How many miles to a tank?

[bobotheclown]

Ok this has been covered before many many times however for the last three fill ups (full tank) the computer has been telling me that I can do 420 miles. In reality i have been getting nearly 400 miles out of a full tank. This is weird as this has only started to happen. Before I would get around 360 miles before I had to fill up.

Maybe it's because the engine is loosening up or something. Not sure but I ain't complaining.

Usage is a mix of around 3/4 town and 1/4 motorway

[MaXXeH]

i filled up today, and it said 280 miles left.

i do drive like a loon 

[bacillus]

Warmer weather produces better mpg...

[sprout99]

ours has shot up too - just had 3 new coil packs thanks to VW

 

[The Doc]

Warmer weather produces better mpg...

Not too hot though 

[JC]

you wanna try reving it past 4ooo rpm every once in a while 

[Snooze]

I get about 320-330 miles a tank on average, best ive ever got was 350.  I only do short journeys most of the time though so im quite happy with that.  Im averaging 28.8 mpg, which is better than I was getting in my old Civic Type R.  Only got about 270 miles to the tank in that and I was doing longer journeys back then too!

[Jimp]

400 miles from a full tank with 3/4 town driving? You're doing well to be honest  Is the town driving stop/start traffic or general pottering about?
At the moment I'm getting a bit over 500 miles per ~50 litre fill up which works out at ~45mpg. That's with a mix of 1/4 city traffic driving and 3/4 motorway cruising. According to the trip computer I'mg etting 50mpg average but I never see it really. I was getting ~40 real world mpg before when my daily drive was 1/2 motorway cruising and 1/2 heavy stop/start traffic. Trip computer said I was getting ~45mpg but again I never really saw it. This is all with pretty steady driving, strictly to the speed limits, only overtaking to maintain a constant speed, etc.
Looks like I'd spend as much on petrol in a GTI as I do in my 1.4 

[wuker]

After a £78 fill up on Shell V Power on Saturday morning I have done 310 miles and the computer reckons it will do a further 85 miles before refueling.

The majority of the 310 has been spent on the motorway with some town stuff too!!!

So overall about 400 miles to the tank is ok.

I was a little bored a week before that so did a little experiement between super and normal unleaded. Put £40 in both times and got around 30 more miles out of the V Power and with V Power the engine seemed to run smother too!!

[sprout99]

After a £78 fill up on Shell V Power on Saturday morning I have done 310 miles and the computer reckons it will do a further 85 miles before refueling.

The majority of the 310 has been spent on the motorway with some town stuff too!!!

So overall about 400 miles to the tank is ok.

I was a little bored a week before that so did a little experiement between super and normal unleaded. Put £40 in both times and got around 30 more miles out of the V Power and with V Power the engine seemed to run smother too!!

i've found same

do tend to use std fuel and add shot of millers octane boost