Some questions to owners

[FroGTI]

At the risk of turning this into a fuel consumption thread, I have to agree with Rolfe. I can just about manage 40mpg when cruising very sensibly at 90kph, but any acceleration/stop & start driving sees the average plummet instantly to about 32.

[R32UK]

i managed 42mpg over a 400mile round trip 

[herbie911]

i managed 42mpg over a 400mile round trip 

Don't know how you manage that!
My car got 870miles on the clock and can only manage less than 320miles on one full tank of Shell Superunleaded! Saying this, I do a lot of town driving!

[FamilyDub]

I'm getting about 32-33mpg, mostly rural driving.  The 38mpg combined is a pack of lies.

Did I, or did I not, suggest in numerous threads over the last few months that you take the 'official' combined and knock 5-6 MPG off it...? 

If economy is a worry, by a GTD. Otherwise, enjoy your car.

I'm curious about whether all manufacturer's fuel consumption figures as as big a fiction as VWs.

Consumption, CO2 and the like are Government figures applied through standardised testing, not manufacturer figures.

[R32UK]

i managed 42mpg over a 400mile round trip 

Don't know how you manage that!
My car got 870miles on the clock and can only manage less than 320miles on one full tank of Shell Superunleaded! Saying this, I do a lot of town driving!

Again today... 150miles 40.1mpg 

[Saint Steve]

i managed 42mpg over a 400mile round trip 

Don't know how you manage that!
My car got 870miles on the clock and can only manage less than 320miles on one full tank of Shell Superunleaded! Saying this, I do a lot of town driving!

Hes a skill man i tell ya  , his old 3.2 litre, V6 R32 did the same aswell......................apparently 
Free wheel the car, dont stop, avoid traffic lights and traffic jams and drive on downhill roads but never drive uphill then 420miles is very likely. ,or live in the Sticks to avoid all the above

At the risk of turning this into a fuel consumption thread, I have to agree with Rolfe. I can just about manage 40mpg when cruising very sensibly at 90kph, but any acceleration/stop & start driving sees the average plummet instantly to about 32.

^^^ about the norm id say to that quote 
 

[R32UK]

Hes a skill man i tell ya  , his old 3.2 litre, V6 R32 did the same aswell......................apparently  
Free wheel the car, dont stop, avoid traffic lights and traffic jams and drive on downhill but never drive uphill then 420miles is very likely.

Apparently??? come on Phil there was some pretty conclusive evidence posted if my memory serves me correctly

In that same journey the trip comp was telling me I had 70miles left in the tank (after 400) I would have liked to see how far it got me, but back into town driving it was never going to happen.

But Skilled.... I will take that as a compliment Phil

[p3asa]

http://www.spritmonitor.de/en/ has real life MPG. If you register you can adjust how it displays MPG etc.

I opted for the TDi but my quote for the GTI was £242 fully comp. I'm 41 Full NCB, good postcode. That was with Morethan and at the time they were giving £70 cashback if you went via quidco.com. I thought £172 for GTI insurance was fantastic.

[keelaw]

prob down to lots of short journey's in town, but I struggle to get anything above 28 mpg!

 

[GolfTi]

Personally, I love the ACC, you can change it to suit your mood/conditions and it does make quite a difference to the ride.

The heated seats (really quick to warm up with the Jacara) are great, the headlamp washers however I just find a pain in the butt as you can't control when they spray (normally just after cleaning).

Heated washer jets? I'll let you know in January.