MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: xjay1337 on July 22, 2014, 04:50:42 pm
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Seemingly i get higher mpg/range than other people so wanted to discuss what sort of MPG/range you get
The least I've had was 300 miles and that was the week after my remap, so I was raggo around.
Average is about 380, regularly get over 400.. most I've had was 478 with 15 miles of range remaining. This did include being stuck in traffic for about 90 minutes, so comfortably could have done 500 miles on this tank had the M6 been nicer.
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When I do use mine i average about 280 on my stage2+ Eddy but its ALL town miles, start/stop. Never see over 23mpg on the clock unless I leave town and get on a open road then its 380+ and around 36mpg. Thank god I never bought it for fuel economy. :laugh:
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well mine is daily and I live say 5 miles from work so hardly gets warmed up in mornings... I am averaging 300 miles to a tank..
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I've actually made a spreadsheet out on this to see where I'm going wrong and how I can make improvements.
Over the past few months I have:
This is including the usual 40 or so km I have in reserves.
Total Miles
576
562
575
554.4
617.8
603.3
568.6
630
572.7
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160 lowest
375 highest
I seem to get bored sitting at a fuel efficient speed.
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I've actually made a spreadsheet out on this to see where I'm going wrong and how I can make improvements.
Over the past few months I have:
This is including the usual 40 or so km I have in reserves.
Total Miles
576
562
575
554.4
617.8
603.3
568.6
630
572.7
I honestly don't believe it's possible to get 630miles from a tank of fuel, what size is the gti tank?
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I've actually made a spreadsheet out on this to see where I'm going wrong and how I can make improvements.
Over the past few months I have:
This is including the usual 40 or so km I have in reserves.
Total Miles
576
562
575
554.4
617.8
603.3
568.6
630
572.7
I honestly don't believe it's possible to get 630miles from a tank of fuel, what size is the gti tank?
I think he means KM's
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Makes more sense lol, just because he wrote total miles I was like no chance
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Makes more sense lol, just because he wrote total miles I was like no chance
Yeh it's was a bit confusing, he said KM above and miles below, but it not possible to get 630miles from a gti, even 630km is a lot.
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Mines very variable but I've managed over 400 before. Highest mpg I've seen on a journey is 39.8, since getting cruise control that seems to have helped a lot
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Between 330-350 miles out of mine from full tank to light on.
But I don't really do any marathon driving sessions- best I've ever had was 50.7 over 31 miles!
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Who needs diesel :booty:
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Standard GTI:
Around 350 to possibly 450 miles per full tank. Don't keep an eye on my consumption really as i feel i'd lose some enjoyment out of driving the car if i was constantly watching my MPG. Unless of course i was on a long 2 - 3 hour journey, then i will see what the highest it can reach is in that time for a bit of fun more than anything. Its not always about performance for me so i get enjoyment out of driving at all speeds.
I mostly do town driving then on any 60/70 roads i tend to give it a short but quick push up to speed limit then knock it into 6th again. So mixed modes of driving. Im quite happy with the amount of mpg i get considering its a 2L turbo and my old 1.6 FSI didn't do much better in terms of milage per tank.
Highest MPG i've had is 42.7 when i first got the car and haven't seen that figure since.. Had 40.2 once or twice but that was after maybe 15 miles and the car had warmed up and also using 6th at 30ish. i could manage to get 30MPG or very close too, after 2 mile of driving without waiting for the car to warm up when idling as i know some people tend to sit in their car for 5 minutes or so to warm but i choose the method of get moving and just keep it under 2k revs until its warm. :smiley:
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Apologies lads. Km is what I meant. I just copied the column name direct from excel!
I take photos of my consumption every time I fill up and put them into the spreadsheet! I drive very economically, always shift at 2000 rpm and my journey is perfect motorway miles at 80km/hr in 6th gear with no traffic or lights!! I'll upload the actual miles per tank when I'm on my computer because I know the reserve tank isn't very reliable!
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Warm weather works treat for fuel economy, I'm upto about 36mpg at the moment and was previously 32ish on my 22m commute each way up the A1. Plus I think starting to use better oil has helped too, but that might be hoping
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For those that are standard like myself, i have read a pre cat removal would help MPG.. Does anything else like PCV, types of diverter valves, types of oil used etc make any difference even if minimal?
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I get around 320-350 32mpg standard car,some of you think thats bad i had a focus st 290-300 bhp and it averaged 22mpg,and before that i had a modded focus rs mk1 that did around 20mpg ,my edition 30 feels like a diesel compared with the fords lol.
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The most I've had is 35mpg but my island is 9x5 miles and top speed of 40mph lol
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but does a remap help?
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Edition 30 got 300-350 miles per tank (stage 1)
R gets approx 300 stage 2+
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Thank god I never bought it for fuel economy. :laugh:
This. I effing hate these threads.
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Its a shame that you don't like this sort of thread, but others do as it helps them determine whether their pride and joy is operating in optimum condition for a given driving style.
There are ways of avoiding these threads though and the best and simplest is... dont read them
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Standard GTI:
Around 350 to possibly 500 miles per full tank. Don't keep an eye on my consumption really as i feel i'd lose some enjoyment out of driving the car if i was constantly watching my MPG.
I mostly do town driving then on any 60/70 roads i tend to give it a short but quick push up to speed limit then knock it into 6th again. So mixed modes of driving. Im quite happy with the amount of mpg i get considering its a 2L turbo and my old 1.6 FSI didn't do much better in terms of milage per tank.
Also gone from 1.6fsi to gti and barely notice any difference on miles to a tank (290-330 for the 1.6 and 260-300 for the gti ) so I'm fairly happy. The fuel does disappear in a shorter time recent with it being such nice weather for a spirited drive ;)
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Slightly different car, I know - but I'd be disappointed if I don't get 400mi from a tank. I mostly drive on the motorway though, but at sensible outer lane speeds.
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Its a shame that you don't like this sort of thread, but others do as it helps them determine whether their pride and joy is operating in optimum condition for a given driving style.
There are ways of avoiding these threads though and the best and simplest is... dont read them
Why by a GTi and obsess over mileage? You
Should be enjoying the car, not driving with one eye on the trip.
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Its a shame that you don't like this sort of thread, but others do as it helps them determine whether their pride and joy is operating in optimum condition for a given driving style.
There are ways of avoiding these threads though and the best and simplest is... dont read them
Why by a GTi and obsess over mileage? You
Should be enjoying the car, not driving with one eye on the trip.
alright calm down stirling moss.
Because it's sometimes fun to eek out MPG??
If I am sat on a motorway for 8 hours why go flat out and get a speeding ticket and whatever when I can just sit at 70mph on cruise control with the ipod.
you should be enjoying the car in whatever way you gain enjoyment from it.
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Worst thread ever. :wink:
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I struggle to get more than 475 miles out of the TDI :scared:
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Its a shame that you don't like this sort of thread, but others do as it helps them determine whether their pride and joy is operating in optimum condition for a given driving style.
There are ways of avoiding these threads though and the best and simplest is... dont read them
Why by a GTi and obsess over mileage? You
Should be enjoying the car, not driving with one eye on the trip.
alright calm down stirling moss.
Because it's sometimes fun to eek out MPG??
If I am sat on a motorway for 8 hours why go flat out and get a speeding ticket and whatever when I can just sit at 70mph on cruise control with the ipod.
you should be enjoying the car in whatever way you gain enjoyment from it.
^^ This
Exactly the approach I take :happy2:
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I average 360 - 420 on a tank, really does depend what type of driving that involves for sure. Most i've had was 450ish when driving as smooth as possible.
Personally always quite enjoyed looking at the MPG and look to improve it, helps make you a better driver on public roads i'd say too, anticipating more etc.
Interesting also how the range of these things don't really change over the years as I was regularly getting north of 400 from a tank in my mk2 Golf GTI 8v and mk3 Golf GTI 16v.
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The fuel does disappear in a shorter time recent with it being such nice weather for a spirited drive ;)
I've noticed exactly the same over the last week! Anyway my fuel costs are fixed as I only put in about £20 a time :grin:
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The most I've had is 35mpg but my island is 9x5 miles and top speed of 40mph lol
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but does a remap help?
Guernsey by any chance?
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The most I've had is 35mpg but my island is 9x5 miles and top speed of 40mph lol
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but does a remap help?
Guernsey by any chance?
Jersey.
There is a edition 30 on Jersey.
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The most I've had is 35mpg but my island is 9x5 miles and top speed of 40mph lol
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but does a remap help?
Guernsey by any chance?
Nah the better island Jersey :happy2:
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The most I've had is 35mpg but my island is 9x5 miles and top speed of 40mph lol
Hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but does a remap help?
Guernsey by any chance?
Jersey.
There is a edition 30 on Jersey.
There's about 6 ED30's in jersey but one very low mileage at 7800 for sale £12999
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I never fill up for than £25 per week an that enough to keep me ticking over at around half a tank so I dont know what my range around town is tbh
On the motorway I do 300 mile round trips at around 80 miles and still have around 70-80 miles ranges left according to the computer which I find quite accurate.
Although given this weather Ive been doing 90mph on the same trip and returning the same fuel efficiency
Im sure I can reach well north of 450miles if i drive with an already warm engine on a nice day at 60mph- Ive managed 43.6mpg on such a short trip with the reading still increasing but i dont plan on doing that style of driving for a very long time. it was one of those finished work cant be bothered, just cruise and listen to some good music! :happy2:
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Bog standard GTi, 32 miles each way daily to work and back, each way had 25 miles of 30,40&50mph zones and the rest is a 70 limit, approx 360 per tank, averages 32-38mpg dependent on traffic (tractors etc)
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I get an average of about 350 miles per tank of fuel, lately been seeing 40+ mpg on my read out.
Interestingly, I get more miles out of a tank from Esso Supreme unleaded. Used to use Tesco Momentum but the Esso fuel feels better and seems to correlate with my higher miles per tank.
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I got 18.6 mpg on an 8 mile round trip within West London today. Traffic was so shoite that i got beyond giving a fig about mpg so boosted up to 30mph in 2nd & 3rd gear whenever i could on the return leg - let the turbo stretch its legs a little :love: :driver: :jumpmove: :rolleye:
the way i saw it, without the moments of amusement on the way back, i could have maybe achieved 24 mpg on an utterly feckless journey better suited to a 1 litre sh*ttybox but i have a GTI and i'm going to use her dagnabit! :drinking:
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I want to argue you and say that you don't need to boot it all the time...
But I can't. :happy2: Nothing beats a bit of turbo kick. :party:
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Agreed! If the engines warmed up and the roads clear might as well have some fun :driver:
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Agreed! If the engines warmed up and the roads clear might as well have some fun :driver:
+1
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Best I've ever had is 48mpg on my way to work which is 13 mile trip, I get 42mpg daily on that same journey.
Fuel consumption doesn't really bother me as it's not why I bought the car but it's nice to know that on a steady drive to work I can get those figures.
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LOL ^ Si :laugh:
Not a GTI, but I've got GTI/Ed30 power.
Usual range in winter is around 510 miles. Summer, goes up to 580-600 on mixed easy going driving.
Nurburgring run saw 720 miles to a tank, 59.7 mpg average for that tank.
I was on track at Bedford last week and I averaged between 17-29 mpg between warm/cold laps. Used a smidgen under half a tank for around 34 laps in total.
Sounded alright too, I can't complain on the black pumps :evilgrin:
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What do you drive Pete?
I can get 400 miles out of my mk4 r32, although my work commute is mostly motorway miles.
Getting my ED30 next week and I was hoping to get a few more from the tank...
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I've just brimmed it, not using it till Thursday. Bet it's empty by Thursday night :evilgrin: :driver:
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What do you drive Pete?
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,52738.0.html :happy2:
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What do you drive Pete?
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,52738.0.html :happy2:
Nice motor, now I see why you sneaked in with the "same performance as ED30" alongside high mpg!
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A standard one :scared:
:grin: :laugh:
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Best mileage I've ever done on a full tank in my old ED30 was 105 miles. Maybe not the most efficient, but definitely the most enjoyable.........Nurburgring trackday. :driver:
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To be fair hurdy, it was your nurberg video that tipped me towards the ED30 instead of the mk5 r32.
You smoked everything on the track!
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Typically 300 miles per tank but on long journeys, I've managed 400 miles.
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What a terribly booring thread :laugh:
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What a terribly booring thread :laugh:
Plenty of others for you to read if you don't like it :laugh:
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I've hit 0 a few times but it's not great. I had 5 miles left the other day and ended up putting 52 litres in, iirc we have a 55 litre tank
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I've put 58 litres in once. either the tank is bigger or the petrol station was over reading! :stupid:
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The manual says approximately 55 litres, so I guess it varies from tank to tank!!
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Bet they're skimming a bit on each fill up, was it an independant garage?
Is there an overflow on the Mk5? Wasn't on your shoes... :grin:
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Bet they're skimming a bit on each fill up, was it an independant garage?
Is there an overflow on the Mk5? Wasn't on your shoes... :grin:
It was at BP lol
Found this as well
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=75076.0
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Try Tesco / Shell next time... you could uncover a big BP scamming story. :fighting:
I'm sure they are regulated, just don't like BP, overpriced low octane fuel.
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Try Tesco / Shell next time... you could uncover a big BP scamming story. :fighting:
I'm sure they are regulated, just don't like BP, overpriced low octane fuel.
I'd been using Vpower for about 8 months now anyway so not an issue.
Was just using BP Ultimate as I wasn't mapped and no point.
I put 58 in at Shell a while ago.
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The best I've seen in my GTs was the other week, I put in £58 which equated to just over 51 litres, the trip counter was on 600.5 miles :jumping:
Prior to this I was in the low 500's so I'm quite pleased with that given the milage I'm doing at the moment. Certainly a lot better than the 38 mpg my Chevy was doing :driver:
All I did was change my driving style a little and now get more mpg while keeping a few fizzy spells here n there lol :jumpmove: