MPG issue

[Tezmax]

17:00hrs Travel to work 45m trip and hit 40+ at a steady 60-70mph. 06:00hrs Return home same speed, traffic etc and struggle to reach 35mpg. 55mins each way avg. 

[barrym381]

The temp might have had something to do with that

[lemski]

Temp gauge reading ok?

[Tezmax]

Yep, bang on 90 mark after 10mins. I`ve even tried keeping the rev`s at 2000rpm up until top gear to help the return home fuel consumption but didn`t make any difference. Very odd!

[Rhyso]

I think Barry meant the outside air temperature might have affected it

You came home in the early hours after the car has stood in the cold; it will use more fuel in order to get the car up to temp 

[Zack]

Possibly downhill to work - uphill on return? Slight gradients can make the diffeence.

[Ajamesc]

I can't get my 1.9 pd150 to do over 33-34mpg. Bearing in mind I only drive 5 to 10 minutes to work but god knows how people are getting 50+ I'd like to see what roads they drive on or if there on instant

[bgbazz]

5 - 10 mins and the motor is just starting to warm up. My 1.9TDI easily returns high 50s on the 150 mile return trip to town.

[Ajamesc]

That's my thoughts lol people are getting mega high mpg on really long runs not normal every day driving. I took mine to reading today from Basingstoke to pick up a dab aerial for mine got it up to 52 at one point driving mega carefully

[barrym381]

I think Barry meant the outside air temperature might have affected it

You came home in the early hours after the car has stood in the cold; it will use more fuel in order to get the car up to temp 

This is what I was thinking