now on it's 3rd engine fuking nightmare may I also state that my car has been serviced by ford every year had enough of it now

dave_s2_rst

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been looking at getting one of these, currently on the hunt for a decent one!

Prices aint too bad either!

FordsR4Chavs

Be aware that the inlet manifold flaps break off and destroy valves and pistons and sometimes turbo's. An easy and cheap fix is to remove the manifold (18 nuts),remove the actuating rod and the plates the flaps swivel on and replace with a blanking plate kit. Keep the vacuum control module/the two plugs and vacuum pipes connected.
The manifold is only a half hour job to remove/replace and the blanking kit around £40.Can save £000's...