MY BMW 728I IS SO HARD ON THE PETROL

Question by BIGDEE Reward: 100 Pond Points + 10 Knowledge Tokens Status: Pending a resolution
HI I HOPE SOMEONE OUT THERE CAN HELP ME I HAVE A 1999 BMW 728I ANTO A VERY NICE CAR BUT VERY HARD ON THE PETROL IF I WAS TO PUT 50 LITERS IN IT I WOULD ONLY GET 180 MILES SURLY THIS IS NOT RIGHT IT SOMEONE HAS A 728I PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR CAR DOES TO THE GALLON THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

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HI i just tryed it out on a MOTOR WAY i got 33 miles to the gsllon that was keeeping it beteen 45 and 50 but thought the town it is only doing 13 miles to the gallon this could not be right does anyone know what i need to do thanks

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I AM JUST DOING IT THIS WAY I FULL THE TANK THEN WENT A DID 50 MILES. I WENT BACK TO THE SAME FILLING STATION AND IT TOOK 18 LITERS TO FILL IT AGAIN THAT WAS 4 GALLONS , I RANG BMW TO ASK COULD THEY TELL ME WHAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL SHOULD DO BUT THEY COULD NOT TELL ME THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME DENIS



Reply from grover_ap User Rating:  680 Knowledge Tokens
Sounds a bit low. Is this for city driving, highway driving, or both?
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Reply from lufc4ever008 User Rating:  0 Knowledge Tokens
i have a bmw7281 aswell but 50 liters got me 210 miles
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Reply from grover_ap User Rating:  680 Knowledge Tokens
33 MPG is much more like it. Since it seems like your car is functioning correctly to maintain 33 MPG highway, it is most likely that your driving habbits are causing such a low MPG. For city driving, try not to accelerate so quickly. Go easy on the gas pedal. Also keep the tires inflated to the manufacturer's specifications.

How are you calculating your MPG? Does the vehicle have a MPG computer, or are you doing the calculations manually?
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