MK7 GTD - Real Life MPG

[monkeyhanger]

using esso at the minute and even though my work commute is only 4 miles, longer journeys still give high 40s low 50s in the cold. sainsburys have got that spend 60 quid and get 10p off a litre offer on again. I think maybe the winter diesel is dragging the mpgs down slightly.

If I had a 4 mile commute, i'd be lucky to see 40 mpg in mine, unless it was all on clear 40mph roads, sat in 6th gear. Maybe on my longer commute I have the opportunity to drive mine a little harder (which won't help the mpg) Not sure I could spent £60 in Sainsburys right now unless I built up the Christmas booze cache.

[monkeyhanger]

Sainsburys fill up last night - 48mpg to work this morning (7C ambient temp) - I think that's as good as I have gotten when only going to work and not beyond. It was a pretty sedate commute - I was doing 60mph for half of it where I would normally do 75 (volume of traffic permitting).

[205Rallee]

Today - 60 miles through towns, hilly countryside and road works. 53.4MPG on the computer, took a photo but no idea how to upload. Over 2100 miles its averaging 49MPG which is good enough for me

[noobmonkey]

Ahhhhh jealous of you lot (Although my MPG is due to low and short trips moving home, under 1 mile each way about 30 times). Averaging 34.4 so far overall. Manage to push 48 on a trip to the Amex today (about 15 miles, but mainly sat there at 70 on ACC).

I'm sure as i do more trips it will puish up, not too worried though

[monkeyhanger]

Dipped a little today - 43.4mpg on the way to work, ambient temp was 3C today as opposed to 7C yesterday. With the gear change prompts putting out some odd suggestions, I got the impression that I was undergoing a passive regen.

[RikWebb]

about 350 miles on the clock at moment;

currently averaging 45mpg ish

I drive hard - so cannot complain, and I'm sure it will get better as the miles clock up.

Another thought was - the gearing is completely different to my old MK6 GT - and perhaps it takes some getting used to.

[Sootchucker]

Not too shabby on my way home from work last night - 6.5°C ambient. That's only about 5% off the official combined cycle for a DSG.


IMG_1184 by Sootchucker, on Flickr

[monkeyhanger]

about 350 miles on the clock at moment;

currently averaging 45mpg ish

I drive hard - so cannot complain, and I'm sure it will get better as the miles clock up.

Another thought was - the gearing is completely different to my old MK6 GT - and perhaps it takes some getting used to.

It is very easy to find yourself in the wrong gear in the GTD when you want to put your foot down and see an instant response - it needs to be pushed harder than any other TDI I have owned to get the best out of it.

Mpg dipped again to 42mpg on my commute this morning, after being a healthy 49mpg last night, although we have gale force winds here right now that weren't here last night.

[Misterp]

My city commute mpg has regressed was getting a good 40-42 in and around town on a cold morning start. Then the last two days back to mid 30s whether it's cold or engine has been running a while.  Time for me to contact VW methinks.

Booked in for Friday 13    they will keep the car for a few days so that they can monitor the mpg on it and also look at the squeaking from the front suspension.  top mounts prob.

[monkeyhanger]

Had a few days/50 miles of poor mpg, around the 40mpg mark. My car seems to bounce from 47-49 mpg at it's best to 40-42mpg at it's worst (regenning) on my commute, averaging 44-45mpg for the tank. The car is a lot looser, so I might find myself putting my foot down a little more when conditions allow. Still poor that my car is noticeably regenning for around 40 miles every 250 miles or so and the oil temp variance between regenning (car touched 101C yesterday) and not (90C at low load, 92 at high load) seems larger than it was in the Scirocco. Maybe regens would be less frequent if the car's normal running temp was a little higher. Seems a daily commute of 12 miles is not quite enough to keep the regens at bay, but 15 miles each way is (when I was going to Benfield for warranty work).