New owner!

[Black oil]

Hello spursman.
I steer clear of ECO completely as it makes the car a bit torpid on throttle response and steering + firms up the damping to a more sporty feel.
Other bits like aircon,lighting etc may be worth doing in ECO.
As you have the DCC you can toggle to get the best results from available parameters in Individual and find what suits.
I'm on 12.5k now and have recently done family visits, 200 mile round trip in Normal mode.Got 39mpg going about 50mph for about 30 miles and 90-95 the rest.Used aircon all the way + heated seats for some of the time.
I'm sure the figures will come as it has been cold and your drives seem to have been limited.
Keep on enjoying it.

[caprigreen]

Interesting about ECO v normal.

Caprigreen - what mode have you been using.

Will give it a try over the weekend.

But I'm definitely not going to lose sleep over 2-3mpg

I doubt my car has had the best run in but hopefully my careful maintenance will improve things.

I have been running in Normal mode. Cornwall is rural roads with lots of hills so dont expect to lead the MPG league table 

[kenny.c]

Glad its not just me who struggles to see any difference in ECO mode.....As others have said it turns the car into a terrible car to drive. Ive tried it and cannot see any difference in MPG on the same route at the same speed.

Worse thing about ECO is when using ACC on the motorway is starts slowing the car way too early when approaching another car....it forces you to pull out way to early.

Ken

[spursman]

Completely agree about Normal v ECO after a little run. Will not use ECO again..

I just love this car!

Do these stats look ok? Bear in mind ice at start up. Mix of A/B roads and then a 7 mile stretch on Motorway around 70mph.

[caprigreen]

Completely agree about Normal v ECO after a little run. Will not use ECO again..

I just love this car!

Do these stats look ok? Bear in mind ice at start up. Mix of A/B roads and then a 7 mile stretch on Motorway around 70mph.

Seems about right to me

[spursman]

Couple more pics to look at!

First one is my run this morning..typical day for me with a school run and then journey to work in moderate traffic. Are these figures to be expected? Suggests I will get ~ 320 miles out of this tank.



Second image is the data since fill up. Again do these figures look reasonable given the majority of my runs are usually just a few miles?



Absolutely loving it though. Switch to sport mode when I need that little burst of acceleration 

[spursman]

Just filled up my first tank after 271 miles, 25 miles left on the range counter. So that means an approximate tank range of 300 miles.

True mpg of 26.5 for the tank. Admittedly most journeys are short and at rush-hour.

Can anyone with similar use confirm their tank range? Was hoping I'd manage circa 30mpg but I guess I'm only 4 off that so not too bad..

Thanks

[KyleB]

I can't speak for the GTI but the GTD gets a lot worse MPG on short runs so if you're getting lower than expected MPG it may well be down to your shorter distances. Obviously this might be wrong but it's definitely the case with the diesel engine.