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Offline Snooze

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« on: 27 January 2013, 17:28 »
My work is 9 miles from my house so I generally do 18 miles a day too and from.  I use to achieve 30-31 mpg in my old Mk5 Golf Gti and around 300 miles to the tank.  When I came to buy a new car in September last year one of the things that tempted me out of a Mk5 and in to a Mk6 Gti was the claimed improvement in mpg.  Unfortunately ive been sadly disappointed as I seem to be averaging only around 28 mpg and only around 280 miles per tank.

Has anyone else had the same experience and or can suggest why this might be?  Cheers
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Offline mkviken

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Re: MPG
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2013, 17:56 »
mpg will be much lower this time of year due to the cold starting. the engine probably wont even be warm by the time you get to work.
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Offline dubber36

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Re: MPG
« Reply #2 on: 27 January 2013, 18:19 »
Like Ken said, it'll be down to the cold weather. It's only 10% down. Compared to most other cars during winter, that's not too shabby.
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Re: MPG
« Reply #3 on: 27 January 2013, 18:29 »
Ah of course. I hadn't even considered that! Thanks for the input guys, that has put my mind at rest.
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Re: MPG
« Reply #4 on: 28 January 2013, 10:46 »
Be gratefull, I average as little as 21 mpg when using the car for work (short journey).
My overall average is around 25 mpg

My Gti uses about the same amount of fuel as my previous BMW 330 and that is a 3 litre !
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Offline Raffe

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Re: MPG
« Reply #5 on: 28 January 2013, 10:52 »
Vey strange but we achieve 320-340 miles from a tank with my wife only doing a 10 mile round trip each day, the mapping has made zero difference too but then I know she has a light right foot.

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Re: MPG
« Reply #6 on: 28 January 2013, 15:30 »
On the last 2 tankfulls I have got 260-265 miles.
And I have a light foot
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Re: MPG
« Reply #7 on: 28 January 2013, 15:55 »
My journey to work is 19 miles each way, varying from country roads through to slow traffic in town and then onto motorway, and i can average 36mpg without having to try, can be as low as 27mpg depending if in a rush.
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Re: MPG
« Reply #8 on: 28 January 2013, 18:10 »
I average 30-34 mpg and on holiday last year I got an average of 42 mpg OK that's when the wife  is with me and running to speed limits it can go down to 28 mpg when having a wee bit fun 
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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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« Reply #9 on: 28 January 2013, 19:30 »
At the moment I'm getting a tank average of 32-34 mpg with a return of around 380 miles. Daily commute is a steady B road 14 miles.
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