I now BMW rates the 325i at 20 city and 30 hwy but what kind of average gas
mileage are you new E90 325i owners getting?

After giving a friend the sales pitch on a new E90 instead of an older
5 or 7 series I started thinking about the numbers for myself.
Just doing the math based on my current 20mpg average, if I only got 26 mpg
average in the 325i, at $2.90 a gallon gas price I could save $60 a month in
gas alone. And I would never have to do anything to the car except put gas
in it for 4 years where as I would end up spending about $2k in regular
maintenance on my M3 over that time span, IF nothing broke, thats another
$40+ a month savings over my M3. Plus, I would be able to do DE's and track
events in the car, currently banned by the convertible top. With 3,200#,
215hp, a 3.23 diff, and close 6 speed gearing it shouldn't be too far off
the pace of my M3 convertible either.
Robert

After 1 month/2500 miles I'm getting 24-25 mpg, about a 50/50 mix of city and highway driving.

330i w/ about 2,643 miles

20 mpg city
25 mpg fwy

330i w/ about 2,643 miles

20 mpg city
25 mpg fwy

Thats pretty good for a car with only 2600 miles, it should even get better around 10K miles.

I'm at almost 6,000 miles and I'm averaging about 30 MPG. I drive mostly highway, but often am in stop and go rush hour traffic. On a recent long trip I was getting 34 MPG average. I'm very pleased with the mileage.

BMW rates both the 325 and the 330 as having exactly the same mileage. Porbably becuase both engines are 3.0L.

Might as well get the 330i, there is no difference in fuel economy between the two anymore!

With 330i I am getting 20 city and solid 30 (sometimes a little better) highway with 2,800 miles.

with 600 miles im getting around 20 for mix of city and highway. Im a little disapointed.

I have 6,000 miles and I keep ridiculously detailed records... for every single mile I have driven thus far my average is 29.88 MPG. I have had good tanks that got over 34. I drive mostly highway.