what did you and your mk3 leon do today

[daniel575]

Made a video driving a little (part of a) circle around my city last morning, in the eastern part of the Netherlands. Forests, fields and farms, and the rising sun. Such a beautiful morning I had to take a little detour and film it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElW6wF5PSfM&feature=youtu.be

 

[Aardvark]

mine's permanently in "sport", but I drive smoothly and average 52mpg around the lanes here. Long motorway runs I average maybe 57....how do people get 70??

Drive in Eco and have cruise control on. the run from Leeds down to Derby on the M1 is through mostly road-works and so my cruise is set at 53mph in these sections of which one is 19 miles. after each roadwork section I let the cruise take my car back up to 2000rpm. Around town I change up at about 1200rpm on 1/4 throttle.

If I cane it in sport to see my son in North Yorkshire it will drop to 42mpg over a 38 mile run on a/B roads.

 

[murcutt]

I traded in my 08 Mk2 PD140 yesterday for a Mk3 ST FR 184 DSG in white. Gets delivered in the next week or 2. Can't come soon enough.

 

[bretth1974]

Did 100 miles from Reading to Dudley and managed average of 39.2 Mpg....granted never went over 70 on motorway but pretty happy with that as engine still not loosened up.

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[StylancePaul]

Did 100 miles from Reading to Dudley and managed average of 39.2 Mpg....granted never went over 70 on motorway but pretty happy with that as engine still not loosened up.

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I was feeling smug about my 37.3 MPG on Friday on a little trip to the seaside until I read this.

 

[dieselface]

I was feeling smug about my 37.3 MPG on Friday on a little trip to the seaside until I read this.

Feel better: I'm doing 25 at the moment.

I'm not an MPG guy as you can tell.

 

[bretth1974]

I was feeling smug about my 37.3 MPG on Friday on a little trip to the seaside until I read this.

Not sure if either made a difference but I was in Eco mode and using tesco momentum

 

[StylancePaul]

Not sure if either made a difference but I was in Eco mode and using tesco momentum

To be honest I wasn't trying too hard and in comfort, and traffic required a squirt every now and again, it's a welcome change from the ~30 MPG I normally get on my day to day trips.

 

[bretth1974]

To be honest I wasn't trying too hard and in comfort, and traffic required a squirt every now and again, it's a welcome change from the ~30 MPG I normally get on my day to day trips.

I certainly won't be driving like that most of the time! Was almost falling asleep it was so boring!

 

[sixysix]

Went and got my 2nd year service today.

2 hours later and £230 lighter
All good though apart from the MDF shows the service interval is set to longlife instead of my usual 10k/12 month service so might have to get them to change that back.

2 years already and only 13k on the clock

 

[JMAC]

Went and got my 2nd year service today.

2 hours later and £230 lighter
All good though apart from the MDF shows the service interval is set to longlife instead of my usual 10k/12 month service so might have to get them to change that back.

2 years already and only 13k on the clock

Why not just go for the 1.8 FR or Cupra with that mileage? I cover 13K miles in about 5 months

 

[sixysix]

Why not just go for the 1.8 FR or Cupra with that mileage? I cover 13K miles in about 5 months

I know what you mean but there are times when I do a fair few more miles so it's handy when needed and still pretty cheap to run so I am happy

Still might upgrade to a Cupra at some point, maybe next year before the next service/mot.
I just love only paying £20 a year for tax though

 

[Ckpearce91]

Gave the FR the full works today

 

[N77]

I left mine at home and went to the Japshow in my Type R lol

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[golty]

Does that front splitter catch on kerbs and speed humps? interested in getting one fitted

 

[Ckpearce91]

Does that front splitter catch on kerbs and speed humps? interested in getting one fitted

Not speed humps but i have caught it on kerbs just from forgetting its there. No damage yet though

 

[StewartWaudby]

The Cupra and I went for our first proper drive today (commuting along the motorway didn't really count) since I collected it last week. A nice blast through the western part of the Peak District. Some lovely roads to play on, I think I'm going to have a lot of fun (and buy a lot of petrol) with this car

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[TonyFSC]

Mine went to the garden centre and bought some pansies, primroses, violas and some compost.
Now tucked up in it's cosy garage.
Tony

 

[Aardvark]

Drove to Burton on Trent and back

Hit the issues created by the double fatal on the M1 southbound this morning which was compounded by 4 to 6 mile tail backs on the A6, A38 and A50 and so it took me 4 hours and 40 minutes to do 107 miles at an mpg of 52.1

Coming home, 2 hours 50 minutes and 70.1 mpg

 

[dids]

Went to Wales for the weekend ,didn't hang about and still got 50 mpg.
Good these diesels !!