MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: GTI-Ross on December 13, 2012, 08:21:58 pm
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Just want to compare with a few of you guys. Now i know it all depends on town, city or motorway miles and how heavy footed you are.
Most of my miles are city miles, as i do mainly short journey to the local customers we have and the occasional 100 mile drive.
I wouldn't say i thrash it all the time, maybe even 50% i just stick it in drive (DSG gearbox) do can be in 5th or 6th before you know it.
Any ways....at the minute where I live, Shell V-power is about £1.37 p/l, it comes up saying something like 300 miles to petrol station.....but i think im only getting around 280 miles to a full tank.
Pretty bad?.....what you guys getting?
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best i've ever done is 440mi
worst is probably 330ish?
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I would say I average 340-360 miles with a mix of A, B roads. When motorway driving and a mix of A and B I've got 370 at a push.
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I use either tesco momentum or v power and get between 330 - 360 miles per tank. Worst I've got is 160 and best is about 375, could've been more but got bored seein how many I could get
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Just want to compare with a few of you guys. Now i know it all depends on town, city or motorway miles and how heavy footed you are.
Most of my miles are city miles, as i do mainly short journey to the local customers we have and the occasional 100 mile drive.
I wouldn't say i thrash it all the time, maybe even 50% i just stick it in drive (DSG gearbox) do can be in 5th or 6th before you know it.
Any ways....at the minute where I live, Shell V-power is about £1.37 p/l, it comes up saying something like 280 miles to petrol station.....but i think im only getting around 250 miles to a full tank.
Pretty bad?.....what you guys getting?
V-power is £1.39 where I live, and I put £40's worth from the petrol light which just went over half way.... Came up with 290 to the petrol station so yup I'd say that's pretty bad for you mate
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In fact, whilst on this topic, how do you keep the average MPG going on the clock. it seems to keep my last 2 journeys, but not an overall....havent really had time to read the manual or play about.
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Press the reset button on the rhs stalk quickly and it changes to a second reading which is your constant average MPG.
And 250 miles on a tank is bad. Unless your going everywhere at warp speed :laugh:
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I very rarely fill up completely when at home as its not worth it but day to day we average 27mpg. Recently went from Cumbria to Kent and managed about 360 before I felt like I should fill up, I think that was about 33-35mpg ave for the journey.
I never used to use "premium" petrol as a rule until I read a thread on here recently about the effects it has so currently in a long term trial using V-power, so far over 2 months I can't say i've noticed any difference in mpg but I must admit the car does feel a little sharper, but that it all.
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Just want to compare with a few of you guys. Now i know it all depends on town, city or motorway miles and how heavy footed you are.
Most of my miles are city miles, as i do mainly short journey to the local customers we have and the occasional 100 mile drive.
I wouldn't say i thrash it all the time, maybe even 50% i just stick it in drive (DSG gearbox) do can be in 5th or 6th before you know it.
Any ways....at the minute where I live, Shell V-power is about £1.37 p/l, it comes up saying something like 280 miles to petrol station.....but i think im only getting around 250 miles to a full tank.
Pretty bad?.....what you guys getting?
V-power is £1.39 where I live, and I put £40's worth from the petrol light which just went over half way.... Came up with 290 to the petrol station so yup I'd say that's pretty bad for you mate
I know, left it late today, said only 10 miles to petrol station, so quicker stuck £25 in, cam up saying 127 miles.....£25 for 127 miles...holy sh*t thats bad.
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I think i'll play this game too - 603 miles from filling it up the neck until the red light coming on and it still said I had 65 miles to go! :P
But it is a diesel!
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I'm probably getting on average 250 - 300 miles per tank. That said that estimation is made on the basis of not using any motorways, which I very rarely do. 99% of my driving is 30mph stop/start traffic. I've came close to 400 miles on a long motorway haul, but I was driving like an OAP and basically trying for high MPG, so not exactly normal driving.
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Just want to compare with a few of you guys. Now i know it all depends on town, city or motorway miles and how heavy footed you are.
Most of my miles are city miles, as i do mainly short journey to the local customers we have and the occasional 100 mile drive.
I wouldn't say i thrash it all the time, maybe even 50% i just stick it in drive (DSG gearbox) do can be in 5th or 6th before you know it.
Any ways....at the minute where I live, Shell V-power is about £1.37 p/l, it comes up saying something like 280 miles to petrol station.....but i think im only getting around 250 miles to a full tank.
Pretty bad?.....what you guys getting?
V-power is £1.39 where I live, and I put £40's worth from the petrol light which just went over half way.... Came up with 290 to the petrol station so yup I'd say that's pretty bad for you mate
I know, left it late today, said only 10 miles to petrol station, so quicker stuck £25 in, cam up saying 127 miles.....£25 for 127 miles...holy sh*t thats bad.
Ha, yeah that's about right. I try not to let it get to me but the worst thing is that it will say 127, but I bet you get 90 max.
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I'm probably getting on average 250 - 300 miles per tank. That said that estimation is made on the basis of not using any motorways, which I very rarely do. 99% of my driving is 30mph stop/start traffic. I've came close to 400 miles on a long motorway haul, but I was driving like an OAP and basically trying for high MPG, so not exactly normal driving.
Glad it not just me then. i have flicked the switch so i cant see the MPG any more. It ruins your day. And MPG is not why i bought the car. Plus work pays for the mileage.
You know you havent had a fun day if your MPG is over 28 :laugh:
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Just want to compare with a few of you guys. Now i know it all depends on town, city or motorway miles and how heavy footed you are.
Most of my miles are city miles, as i do mainly short journey to the local customers we have and the occasional 100 mile drive.
I wouldn't say i thrash it all the time, maybe even 50% i just stick it in drive (DSG gearbox) do can be in 5th or 6th before you know it.
Any ways....at the minute where I live, Shell V-power is about £1.37 p/l, it comes up saying something like 280 miles to petrol station.....but i think im only getting around 250 miles to a full tank.
Pretty bad?.....what you guys getting?
V-power is £1.39 where I live, and I put £40's worth from the petrol light which just went over half way.... Came up with 290 to the petrol station so yup I'd say that's pretty bad for you mate
I know, left it late today, said only 10 miles to petrol station, so quicker stuck £25 in, cam up saying 127 miles.....£25 for 127 miles...holy sh*t thats bad.
Not really, if its say £80 to fill up the tank with V Power and it says 360 miles......
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worst 100miles, best 400 :smiley:
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The other, very cold night I did 65-70 for 80miles and failed to get over 32mpg avg... :confused:
I've previously managed an easy 35-37.
I was in Stock map too
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The other, very cold night I did 65-70 for 80miles and failed to get over 32mpg avg... :confused:
I've previously managed an easy 35-37.
I was in Stock map too
I always thought if it was colder it was better, as the fuel and air burnt better? Maybe im wronf then :confused:
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
one extreme to the other, Anglesey trackday or 108miles daily commute all motorway at 70mph :happy2:
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
12.1 gallon tank, that would be 8.2 MPG :laugh:
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The other, very cold night I did 65-70 for 80miles and failed to get over 32mpg avg... :confused:
I've previously managed an easy 35-37.
I was in Stock map too
I always thought if it was colder it was better, as the fuel and air burnt better? Maybe im wronf then :confused:
I think it's worse fuel consumption in the cold, better in the warm.
But vice versa for performance purposes... could be wrong.
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You just get more power in the cold because the air is denser, but its also harder for the car to move through the air so it's much of a muchness at higher speeds.
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I did 5 laps of the Nurburgring to pretty much a full tank! Lol.
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
12.1 gallon tank, that would be 8.2 MPG :laugh:
thats pretty much what the DIS displays average by the end of the day
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
12.1 gallon tank, that would be 8.2 MPG :laugh:
S3 has a 60 litre (13.2 gallon) tank
so 7.5mpg!
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300-320 on average, but there's usually quite a lot of town driving. Traffic around Woking/Guildford is shocking.
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My best result in summer was 650 km and usually 550 km
Paul
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worst 100miles
That must have been exciting/frightening. :grin: :scared: :surprised:
12.1 gallon tank, that would be 8.2 MPG :laugh:
S3 has a 60 litre (13.2 gallon) tank
so 7.5mpg!
:laugh: don't think it ever gets that bad, 8.6 average is the lowest I've seen the DIS read
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You just get more power in the cold because the air is denser, but its also harder for the car to move through the air so it's much of a muchness at higher speeds.
The air is denser when its colder but you are getting more volume of air in because it is denser so the car puts in more fuel to keep the AFR the same.
I am getting better MPG just now but that is only because the roads are icy so I am driving to the conditions
I normally put in £40 a week from the fuel light coming on and get around 180-220 miles from that
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I always fill till it clicks off once. Always use V power. Stage1 map
Used to get 300-330 but recently its slipped to 280-300.
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^^ what he said
Mine is getting cr*p MPG in this weather :sad1:
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I was wondering this. I've been driving like my nan since my last fill up and I got 28mpg.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't buy the car for the mpg but was More interested in exactly what I could achieve and apparently it's not a lot!
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I'm guessing all your roads are better looked after than up here in Aberdeenshire.
I have around 3 miles of road that has been covered in ice every morning at 5.30 when I go to work then a dual carriageway that only 1 lane has been treated after that I'm lucky if I can get to 50mph on the way to work everyday (-7 this morning)
Averaging over 35mpg just now on the screen
Got over 40mpg average on the 60 mile journey to drop my son off on Sunday and that's all A roads
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Dont worry, your not the only one. I would say my average is 280-300 per tank.
I have used the 'Road Trip' app on my iphone since i bought the ED30. Over 5,922 miles i have av 25.69 mpg, spending £1,524.95 on v-power tesco 99.
Hopefully the full service, with new plugs, filters etc will pick it up alittle.
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Am amazed just how frugal my car can be when I (or it) wants to be. Usually get 290-300 per tank and I am never A out of town so always stop/start but have spent the last week driving up and down the motorway network at 65-70 mph and am have been seeing 39mpg on the magical display.
Oh and worst i got was 180 from a tank, the week after I bought it! :laugh:
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You can get an easy 700 miles per tank in my wife's 320d - you don't even have to try. Tom Ford got over 1000 miles in a 320d Efficient Dynamics!
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my last 5 tanks of Tesco momentum from first click to fuel light on (not empty )
tank1 = 322m
tank 2 = 306m
tank 3 = 308m
tank 4 = 314m
tank 5 = 318m
averaging between 29-31.5mpg
mostly b roads and mostly careful driving
cant seem to get any more but im sure the car is running on bog standard oil,,,, prob doesn't help,,, oil change soon
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my last 5 tanks of Tesco momentum from first click to fuel light on (not empty )
tank1 = 322m
tank 2 = 306m
tank 3 = 308m
tank 4 = 314m
tank 5 = 318m
averaging between 29-31.5mpg
mostly b roads and mostly careful driving
cant seem to get any more but im sure the car is running on bog standard oil,,,, prob doesn't help,,, oil change soon
Why do you have a GTI if you drive it normal all the time....surely you would be best with a 1.8 Diesel if mileage is what its all about for you.
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I would say 300-330 stage one eddy. 440 got to be dreaming to get that.
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I always use tesco momentum or v power. Had mine 2 years and its always consistently good on MPG. I get 340 miles to a full tank.
Always stop start journeys to work, around 9 miles, rarely go on the motorways, but when I have the return is greater. This is with a mixture of driving. Stock GTI.
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my last 5 tanks of Tesco momentum from first click to fuel light on (not empty )
tank1 = 322m
tank 2 = 306m
tank 3 = 308m
tank 4 = 314m
tank 5 = 318m
averaging between 29-31.5mpg
mostly b roads and mostly careful driving
cant seem to get any more but im sure the car is running on bog standard oil,,,, prob doesn't help,,, oil change soon
I've heard that FST oil is meant to be decent mate. ;-)
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I was wondering this. I've been driving like my nan since my last fill up and I got 28mpg.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't buy the car for the mpg but was More interested in exactly what I could achieve and apparently it's not a lot!
Unless your Nan likes her trackdays, that's pretty poor - I can easily get 35MPG, over 40 on a run with no more than 70mph... it's all about the amount of throttle, anticipating slowing down etc. etc.
I found it better after Stage 1 than stock for the sensible driving....
For mixed driving pushing on a bit using the torque band, around 30-33MPG is usual.
Completely tearing it up and it's mid teens :driver:
MUCH better than my mates ST though... I couldn't get it over 30MPG... and had it down to 9MPG over a few miles of spirited driving... all in all I reckon the ST is ~ 7-10MPG worse than the GTI. And now I'm on Stage 1 the GTI is quicker too.
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Im getting terrible mpg and miles per tank doing mostly city driving 6 miles a day. Anything I can do to try and improve miles per tank I.e change fuel filter etc?
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Im getting terrible mpg and miles per tank doing mostly city driving 6 miles a day. Anything I can do to try and improve miles per tank I.e change fuel filter etc?
A full service can never harm.
But honestly, your bearly getting the car up to temperature on these colds days, I'm not surprised your getting bad fuel consumption.
Get an electric car :) Or ride :)
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Since moving to cornwall (lots of windy up and down hills B roads) in the crap weather we are having I am averaging 26.7mpg so around 270 miles per tank in the Edition 30 driving like miss daisy, on a recent run on the A30 (dual carriageway) I averaged 32mpg. :happy2:
The best I saw in Norfolk during summer (Nice and warm and very flat roads) was 370 miles and I was not driving like miss daisy either :signLOL:
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Usually get 300 miles out of the tank before the fuel light comes on.
Worst is 270 miles. Best 340 miles.
Thats a Mk5 R32 btw.
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about 350 miles usually on momentum but have got 400 miles out of it before, this is commute to work so some 60mph dashes but mainly crawling through town getting out and crawling back getting in.
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Worst 330, best about 370
average about 32mpg
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Just filled up with £65 worth of v power and my miles is showing 245 :sad1: what am I doing wrong??
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Just filled up with £65 worth of v power and my miles is showing 245 :sad1: what am I doing wrong??
£65 isn't a full tank though eh? Or did you already have 1/4 tank? If you reset your avg mpg and drive like miss daisy your range should creep up
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Just filled up with £65 worth of v power and my miles is showing 245 :sad1: what am I doing wrong??
£65 isn't a full tank though eh? Or did you already have 1/4 tank? If you reset your avg mpg and drive like miss daisy your range should creep up
Mike... how many months do you get from a tank? :popcornsoda:
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Just filled up with £65 worth of v power and my miles is showing 245 :sad1: what am I doing wrong??
£65 isn't a full tank though eh? Or did you already have 1/4 tank? If you reset your avg mpg and drive like miss daisy your range should creep up
Mike... how many months do you get from a tank? :popcornsoda:
:congrats:
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Bravo :congrats:
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I only get about 230 miles to a full tank and that's taking it easy.
What am I doing wrong? Car is stage2+ ko3 and live in London
I'd be happy if I get any 300 miles like some have mentioned
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my last 5 tanks of Tesco momentum from first click to fuel light on (not empty )
tank1 = 322m
tank 2 = 306m
tank 3 = 308m
tank 4 = 314m
tank 5 = 318m
averaging between 29-31.5mpg
mostly b roads and mostly careful driving
cant seem to get any more but im sure the car is running on bog standard oil,,,, prob doesn't help,,, oil change soon
I've heard that FST oil is meant to be decent mate. ;-)
lone par you are a bit childish by constantly trying to bring up a dead subject, don't you get embarrassed by being WELL JUST YOU !!!
I would, but saying that being from Dunfermline there isn't much hope on the horizon I guess :stupid:
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my last 5 tanks of Tesco momentum from first click to fuel light on (not empty )
tank1 = 322m
tank 2 = 306m
tank 3 = 308m
tank 4 = 314m
tank 5 = 318m
averaging between 29-31.5mpg
mostly b roads and mostly careful driving
cant seem to get any more but im sure the car is running on bog standard oil,,,, prob doesn't help,,, oil change soon
Why do you have a GTI if you drive it normal all the time....surely you would be best with a 1.8 Diesel if mileage is what its all about for you.
that would be a fair point, it's just that I have had the kids a lot lately in the car so hence the reason for the careful driving.
between full tanks I usually stick in £20 or so and have some fun :driver:
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I only get about 230 miles to a full tank and that's taking it easy.
What am I doing wrong? Car is stage2+ ko3 and live in London
I'd be happy if I get any 300 miles like some have mentioned
Nothing wrong with those figures mate, I get the same. It's because we live in London, all the stop starting :sad1:
Unless I do motorway miles I get nowhere near the 300 mile mark!!
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About 220 per tank in the .:R32 and thats like driving it like a granny :signLOL:
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I was wondering this. I've been driving like my nan since my last fill up and I got 28mpg.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't buy the car for the mpg but was More interested in exactly what I could achieve and apparently it's not a lot!
Unless your Nan likes her trackdays, that's pretty poor - I can easily get 35MPG, over 40 on a run with no more than 70mph... it's all about the amount of throttle, anticipating slowing down etc. etc.
I found it better after Stage 1 than stock for the sensible driving....
For mixed driving pushing on a bit using the torque band, around 30-33MPG is usual.
Completely tearing it up and it's mid teens :driver:
MUCH better than my mates ST though... I couldn't get it over 30MPG... and had it down to 9MPG over a few miles of spirited driving... all in all I reckon the ST is ~ 7-10MPG worse than the GTI. And now I'm on Stage 1 the GTI is quicker too.
Thanks for filling with me confidence! Unfortunately my nan doesn't like her track days :signLOL:
Over 30mpg on a run? I wish! It's 15miles for me to get to work and it's mostly dual carriageways, only about 2 miles involves traffic lights.
Which remap do you have?
Ouch, didn't realise st's were that bad, definitely coudnt afford to run one of those...
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Best I have had is 350
On average I get 200-230
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Did a 70 mile journey today with mainly dual carrigeway (2 up, winter tyres 40PSI, half tank of vPower, outdoor temp 9*C, little wind, heating on 19*C, xenons on) with some town... overall... 41.1 MPG!!
Stage 1 with Pre-Cat delete... was effin' boring though, lol. The odd flutter to 85mph to overtake but mostly 65mph and a few 50 zones just coasting.
Mad what you can get out of these when your being very sensible, anticipating the traffic, brushing the throttle! Try above with an ST and you'd be very lucky to get 30-33MPG
Based on 41.1MPG and a 12.1 gallon tank that would be just under 500 miles to a tank....but I honestly don't think I could last a whole tank driving like that... very relaxing though! And it's not like your holding anything up.
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For those interested, I was keeping revs, 99% of the time below 3k.. and averagely 'probably' around 2 - 2.5k... YEAP, mega boring but this is an MPG thread, hehe.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.voodish.co.uk%2Fmisc%2FGTI-TFSI-Stage1-with_Pre-cat-delete.jpg&hash=e37058d5979c5c93e38aa3e37358e1a41b9f7a7a)
I notice anything above 3k really starts to destroy the MPG figures. But TBH, that's enough torque and power for most everyday driving situations.
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I very rarely fill up completely when at home as its not worth it but day to day we average 27mpg. Recently went from Cumbria to Kent and managed about 360 before I felt like I should fill up, I think that was about 33-35mpg ave for the journey.
I never used to use "premium" petrol as a rule until I read a thread on here recently about the effects it has so currently in a long term trial using V-power, so far over 2 months I can't say i've noticed any difference in mpg but I must admit the car does feel a little sharper, but that it all.
***Update***
After nearly 3 months of using V-power and nothing else all I can say is I'm amazed, car feels better (not loads like) but best of all I've seen an increase of nearly 3mpg on what is mainly short journeys and town driving and it's still on the up.
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I drove to Cornwall and managed 400 miles from a full tank with a smidge of town driving included. So that is about 36mpg which I was pretty stoked with!
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All I can say is you guys are doing well.
I drive very slow in my 1.6 fsi, and for £10 (of Shell V Power @ 138.9) I get pretty much exactly 50 miles.
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All I can say is you guys are doing well.
I drive very slow in my 1.6 fsi, and for £10 (of Shell V Power @ 138.9) I get pretty much exactly 50 miles.
That's about 32mpg, based on 1.58 gallons ... Just shows you how a turbo can help economy.
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Diesel so 480-530
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My best was 380 on the way to germany from London all pretty much concervative speeds.
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I've just worked out that based on my current mileage of about 6k using V-power will save me approx £60 a year.
:P
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Did a 70 mile journey today with mainly dual carrigeway (2 up, winter tyres 40PSI, half tank of vPower, outdoor temp 9*C, little wind, heating on 19*C, xenons on) with some town... overall... 41.1 MPG!!
Stage 1 with Pre-Cat delete... was effin' boring though, lol. The odd flutter to 85mph to overtake but mostly 65mph and a few 50 zones just coasting.
Mad what you can get out of these when your being very sensible, anticipating the traffic, brushing the throttle! Try above with an ST and you'd be very lucky to get 30-33MPG
Based on 41.1MPG and a 12.1 gallon tank that would be just under 500 miles to a tank....but I honestly don't think I could last a whole tank driving like that... very relaxing though! And it's not like your holding anything up.
In the summer you will get even better - i used to get 42-43mpg (got 45mpg once over 170miles) with cruise control set at 70 (speedo)mph, with a couple of 50mph runs through roadworks. Decent mpg is what the TFSI engine is all about, the right amount of fuel at exactly the right time :happy2: - i dont find you get anywhere any quicker going 80mph, speeding up, slowing down constantly. May as well just stick at 70 and relax :rolleye:
MPG only takes a hit when WOT or from cold :sad1:
My old ST used to get max of about 36mpg on V-power :sad1:
re miles out of a tank: 480 was my best on a long steady drive from Cheshire to north of scotland :drinking:
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Mines a TDI 170 and I filled up with £70 worth of diesel, drove 510 miles until the light came on.
Consisted on urban driving and some "spirited" driving! so could expect more if on a long journey.
Last car was an A3 2.0 TSFI and lucky if I got 300 miles out of it so quite happy with that !
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Can you not trick the fuel computer anyway.... Get the engine up to temp sit at 55mph or so the instant fuel economy reading is very good then hit the re set button on both of the 1 and 2 settings... I think this alter's the computers tank range figure... :wink:
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Side question..
Does anyone know what you get out of a tank in a Golf R on a long dull run?
Would like one as my next car but if the fuel is anywhere close to being as bad as my old Scooby was, I will probably end up buying a Mk6-7 GTI instead.
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I get around 380 - 400 but I do get really bored and it can go down to 300 :surprised:
The best I have ever got is 480 but I felt like killing myself!!!
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worst 100miles, best 400 :smiley:
I bet that was the best worst mpg youve ever done though Gaz :laugh:
Best and worst for the R ....
125miles and 365miles - I'll leave it to your own conclusions which was the best and worst :wink:
Normally I'm getting just 230-250 from a full tank of 60 litres. Rough yardstick is 17-22mpg around town and 25-33 mpg on the motorway depending on whether i drive like Miss Daisy or Vin Diesel in his Fast and Furious days. :innocent:
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Can you not trick the fuel computer anyway.... Get the engine up to temp sit at 55mph or so the instant fuel economy reading is very good then hit the re set button on both of the 1 and 2 settings... I think this alter's the computers tank range figure... :wink:
Haha, yeah but you don't actually get any more miles to the tank!
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Not really alot worse than an Edition 30 really .. That is good to know.
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About 300 miles per tank - Calculated on a 460 mile journey taking in all types of roads but averaging at a speed I won't publish. Worth every £ in terms of driving enjoyment.
I usually get about 28 mpg on most journeys and very very rarely over 30 mpg. I use the gears a lot (DSG M-mode) and don't practice any fuel economy techniques.
[Mk5 GTI K03 Stage 2]
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About 300 miles per tank - Calculated on a 460 mile journey taking in all types of roads but averaging at a speed I won't publish. Worth every £ in terms of driving enjoyment.
I usually get about 28 mpg on most journeys and very very rarely over 30 mpg. I use the gears a lot (DSG M-mode) and don't practice any fuel economy techniques.
[Mk5 GTI K03 Stage 2]
Im still only getting about 230 miles from a tank, but very cold weather and city driving doesnt help....or well...still fun times
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230 miles!! thats low
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Can you not trick the fuel computer anyway.... Get the engine up to temp sit at 55mph or so the instant fuel economy reading is very good then hit the re set button on both of the 1 and 2 settings... I think this alter's the computers tank range figure... :wink:
Haha, yeah but you don't actually get any more miles to the tank!
Really... LOL... not what I was getting at... But if you have a very low average over a lot of mile's I think the computer uses that as a benchmark for the range it will show. Has the OP tried re setting it ?
Mine is about the same as RR ... Also dsg, Maybe a tad higher on longer runs 32 ish...
Always looks good when you come to sell a car..... look sir she does 39 MPG round the town :signLOL:
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I get between 305-330 depending how i drive when i fill up :evilgrin:
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Mines a TDI 170 and I filled up with £70 worth of diesel, drove 510 miles until the light came on.
Consisted on urban driving and some "spirited" driving! so could expect more if on a long journey.
Last car was an A3 2.0 TSFI and lucky if I got 300 miles out of it so quite happy with that !
That's some good going, I could only get that pout of my 170 if I was really careful.... You sure your computer works properly? :-\
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I very rarely fill the tank, however overall I'm getting slightly worse fuel economy with custom TBE (with 200 cell cat) and Milltek back-end. Usually 29-31mpg on the drive to-from work (7 miles) which works out about 55 miles to a tenner..
When the car was standard, I averaged 38mpg on the computer on a drive to Alton Towers (managed 400 miles to a tank) and since I had the 200 cell etc fitted I managed to get 36mpg on the same run. Not complaining :happy2:
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How are you all getting these figures!
Driving like miss daisy the best I can achieve is 31!
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590 but it is a diesel :)
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approx 250 miles to £50.00 super unleaded :happy2:
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500 from my sooty before the "ping" and the fuel light come on :grin:
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I get about 390/tank. Used to get 400/tank with the K03.
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Best I saw was 365 in an edition 30 in Norfolk (very flat) and best in cornwall (Hilly) is 275
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I very rarely fill the tank
Perhaps it is just this; are people with bad figures brimming their tanks and just pootling about round town and such?
As I don't do a lot of motorway work, I never really have more than 1/2 tank... just adds unecessary weight that your paying to cart around.
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500 from my sooty before the "ping" and the fuel light come on :grin:
....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'. So don't wait for the "ping" and then have to possibly mildly panic.
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....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.
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That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.
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....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.
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That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.
....Perhaps I'm wrong but why clog up your fuel filter unecessarily?
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I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.
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I get around 380 miles per tank - standard 2007 ED30 on Dunlops (summer) and more when running winter tyres - around 400.
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I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.
....Yes, old habits die hard! :laugh:
I'm fairly sure that I've seen it mentioned for nowadays too though.
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I think I am in the ball park age wise with RR and yes we never ran the tanks down in our 3.0ltr Capri's , Savage Cortina's or Dolomite Sprints guaranteed to suck up crap... :) So still do the same now 1/4 tank fill up or get very nervous....old school.
Steve
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I see you point Robin but on the other hand surely today's modern fuels shouldn't be full of the cr@p they were years ago and tanks are plastic now so dont corrode.
....Yes, old habits die hard! :laugh:
I'm fairly sure that I've seen it mentioned for nowadays too though.
I look at this the other way round, by constantly running it down low your not getting a build up of cr&p in the bottom of the tank and therefore have no worries about running out of fuel and actually only having about 3/4 of a tank that us "useable".
I replaced the fuel filter on my GTI at around 50k miles and it was fine. Its a cheap and relatively easy job to do, also.
Ive run every car ive ever owned (even 100k + Peugeot diesels) like this and never had a problem.
Modern fuels are much much cleaner than fuels of old and cars have better filters than they used to, so there is much less chance of clogging up your motor. :happy2:
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I think I am in the ball park age wise with RR and yes we never ran the tanks down in our 3.0ltr Capri's , Savage Cortina's or Dolomite Sprints guaranteed to suck up crap... :) So still do the same now 1/4 tank fill up or get very nervous....old school.
Steve
....Hi Steve and a Very Warm Welcome to the forum! :drinking:
It appears that I might be losing my crown of being the oldest guy on here - I'm 65yo but 22yo at heart according to several forum folks. Being divorced, the trouble is that I still fancy the 20 and 30-something ladies.
Yes, Old School with fond memories of the cars you mentioned :happy2:
But I think that Gray's point is valid.
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Its both the crud from the bottom of your petrol tank and the crud from the bottom of the garage tanks if they are getting low, I always filled up when it hit the mark under 1/4
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250 on v power
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....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.
????
That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.
....Perhaps I'm wrong but why clog up your fuel filter unecessarily?
However, good to do right before changing the filter, yes?
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I live in Cornwall and my drive to work is like 5miles with a lot of hills, starts and stops and a tank will return an awful 250miles from full but I drove to London and back on Tuesday/Wednesday and got about 390 miles from it
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Hi RR
Its the old story ... old dogs new tricks :) Agree with the other posts about the fuel tanks and fuel though filters are better and tanks are better so no need to panic at 1/4 tank anymore we are what we are :)
Yep you have a 10 years on me but I have you on the head age mine is my shoe size :0
Steve
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....It's best not to run your tank right down below about a quarter full so you avoid the 'dregs'.
????
That's a first. That's what the fuel filter is for.
....Perhaps I'm wrong but why clog up your fuel filter unecessarily?
+1
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I think I am in the ball park age wise with RR and yes we never ran the tanks down in our 3.0ltr Capri's , Savage Cortina's or Dolomite Sprints guaranteed to suck up crap... :) So still do the same now 1/4 tank fill up or get very nervous....old school.
Steve
....Hi Steve and a Very Warm Welcome to the forum! :drinking:
It appears that I might be losing my crown of being the oldest guy on here - I'm 65yo but 22yo at heart according to several forum folks. Being divorced, the trouble is that I still fancy the 20 and 30-something ladies.
Yes, Old School with fond memories of the cars you mentioned :happy2:
But I think that Gray's point is valid.
Thankful that my 25 year old daughter lives in Hollywood then. RR, will you warn me if heading to Hollywood any time soon?
She's the cute one in this vid;
&ob=av2n
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In my 2.0 tfsi Audi dsg same as gti golf, I've just filled up tonight and computer is telling me 465 miles till empty.... We'll see, going to watch it this time.
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What size are the fuel tanks in the Golf and Audi, 12.1 Gallons?
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What size are the fuel tanks in the Golf and Audi, 12.1 Gallons?
Either 55 or 60 litres, not sure
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Audi tank is 55 litres I think
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Probably average 350 before light comes on. :driver:
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Probably average 350 before light comes on. :driver:
Same here in my Audi, could have got more but got bored.....
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Thankful that my 25 year old daughter lives in Hollywood then. RR, will you warn me if heading to Hollywood any time soon?
She's the cute one in this vid;
&ob=av2n
....The cute sultry looking dark haired girl? - Fat chance I would stand! She looks a bit younger than 25. Nice work for her to get in a music vid :happy2:
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Hi
I get between 280 and 310 but my car spends all its time driving in London.