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Offline Gtiless

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Gti range
« on: 10 October 2013, 22:25 »
I filled my mk6 Gti and the range said 290 miles.
Does this sound about right?
It did go up a bit (to 330 ish) during the first few motorway miles though.
They do seem to use a bit of juice,especially if you drive it erm,a bit enthusiastically or is it just me? 
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Offline Philip James

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2013, 22:39 »
Please tell me you didn't expect a gti to be economical. :shocked:
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Offline Booth11

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #2 on: 10 October 2013, 22:42 »
Depends on type of driving you do but sounds normal to me.   Mine is usually somewhere between 290 and 320 and that's with lots of town driving.  My average long term is only 29 mpg.
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Offline Gtiless

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #3 on: 10 October 2013, 22:53 »
Quote from: Philip James on 10 October 2013, 22:39
Please tell me you didn't expect a gti to be economical. :shocked:

Lol. No I didnt.  :rolleyes:
Im not complaining-I am just wondering if this seems similar to other owners.
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #4 on: 11 October 2013, 08:09 »
It all depends on how you drive and if you sit in traffic alot imo.
My average from brim to brim over 4 years is 34. I only getting 8-10 mpg better in my TDI on the same routes.
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Offline candywhite12

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #5 on: 11 October 2013, 08:12 »
mine gives upwards of 370 with a full tank and i spend half my driving in traffic.  Which i find certainly not as economical as my wife's Polo for example but at the same time not the petrol-thirsty monster that some seem to think it is.  Mind you though, 370 at full tank can quickly go up in smoke given the right conditions  :evil:
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Offline MustardGTI

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #6 on: 11 October 2013, 08:20 »
I do lots of short journeys around town and typically get 28mpg, which has dropped on the last tank to 26mpg (colder weather maybe?) - range at fill up showing around 300.

On a longish motorway run 40mpg without trying.
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Offline candywhite12

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« Reply #7 on: 11 October 2013, 08:30 »
Quote from: MustardGTI on 11 October 2013, 08:20
I do lots of short journeys around town and typically get 28mpg, which has dropped on the last tank to 26mpg (colder weather maybe?) - range at fill up showing around 300.

On a longish motorway run 40mpg without trying.

I get the feeling i'm being too nice with the car.  I only do approx. 22mpg ...  :sick:
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Offline spiderman

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #8 on: 11 October 2013, 08:59 »
Quote from: candywhite12 on 11 October 2013, 08:12
mine gives upwards of 370 with a full tank and i spend half my driving in traffic.  Which i find certainly not as economical as my wife's Polo for example but at the same time not the petrol-thirsty monster that some seem to think it is.  Mind you though, 370 at full tank can quickly go up in smoke given the right conditions  :evil:

+1

On my daily commute i get 36-38 everyday (based on 12months of driving, mixed conditions all kinds of roads), when i get out to play this drops to 24-26, still usually 360-370 on a tank, but thats always using ultimate/v-power+ fuel

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Offline dubber36

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Re: Gti range
« Reply #9 on: 11 October 2013, 10:12 »
When you fill up, the range will be calculated based on the average mpg for the last few miles, and will assume that you will continue driving like that. Trundle along a dual carriageway at 40mph for 20 miles, then fill up and could could well see a potential range of 600+ miles. Drive it like you stole it, then fill up and the range could be as low as 100 miles, but drive economically after than and the range to empty figure will increase.

I think that the feature is pretty pointless until you have below 1/4 of a tank of fuel and are miles from the next fuel station.

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