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Title: How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: oz7 on 23 December 2003, 09:56

 Can anyone with a GTI 16V (MK3 pref, but please post if you have another 16V model) tell me what MPG's do you get when pottering around town and on a motorway run.

Thanks

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: danhock on 23 December 2003, 15:07

mine does about 30mpg

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: kniterider on 23 December 2003, 15:12

ill get my mate mrwotto to reply when he finishes work, hes got a 2.0 16v mk3, my mk4 1.8 20v gets about 36mpg if i dont thrash it !!! (er which you have to to get anything out of it!!)) :D

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: Overseer on 23 December 2003, 17:02

i have no idea.. i just put more in when its low :)

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: Blue MK2 on 23 December 2003, 17:12

depends how heavy your right foot is?

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: mrwotto on 23 December 2003, 17:38

It depends entirely how i drive mine, can get 38mpg out of it if drove gently on a 40 miles run, but if you drive it hard then i have seen my mfa reading as low as 22, if not lower!

But on a motorway at 55mph you can get 42 mpg, but 55 in a gti?

all in all i think mines averages round 36ish

Hope this helps!

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: Helios_Blue_Valver on 23 December 2003, 19:04

When it was running rich my MK2 was getting about 27. Now that that's sorted I get about 30-35 depending on if I cane it or not. ;D

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: golfvr6 on 23 December 2003, 19:27

I would think about mid to high 20s on average, if you don't put your foot down too much  ;D

Title: Re:How thirsty is a GTI 16V
Post by: mk1 on 23 December 2003, 20:38

I get about 20 to 28 mpg. Horse power is directly related to fuel consumption  ;). The more power you use, the more fuel you burn.
Steve.