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Title: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: big-al on 01 January 2008, 16:22
hiya, what are you getting mpg wise in your 1.8 turbos please?

i was after a diesel for the economy, but i was wondering what the difference would be in fuel costs to me each week.

i do around 200 mile per week, and in a diesel i reckon it would cost me £20 ish? per week?

so roughly what does it cost in a 1.8t for 200 mile.

any info is appreciated, happy new year !!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: herbster on 01 January 2008, 16:33
I had one of these engines, although it was in an Alhambra  :laugh: with a tiptronic  :laugh: and driving like miss daisy(60mph) was lucky to get 30mpg, around town got about 22.5 mpg, 20quid of petrol gave me about 135 miles, but they were fun miles!!!! What a great engine! Couldn't believe it when got up one morning and it was gone, police never found it, bet the engine sits nicely in whatever it was took for!!! B'ards beat me to it, always thought about rolling it and buying back off insurance to shove in my FAB!
 :nerd: Get a Deisel!!!! If you want economy,  :laugh: get a 1.8T if you want fun  :laugh:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Turbo_Dazza on 01 January 2008, 18:17
For me around town driving to work ect i get about 27mpg some times 32mpg depends how i drive  :rolleyes: avg but on a long journey i would get about 40 maybe a bit more aint really done to many long journeys yet!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: richw911 on 01 January 2008, 18:57
For me around town driving to work ect i get about 27mpg some times 32mpg depends how i drive 

Yeah i would agree mine is the same as this  :smiley:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: MK2RussRacer on 01 January 2008, 19:00
hopefully when my one is on the road i wont see more than ten  :evil:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: richw911 on 01 January 2008, 19:24
hopefully when my one is on the road i wont see more than ten  :evil:

LOL  :grin:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Jonnys07 on 01 January 2008, 19:52
When I fitted my induction kit, I got 16mpg and used half a tank of petrol to do about 100 miles if that!  :shocked:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Dec on 01 January 2008, 20:15
Before i got my car i didnt car about what engine i had as long as it was better than my mates but now i have to fill up twice as much im really pissed off and its not even a big engine!  :sad:

Id go with diesel mate! :tongue:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Conker on 02 January 2008, 18:21
On mine I used to get 36mpg as the long term average and over 42mpg on motorways.
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: mike4golf on 03 January 2008, 15:18
my 1.8t does about 25-27 ariound town ,open road anything up 2 40mpg , your own preference mate , will say i always drive with a big smile on my face :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: topher on 03 January 2008, 17:12
I put 50 litres in mine twice a week, and do near as damn it 300 miles exactly between petrol stops which averages out to 27mpg. Mostly B roads with the odd bit of dual carriageway.
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Dec on 03 January 2008, 18:00
my 1.8t does about 25-27 ariound town ,open road anything up 2 40mpg , your own preference mate , will say i always drive with a big smile on my face :grin: :grin:

Thats better than my crappy 1.6 mk2 works out :angry:

Suppose it shows how much more efficient new engines are :undecided:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: silveradobullet on 06 January 2008, 09:02
mine does bout 22MPG when i boot it round town! it aint good, but if im a sensible motorway driver, then ill do 36MPG just cruising at 70!  :cool:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Cornish Pixie on 06 January 2008, 17:00
Ours averages 32-34, only dips to anything lower if we are ragging it. Has been up to 37-38 on a run.
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: gsn1978 on 08 January 2008, 15:26
Ive a Revo'd 1.8t, if i put 20 quid in im lucky to see 120 miles mate, but as mentioned everyone of them im smiling...... :grin:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Ashmond on 08 January 2008, 15:41
Im sh!tting myself about the fuel bills now!

Gonna have to drive like a granny half the time............................my piece!  :laugh:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Rhyso on 08 January 2008, 19:40
Im sh!tting myself about the fuel bills now!

Gonna have to drive like a granny half the time............................my piece!  :laugh:

should have got a diesel  :wink: :laugh:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Conker on 08 January 2008, 23:40
Im sh!tting myself about the fuel bills now!

Why? The consensus is that unless your nailing it you'll easily get well over 30 mpg (over 40mpg on long runs), and I think thats not much less than most petrol cars of a reasonable size, and you've got a hot hatch!!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Ashmond on 09 January 2008, 09:22
Im only kidding I knew about the fuel consumption before I did it!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: M4VERICK on 14 April 2008, 14:55
I've just got a GTI TURBO and did a 60 mile trip (A road and about 17 miles of Motorway).  Was a boring drive as i was trying to see how high i could get the MPG.  I managed 40.1 which im well chuffed with!!
Most of the time im around 35-37 though.
Get the GT TDI if you want performance and Economy, but expect to pay more for it!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: AlanT on 14 April 2008, 17:09
i do a mixture of motorway and round town and am averaging abot 31mph combind, but thats with some 'spireted' driving in there sometimes.

when i visited my mum in glasgow though i got over 42mph oin the mway averaging 70-80mph

not bad considering!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: Trickyboy on 14 April 2008, 17:22
Im town driving every day in the worst stop start rush hour traffic possible and am lucky to get over 26mpg, thats with a carbon intake though, dunno if that makes a difference?  :undecided:  They are fun miles though! And every one of them sounds awesome!
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: samy_1800_turbo on 14 April 2008, 22:04
i went out for a drive the other day wid a few mates i covered 32 miles and got an average of 11mpg but i did bet em all including a toyota mr2 turbo  :grin:
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: AlanD on 15 April 2008, 08:39
11 ! thats just silly, thats track day MPG figures !
Title: Re: 1.8t mpg info please?
Post by: GTi-Matt on 15 April 2008, 10:17
i went out for a drive the other day wid a few mates i covered 32 miles and got an average of 11mpg but i did bet em all including a toyota mr2 turbo  :grin:

think u have a sensor on the way out mate, 11 crikey!!!! :grin: :grin: