525i Touring Mileage

[Vanguard]

I'm considering picking up a '92 525i touring for my wife. What kind of mileage could I expect around town?

[Ross]

19 mpg with ours.
EDIT; buy mine

[whiskychaser]

19 mpg with ours.
EDIT; buy mine
I'd say thats about right. Only I'm talking UK gallons which are about 20% more than US gallons in volume, let alone price :(

[mikeythekidd]

21.4 Usually goes down a little in winter because they add more corn juice. That's burning premium with a EAT chip installed.

[attack eagle]

lucky dogs

16-17 mpg

[Vanguard]

Dang, that's not much better the grand cherokee she drives now. Thanks for the input. (I still want a touring though R) )

[JD525IA]

Dang, that's not much better the grand cherokee she drives now. Thanks for the input. (I still want a touring though R) )


of 3500 lbs., or more, but as far as great handling, brakes, and safety, it's got the Jeep beat by a mile. Where it really stands out is when you get up to 75mph or higher on the highway. They do build them for German road touring so they really shine on long, sustained trips.

I put at least 70 miles on mine each day. I expect to hit 200,000 miles by year's end, but she's still going strong.......and, ahem, it's paid for.

JD

[[1990]525]

of 3500 lbs., or more, but as far as great handling, brakes, and safety, it's got the Jeep beat by a mile. Where it really stands out is when you get up to 75mph or higher on the highway. They do build them for German road touring so they really shine on long, sustained trips.

I put at least 70 miles on mine each day. I expect to hit 200,000 miles by year's end, but she's still going strong.......and, ahem, it's paid for.

JD
It's definitely one of the better $3k cars I've heard of.

[Denton]

Dang, that's not much better the grand cherokee she drives now. Thanks for the input. (I still want a touring though R) )

It's city driving, go hybrid or diesel if you want better city mileage. EAT chip in a 525 will actually help a smidge.

I had a Pathfinder before and it's a world's difference.

[attack eagle]

3k? for a touring?
Tourings typically cost more for the same condition becasue of rarity and desirability...

mine is possibly low because I stillneed to swap fuel filters, and also because my city driving consists of repeated 0-50 0-60 acceleration and decel.

on the freeway on a long trip I average about 24mpg at 75-80.

[stilljester]

212,000+ miles and I'm getting 25-28mpg for my daily commute.

[ScottyWM]

19, 16, 21.4 mpg??? Wow, I'm getting 24 -24.5 city, a firm 30mpg highway. I do have the EAT chip in her, though, and feed her premium. And yeah, the car really hunkers down and goes at around 70 - 80 mph. That's when it really shines...