A2 fuel economy
#21
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Re: A2 fuel economy
>> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
>> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
> A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph so
I'd think that 45 is quite poor unless the journeys are normally quite
short.
>> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
> A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph so
I'd think that 45 is quite poor unless the journeys are normally quite
short.
#22
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Re: A2 fuel economy
>> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
>> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
> A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph so
I'd think that 45 is quite poor unless the journeys are normally quite
short.
>> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
> A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph so
I'd think that 45 is quite poor unless the journeys are normally quite
short.
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Re: A2 fuel economy
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"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
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"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
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"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
"Dave" <dave@nobody.com> wrote:
> A neighbour of mine got an A2 TDi when they first came out. He boasted of
> getting more than 80mpg on a motorway run while sitting at about 65mph
I suspect that there was a large dose of wishful thinking involved in
this claim!
--
Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')
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Re: A2 fuel economy
billmywall@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
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Re: A2 fuel economy
billmywall@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
#28
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Re: A2 fuel economy
billmywall@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
>>Thanks for that. I guess I just need to slow down a little then :/
>
>
> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
>
We used to have a 1.4TDi Polo (the same engine as the A2), and got about
50ish MPG out of it, driven quite hard- not thrashed, but accelrating
quite hard. Oddly enough, I get about the same out of my 1.9TDi A3,
which is heavier and more powerful. I just think that the 1.4 is only
very economical driven slowly/gently- but that's no fun.
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Re: A2 fuel economy
Dave wrote:
> >> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> >> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
> >
> > A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
>
> I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
> I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
> Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
> accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
> trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
That does seem low. I'd say I drive 80% motorway and 20% urban. On
motorways I'd drive between 65 and 80mph. I don't put my foot down an
awful lot but wouldn't say I was extra careful either. I consistently
get 50 - 55mpg. Incidentally I used to have an 1.6 A4 petrol and that
used to average about 33mpg.
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Re: A2 fuel economy
Dave wrote:
> >> Well I'm not sure about that. I get 50 - 55 mpg from my 1.9 TDi A6 so
> >> I'd expect you to get more than what your getting.
> >
> > A lot of A2 owners would love to know how!
>
> I'd like to know how! Our A4 1.9TDi only averages around 40MPG and the best
> I've seen is 46MPG over a 560 mile which was 90% motorway/dual-carriageway.
> Annoyingly DIS reported almost 52MPG which is pretty pants considering how
> accurate the fueling is supposed to be. You'd think they'd be able to make a
> trip computer that actually got close the the real mpg.
That does seem low. I'd say I drive 80% motorway and 20% urban. On
motorways I'd drive between 65 and 80mph. I don't put my foot down an
awful lot but wouldn't say I was extra careful either. I consistently
get 50 - 55mpg. Incidentally I used to have an 1.6 A4 petrol and that
used to average about 33mpg.