MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[wardtowers]

Business or pleasure in Lockerbie. I've got relatives in Lockerbie so visit quite often.

Business.. back next week too.

Had it in full Sport mode (inc DSG) all the way back and got 46.8mpg indicated don't know why I bothered changing it, might try Eco next week just to satisfy myself that it should stay in Sport

[C2K]

Mine is behaving well as of late, in the luscious weather.

New record for me on Tuesday coming home from Loughborough.


Had the journey been longer it would have been much better as i came off the motorway with a solid instantaneous 71mpg, and having average 64mpg. A few traffic lights and some slower roads gave me the above average by home. Was v happy with that. All on ACC but no aircon needed as car was nice and cool.

Previous trip had been down to Worthing and back (150ish each leg). Disastrous trip down with tons of stop/start on the M25 after a vehicle fire and 90 mins of queuing saw 46.5mpg. Worthing to Rugby with some sticky traffic on the M25, aircon on the whole way home (3 hours) and ACC all the way on the motorway gave 55mpg.  Oil temps over 100 for the entire of both journeys (anyone else find this in the warm weather?)

[mcmaddy]

I think in this weather air con has quite an effect. Been out today up to Wallington Hall and just managed to crack 52mpg's on the way up. I wasn't caning it at all as had family in. On the way back the car was hot so had the windows down and air con off for about 5 miles and got an easy 60mpg. On another note for some unknown reason my long term figures have reset themselves. They had been going since day 1 of ownership and now they've gone. Not very happy.

[p3asa]

.......On another note for some unknown reason my long term figures have reset themselves. They had been going since day 1 of ownership and now they've gone. Not very happy.

I've read on the forum this happening to other folk. They seem to reset after a set period / mileage.

[monkeyhanger]

The reset happens after so many hours of driving - it's in the manual somewhere. It usually happens to me around 2000 miles.

[mcmaddy]

Well all I can say is my long term mpg's must be a near constant figure as I've never even noticed it re setting before.

[dippy_x]

The long term figures reset after every 100 hours of driving.

[thehoss]

First tank out of the way. Brim to brim calculated mpg of 48. Mixture of driving, ACC used temporarily, Air con used constantly.

Fairly happy with the result, I'm just hoping it improves slightly as the engine mileage increases and the initial new car feeling goes away!

Tanks 2 and 3 gone now with calculated mpgs of 48.2 and 48.6.

[thehoss]

First tank out of the way. Brim to brim calculated mpg of 48. Mixture of driving, ACC used temporarily, Air con used constantly.

Fairly happy with the result, I'm just hoping it improves slightly as the engine mileage increases and the initial new car feeling goes away!

Tanks 2 and 3 gone now with calculated mpgs of 48.2 and 48.6.

Tank number 4 = 51.2mpg. Air con hasn't been on as much with the weather being cooler. Anyone else find the mpg is better in NORMAL than ECO?

[C2K]

Crikey you're getting through some fuel.  Look out for my night blue!