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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Snooze on 27 January 2013, 17:28
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My work is 9 miles from my house so I generally do 18 miles a day too and from. I use to achieve 30-31 mpg in my old Mk5 Golf Gti and around 300 miles to the tank. When I came to buy a new car in September last year one of the things that tempted me out of a Mk5 and in to a Mk6 Gti was the claimed improvement in mpg. Unfortunately ive been sadly disappointed as I seem to be averaging only around 28 mpg and only around 280 miles per tank.
Has anyone else had the same experience and or can suggest why this might be? Cheers
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mpg will be much lower this time of year due to the cold starting. the engine probably wont even be warm by the time you get to work.
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Like Ken said, it'll be down to the cold weather. It's only 10% down. Compared to most other cars during winter, that's not too shabby.
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Ah of course. I hadn't even considered that! Thanks for the input guys, that has put my mind at rest.
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Be gratefull, I average as little as 21 mpg when using the car for work (short journey).
My overall average is around 25 mpg
My Gti uses about the same amount of fuel as my previous BMW 330 and that is a 3 litre !
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Vey strange but we achieve 320-340 miles from a tank with my wife only doing a 10 mile round trip each day, the mapping has made zero difference too but then I know she has a light right foot.
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On the last 2 tankfulls I have got 260-265 miles.
And I have a light foot
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My journey to work is 19 miles each way, varying from country roads through to slow traffic in town and then onto motorway, and i can average 36mpg without having to try, can be as low as 27mpg depending if in a rush.
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I average 30-34 mpg and on holiday last year I got an average of 42 mpg OK that's when the wife is with me and running to speed limits it can go down to 28 mpg when having a wee bit fun
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At the moment I'm getting a tank average of 32-34 mpg with a return of around 380 miles. Daily commute is a steady B road 14 miles.
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Obviously conditions and types of road etc have big differences for everyone on MPG but somtimes some people are just $hit drivers which also makes a big difference on MPG.
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Do daily trip of 15 miles, mainly twisty country roads and lots of stop/start city driving and am getting average of 28mpg. Like the OP, I'm sure my previous mk5 used to give better mpg. That said, the average is slowly creeping up, as only averaged 24mpg for approx first 2000 miles. Hopefully when weather warms up might see more improvement.
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Obviously conditions and types of road etc have big differences for everyone on MPG but somtimes some people are just $hit drivers which also makes a big difference on MPG.
My Dad bought a new Kia Venga last year and that seems to be sh1t on fuel. He'd been to the dealers with it and they told him there was nothing wrong. I took it out one morning on an A road crawl following the lorries from home to the first roundabout at Shrewsbury and back to his house. A round trip of just under 40 miles and I averaged 43mpg having reset it before I started. He did the exact same trip later in the day, at the same sort of speeds and managed to drop the average for both trips down to 39mpg. To my reckoning, he must have averaged 35mpg on his journey.
Go figure.
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^^^^What ever my car or driving style ive always managed pretty much the same mpg. You should have done the same test again and if their was that much difference again take it to the dealers let them go figure
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The only variable in my two tests was the driver. Nothing to figure out.
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Say no more :rolleyes: the driver is the one of the biggest influences on mpg.
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Tyre pressure? in winter the pressures can drop a fair bit which usually uses more fuel if not inflated to correct psi. Worth a check.
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Do daily trip of 15 miles, mainly twisty country roads and lots of stop/start city driving and am getting average of 28mpg. Like the OP, I'm sure my previous mk5 used to give better mpg. That said, the average is slowly creeping up, as only averaged 24mpg for approx first 2000 miles. Hopefully when weather warms up might see more improvement.
That fills me with hope. My GTi has only 1600 miles........
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I never imagined the cold would make much difference, but lately I've been really struggling to get 50mpg out of my GTD. This morning, on just a 7 mile journey, I was easily over 52mpg, and had caned it a couple of times too. Can't wait for the summer, plus a Re-Map! 70mpg here I come!! :cool:
(Yeah, right!) :grin:
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I try and check my tyre pressures at least once a fortnight.
Think I've noticed an improvement in mpg already since Sunday what with the warmer weather!