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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: swalk999 on 16 January 2009, 15:42

Title: MPG
Post by: swalk999 on 16 January 2009, 15:42

Hi lads great site. I was just wondering about your MPG.

I have a 98 8v and dont drive it hard but I am struggling to get good MPG less than 30 on  daul carraige way going to work..

the car has done 68000mls with FSH

any ideas

steve

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Drewcole on 16 January 2009, 15:50

Sounds like you are getting good MPG!!!!! these beast drink fuel mate....

Mine will just push 34 if I drive well... thats about you rlot i'm afraid!

do a search on here and you'll find this topic covered loads.

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: swalk999 on 16 January 2009, 16:00

cheers mate just talkinh bad cause I have a vectra sri 08 . lol

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Rob Needham on 16 January 2009, 16:03

yeah i dont get great MPG, if real steady will be about 35 after its fully warmed up. when cold or for the first 10 miles its pretty crap! normal driving (bit nippy) its around the late 20s

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: boneybradley on 16 January 2009, 16:21

my average on main & motorways is 40.2mpg at around 70ish... However If i drive to work (mainly a road but with traffic) it does 32.4mpg

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: avengedslayer on 16 January 2009, 16:50

boney is yours the 16v too? i drove mine last night after finaly sorting out running probs and got around 32mpg on motorway! although thats an improvement on 26 that i was getting before sorting probs out :smiley:

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: azzrobz on 16 January 2009, 17:24

i'd say i get good mpg out of the 16v in all honesty. bout 34 mpg on average an i've seen 42 on the mfa on a long journey.

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: bobbito on 16 January 2009, 17:49

I found best way was to give a really good service, sparks,oil etc etc. clean throttle body out, and put in K&N replacement filter. If I really try and drive like a oap I can get 46mpg

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: beccasmk3gti on 16 January 2009, 18:03

i average 24mpg to work which is a road n 36mpg on the motorway in my vr6

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Andy-H on 16 January 2009, 20:02

Got 45.1 according to the MFA last year on the motorway on the way to Whitby at a steady 70mph. Don't know how accurate it was but it didn't seem to use that much fuel. I had just serviced it (plugs,K&N, oil, coolant and new belts all round) at the time.

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Pob on 16 January 2009, 20:51

Driving steadily mine was reporting 42.1MPG, normally it's around 35-38MPG once warmed up.... I don't take too much notice of the MPG, I don't think it's exactly accurate....

Dan

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Neo Badness on 16 January 2009, 21:06

My 16v used to get about 34+ on a run, if careful you could get it into the high 30's low 40's, then MAP sensor broke and I'd get 17mpg round town :shocked: 8 if you spanked it... Sorted now, but have since got a mk2 16v and it's crap according to MFA but hardly seem to need to fill it up and a drive a fair bit so i dunno how accurate it is either.
Would agree with the good service/tyre pressures/ take crap out of boot but if you drive a fair bit you'd benifit from a 16v. I miss mine so much I'm putting the old ABF engine in my mk2.... :laugh:

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Dec on 17 January 2009, 10:40

Quote from: azzrobz on 16 January 2009, 17:24

i'd say i get good mpg out of the 16v in all honesty. bout 34 mpg on average an i've seen 42 on the mfa on a long journey.

Same with me, I managed 40mpg on the duel carriageway A roads coming back from work (about 30 miles) the other day :smiley:

Title: Re: MPG
Post by: Blackie_No1 on 17 January 2009, 10:47

I went on a drive on New Years day around the coast of Northern Ireland in my 8v 5dr and I managed to get 40.3mpg at around 65mph.

When I drive normally from town to town I can get around 36 - 37mpg when ragging it I get about 24 - 26 depending on how hard I push the car.