Engine worn in?

[danny_p]

ive allway found gti's to be better on fuel for me , others have found diffrently.   

mostly depends on how you drive and condition of the carb / injection system

[ALBEEEEY]

In my last Golf it was very rare for the needle to go further than 2 and a half thousand revs or past 55/60 mph. I'm all about economical.

Does anyone have any figures from an 8 valve? For example X amount of miles to £X

[CanisLupus]

In my last Golf it was very rare for the needle to go further than 2 and a half thousand revs or past 55/60 mph. I'm all about economical.

Does anyone have any figures from an 8 valve? For example X amount of miles to £X

I drive a 8v 1.8 GTi PB engine, and have kept track of fuel usage on my andriod app for the past year. Unfortunately I forgot to do a backup and lost everything last week, otherwise I would give you better figures.

I drive to work daily, about 60% country road and 40% town. I drive pretty economical, but do step on the pedal from time to time when I want some kick Or when hoodies think they know it all

Average MPG I get normally 34-37. Pretty decent I think.


Best part is, when I drove up to Dover, all the way from Wales to pick up my Sister. 5h pure Motorway driving, cruising at a nice 70...sometimes going up to maybe 80-90 to keep me awake Managed up and down 60 MPG. Couldn't get over it, was well chuffed :]

These were calculations, not the MFA...that hasn't worked for ages...highest I've seen it go up to is 18...no leaks...guess the meter is broken but I've been lazy to get the clocks out. So yh, pretty pleased with my figures.

Hope it helps you

[danny_p]

In my last Golf it was very rare for the needle to go further than 2 and a half thousand revs or past 55/60 mph. I'm all about economical.

dont think any of my golfs have been driven below 2500 ever ....

[ALBEEEEY]

Average MPG I get normally 34-37. Pretty decent I think.

This has just secured it for me (as long as insurance isn't too hefty). I was umming and ahhing because I thought I would be getting around 25mpg which wouldn't be ideal.

dont think any of my golfs have been driven below 2500 ever ....

Yeah I know I'm a pussy 

Don't suppose you know the insurance group of the 8 valve? I thought it was 14 but Parkers said 21? Weird.

[danny_p]

syncros and 16v's are group 15 

think an 8 v gti is group 12  soething like a CL GL  be around 8 or 10

that was with the old grouping system when it went 1 - 20  it now goes 1 - 50.  but i havent payed any attention to insurance groups now for a long a time as decided it was all bollocks