Impressive Facelift GTI MPG

[hog_hedge]

Bet he tried hard to get it to 50 mpg but didn't quite make it !

I dropped down to 50mph for the last 10 mins and it wouldn't budge from 49!

I don't usually drive like this but I just wanted to see what the car could do on a run. Some average 50 zones on the motorway really helped though.

Thats news I've been secretly wanting to here, hodge is your car parked up at Leeming?

If not I've found one identical!

That may or may not be mine

Are you in the market for one?

[maxwell90]

Bet he tried hard to get it to 50 mpg but didn't quite make it !

I dropped down to 50mph for the last 10 mins and it wouldn't budge from 49!

I don't usually drive like this but I just wanted to see what the car could do on a run. Some average 50 zones on the motorway really helped though.

Thats news I've been secretly wanting to here, hodge is your car parked up at Leeming?

If not I've found one identical!

That may or may not be mine

Are you in the market for one?

Ye I ordered one mid may through dtd, the wait is killing me already!

Yours was the first gti I saw and that pretty much sold it. Doing a 320 mile trip to Wales and back each week so this thread has reassured me some what!

Happily sacrifice 10-15mpg from my diesel to have a petrol! I guess yours is still being Rubin so you should only see improvements?

[hog_hedge]

Bet he tried hard to get it to 50 mpg but didn't quite make it !

I dropped down to 50mph for the last 10 mins and it wouldn't budge from 49!

I don't usually drive like this but I just wanted to see what the car could do on a run. Some average 50 zones on the motorway really helped though.

Thats news I've been secretly wanting to here, hodge is your car parked up at Leeming?

If not I've found one identical!

That may or may not be mine

Are you in the market for one?

Ye I ordered one mid may through dtd, the wait is killing me already!

Yours was the first gti I saw and that pretty much sold it. Doing a 320 mile trip to Wales and back each week so this thread has reassured me some what!

Happily sacrifice 10-15mpg from my diesel to have a petrol! I guess yours is still being Rubin so you should only see improvements?

Ahh don't tell me you went for the Performance?? I wish I had waited for it but I ordered too soon back in Feb! I am in a similar boat with a 260ish round trip every weekend, I expected low 30's but I'm quite surprised how efficient it actually is. Hopefully with a few more thousand on the clock things will loosen up and get better.

What spec did you end up going for?

[maxwell90]

Bet he tried hard to get it to 50 mpg but didn't quite make it !

I dropped down to 50mph for the last 10 mins and it wouldn't budge from 49!

I don't usually drive like this but I just wanted to see what the car could do on a run. Some average 50 zones on the motorway really helped though.

Thats news I've been secretly wanting to here, hodge is your car parked up at Leeming?

If not I've found one identical!

That may or may not be mine

Are you in the market for one?

Ye I ordered one mid may through dtd, the wait is killing me already!

Yours was the first gti I saw and that pretty much sold it. Doing a 320 mile trip to Wales and back each week so this thread has reassured me some what!

Happily sacrifice 10-15mpg from my diesel to have a petrol! I guess yours is still being Rubin so you should only see improvements?

Ahh don't tell me you went for the Performance?? I wish I had waited for it but I ordered too soon back in Feb! I am in a similar boat with a 260ish round trip every weekend, I expected low 30's but I'm quite surprised how efficient it actually is. Hopefully with a few more thousand on the clock things will loosen up and get better.

What spec did you end up going for?

Yep! Been waiting for the performance pack to pop up on the Configurator, 3dr manual with performance pack, Issac blue, 90% tints, pano sunroof and dynaudio. Stuck with the Parker wheels for now, still debating swapping for the Brescia. Will have to do a comparison when it arrives!

Planning a road trip straight up to john o'groats on delivery to run it in!

I'm expecting the pp manual to be slightly worse on fuel than your auto but would be happy with 44mpg, it's all motorway and I lift share so not too bothered!

[hog_hedge]

Yep! Been waiting for the performance pack to pop up on the Configurator, 3dr manual with performance pack, Issac blue, 90% tints, pano sunroof and dynaudio. Stuck with the Parker wheels for now, still debating swapping for the Brescia. Will have to do a comparison when it arrives!

Planning a road trip straight up to john o'groats on delivery to run it in!

I'm expecting the pp manual to be slightly worse on fuel than your auto but would be happy with 44mpg, it's all motorway and I lift share so not too bothered!

Sounds very good, I'll keep my eye out for it around camp I have seen the Parkers in the flesh and I actually quite like them so I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

The 6 speed manual should have similar gear ratios and if you're not flooring it I should imagine the mpg should be quite similar to be honest. Good luck trying to not floor it when you're running it in.

[Daz Auto]

Ahh don't tell me you went for the Performance?? I wish I had waited for it but I ordered too soon back in Feb!

A big part of me is wishing I had ordered the standard GTI back in February. I'm sure the GTI Performance will be worth the wait, but the summer will nearly be over by the time mine arrives. 

Enjoy your car!

[Watts]

Ahh don't tell me you went for the Performance?? I wish I had waited for it but I ordered too soon back in Feb!

A big part of me is wishing I had ordered the standard GTI back in February. I'm sure the GTI Performance will be worth the wait, but the summer will nearly be over by the time mine arrives. 

Enjoy your car!

Good things and all that. It'll soon be here and you will love it, rattles, creaks and all

[Wide]

My first, 31mpg 

[Ritchie2]

If the Golf is anything like the Fiesta ST-3 I currently own, you will see much better MPG once you go past 15k miles. At that point the engine seems to be fully bedded in, I recently got 48 MPG on a 50 mile motorway run, followed by 15 miles on A/B roads and a bit of town driving at the end. That is astounding for a 200 BHP pocket rocket.

I think a lot of people pick up a new car and expect the manufacturers MPG figures from the off. It takes quite a while for the engine to bed in.

[I wanted a GTi]

If the Golf is anything like the Fiesta ST-3 I currently own, you will see much better MPG once you go past 15k miles. At that point the engine seems to be fully bedded in, I recently got 48 MPG on a 50 mile motorway run, followed by 15 miles on A/B roads and a bit of town driving at the end. That is astounding for a 200 BHP pocket rocket.

I think a lot of people pick up a new car and expect the manufacturers MPG figures from the off. It takes quite a while for the engine to bed in.

Really? Is there people stupid enough still to think the manufacturers figures are nothing but pie in the sky?