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Offline felix

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mileage
« on: 06 April 2004, 18:54 »
hi guys
what sort of mileage should i be getting out of my mk1 gti. cos mine is a greedy git. how can it be improved?

i would be grateful for any tips
« Last Edit: 06 April 2004, 18:55 by felix »

Offline AdamB

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Re:mileage
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2004, 09:08 »
I can get upto 40MPG, but usually 33 is an average
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Re:mileage
« Reply #2 on: 08 April 2004, 20:02 »
My mfa tells me I average around 12 mpg,can`t be ri :oght!
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Re:mileage
« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2004, 20:24 »
My MFA shows 84 mpg, I know thats not right ;).
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Re:mileage
« Reply #4 on: 09 April 2004, 11:16 »
I am sure mine is about right,?25 of fuel gives me about 160 miles :'(,time for a tune up I think.
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Re:mileage
« Reply #5 on: 13 April 2004, 08:40 »
I reckon I get around the 33 mpg as an average. I put in about ?38 and get about 280 miles out of it.
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Re:mileage
« Reply #6 on: 13 April 2004, 15:01 »
a full tank on mine is about ?40 and i cover about 400 motorway miles :)