Mpg- What are you getting?

[markthommo_84]

i went down to leeds last night for a gig, and back of course - about 150 miles total.

was in no rush to get there, filled up on my way out of my home town, and used cruise control the entire journey

50mph in the 20-30 miles of national limit A roads, and 60-65 on the motorways and dual carriageways.

then on the way back cruised at 70 all the way back.


averaged 60mpg on the way down, and 57 on the way back. 150 miles of fuel used, and the computer tells me i can do about 450.

obviously this is if i continue to drive like that for the other 450 miles, and is an estimate, but still, i'm more than happy with that considering my 1.4 16v sport never saw 300 miles out of a tank!!

1.9TDI all the way - forget the extra purchase cost and fuel cost. its worth it.
just ride the torque, low revs, and it just sips fuel whilst still overtaking the 1.2s out there with ease.

 

[gus]

Hi i have a 130tdi remapped and i went to milton keynes the other weekend i got got on the motorway nearly nudging 70mph 58mpg and i was quite chuffed around town i normally hit 46mpg driving like a granny, im sure it could been better on the mototrway if there wasnt so much traffic around.

so glad i got this car there awesome )

 

[CraigyBoy]

So if I were to look at the 1.9tdi, not the FR with about 40-50K with good history etc.

03-04, what would i look to be paying?

 

[markthommo_84]

my bro just got a 1.9TDI Sport 2003. 130bhp.

Sport 130 is what they replaced with the FR, so basically it is an FR in a lower insurance group due to its different styling - no FR badges, hidden exhaust, less fancy wheels etc.

50k miles, good history, for £3500, which was cheap. I'd say you'd normally be looking at 4k to 4,500.

 

[davefran]

I've just bought a TDi FR and i'm amazed the average mpg over it's last 2900 miles is 59.8mpg. That's almost double what my Subaru Legacy 2.5se used to get and about the same performance.
Wonder what the next 2900 miles will get after it gets a custom code map tomorrow, and my lead foot stuck to the carpet lol.

 

[NicksGotAFR]

ive got a 1.9 FR and usually average between 40-55 with mixed driving. my best (that ive noticed anyway) was 69.6 on motorway, cruising in 6th at about 70

 

[krussel]

My 1.9 FR TDi gives me between 45-50mpg on very short 6 mile trips to work. Also happy with the £120 road tax Oh by the way dont believe the computer it lies

 

[markthommo_84]

My 1.9 FR TDi gives me between 45-50mpg on very short 6 mile trips to work. Also happy with the £120 road tax Oh by the way dont believe the computer it lies

i wouldn't say it lies, i think it estimates based on your current driving.
if it tells you 45mpg on a 6 mile journey its only very rough estimate based on those 6 miles.

if it tells you 55mpg on a 500mile average tank i think it pretty accurate.


I drove fairly sensibly for a whole tank, which takes some work not putting the foot down. over the 450 miles travelled before decided to fuel up, the computer said i'd averaged 50.0mpg over those 450 miles.

when i used a calculator to work it out, it was 49.7

 

[James FR]

You lot are the that i get stuck behind!

Let me tell you this, if u are getting over 45 mpg in a seat ibiza fr (130), you shouldnt be on the dam road!

I get between 36-42 average - thats what you should be expecting from this car if you lets say use your right foot at all!!

 

[markthommo_84]

mine gets it fair share of tyre kicking drives thanks.... on the trips to the cinema, to the shops, etc, but when i drive 60 mile a day for work i like to get there A) in one piece and B) with some fuel left to get home.

kicking its arse for 300 miles a week will use a tank. driving normally will give me 2 weeks' journeys. do the maths!

 

[Disco_Biscuit]

I've had my PD160 a week, just got 316 miles to a tank of mix/spirted driving which is about 38mpg, Also Revo'd today so next week will be interesting to see if i can get better mpg and stay off the loud pedal,

 

[PH1L NI]

I have a 1.9 TDi Sport (100) and I travel 30 miles to Uni.

Last time, I got 72.5MPG average over those 30 miles @ 55/60MPH.

Same journey next day @ 70/80MPH = 42.8MPG.

Drive her easy, and by GOD it's economical.

 

[Neo]

Just checked mine (Tdi130), over 607 miles... 61mpg.

I`d say that`s 50/50 urban and carridgeway.

 

[Mattwood]

i bought a high mileage 1.9TDi quite cheap...and i drive 30 miles a day and get around 50mpg every day with a bit of spirited driving, but mostly on the motorway.

 

[seebul]

How can you tell what MPG you get? Mine doesn't have a computer i dont think! Its a 55 plate 1.4

 

[Neo]

How can you tell what MPG you get? Mine doesn't have a computer i dont think! Its a 55 plate 1.4

I don`t think your model has it... if you do there will be two buttons on the end of the wiper stalk, and another underneath for mode/reset.

 

[GlanzaV]

I've got an app on my IPod that works out the actual mpg based on odometer readings and how many litres I fill up with etc - Over the last 2000mi I've averaged 50.1mpg in my 2005 1.9TDi Sport (PD110) - That's a mix of motorway/town and occasional A/B Road driving

 

[markthommo_84]

How can you tell what MPG you get? Mine doesn't have a computer i dont think! Its a 55 plate 1.4

if you dont have a computer on your car work it out yourself. its more accurate anyway.
miles over litres times by 4.54 gives you mpg

eg 440 miles divided by 40 litres, gives 50mpg near enough.

just fill your tank to the point the pump clicks off next time you fill. and the time after do the same, fill to thepoint it clicks off (preferably at the same station so you use the same type of pumps if you're wanting it real accurate) and make a note of the miles done between fills.

or use this website http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php

it remembers your last 4 entries giving u a better average over 4 tanks, tells you cost per mile in fuel too.

 

[josh263uk]

Im returning arround 40 MPG,ave, in a 1.4 Petrol 100BHP. Have had upto 46MPG on a tank, but that is more of a one off.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

Just checked my petrol Cupra readout over 640 miles, getting average 28.9 MPG lol