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Offline Nathaniel

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GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« on: 05 July 2011, 08:29 »
Guys can you be totally honest and let me know how many MPG can you get in your golf? I want one but i will also have to do company millage which pays a pityfull 16p a mile!!! So i think i will be comiong up very very short!!!

Cheers guys

Offline moutains

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #1 on: 05 July 2011, 08:44 »
on very mixed driving sometimes leadfooted i got 34.8 most of the time, my best 42, worst at normal temp 24 mpg.

Offline JC

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #2 on: 05 July 2011, 08:46 »
 :grin:  gti purchasing and mpg requirements should not been seen in the same post  :laugh:

Offline tech1889

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #3 on: 05 July 2011, 11:15 »
why buy a GTI and have to drive like a tart to save money.. might aswell buy a GTTDI get it mapped and drive it like you stole it and still get your 16p a mile lol
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Offline billy_vw

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #4 on: 05 July 2011, 18:58 »
Ive had my GTi 5 days & its costing me 24p a mile at present,

not sure ill ever get it down to 16p

Just too much fun  :evil:
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Offline Chris MKV

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #5 on: 05 July 2011, 19:40 »
Over two and a half years - 31mpg.  :nerd:
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Offline Saint Steve

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #6 on: 05 July 2011, 19:44 »
Guys can you be totally honest and let me know how many MPG can you get in your golf? I want one but i will also have to do company millage which pays a pityfull 16p a mile!!! So i think i will be comiong up very very short!!!

Cheers guys

GTI is not for you, if it's mpg your worried about


Offline Snooze

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #7 on: 05 July 2011, 20:39 »
Had my Gti bout 16 months, my average mpg is 30.  Costing me bout 20p per mile and getting on average 300 miles to the tank.  I mainly do short journeys and work is only 10 miles away.
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Offline sprout99

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #8 on: 05 July 2011, 21:42 »
we get 33mpg with varied driving
which is approx 380 to tank.

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Re: GOLF MK5 GTI MPG............
« Reply #9 on: 05 July 2011, 22:38 »
My mk5 gti returned 25 mpg ish