Whilst shopping in Tesco I did the customary thing of having a browse through PC.
*Looks wistfully into the distance fantasising about having a massive garage and lots of shiny new tools*
The current issue has a MK2 Golf buying guide. Whilst not the most comprehensive write up one could imagine, I was shocked to read that they recon the 16v does 41 MPG and the 8v 42 MPG.

Go figure!