Had my GTI a week and already looking to sell (MPG!!)

[RedRobin]

No its still sealed so nothing can get in there its just the cap from it has gone so i can't unscrew it? Any ideas?

....Get her round to a VW dealer or VW specialist ASAP and they'll supply a new cap and sort it out for you. Shouldn't take long at all.

So, I'm understanding that it's just the upper 'grab handle' part of the oil filler cap which has come adrift and is missing. Much easier and more reliable to buy a new one than try to repair the one you've got.

[CMB]

Yeah JSTAV thats exactly what i meant, cheers buddy!
Yeah just the grab handle bit mate cheers.

I know you don't buy a GTI for economy reasons but sub 15mpg on an around town blast seems way lower than anyone else is seeing?

[JStav]

Yeah JSTAV thats exactly what i meant, cheers buddy!
Yeah just the grab handle bit mate cheers.

I know you don't buy a GTI for economy reasons but sub 15mpg on an around town blast seems way lower than anyone else is seeing?

No problem, confused me at first as well 

[sanj]

on my 7 mile drive to work (A-roads & through town) I achieve 31-34 mpg most days   and on last years' run to Alton towers, I managed to average 38!

In real terms I get about 50-65 miles to a tenner of tesco 99, which isn't bad considering my diesel civic got around 70-80 miles to a tenner.. supposedly averaging 47+mpg

..........my ED30 is around the same.

Same here for my ED30!

[rich83]

Think of it as a sadistic pleasure.... petrol in.... wallet empty.... smile on face!!  

[RedRobin]

Think of it as a sadistic pleasure.... petrol in.... wallet empty.... smile on face!! 

.... 

Another version is.... Out shopping with wifey/GF.... wallet empty.... smile on face!!

Oh, hang on, I may have got that a bit wrong 

[Nickyboy]

My Eddie always averages 32-34

[rich83]

My Eddie always averages 32-34

Even to the shops? 

[Nickyboy]

lol i mean the trip computer. I reset it everytime I fill up, and the average is always around 32-34

[brookesb32]

I'm not exactly light on the accerator getting up to speed but I always get around 34mpg for mixed driving, and not much less than that on my 6 mile 30/40mph drive to the station from cold.

On longer motorway runs 37 or 38 is normal. On a 160 mile trip going basically 78 ish all the way I got just over 40mpg.

I love the feeling of acceleration so get to speed quickly so it is not like I am using low revs all the time.

The GTI is to be enjoyed IMO so you take the 'lower than a diesel' mpg and replace it with a great noise and great drive 

[andrewparker]

So 40mpg at basically 80mph? Can't say I've ever seen close to that, and if its true I feel pretty short changed!

[brookesb32]

So 40mpg at basically 80mph? Can't say I've ever seen close to that, and if its true I feel pretty short changed!

Well between 76 and 78 I would say, but that was late evening on cruise with pretty empty roads so didn't hand to change speed much.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy if I see 37mpg on the display 

[andygo]

So 40mpg at basically 80mph? Can't say I've ever seen close to that, and if its true I feel pretty short changed!

Well between 76 and 78 I would say, but that was late evening on cruise with pretty empty roads so didn't hand to change speed much.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy if I see 37mpg on the display 

Must have been downhill all the way with the wind behind you!

[alackofspeed]

I get 27 mpg towing a 1250kg trailer with a boot full of jerry cans and clobber. When I read of people saying they get ~20mpg I assume they've been driving like they're doing a bank job, or shunting around town a mile here, a mile there, on a stone cold engine.

I'm not suggesting a petrol turbo is a miser's choice for one minute, but equally anyone thinking a modern diesel is a cheap ownership proposition has yet to experience injector / pump failure on a diesel.

If fuel cost is a bother, the best way to deal with it is to review how and why you use your car. If work is <15 miles away, cycle - I hate driving to work, it's a waste of my life averaging <30mph and a very boring way to dispose of petrol.

[MC71]

Have logged my MPG since owning my Eddy and have averaged 27.8 MPG. I believe that's a fair reflection of the car and my right foot. Have seen everything from mid teens to mid forties.