My F10 530d

dillonmo

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Finally managed to do a trip to Kzn in the 530d. Covered 1830km. This car continues to impress me. Stuck to the speed limit throughout the trip. Got to our destination in Kzn with the fuel consumption showing 5.8l/100km (roughly 17km/l). In and around Kzn and back to JHB, 6.2l/100km (16km/l).

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dillonmo

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So it’s been a while. After having many conversations with Juvan and reading up on some of the forum members experiences, I finally managed to get the car to Xcede last November for the DP and tune. Their service was phenomenal and I highly recommend Juvan and his team. The car is an absolute monster now (for me anyway). My daily fuel consumption hasn’t changed much, but just the day to day driving is amazing now. Sadly it’s now become my wife’s daily but when I do drive it, I’m always left with a massive smile.

We did a trip to DBN in December and, if I recall correctly, I managed about 16km/l with the occasional spirited driving. I’m certain my consumption would have been better seeing as it took us 8 hours to get to the Marianhill toll (considerably better than the 12 hours the previous year).

January, I took it to Tune Tech for a service and glad to say, she is in great health. Once I get to 80k kms (probably July) will take it to ZF for the gearbox service and diff oil change.

Other than that, I have been debating with myself if I should do a dual pipe like the 535d but with the rectangular tips. The downside is I will lose the trunk “bin” on the right side.
 

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dillonmo

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Been really busy this past year and haven’t managed to provide updates. Apart from normal service and a bit of maintenance the car has been ticking over quite nicely. Did the gearbox service at ZF in October 2025 on 83000kms. Then in January this year did the diff oil change and regular service at TuneTech.

Hit the 90k kms mark this week:
 

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