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Offline mtainkat

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lower MPG in cold weather?
« on: January 30, 2011, 04:59:30 pm »

 I guess it makes sense, colder/more air means more fuel needed hence lower MPG - just wondered if other GTI owners had noticed a fall in average MPG during the cold weather,. Mine has gone from 33 - 30mpg

 Simon
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 05:02:07 pm »
yer ive noticed mine
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 05:03:23 pm »
Same here.
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2011, 06:07:19 pm »
Mines not been great recently anything from 24mpg - 28mpg

You wouldn't mind, but thats not booting it! Thats driving like a granny!
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2011, 07:02:12 pm »
Quote from: mtainkat on January 30, 2011, 04:59:30 pm

 I guess it makes sense, colder/more air means more fuel needed hence lower MPG - just wondered if other GTI owners had noticed a fall in average MPG during the cold weather,. Mine has gone from 33 - 30mpg

 Simon

Perfectly normal with the cold weather.
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2011, 07:03:18 pm »
I find mine worse in the warm weather, better than ever in this cold temps.
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Re: lower MPG in cold weather?
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2011, 08:03:40 pm »
Mine is not great at the moment either.
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