I drive a BMW 330CIC and the mileage is killing me. so I am thinking of buying a S convertible, with sport pkg. i drive pretty aggressively in city and hwy. what kind of mileage can I expect?

 

Lots of thread on this if you do a search.

If you buy a manual, the advertized fuel economy is 25 mpg (city) and 32 (highway) for the "S". If you drive aggressively (and use a/c a lot etc.) you will struggle to get these figures. Around town, I doubt the "S" is going to be much better than your current ride.

 

I have a REALLY heavy lead foot, and I get about 22 in the city. I dont have the convertible though, and that will cause a little drag.

 

If you drove less aggressively you'd get better mileage and spare yourself the costs of buying a new car.

 

I drive an S.

In city driving with taking it easy I get 26 mpg.

On highway at 55 (33 mpg) at 70 (30 mpg)

Happy Motoring

Fred

 

I get 27 mpg with a 50/50 split highway and city driving. No performance mods, manual trans, stock 17" rims with run flats.

 

I drive a Stock S convertible aggressively. I get maybe 23 with 93 Octane gas...

 

The most fun mileage you've ever had; we can all guarantee you that. :-D

 

Mine is a 2006 MCS Cabrio - but with JCW - and my "city driving" (which consists of suburban tooling around with only very occasional driving on limited access roads) is pulling down 22 or 23 routinely, based on the on-board computer at each tank filling. I was told on purchase that the JCW steals an additional 1 or 2 miles per gallon.

On the highway I have broken 30 as an average on long trips - but you gotta be disciplined and not cruise at 90, which Maggie seems to want to do whenever she has the chance..... I have no discipline when your car is this fun.

What I have NOT done yet - but will do this summer - is to take a really long highway trip with the top down the whole way. I will get my shot in June and will report the results.

B

 

Remember as miles rack up on an engine so does the mileage. Also driving style can affect milage up to 25%, then acessories (like A/C), tire pressure, weight and so on. MPG shouldn't be your only reason to witch cars, if it is get a Deisel powered car and convert to bio-deisel, 450+ miles on a tank with ease, and half of your fillups are at McDonalds or Burger King.