E23 Fuel Consumption

[e23_728i]

Hi Doc...

It would be recommended that cars from this era use RON98 petrol to minimize 'knocking' and ensuring smoothness. Still haven't gotten the bill from the guys that did the conversion - they want me to use it and see if i'm happy with the set-up first..

How's the car going in Penang?

 

[Doc]

Been driving a lot, trying to be fuel efficient...but so far RM50 for 25 litres can get me 130km in Penang...wow...do you think I can tune it down. I feel that it stays in 2nd gear too long.

Currently I am using Petronas Ron98 fuel.

Does any of that fuel saving metal thing you connect to the vacuum distributer work? :aggressive:

 

[e23_728i]

quite sceptical of these so-called 'fuel saving' devices.. some might be psychological in nature... Was very upset now it costs nearly rm150 for a full tank, up rm30 from before... thankfully i only need to tank it once a week... my dad still uses it as his daily driver...

 

[Doc]

Well if I put in rm100 it should last me a week. Still I am going to send it for tuning. I hope that will help.

 

[Doc]

OK this time I managed to stretch the 25L to 160km with careful driving. Was using Petronas.

 

[Mell74]

Doc,

have U try to change from Petronas to Caltex or Shell? I think it would be a diffrent between them! I'm about to get myself an E23 next week and this topic U bring up is really great! What is ur comment on E23 overal? My wife have a problem with her leg and now she have difficulty in driving manual so I tough of buying E23 for her so she can drive to work from Bayan Lepas to Pulau Tikus and plan to use this car for a long distance drive when we go back to Melaka, is it a good idea?

 

[Doc]

Hi Mell, now with Caltex Ron 92 the mileage is improved, but depends on how much I get cought in jams. Now using the new Petronas Primax 3 and it seems to have more oomph and has good mileage too.

However whatever it is, the E23 2.8L m30 engine will surely drink a lot of petrol. It is much better in long distance. Short distances or stop start traffic, it is actually not as easy to drive as a japanese car.

For your wife I am not sure if it is a good choice. Firstly you say her foot is painful. The accelerator pedal is actually quite stiff in the E23, not like Japanese cars. My left foot actually aches a bit the first time I used it.

Secondly it's a tank, a bit hard to judge parking, but then again you can probably squash any kancil and use other cars as your crumple zone.

But I still like driving it, smooth, quiet, the m30 6 cylinder engine purrs and delivers the power when you need it.

On the highway it is good,smooth as the E23 was bred to cruise the Autobahn!