mpg issues on ed30

[robern2]

I sure do, just not on the journey to work it's not worth it.

[Saint Steve]

Yes, at that average speed, your mpg will be higher.

I dont think theres much wrong with the O.P's mpg, if he lives in a High density traffic area, ie like inner London etc as an example, then it will be low.

 

[Janner_Sy]

Yes, at that average speed, your mpg will be higher.

I dont think theres much wrong with the O.P's mpg, if he lives in a High density traffic area, ie like inner London etc as an example, then it will be low.

 

from my house two the nearest supestore about 2.5 mile away, there is so much traffic congestion and 7 sets of traffic lights  to go through.  as a result my mpg through there is normally sub 20Mpg

[benje]

Yes, at that average speed, your mpg will be higher.

I dont think theres much wrong with the O.P's mpg, if he lives in a High density traffic area, ie like inner London etc as an example, then it will be low.

 

thanks for the replys, there may come a time soon that i have to consider her going, only problem is getting a nice diesel, scirocco and gtd are way too much money and no real upgrade either, the car has done 39k and apart from a few stonechips is like brand new but its gonna cost me £80-£100 a month instead of £20, oh dear

[CarrG]

^^^

Prob better spending it on fuel.

Diesels are not great on short stop start journeys.

[Saint Steve]

The money your save running a derv on short journey goes completely out the window when your gonna change car. Derv burners only make sense if your doing galatic motorway trips.

Im contemplating buying a second cheap runner but to spend another 5k and then tax, fuel and insure, makes the golf a reason just to run it rather then a cheaper ,more economical runner.

[Janner_Sy]

You need a diesel octavia vRS then.  

Cheaper than all the other options, for what is essentially exactly the same car with an 'inferior' badge.

The diesel VRS has identical suspension to the petrol vRS.  Plus petrol vRS handles just as good as the GTI, (iirc, On the performance car test track the vRS was 0.4 of a second slower than the GTI, which isnt bad considering the additional 100Kg of weight it carries)  Whereas from what i read, the Golf GT TDI runs different suspension to the GTI.

looks lovely in white


lovely interior



I went in a friends diesel vRS and was pretty impressed(it was stage 2 mapped with DPF delete, aout 220Hp) and it went like sh!t off a shovel, whilst staying above 45mpg.  that same road earlier in my own car at similar speeds i was below 20Mpg.  

[Smudgster]

I do a round trip of 5 miles to work and home in my ed30 and am averaging between 22mpg and 25mpg so seems about right m8!!

[no golf clubs at all]

^^^^ me too mate. 23-26 mpg on town short commute, it improved when I powered off the heated seats, the ac, the heated mirrors and the big feck off speaker in the boot.

[benje]

any idea why when you sit in stationarry traffic it instantly drops from early 20s to 17, its only on idle????

[prepree]

Have you disconnected the battery recently, as when i did my mpg went south until the ECU reset itself which took a couple of tanks.

[B3n]

You need a diesel octavia vRS then.  

Cheaper than all the other options, for what is essentially exactly the same car with an 'inferior' badge.

The diesel VRS has identical suspension to the petrol vRS.  Plus petrol vRS handles just as good as the GTI, (iirc, On the performance car test track the vRS was 0.4 of a second slower than the GTI, which isnt bad considering the additional 100Kg of weight it carries)  Whereas from what i read, the Golf GT TDI runs different suspension to the GTI.

looks lovely in white


lovely interior



I went in a friends diesel vRS and was pretty impressed(it was stage 2 mapped with DPF delete, aout 220Hp) and it went like sh!t off a shovel, whilst staying above 45mpg.  that same road earlier in my own car at similar speeds i was below 20Mpg.  

Bloody hell mate you should be doing my job

In my GTi I get on average 25mpg on my route to work which is around 4miles town driving alot of it stop start. In my old GTSport 2.0tdi 140 I would average 28mpg so belive me a diesel wont make alot of difference. Plus i much prefer driving the GTi

[benje]

no, no battery issues, its weird it just drops when u stand still and goes up when u drive?

[animal]

I'm staggered that the GTI doesnt do better than mid 20's MPG on stop-start commutes. My commute is a 30 mile round trip and I average 25-27mpg in an R32, averaging between 25-35mph.

[Jules86]

I'm staggered that the GTI doesnt do better than mid 20's MPG on stop-start commutes. My commute is a 30 mile round trip and I average 25-27mpg in an R32, averaging between 25-35mph.

Thats what im thinking, my 32 rarely dipped below 20mpg in London!

My work drive (which is fairly busy regardless of the time) from walthamstow to lewisham (including hammering it through the blackwall tunnel with windows down)