Well, I have recently been averaging 20.7 mpg around town and this evening I had a trip from Heathrow to Tooting SW London to do. Starting with a warm engine, I decided to try and see what mpg I could get from my 4.4i driving within the speed limits all the way.

Well, I used cruise control at 70 mph on the M25, drove manually the rest of the trip, 33 miles in all in average traffic conditions, no jams but <25 mph through Wimbledon and Tooting, caught 7 sets of lights. Car is chipped, no front silencer and running super-unleaded. Driver only with an overnight bag.

Well I managed 27.7 mpg!!! Very happy with that and 303 bhp when I need it. It's also £8 cheaper to fill up on super-unleaded than on diesel too. I'm really starting to wonder if those oil burners are really that much cheaper to run and worth the extra maintenance costs.

X5Girl.xxx