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JIC Cracked
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This week is the first time i fill my polo, with full tank of petrol as i would be doing alot of driving around town.
Doing some house hunting, for £65 i only got 340 miles out of tank?

My car is 1.4 petrol, i drive in a sensible manner :wink:, but i was expecting a bit more than 340 miles to a tank.
Has anyone had better mileage in their car?
Grey_Polo
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Post by Grey_Polo »

340 miles per tank isn't really MPG!

Stop and start traffic and cold starts will really cut down economy.

See http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... 56&t=49875 for more on economy. I get 48 to 54 MPG...
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JIC Cracked wrote: for £65 i only got 340 miles out of tank?
£65 for 45 litres of fuel is £1.45 per litre. Where the heck are you buying your petrol from??!
JIC Cracked
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:lol: brought petrol from garage in Park Lane London.
Anyway just wanted to know what people are getting miles wise to a full tank?
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JIC Cracked wrote::lol: brought petrol from garage in Park Lane London.
Anyway just wanted to know what people are getting miles wise to a full tank?
I get around 350-380 miles out of my GTI on average as my driving is a mixture of town and country roads with a little dual carriage way work as well. A lot of it is short trips too and the longer trips are driven spiritedly so I am very pleased with it as I had a Golf GTI Edition 30 before.
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Post by bennyboy »

im in the region of 320 - 370 per tank it all depends on the conitions for me who im trying to catch up with :wink: or pull away from :wink: all depends on how hevey my right foot feels. im still getting used to it and coming from a diesel to the gti my fuel dosent last to long any more but i didnt buy this to watch my fuel gauge i only look at mine when it beeps at me.
Or if the mrs is driving i recon the gti will do over a 1000 miles per tank :lol:
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Post by big_amir »

How are you guys getting that much from the GTI? the best Ive managed so far is 295 on a full tank and that was stretching it till i had 15 miles left on the range. I also have mixture of driving roads but just cant seem to break the 300 mark.

Does the fuel economy get better i've currently done 1900 or am i just too heavy footed.
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I abuse it so always at the petrol station lol
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