M5 MPG?

[Badapple]

Please forgive me for talking about petrol consumption on PH

What realistic MPG do you lot get from day to day? Can anyone give me an idea of just how thirsty a m5 is? Round town, motorway & of course when your out on a hoon

Also, can a TV be retrofitted to a car which never had one before?

Cheers
Phil

[Seesure]

2001 E39, 21.7 mpg across all driving styles, can't be bothered to differentiate..... but I'd say about 85% of driving is motorway moving at a reasonable speed (about 3500 rpms in 6th).

I believe you can do a retrofit of the TV etc but it will be pricey, perhaps someone else with more knowledge can enlighten you.

[Julian64]

2001 E39 run around Town/motorway, about 50:50, havn't reset my consumption for 1500 miles, currently at 23.7

[clubsport]

Julian64 said:

2001 E39 run around Town/motorway, about 50:50, havn't reset my consumption for 1500 miles, currently at 23.7

Surely you are not trying hard enough?

That sounds very economical for a 5.0 litre lump.

[futie]

Mostly town driving - 19mpg on mine iirc

[granville]

16.5 mpg.

Slightly worse since the Tubi went on...

It really is a shocking boozer, only Ferrari V12s seems to enjoy greater profligacy.

[Úbermensch]

whew, I was beginning to feel lonely in 16mpgdom

9mpg is entirely possible if you really put your mind to it, not much point in pussyfooting an M5 I say. It is a tad disconcerting once the trip computer flashes up its 30mile range with an authoritative bong... on your 1/4 tank full

[Julian64]

clubsport said:

Julian64 said: 2001 E39 run around Town/motorway, about 50:50, havn't reset my consumption for 1500 miles, currently at 23.7 Surely you are not trying hard enough? That sounds very economical for a 5.0 litre lump.

Yep begining to think I ought to look for a recalibration of some sort?

[Badapple]

Cheers for the replies

Does anyone also know what beemmer are charging for a years warranty now they have hiked the prices up?

[B19TOY]

Over £900

2001 E39

BTW 25mpg over the first 83,000 miles
.........but 8mpg at track days.

[Seesure]

As regards warranties, I've been looking for a replacement as the previous owner had allowed the BMW one to lapse, as yet I've found nothing.

Anyone know of a 3rd party one that is good.

I looked at four companies :

The AA no longer do warranties, the RAC won't touch the M5, Warranty Wise don't cover the Vanos and Warranty Works have a limit of £2500 per claim.

Anyone suggest any other companies ???

[m-five]

Have you tried Warranty Direct from Lloyds?
www.warrantydirect.co.uk

For example a warranty on a 2001 Z8 for a £5000 claim limit and repairs at a BMW dealer is £580 per year!

[Seesure]

m-five said:

Have you tried Warranty Direct from Lloyds? www.warrantydirect.co.uk For example a warranty on a 2001 Z8 for a £5000 claim limit and repairs at a BMW dealer is £580 per year!

Many thanks but gave them a call, and they don't do the M5, (I'll start to get paranoid because as soon as you mention M5 you can hear the sharp intake of breath followed "I'll just have to check that one Sir") perhaps they are just too risky for these companies to make a profit on .....

Oh well what I save on the Warranty I can put towards potential future repairs !!!

[littlebro]

Its been a while since I had my M5, but I think 18-ish mpg was about the lowest I got (clearly not that heavy footed!) and the best I got was about 23mpg

As for the TV, I was told to forget it and just to get one that had a TV fitted from new if I wanted one.

Jamie

[dopamine]

Hi,

I get 16.5 MPG normally, but I do very little motorway driving. I can get it up to about 20-21 on a motorway trip, but I don't tend to spare the horses
Course you also have to budget for oil... I do a litre of 10w60 every 650-700 miles (and judging by the oil usage poll on m5board.com I am not the only one) and that can set you back another £11.50 every few tanks...
On the plus side though - it is a wicked car

Cheers

TC