HYPERMILING AN OLD BMW

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  • čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
  • Join me on an epic journey through the rugged deserts of Texas and New Mexico as I push the limits of fuel efficiency in my trusty old diesel BMW E46. The ultimate hypermiling BMW challenge!
    In this adrenaline-fueled adventure, I'll be putting my driving skills to the test as I strive to achieve the best miles per gallon possible. Can my BMW E46 break records and become the fuel efficiency champion in its class?
    But that's not all! Along the way, I'll also be exploring some iconic Breaking Bad filming locations, adding a dash of pop culture to our desert escapade. From Walter White's infamous house to the hauntingly familiar landscapes of Albuquerque, join me as we dive into the world of one of TV's most beloved series.
    Buckle up as I share my top tips and techniques for maximizing fuel economy, from smooth acceleration to strategic route planning. Will meticulous planning and careful driving be enough to conquer the desert terrain and set a new benchmark for BMW E46 fuel efficiency?
    Join me on this thrilling quest for eco-friendly driving excellence and Breaking Bad nostalgia, and let's find out if the ultimate hypermiling challenge is within reach! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more exciting adventures and fuel-saving tips.
    Ollie Penny
    OlliePenny
    Ollie Penny BMW
    #e46 #BMWFuelRecord #Ollie Penny #OlliePenny #hypermiling #dougdemuro
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Komentáře • 139

  • @OlliePenny
    @OlliePenny  Před měsícem +14

    How far do you think your car could go on one tank of fuel?

    • @antirufus
      @antirufus Před 21 dnem

      Hypermiling makes any car journey more interesting! I do little informal hypermilings all the time. The most memorable one was Oslo to Riga via Stockholm-Tallinn ferry in a 2001 Mini Cooper, ran out of fuel in a Riga suburb. The backrest mechanism on the passenger side broke early on so my friend had to hunch forward on almost the entire drive. Good times

    • @avalon6607
      @avalon6607 Před 19 dny +1

      I never really hypermiled my car but at 110-120 kmh I can do 1350km in one tank. 2014 520d Wagon 6 Speed Manual. It has a 70 Liter tank. Great Video btw I really enjoyed watching it. How much did it cost you to get your car to the states?

    • @Mister-Brain-Wash
      @Mister-Brain-Wash Před 11 dny

      Хехе, я одном баке могу проехать всего лишь 700 км, у меня Е34 М50, двигатель мощный, поэтому расход топлива такой.

    • @Therrannor
      @Therrannor Před 4 dny

      I do around 500km with 60L of fuel with my BMW E46 330xi ; but it cost me less than 50€ with E85 fuel

    • @MGR99
      @MGR99 Před 2 dny

      I had run my 2.8 swaped e36 from Latvia to the UK not too long ago, didn't really hyper mile as not to disrupt traffic, I never ran it to empty, more like half a tank or so, not to let the fuel pump go dry. I think it did like 600 - 700 km to a tank.

  • @dylandajhharwood5566
    @dylandajhharwood5566 Před měsícem +22

    You really deserve more views and subs mate. Road tripping a UK car across the US & Canada is a dream of mine. Especially if it's a car the US didn't get.

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před měsícem +2

      Thank you Dylan, that’s a really nice comment.
      I hope you can do it one day!

  • @mmitache
    @mmitache Před 14 dny +12

    Random video on my timeline with a UK reg 320d driving around in Texas - worth a subscribe. :D

  • @LastChanceFossil
    @LastChanceFossil Před 21 dnem +6

    20-year-old cars' mileage beats modern-day Teslas. YES!

  • @GeoffreyArrius
    @GeoffreyArrius Před 9 dny +9

    that pissed lady made me laught so hard x)

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 9 dny +1

      Yes, it was really funny. I realised after that there’s loads of videos of her freaking out at people.

    • @GeoffreyArrius
      @GeoffreyArrius Před 9 dny

      @@OlliePenny Yeah I saw that in a comment below

    • @hassankhan384
      @hassankhan384 Před 8 dny

      😂😂🤣 proper movie dialogue, some people have never been respected in 50 years hence the attitude

  • @rosskidd7243
    @rosskidd7243 Před 16 dny +14

    Really weird seeing a 320d and uk plates in the us lol

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 12 dny

      Tell me about it. Every time I look at it I have that feeling too! 😂😂😂

  • @reiayanami1441
    @reiayanami1441 Před 13 dny +13

    never a british bmw wagon experienced so much freedom in one time

  • @NamieRye
    @NamieRye Před měsícem +2

    That's insanely good fuel economy! Still interested in the history of your ownership of the car.
    You deserve more subscribers! Showing off interesting places and landmarks was just cool 😊

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před měsícem +1

      Cheers mate.
      I’m going to do one ASAP. I’ve just serviced it in Las Vegas - video coming soon.
      I’m gonna buy a new microphone, maybe that can be my first video with it.

  • @_WhyNotAsh
    @_WhyNotAsh Před měsícem +3

    LOVE THIS! Will share on socials too. Brilliant video

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před měsícem +1

      Thanks for sharing! That’s really kind of you.

  • @sickbozzer
    @sickbozzer Před dnem +1

    Please don’t scrap this car, it’s story is enough to not scrap it!

  • @AntiCommon.500
    @AntiCommon.500 Před 12 dny +5

    A Brit driving a sick disel bmw and just drove it to Mexico. Great content investing early into this channel

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 12 dny

      More content coming. Make sure to subscribe. 👍

  • @devil2jz500
    @devil2jz500 Před 28 dny +4

    7:26 He passed the “Brownmeter” . He’s good to go.

  • @jurajdedic7495
    @jurajdedic7495 Před 11 dny +3

    Great video! But please be careful around the wall, crossing the border outside an official crossing is a felony in the US.

  • @NEK1911
    @NEK1911 Před 19 dny +8

    for the algorythm keep it up man

    • @dampmaky
      @dampmaky Před 19 dny +4

      i am replying to this comment showing interaction between people due to interest in the video above

    • @NEK1911
      @NEK1911 Před 19 dny +5

      @@dampmaky type shit

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 19 dny +1

      Cheers guys. Stay tuned. :)

  • @2BuckShot
    @2BuckShot Před 13 dny +6

    That rust helped with weight reduction🤣

  • @harryireland1935
    @harryireland1935 Před 26 dny +3

    Brilliant video.
    You deserve monetization to continue with more content like this. Cheers.

  • @RJ-x
    @RJ-x Před 11 dny +1

    Great video man!

  • @peterise192
    @peterise192 Před 19 dny +3

    I have a old 3.0 Diesel, easily get 700 miles on a motorway run. it's a 65 litre tank.

  • @CL4SSiCS
    @CL4SSiCS Před 22 dny +2

    Great video mate, such an underrated channel!

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 22 dny

      Cheers dude. Heading into Canada tomorrow. Stay tuned

  • @Dung8aj
    @Dung8aj Před 16 dny +7

    How on earth is a 320d on uk plates in the USA! Great video. New subscriber

  • @charliereid9264
    @charliereid9264 Před 12 dny +3

    Brilliant video! Reminds me of the old Top Gear. Its amazing how far you can go on one tank of fuel

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 12 dny

      It is. I wonder how further it would have gone….

  • @Darkshadoz
    @Darkshadoz Před 21 dnem +2

    Bro i love this video! this is the type of video i love.

  • @Anthologylife14
    @Anthologylife14 Před 10 dny

    My new fav channel🎉

  • @stan283
    @stan283 Před 26 dny +2

    dropping a like because I saw you posted this in a comment about breaking bad on fb 🖤

  • @ccragg1507
    @ccragg1507 Před 17 dny +3

    What a great channel! Earned my sub keep it up mate! So funny you got yelled at by that lady, pretty sure she’s famous on CZcams for getting angry at breaking bad fans 😂

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 17 dny +2

      Cheers mate, I will! And yes - I didn’t know this was a thing until I called my friend back in England and before I told him what happened he asked if I got yelled at by her. There’s loads of videos online of her freaking out. Stay tuned

  • @comfortablylostofficial

    Love this man!

  • @gttcily
    @gttcily Před 15 dny +2

    now THIS is impressive! Great video and great experiment!

  • @comfortablylostofficial
    @comfortablylostofficial Před 11 dny +1

    Legendary response at the Walter White House

  • @Marchey_
    @Marchey_ Před 29 dny +1

    This is awesome

  • @kennysboat4432
    @kennysboat4432 Před 16 dny +1

    This is a great video

  • @matasgr9991
    @matasgr9991 Před 29 dny +2

    frick yes, this is an amazig trip of yours

  • @effemmelle
    @effemmelle Před 7 dny +3

    Is there an American watching this video?
    I'd like to know what he thinks about 1000 miles out of 1 tank...

  • @misarasevic7158
    @misarasevic7158 Před 11 dny +1

    great stuff man

  • @808verb
    @808verb Před 15 dny +2

    What youtube is really for! Great video..

  • @carsandcustard
    @carsandcustard Před 11 dny +2

    This is mega. Subscribed!

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 8 dny +1

      It’s quite cool that Cars and Custard are one of my subscribers. 😎😎😎
      Cheers dude!

  • @MGR99
    @MGR99 Před 5 dny

    You are giving me Gary Oldman vibes in this video man 😆
    Top video 👍

  • @lukazaberl2011
    @lukazaberl2011 Před 14 dny +1

    i dont usually press the like button but you deserve it

  • @macg86
    @macg86 Před 9 dny

    Pretty amazing having your car shipped to the US for this adventure. I'm sure it's going to be awesome

  • @Bannana4TW
    @Bannana4TW Před 7 dny +2

    id love to do this haha, so impresssive, i averaged 52mpg in my 330d from the north to birmingham and thought that was impressive haha

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 7 dny

      Was that hypermiling or just steady driving?

  • @gilerarunner3358
    @gilerarunner3358 Před 11 dny

    I subscribed, nice!

  • @jonenpelit857
    @jonenpelit857 Před 18 dny +3

    My 320d sedan 5speed gets about 4.6l/100km cruising at 60mph

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 17 dny

      Sounds about right for the 5-speed.

  • @julianlunn743
    @julianlunn743 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome with some decent roads that’s mega Mpg , old BMWs 👌🏻

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před měsícem +1

      It really was, I was pretty shocked myself. Old BMWs are the best.
      They just seemed to have issues after 2006. :(

  • @WarHammer1911A1
    @WarHammer1911A1 Před 14 dny +3

    diesel E46 wagon...yes.

  • @WeAreCarFans
    @WeAreCarFans Před 5 dny +1

    Big BMW e46 fan from Czechia here! 🙂 I guess thats M47 wih 110 kw under the hood?

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 5 dny +1

      115kw I believe. I saw a few E46s when I was in Czechia a few years ago.

  • @cardososm2035
    @cardososm2035 Před 28 dny +5

    GREAT VIDEO! average american 8:45 ahahahaha

  • @Knappnax
    @Knappnax Před 6 dny

    Sick

  • @eddiegoldsack4339
    @eddiegoldsack4339 Před 16 dny

    sooooo cool!! Im guessing you know of miles, the high milage hero

  • @Talkaboutit1
    @Talkaboutit1 Před 21 dnem +1

    i love it

  • @ZafiraSteve
    @ZafiraSteve Před 13 hodinami

    You missed a trick with Karen. You should have told her that you have driven all the way from the UK, just to have a look lol

  • @mihaithekiller3179
    @mihaithekiller3179 Před 4 dny

    I have the same car, and its just lovely to see it do such great things for its little engine 🙂

  • @pacanas.
    @pacanas. Před 16 dny

    proud owner of a E46 320d. Dropping a like 👍

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 12 dny

      THE BEST! Is yours an estate too?

  • @Marchey_
    @Marchey_ Před 29 dny +1

    I need to see this thing get to Alaska

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 29 dny +2

      Stay tuned! I’ll be there in August by the looks of it.

  • @jobminer
    @jobminer Před dnem +1

    did it cost alot to get the e46 into the US?

  • @dannymaskell4923
    @dannymaskell4923 Před 29 dny +2

    Just goes to show that the E46 320d is the best car ever made - I’d love to bring my 2006 320cd on holiday with me

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 29 dny +1

      They are fantastic. I’ve now done 85,000 miles in it since I bought it 3.5 years ago. It’s just passed 233,000 miles today!
      Why not take yours on holiday with you?

    • @anishmahadeo5073
      @anishmahadeo5073 Před 25 dny

      same lads gonna take my 320cd to italy soon 192,000 miles and counting

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 25 dny

      @@anishmahadeo5073how long have you had it?

  • @narcispruteanu8010
    @narcispruteanu8010 Před 21 dnem +1

    Please keep the e46 the m47 engine u have is just bulletproof love them engine went from Ireland to the Germany stutgard one 1 tank of diesel ❤

  • @dampmaky
    @dampmaky Před 19 dny +6

    algorithm comment

  • @dan8789
    @dan8789 Před 21 dnem +1

    You had 1 litre left in the tank as it takes 65L to fill it to the brim from empty 👍

  • @perdanielsorensen7775
    @perdanielsorensen7775 Před 27 dny +1

    That's impressive! I wonder how far it would have gone on one tank if you did it in the opposite direction

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 27 dny +1

      It was!
      I was wondering that myself, it would be interesting to do an extreme challenge and remove as much weight as possible and make it as aerodynamic as possible.

  • @pier11francesco
    @pier11francesco Před 17 dny +8

    How the fuck did you get a 320d in the US?

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 16 dny +3

      😎 😎

    • @RobertsMihejevs
      @RobertsMihejevs Před 15 dny +1

      got to admit thats cool af, because those m47 engines are economical and can go so faar, just keep driving. I own e91 with same engine but its not that economical, maybe because mine has 163hp. I havent tried how many km I can do on highway with full tank cuz I live in eu and here the longest roads I take are 200km, but I can get around 1200km on full tank on highways, at least board computer showed that to me

  • @lukegoodall7997
    @lukegoodall7997 Před 29 dny +1

    Next trip is to the moon!

  • @MatiKosa
    @MatiKosa Před 26 dny +2

    I love car trip videos, it was awesome man! Please do upload your progress. Btw, why did you say in your previous video that this is going to be its last moments in Europe? Do you plan to sell the car after your trip? Maybe you can try to take it to Africa or something even crazier than that...There was a sick project done by German car club called "The Clutch Kick Kidz". Guys went in their E36 320i Touring, that was in a really poor shape, ALL the way from Germany to Japan. Yes, you read that right - to Japan. They travelled through the whole Russia, at one point the sat nav said: keep driving straight for ~~ 2,400 km. The car had some problems on the way too. They reached a bizarre place where 3 borders meet: Russian, Chinese and I believe Mongolian.
    Ultimately, the reached Vladivostok, it took roughly 11,000 km or even more than that. What's sad and funny is the car made it, but then the dude loading the car onto the ship - burned the clutch. Fortunately, their friend the UK has flown to Japan and brought them a new clutch set! They replaced it and went to meet with Japan drift community, drifted the car, then it has been sold and they flew back to Germany. The trip took in total way over 2 months. This was by far the most exciting thing I have ever read in my life, I was glued to my computer for 2 hours+ straight, until I finished reading all of their Facebook posts with pics from this absolutely epic trip.

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 25 dny +1

      Hi Mati.
      That sounds like a great trip!
      Unfortunately, it will come down to money and the car will most likely just be scrapped unless I can register it or sell it in Canada. I cannot sell it in the USA due to their 25 year import rule and unsure how to register in Canada as a non resident!
      It’s just not cost effective to ship what is basically a worthless car back to the UK. :(

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 25 dny

      I’ve just read up about those guys… that’s pretty cool!
      I’ll be in Australia from the end of this year… I’d love to drive back from Australia to England.

    • @MatiKosa
      @MatiKosa Před 25 dny

      @@OlliePenny Wow, you found that story, that's great! I really admire how adventurous you are, I could learn something from you. And fingers crossed for your E46, hope it will carry you till the end of your journey!

  • @dan8789
    @dan8789 Před 21 dnem +1

    This was great 👍
    I have a 46 330d touring 6 speed manual and the best economy I have ever got is 73 imp mpg
    That was over a 200 mile journey going 55mph with 55psi tyre pressure
    I keep a log of all my fuel economy on Fuelly app
    I would love to see you try this again on a more flat route with high tyre pressure
    Do you have egr & cat delete?
    Also use a fuel additive, I use Dipetane or Diesel Rhino and they seem to give around 10% economy improvement

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 21 dnem

      That’s very good!
      EGR is still connected although vacuum pipe is unplugged from it. I still have the cat.
      The tyres were actually under inflated! I forgot to check them before, after I checked and they were 30% under BMW recommendation lol.
      Fuel additive is a good idea. 👍

    • @dan8789
      @dan8789 Před 21 dnem +1

      Thanks for the reply
      Hopefully you will try again soon & beat 72 mpg🤞
      Definitely over inflate your tyres, it makes a huge difference (I noticed you are running very good eco tyres as well)
      All the best

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 21 dnem

      @@dan8789 I’m running Michelin across Climates. No chinese tyres. I only trust proper tyres with the speeds we can do across Europe!

    • @djasseater2262
      @djasseater2262 Před 12 dny

      @@dan8789i have to ask if you are just going for max efficiency number or actual money saved when giving these tips. You waste way more money on tires from wearing them out too fast running them overinflated then you save on gas from doing it, also the sacrifice to handling on wet/slippery conditions is downright dangerous sometimes.

    • @dan8789
      @dan8789 Před 11 dny +1

      @@djasseater2262
      Hi yes I am trying to get max efficiency
      But surprisingly enough my tyres have worn evenly and are down to 3mm tread depth across the whole contact patch
      I set my tracking as straight as possible with the least camber(my tyres used to wear out fast on the inside edges as BMW like to run a lot of camber angle)
      I don’t drive fast so I’m not effected by the handling & it’s fun in the wet to have the back step out sometimes 👍

  • @Juhnaaa
    @Juhnaaa Před 17 dny +4

    How the fuck, 1000km almost with half a tank??? My 3.0xi consumes 12L/100km

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 17 dny +1

      Yours is petrol.

    • @Juhnaaa
      @Juhnaaa Před 17 dny

      @@OlliePenny Yeah and 3L :D I can only dream of under 10L/100km

    • @Akira22
      @Akira22 Před 13 dny

      yours is 3.0 gas and xdrive lmao, no wonder

    • @Juhnaaa
      @Juhnaaa Před 13 dny

      @@Akira22 🤣

  • @truthandtranslucent
    @truthandtranslucent Před 15 dny

    You have a good CZcams reach

  • @nikolakarovic5964
    @nikolakarovic5964 Před 29 dny

    What did you do with the engine for 3.89l/100km ? Im getting 4.58L/100km with few years younger 320d and premium fuel.

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 29 dny

      Nothing.
      However, you’ll never beat it in Europe. I’m not exaggerating when I say I drove 1,000 miles constantly at 55mph (90kmh) on cruise control through deserts.

    • @nikolakarovic5964
      @nikolakarovic5964 Před 29 dny

      @@OlliePenny was always wondering if dpf/egr delete and remap could help.

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 29 dny

      @@nikolakarovic5964 mine does have the EGR removed (not blanked but disconnected)
      It’s not remapped. My friend has his E46 320D remapped and it was worse off on fuel economy!

    • @mannine99
      @mannine99 Před 27 dny

      @@OlliePenny that was long day sitting. we´ve done some european tour on our old tdi audi, 65L tank and low 4´s per 100km. what you´re doing is in my bucket list

    • @jfv65
      @jfv65 Před 25 dny

      ​@@nikolakarovic5964there is no dpf on the46.
      You can block off EGR.
      You can also delete the swirl flaps in the intake runners.
      Finally: clear out egr + intake plenum/runners + walnut blast the intake ports in the head.
      This will all improve airflow into the engine which makes the engine run more efficiënt.

  • @nikolaymiletiev2579
    @nikolaymiletiev2579 Před 9 dny

    Dude, is it recapped or something? That duel economy might beat the VAG tdi, wtf😮

  • @truthandtranslucent
    @truthandtranslucent Před 15 dny

    Jesus

  • @seanhamilton5449
    @seanhamilton5449 Před 29 dny +1

    Good idea, I’ve never heard of hypermiling but if you made it up that’s catchy af.

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 29 dny +1

      I believe it was Doug DeMuro that made it up! I can’t take credit!

  • @TheMyteeQuinn
    @TheMyteeQuinn Před 18 dny +5

    that woman does not deserve that house anymore. Embrace it or leave, another rude karen.

  • @3UZFE
    @3UZFE Před 9 dny

    What accent is that? I can't place it at all!

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 9 dny +1

      English. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @davecopp9356
    @davecopp9356 Před 25 dny +1

    BMW a british car? I knew that brits lie, but so obvious?

    • @OlliePenny
      @OlliePenny  Před 25 dny +4

      This is quite clearly a UKDM BMW.

    • @Saeglopur89
      @Saeglopur89 Před 25 dny +5

      British Motor Works - simple as that