town driving

gazman

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Aug 5, 2006
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Lancashire
TDi 130 sport

95% of my driving is a 4 mile stop/start commute to/from work with the weekly shopping trip thrown in

I only seem to be averaging low 32-34mpg

Is the right :confused:

PS - The loud pedal only gets pressed hard when I get the rare chance :p
 

gazman

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Aug 5, 2006
277
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Lancashire
Same here

by time I get to work the heaters are just getting warm

Have to put my ski coat , furry gloves and snood on when driving in the car now :blink:
 

Ibiza 130 tdi

Black Magic
Jan 15, 2007
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Somerset
Same here

by time I get to work the heaters are just getting warm

Have to put my ski coat , furry gloves and snood on when driving in the car now :blink:

Bit extreme dude! :lol:

I wear a t shirt. No coat...no nothing. But then saying that - i didn't even take a coat or owt to work when it was literally freezing out. :lol:
 

Ibiza 130 tdi

Black Magic
Jan 15, 2007
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Fair enough! :lol:

Mine will build up temperature if I keep the revs higher. Like 3kish. But i don't like driving continuosly like that.
 

Nath.

The Gentlemans Express
Jan 1, 2006
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EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE
TDi 130 sport

95% of my driving is a 4 mile stop/start commute to/from work with the weekly shopping trip thrown in

I only seem to be averaging low 32-34mpg

Is the right :confused:

PS - The loud pedal only gets pressed hard when I get the rare chance :p

you should have bought a 1.2 petrol :whistle: and saved on the perchace price

4 miles start/stop is no place for a 130tdi
 

Ibiza 130 tdi

Black Magic
Jan 15, 2007
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Somerset
I have driven the 1.2 and is really punchy in the first few gears, really good round town sounds great also lol

My mum was given a 1.2 Ibiza as a courtesy car once - my GOD was it thirsty! Got through some serious fuel!

The 1.4 Ibiza tdi we had after that as a courtesy car.....that was a different story all together! Well pokey! Was great fun! :D
 
Nov 6, 2007
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My mum was given a 1.2 Ibiza as a courtesy car once - my GOD was it thirsty! Got through some serious fuel!

The 1.4 Ibiza tdi we had after that as a courtesy car.....that was a different story all together! Well pokey! Was great fun! :D


Lol I only had it for one night as courtesy car aswell, but was very nippy when you needed it to be, mine felt slow when I got it back. Not sure about the fuel they gave me full tank ben back with half, we was out in it all night giving it thrashing lol only had 700 miles on it :p
 

gazman

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Aug 5, 2006
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Lancashire
you should have bought a 1.2 petrol :whistle: and saved on the perchace price

4 miles start/stop is no place for a 130tdi

Less than 6k from a Seat stealer, 53 plate 44k on clock

I stole from the stealer as he sold it as a Sport TDi 100 not the 130::doh:

confirmed with 2 other stealers that I got the best end of the deal :p
 
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Nath.

The Gentlemans Express
Jan 1, 2006
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EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE
Less than 6k from a Seat stealer, 53 plate 44k on clock

I stole from the stealer as he sold it as a Sport TDi 100 not the 130::doh:

confirmed with 2 other stealers that I got the best end of the deal :p

ahh yeah, I remember reading that

bet the stealer got a bollocking :whistle:
 

bizzaboy

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TDi 130 sport

95% of my driving is a 4 mile stop/start commute to/from work with the weekly shopping trip thrown in

I only seem to be averaging low 32-34mpg

Is the right :confused:

PS - The loud pedal only gets pressed hard when I get the rare chance :p

Going on what you state above (highlighted in bold) - your TDi 130 sport is overkill !!!

Sell the car and buy a decent push bike instead, you'll get to your destination quicker (if the traffic is stop/start as you say), and help save the planet too!

...you'll also have a nice wedge of cash to spend on something that you WILL use more frequently, and will no longer need to ponder over 32-34mpg, and you will go from feeling :confused: to :funk:

Have a nice day! ;)