Gary_W
29-01-2010, 10:57 PM
Hi all,
I know this has been discussed before, but I'll have another bash if there are any takers :)
My new 2.0 TDIe has a quoted fuel economy of 48.9 MPG 'extra urban' which to me means 'traffic' and 'stopping and starting a lot'. At the other end of the spectrum, it's quoting 74.3 MPG 'extra urban' which to me means an ideal run on a motorway where you are doing 60 ish and do not have to slow down or speed up. Obviously not going to happen in the UK...
So I feel that my 'average' economy should be somewhere between the two. Not being unreasonable is it?
Why, then, when I've stuck at 70mph max for the first tank, is my 'average' economy quoted as 47mpg? The DIS proved accurate as I filled up and did the maths. Admitedly I'm still getting used to driving a diesel vs a petrol, but I'm keeping the revs nice and low and changing up like a good boy when advised to do so. Today, I was in traffic across town and it returned 31.7mpg. This was using the stop start and accelerating carefully.
Is this likely to improve with age and the warmer weather, or do I have a fault? Or is this just the way it is? Can't believe it's the latter as there is 'optimisitic' and then there is 'a lie' and this is falling into category 'B' so far.
Loving the thing dearly apart from the economy, though :)
Gary
I know this has been discussed before, but I'll have another bash if there are any takers :)
My new 2.0 TDIe has a quoted fuel economy of 48.9 MPG 'extra urban' which to me means 'traffic' and 'stopping and starting a lot'. At the other end of the spectrum, it's quoting 74.3 MPG 'extra urban' which to me means an ideal run on a motorway where you are doing 60 ish and do not have to slow down or speed up. Obviously not going to happen in the UK...
So I feel that my 'average' economy should be somewhere between the two. Not being unreasonable is it?
Why, then, when I've stuck at 70mph max for the first tank, is my 'average' economy quoted as 47mpg? The DIS proved accurate as I filled up and did the maths. Admitedly I'm still getting used to driving a diesel vs a petrol, but I'm keeping the revs nice and low and changing up like a good boy when advised to do so. Today, I was in traffic across town and it returned 31.7mpg. This was using the stop start and accelerating carefully.
Is this likely to improve with age and the warmer weather, or do I have a fault? Or is this just the way it is? Can't believe it's the latter as there is 'optimisitic' and then there is 'a lie' and this is falling into category 'B' so far.
Loving the thing dearly apart from the economy, though :)
Gary