mpg
mpg
my 2008 1.2 60ps is only returning 25mpg enybody know what it shoud be giving me this is mixed driving vw arnt any help keep saying it is acceptable rubbih is what i told them it says in the hamd book it should give 48 mpg my car is not 12 moths old yet help please
Re: mpg
How are you driving it? I know when I take my time dont rev over 3000 and change at 2500 I can get over 50mpg. I drove back for the lakes in a fully loaded car and got 55mpg just by doing that. But when I rag it about I am lucky to get 20mpg
Mines a 1.4 10bhp and the book says 40mpg
Mines a 1.4 10bhp and the book says 40mpg
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loud
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Re: mpg
I got 45mpg+ in my remapped GTI on a 100 mile drive across the hilly scottish highlands
It's amazing what sticking to speed limits returns...although it rarely happens.
sounds like there's something not right with your car, unless your thrashing it everywhere.
try going for a motorway/A road drive and see what it averages on that
sounds like there's something not right with your car, unless your thrashing it everywhere.
try going for a motorway/A road drive and see what it averages on that
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loud
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Re: mpg
wow that's low, even gunning the hell out of mine my average rarely drops below 30, and my map is damn aggresive!Dink wrote:bloddy hell i get about 20 mpg out of my remapped gti and i don't make watches when i drive lol
unless you are speaking about driving around town figures, then i'd easily see below 20
- charlievwp
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Re: mpg
Same as me Brad. Average driving too i'd say. Thought I should get bit more too but now I know it's not just mine!brad mole wrote:my 1.4 75bhp (i think) gets around 300 miles to a tank (£35-40) which im dissapointed at, i try driving good but styill seem to get pretty poor mpg
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Dink
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Re: mpg
probably mainly town drivingloud wrote:wow that's low, even gunning the hell out of mine my average rarely drops below 30, and my map is damn aggresive!Dink wrote:bloddy hell i get about 20 mpg out of my remapped gti and i don't make watches when i drive lol
unless you are speaking about driving around town figures, then i'd easily see below 20
we'll i say 20mpg i filled it full of v-power and really needed some more after 184 mile
- whitegtipolo
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Re: mpg
check for a vacuum hose leaking as this causes the ecu to richen up the mixture!
or a faulty maf
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oliverpologti
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Re: mpg
where are the vacuum hoses chris? and would a faulty maf show with a warning light or not?
- whitegtipolo
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Re: mpg
sometimes no light if its still in operating range but can still be out if ya get me! And best way to check for a vac leak is to idle engine open bonnet and listen for hissing/sucking noises, or spray carb cleaner round all the vac pipes when runnin and if there a leak the engine will missfire/stall as it sucks it in the leaking pipe!
hope this helps ya
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oliverpologti
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Re: mpg
and which pipes are the vacuum hoses lol
want to get checked at weekend while fitting my tip woo hoo
hows car coming along they started the rebuild?
want to get checked at weekend while fitting my tip woo hoo
hows car coming along they started the rebuild?



