New to MK4's, MPG advise.

[Steve_PD]

Im in a 1.6 16v and averaging 44mpg using 99 tesco momentum! 

dump a 1.8t in there and cry every friday when you fill up lol though i do quite well with £30 top up a week. slightly annoyed though coz my mate has a Honda Vtech and only fills up once every 3 weeks  and tbf the polo GTi is filled up 1 every 3weeks too....i hate my mum

I put £70ish a week in my smoker

[dom]

That is not that bad then Dom as a re-map can add on an extra 40-50bhp, so for a 190bhp car 27mpg over 6000 miles is good, well I think so!  My VR6 over 4000 miles was 23mpg 

So what would 0-60 times be on a re-mapped Golf GTI and what would top speed be? 

Mine was 205bhp & 245lb/ft when first mapped, I have since added a 3" turbo back exhaust with decat and silicone boost pipes & TIP, so I'm not sure what it is running now.

Again, not really sure on 0-60 time, it's not much slower to 60 than my mates 3.2 TT, and from a rolling 40-50mph start there is nothing between them. Top speed is something I have never tried, it has seen the naughty side of 140 on an old airstrip but I ran out of road

[Harooshum]

I'm so impressed and happy with my petrol GTI-T (150bhp) I thought I'd share it:    £70 to fill, reset counter and driving through London I've done 300 miles when the fuel light comes on - that's good HOWEVER the last two tanks have taken me over 400 miles before the light comes on!  No lie!  That's what 'd expect from a diesel!

Forget about motorways - my last two tanks were driven on A-roads where my speed fluctuates between 40-50-60 in low traffic.  Along with an economical driving style this is easily achieved.  Remember that most if not all mass produced cars peak around 56mph for optimal mpg.

On the MFD reset the MPG"2" view at every fillup, and you can be sure it's pretty damn accurate!  I say always keep an eye on the MPG"1" view (per trip) and play games with yourself to keep these numbers high.

Considering the power, build, comfort, style, economy etc the MK4 GTI Turbo (decent one for £2000) is 10/10!!!

[GTi_James]

I'm so impressed and happy with my petrol GTI-T (150bhp) I thought I'd share it:    £70 to fill, reset counter and driving through London I've done 300 miles when the fuel light comes on - that's good HOWEVER the last two tanks have taken me over 400 miles before the light comes on!  No lie!  That's what 'd expect from a diesel!

Forget about motorways - my last two tanks were driven on A-roads where my speed fluctuates between 40-50-60 in low traffic.  Along with an economical driving style this is easily achieved.  Remember that most if not all mass produced cars peak around 56mph for optimal mpg.

On the MFD reset the MPG"2" view at every fillup, and you can be sure it's pretty damn accurate!  I say always keep an eye on the MPG"1" view (per trip) and play games with yourself to keep these numbers high.

Considering the power, build, comfort, style, economy etc the MK4 GTI Turbo (decent one for £2000) is 10/10!!!

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[xtetx]

Im in a 1.6 16v and averaging 44mpg using 99 tesco momentum! 

Do you see a difference in MPG using momentum to normal unleaded?

yes mate a big difference, last time i filled up with 95 i got no where near that mpg!

[xtetx]

Im in a 1.6 16v and averaging 44mpg using 99 tesco momentum! 

dump a 1.8t in there and cry every friday when you fill up lol though i do quite well with £30 top up a week. slightly annoyed though coz my mate has a Honda Vtech and only fills up once every 3 weeks  and tbf the polo GTi is filled up 1 every 3weeks too....i hate my mum

haha i think i will cry every day once ive done the conversion! i spend £70 a week on fuel as it is! i do lots of miles!

[Harooshum]

Thanks Dom for telling me about fuelly.com!   I'm really anal about this, I only ever fill to the brim (for accuracy), I keep every receipt and reset all counters at fillups.  Then take photos of the MFD at all the "2" settings and go by the trip reading to show how many miles the tank gave me to the nearest 10th of a mile!  I've also been building a fat-ass excel spreadsheet about the car.  It's not that I don't have fun, just want to know what my car does exactly.

[cullygti]

i reset my counter everytime to mate but taking pictures really is going to another level   

[Harooshum]

I'm aware of that lol!  Actually I only take pics of the MPG"2", avg MPH"2" and hours since last reset.  I'm impressed how accurate the MPG readings are!

[xtetx]

deffo next level that! i take the odd picture when i get a record like this!