38mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[telboy]

So here's the thing, trip from Bournemouth to Ash, Sevenoaks, 260 miles

Decided for a change to see what the car could do economy wise rather than raceboy wise and managed 38mpg with a mix of town, A, B and motorway!!! Sticking to sensible driving speeds rather than race track style speeds

Is that  or what???

Is there any better mpg out there from an ED30 I wonder?

[gazbutmk5gti]

I've seen very similar average figures at a steady 70mph on the motorway over a distance of about 40 miles using the cruise to keep me sensible

[DannyBoyR32]

fackin ell.......................i wish..........

[gazbutmk5gti]

bet u wouldn't mind the 298bhp to

[Horney]

Basingstoke to Bournemouth and back today. Booted it on the M3 and M27 and had fun through the new forest. 41mpg :-)

MKII 8v, you buys may have all the fancy toys but it hurts your wallet long after you've paid for the car.

Nick

[john_o]

34 + if you reset and be patient but sadly the inevitable always happens ans the ed30 torque curve sucks you in and
whoooooooooooooooosh
sub 30 MPG before you know it lol

I seem to average 27 MPG mixed commuting , although it def gets better the more miles you have under the belt.

[R32UK]

If i could get that kind of mpg i would get 2 R32's!!  

[gazbutmk5gti]

I average about the same 27-28mpg overall and I'm realy not very nice to it sometimes

[telboy]

Basingstoke to Bournemouth and back today. Booted it on the M3 and M27 and had fun through the new forest. 41mpg :-)

''MKII 8v, you buys may have all the fancy toys but it hurts your wallet long after you've paid for the car''

I see what you mean Nick, really boring having all the creature comforts, dual zone climate, 0-60 in under 6 secs (stock), top speed of 155, handling to die for and looks that are simply  I'll take my 38mpg thanks

[R32UK]

If i drive as slowly as i could possibly handle ... im lucky to get 23! 25 if its down hill!!