R32 prices

[R32UK]

I used to own a Mk4 R32 and used to average 24mpg and in my ED30 i average 28mpg

so im not really finding a big difference in miles per tank - maybe 50miles

Im averaging 27 and only do short journeys. The fact that you have to put the more expensive pertrol in to start with would make it approximately the same cost to run. I dont hang around and still get 250miles to the tank easily and think topher said he regularily get 300.. so 200???

[Saint Steve]

There is NO WAY on this earth that an r32 does 300 miles to a tank.Maybe if the car does 56mph with no traffic cues or stop starting will you get 300miles or doing one trip out on one complete tankful.same as i would get 380 miles to a tank if i did one journey on a motorway. (not several stop start trips)

Maybe the cars not right for topher if he gets 300 to a tankfull, perhaps he's better off in a Prius!.  (now that would be funny seeing that!!)

And before you say it, if i had a v6 upfront with the delicious Sondtrack that the R has, i wouldnt drive it to get 27mpg, either that or your
bored with the sound R32uk!.The dont get the growl doing under 3000rpm.Its a thirsty motor , and having now 2 people i know that own both a manual version and DSG version, nether gets more then 250.That with the goverments stealth road tax and being it would have to be a fulltime runaround, i couldnt live with the cost personally, but if i had 15k spare and could have one to park on the lawn and use it when i felt like it, then there's no question. id have one........ in red.

[R32UK]

I drive as fast as is physically possible to work and back and can easliy get 30mpg (16 mile round trip). Anywhere around the 270miles per full tank is about right despite the range computer saying 350 every time i fill up. If T_T can get 34mpg from an RS4 then I think 27 is very acheivable in an R32... and that doesnt involve hanging around.

What you find is that you dont actually have to take the R above 3.5k revs to really get going.

[illyun]

I drive as fast as is physically possible to work and back and can easliy get 30mpg (16 mile round trip). Anywhere around the 270miles per full tank is about right despite the range computer saying 350 every time i fill up. If T_T can get 34mpg from an RS4 then I think 27 is very acheivable in an R32... and that doesnt involve hanging around.

What you find is that you dont actually have to take the R above 3.5k revs to really get going.

I've got over 340 miles in my old R32 on the motorway and 190 miles too 

[synnea]

I drive as fast as is physically possible to work and back and can easliy get 30mpg (16 mile round trip). Anywhere around the 270miles per full tank is about right despite the range computer saying 350 every time i fill up. If T_T can get 34mpg from an RS4 then I think 27 is very acheivable in an R32... and that doesnt involve hanging around.

What you find is that you dont actually have to take the R above 3.5k revs to really get going.

wow - I drove as fast as physically possible to work today and got 19mpg  I agree that 30mpg is possible on a long continuous run but it needs to be at least 30miles on A and motorway roads for me to see 30mpg.

However, I am able to get 30mpg more easily in my R32 than I could in my GTI. My overall average in my R32 is 24mpg and thats the best I can get. You guys in England have a lot more motorway than we do here in N Ireland so I dont get as much chance to get a long run.

[carl1]

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I've got over 340 miles in my old R32 on the motorway and 190 miles too 
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I think the mk5 R32 tank holds about a gallon more than the gti.But any how in most cases the r32 only uses 2-3 mpg more than ed30.If you press it it will drink it just like the gti,however drive reasonably sensible and i can get 32+ mpg easily

[topher]

There is NO WAY on this earth that an r32 does 300 miles to a tank.

There is NO WAY you can say that because you don't own one and live with it on a daily basis. This week I was annoyed because I 'only' got 260 miles from the tank before the warning light came on. It's more economical than the mk4.. FSI innit.

[Saint Steve]

There is NO WAY you can say that because you don't own one and live with it

Like i said Topher, from two people i know that own Mk5 R's, it really depends on where you live either a country bumkin or the busy smoke, there will be a difference in your average mpg.

[Obbzi]

well I finally picked up my R32 today! Lots of stop start town driving then a quick dart on the motoeway and I'm averaging 24.5 miles per gallon but that will go up as I mainly do motorway miles. That was with some heavy foot driving! Love that noise!

[Gulfstream11]

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