MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Boothy on April 26, 2009, 10:23:48 pm
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A few of the members on here have MK5 R32's. I've seen a couple for sale that look tidy but the MPG worries me a bit and was wondering if anyone could give me some realistic figures? Would it be comparable to a GTi thats had the REVO stage 1 or is it gonna just drink the petrol station dry?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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there was an ex r32 owner who posted on here a while back, basically he went to pick up his new car in his r32 and got something like 25 mpg there, on the way back in his new GTi he got something like 33 mpg, figures Aran exact as I can't remember for sure but you get the idea , also a mate of Mine travels basically the same route to work as me in his r32, I get about 26 mpg, he gets about 19 mpg ( rush hour traffic )
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Found the post it was hufcforpromotion , he got 26 I'm the R and 36 in the golf (Editon 30)
Sorry would pos the link but I'm on iPhone
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Cheers.........I'm still tempted though. Its that bloody noise. It just sounds awesome!
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what does that equate to from a tank in miles?
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what does that equate to from a tank in miles?
Well I filled up the R and got 294 miles to a tankfull...the Edition 30 I can get 350 miles to a tankfull.
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Depends what driving you do, motorway or local?
I do local in the ED30 and get low to mid 20's can imagine it being high teens to low 20's in the .:R
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i had 7mpg in my r32 a few times :evilgrin: did sound good drinking it :evilgrin:
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Found the post it was hufcforpromotion , he got 26 I'm the R and 36 in the golf (Editon 30)
Sorry would pos the link but I'm on iPhone
It was the mkiv R32 that only did 26 mpg on the run! The MkV R32 I had last year got around 32 mpg on a run and not much different overall compaired with the edition 30!
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if you worry about mpg dont buy a V6
simples :innocent:
..but, i'm about the same as above, about 300 miles on a tank with mixed driving, ive been driving on mainly backroads and duals (allbeit tourist clogged) and average 28mpg
the cars never seen a motorway, in fact thinking about it it's not even been out of cornwall yet :grin: got a big trip oop north tomorrow all motorways so can let you know what she achieves although i will be using the cruise
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MPG is a bit of a worry as I don't really want a nice car I can't afford to drive!
Been to look at one today in Bradford but it had 'Dodgy' written all over it! :sad:
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well Vpower (preferred or something similar) which is a must for a healthy happy .:R is currently over £1 a ltr
got scary when it hit £1.28 a while back, but forget running the cheaper fuels, so budget for that too
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I had a manual ED 30 for a year and got an average 27.36mpg over 12,500 miles
So far the R32 (DSG) is returning an average 23.8mpg for exactly the same sort of driving
That should give you an idea of the difference :happy2:
The R32 mpg certainly suffers around town more than the ED30, and I do a lot of commuting, hence the figures are well down on what you could expect on the open road.
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Thanks for all the responses guys.
I'm thinking that the R32 might have to go on the back burner until I start earning a bit more coin!
Cheers.
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No worries matey.
Any questions just post em up and we'll be happy to assist... :happy2:
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The other thing you have over looked is VED...
R32
VED Band (until April 2009): G
VED for 2008-09: £400
VED Band (April 2009 on): L
VED for 2009-10: £415
VED for 2010-11: £430
GTi
VED Band (until April 2009): F
VED for 2008-09: £210
VED Band (April 2009 on): J
VED for 2009-10: £260
VED for 2010-11: £270
Ed30
VED Band (until April 2009): F
VED for 2008-09: £210
VED Band (April 2009 on): J
VED for 2009-10: £260
VED for 2010-11: £270
All figures are for manual. Comsuption/emissions on DSG car's are all slightly better but not enough to effect tax banding
Quite a premium for that noise and Haldex.
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The other thing you have over looked is VED...
R32
VED Band (until April 2009): G
VED for 2008-09: £400
VED Band (April 2009 on): L
VED for 2009-10: £415
VED for 2010-11: £430
GTi
VED Band (until April 2009): F
VED for 2008-09: £210
VED Band (April 2009 on): J
VED for 2009-10: £260
VED for 2010-11: £270
Ed30
VED Band (until April 2009): F
VED for 2008-09: £210
VED Band (April 2009 on): J
VED for 2009-10: £260
VED for 2010-11: £270
All figures are for manual. Comsuption/emissions on DSG car's are all slightly better but not enough to effect tax banding
Quite a premium for that noise and Haldex. Yeah but just think of the excusvity, especially if you have a white one... :happy2:
Will these bandings affect early MKV R32's regsitered before 31/03/06 as these currently fall into the lower tax banding.
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ETTO - I wouldn't buy an R32 to be exclusive. To the uninitiated, it's still just a Golf. I was dead set on getting one myself, but then started running the numbers and the GTi is better is almost every respect: tuning, handling, power-to-weight, transmission losses, insurance, economy, VED band, looks, heritage etc etc. I agree the noise is one of the best exhuast notes ever, but that just isn't enough to swing it for me. This is by no means a criticism of those that do have them - it's just too expensive for me and I prefer the way the GTi looks and drives.
Why are the old cars banded differently - are they running an older engine? Old Mk4/Mk5 R32's as follows:
VED for 2008-09: £210
VED for 2009-10: £215
VED for 2010-11: £245
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I'd thought about the VED and if it is pre 23/03/06 it falls into the £210 bracket which is set to rise slightly this & next year. As far as I can tell its just the latest legislation on car tax that has caused the increase and has nothing to do with the engine or anything else.
Animal seems to raise some good points that also seem to be backed up by some of the other comments so it looks like I'll have to concentrate on finding a nice example of a GTi.
I'll just have to get over that noise!:jumping: