mpg for a 1.9tdi quattro avant?

[martinleg]

My commute is around 17 miles each way, mixture of some town driving and motorway and I normally get 42-43mpg from my 53 plate 1.9tdi quattro. This is measured between fill ups as the DIS reads about 5% high. I normally get between 530-550 before the fuel warning light comes on.

I was expecting more to be honest when I bought the car, but it seems about right for a quattro and my car has done 119k.

[adamss24]

Mileage has nothing to do with the fuel economy, the b6 1.9 tdi quattro was not built to be economical, the old b5 quattro was ! Folks i know are strugling to get 45mpg in a FWD pd engined passat so if you get 45Mpg that's alright. I get 40-45Mpg in a v6 tdi quattro and people call them thirsty !

[TDIQuattro1]

the b6 1.9 tdi quattro was not built to be economical, the old b5 quattro was

- where did you find this out?

I've owned both, currently the b6 and get about 42-43,m 520-540 miles from a tank, which is about the same as the b5 used to get.

[slice636]

My a6 2.5tdi v6 gets 45mpg, try using some bp ultimate and see if that makes a difference (power and mpg wise), it made a difference for me

Slice636