How expensive are VR6's to own?!

[Sii]

35mpg? 
I get 33 out of my 8 valve driven like a granny (and that's the MFA so probably less than that)!

[Deano2711]

Would loe to see the proof of 35 mpg in a VR as everyone I know who has one or has had one is getting roughly the same as me and I could not get 35 out of my old 8v which was well looked after and drove reasonably sensibly.

[jonnypolish]

If you ECO drive like seriously you can achieve the impossible..
I have a pic somewhere of 44.1 in my 16v  Will try and dig it out

[_redders_]

Would loe to see the proof of 35 mpg in a VR as everyone I know who has one or has had one is getting roughly the same as me and I could not get 35 out of my old 8v which was well looked after and drove reasonably sensibly.

thats because 8v's are sh!t on fuel mate as they have to rev hard in pretty much every gear, i can sit at 80mph on the motor way and my engine is at 3500 rpm, when i had my 8v i couldnt get more than 30mpg on a motorway run... around town was about 15... i see 25-28mpg in the vr around town...

as said, i stuck 15 quid in the vr this morn, and it was on red, the needle moved to 1 quater of a tank, i got there and back, 46 mile each way... and i had a 5 mile or so race with that integra that took me to 145mph... not to mention my exhaust is a straight through 2.5 inch system with no boxes...

during the week i travel 12 mile to work, and 12 mile home, i work mon to sat so make this journey 6 times, call it 25 miles a day, 150 miles a week... i fill the car up every monday morn with about 30 litres, £35 ish??? this sees me all week, and some mornings i drive like a twit home....

if you have had a 16v, then you will be able to run a VR...

[simc66]

I do 340 miles a week in my 16v, if I fill her up on Sunday night she's still above the red on Friday morning, could probably do the whole week on one tank but I'm a wuss on driving on the red line, but I'm averaging around 36mpg, can't complain really.

[Deano2711]

Would loe to see the proof of 35 mpg in a VR as everyone I know who has one or has had one is getting roughly the same as me and I could not get 35 out of my old 8v which was well looked after and drove reasonably sensibly.

thats because 8v's are sh!t on fuel mate as they have to rev hard in pretty much every gear, i can sit at 80mph on the motor way and my engine is at 3500 rpm, when i had my 8v i couldnt get more than 30mpg on a motorway run... around town was about 15... i see 25-28mpg in the vr around town...

as said, i stuck 15 quid in the vr this morn, and it was on red, the needle moved to 1 quater of a tank, i got there and back, 46 mile each way... and i had a 5 mile or so race with that integra that took me to 145mph... not to mention my exhaust is a straight through 2.5 inch system with no boxes...

during the week i travel 12 mile to work, and 12 mile home, i work mon to sat so make this journey 6 times, call it 25 miles a day, 150 miles a week... i fill the car up every monday morn with about 30 litres, £35 ish??? this sees me all week, and some mornings i drive like a twit home....

if you have had a 16v, then you will be able to run a VR...

I still find this hard to believe personally Mate. Mine has a Pipercross induction kit and nothing else. I drive 16 miles a day for work Monday to Friday and regular use oer the weekend averaging 50/75 miles per weekend and mine uses £35/40 per week. I check the MFA (which I know is not 100% accurate) and am usually on the 18/19 mpg mark. I drive it hard smetimes but most of the time reasonably sensibly and even when driving down the M6 this weekend I only saw 24mpg. I would love to hear what other VR drivers are getting from their daily usage.

[VR6_Wherry]

I'm the same as Deano, i get about 19 - 23 mpg and no more...we don't have motorways so i can't comment on that part.

I got one to replace my 8v GTi for my 21st Birthday, it tore the 8v apart... I'm paying 580 fully comp, 21 4 years NCB.

Buy it and regret later... 

[tweed]

you lot pay loads on insurance! my 16v was £302 fully comp and I'm 24 with 4nc I've changed to a 8v now and waiting for my renewal  well saying that it will go up, but I have some pretty expensive mods 

[_redders_]

ahh you have found me out... im lying about my fuel consumption for own personal gain...  im not asking you to belive me, im telling you how it is... 8v's are sh!t on fuel... i should know i owned one for 2 years, then a 16v for another 18 months, and that was much better on fuel, the vr is just as good as the 16v... to be honest, i bored now anyway, belive what you want...

[_redders_]

oh and fit your genuin air filter back on and watch how much your fuel consumption increases.!