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Admittedly you've got to drive it like a nun



2.0L TDI 177PS

Highest I have got was 63.5 mpg and I wasn't driving like a nun.

I have managed to nudge above 70mpg (indicated) a couple of times in the warmer weather... you do have to drive very gently! Its normally around 63mpg.

when you get over 5000 miles It will get even better, they seem to have a map for the 1st 5000, in my experience after that they feel quicker and get more MPG.

nickyg63@aol.com wrote:when you get over 5000 miles It will get even better, they seem to have a map for the 1st 5000, in my experience after that they feel quicker and get more MPG.

It's the engine components loosening up resulting in less friction and nothing to do with mapping.

In my experience, it takes about 20k miles before getting to tje optimum for performance and economy.

[quote="rutheri"]Admittedly you've got to drive it like a nun


Two nuns driving back to the convent one evening, having been to a church gathering. Going along a wooded road, the devil leaps out of the undergrowth and crouches snarling on the bonnet.

"Quick, sister, show him your cross !" says the passenger

"Oi, get off my bl**dy car ! " yells the driver

(OK, I won't give up the day job....)

whiteDevil_170 wrote:Highest I have got was 63.5 mpg and I wasn't driving like a nun.

That's the most I've had out of mine too

70+mpg is impressive

I average 50mpg now on trip 2 with some journeys averaging 60mpg and that's typically Motorway @ 80mph and A/B Roads at the relevant limits - i've done 11,000 miles now and seems to be getting better all the time

rm0rgan wrote: I average 50mpg now on trip 2 with some journeys averaging 60mpg and that's typically Motorway @ 80mph and A/B Roads at the relevant limits - i've done 11,000 miles now and seems to be getting better all the time

I'm the nearly the same on trip 2 at around 48.8ish but trip 1 I can get it up to about 58 on mainly A/B roads, yet trip 2 never breaks the 50 mark... I think it lies

sbull92 wrote:

rm0rgan wrote: I average 50mpg now on trip 2 with some journeys averaging 60mpg and that's typically Motorway @ 80mph and A/B Roads at the relevant limits - i've done 11,000 miles now and seems to be getting better all the time

I'm the nearly the same on trip 2 at around 48.8ish but trip 1 I can get it up to about 58 on mainly A/B roads, yet trip 2 never breaks the 50 mark... I think it lies

Give it time, it 's only got there with this warm weather and since I had a service a few weeks ago

Over how many miles was the average taken? If you reset the trip at the top of the hill, coast down ityou will achieve much more than 70mpg on the MFD at the bottom of the hill.

On a 20 mile run today was stuck behind a truck doing a constant 45mph with no chance to overtake for about 11 miles.

As I was so bored, I flicked through the MFD where an average 48.5mpg was displayed! This is a 2.0 TSI with the A/C on also.

It was most frustrating but that was the most I think I had ever seen it read!

skippy wrote:On a 20 mile run today was stuck behind a truck doing a constant 45mph with no chance to overtake for about 11 miles.

As I was so bored, I flicked through the MFD where an average 48.5mpg was displayed! This is a 2.0 TSI with the A/C on also.

It was most frustrating but that was the most I think I had ever seen it read!

You sure you weren't riding in the truck's slipstream?

best i have ever got is 43mpg with A/C on but im not complaining the 2.0 TSI engine is awesome!

Also this might be a stupid question but why is there trip 1 & trip 2?

You sure you weren't riding in the truck's slipstream?

Well - not quite, but it is possible that at times I was benefitting from following him.I find driving at that speed very tiring as it demands much more concentration.

sorry i may be a bit silly but what do you mean by riding in his slipstraeam

ViperBoyTsi200 wrote:sorry i may be a bit silly but what do you mean by riding in his slipstraeam

Nah, it's not silly. A Slipstream is the moving air behind a vehicle that moves almost as the same speed at the vehicle. Since trucks are larger than the average car, they usually have a larger slipstream that cars can sometimes be caught in. If you catch it right (dunno how difficult this is), your car (simply put) could be "carried" along in the stream, with little effort needed on the accelerator.

Now, I must say, I have never tried this before - I am too impatient! First I heard of it was back in one of my aerodynamics classes at uni, we never studied the theory in cars, but a few of my lecture mates did say they've experienced it. We studied plane slipstreams, but it's dangerous to travel in those, especially if you are in a tiny plane behind a 747

I still struggle to get over 45 mpg with A/C off!! Best ever is just under 50 mpg. And my trip is very optimistic too.

Mostly drive on motorways, long trips, at around 75 mph.

70 mpg. Free wheeling everywhere?

Those number will never be reached in my car, and I'm proud of that!