Re: help!
 

KLS wrote:
> On 22 Nov 2005 02:03:12 -0800, bob_pro1@yahoo.co.uk wrote about his
> 2000 audi a6 1.9 tdi:
>
> >It's due its 80k service so filters haven't been replaced yet. Is
> >replacing these likely double my mpg though? The reason I bought a
> >diesel was fuel economy. I was expecting 40 - 45 mpg not the 20 or
> >even less that I am getting.
>
> Where on earth did you ever get this crazy idea you could get 40-45
> mpg with your Audi?!?! The brand is A U D I, not H O N D A or T O Y O
> T A . Better yet, get one of these:
> http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/

It's a 1.9 *diesel*. 40 - 45 is the expected mpg for the car. There's
something wrong with it somewhere.

Re: help!
 

Wow, 40 - 45 mpg in the A6? That's pretty good - and that's on Imperial
gallons, whch are slightly smaller than US gallons.... Man, I wish we
could buy those in the US.

Re: the mileage - if you take a look a ways down this page -

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=24

You'll see this statement -

1.9TDI PD 130bhp diesel: 0-60 10.2 seconds; top speed 127mph; combined
mpg 49.6; CO2 emissions 154g/km (manual, but Multitronic will be
similar); Emissions Category EU 3.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

Re: help!
 

Wow, 40 - 45 mpg in the A6? That's pretty good - and that's on Imperial
gallons, whch are slightly smaller than US gallons.... Man, I wish we
could buy those in the US.

Re: the mileage - if you take a look a ways down this page -

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=24

You'll see this statement -

1.9TDI PD 130bhp diesel: 0-60 10.2 seconds; top speed 127mph; combined
mpg 49.6; CO2 emissions 154g/km (manual, but Multitronic will be
similar); Emissions Category EU 3.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

Re: help!
 

Wow, 40 - 45 mpg in the A6? That's pretty good - and that's on Imperial
gallons, whch are slightly smaller than US gallons.... Man, I wish we
could buy those in the US.

Re: the mileage - if you take a look a ways down this page -

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=24

You'll see this statement -

1.9TDI PD 130bhp diesel: 0-60 10.2 seconds; top speed 127mph; combined
mpg 49.6; CO2 emissions 154g/km (manual, but Multitronic will be
similar); Emissions Category EU 3.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

Re: help!
 

Wow, 40 - 45 mpg in the A6? That's pretty good - and that's on Imperial
gallons, whch are slightly smaller than US gallons.... Man, I wish we
could buy those in the US.

Re: the mileage - if you take a look a ways down this page -

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=24

You'll see this statement -

1.9TDI PD 130bhp diesel: 0-60 10.2 seconds; top speed 127mph; combined
mpg 49.6; CO2 emissions 154g/km (manual, but Multitronic will be
similar); Emissions Category EU 3.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

Re: help!
 

"KLS" wrote
>
> Where on earth did you ever get this crazy idea you could get 40-45
> mpg with your Audi?!?! The brand is A U D I, not H O N D A or T O Y O
> T A . Better yet, get one of these:
> http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/
>
> Realistically, you'll be very lucky to get 28 mpg on the highway with
> that car; I'm pleased when I hit 26/27 mpg with my 98.5 A4 2.8.

The world doesn't begin and end in America.

The OP is in the UK. 40 mpg (UK) is equivalent to about 33 mpg (US). This
kind of mileage should be easily attained by the 1.9 diesel engine.
Comparing it to your 2.8 V6 gasoline engine is like comparing apples to
oranges.

Pete

Re: help!
 

"KLS" wrote
>
> Where on earth did you ever get this crazy idea you could get 40-45
> mpg with your Audi?!?! The brand is A U D I, not H O N D A or T O Y O
> T A . Better yet, get one of these:
> http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/
>
> Realistically, you'll be very lucky to get 28 mpg on the highway with
> that car; I'm pleased when I hit 26/27 mpg with my 98.5 A4 2.8.

The world doesn't begin and end in America.

The OP is in the UK. 40 mpg (UK) is equivalent to about 33 mpg (US). This
kind of mileage should be easily attained by the 1.9 diesel engine.
Comparing it to your 2.8 V6 gasoline engine is like comparing apples to
oranges.

Pete

Re: help!
 

"KLS" wrote
>
> Where on earth did you ever get this crazy idea you could get 40-45
> mpg with your Audi?!?! The brand is A U D I, not H O N D A or T O Y O
> T A . Better yet, get one of these:
> http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/
>
> Realistically, you'll be very lucky to get 28 mpg on the highway with
> that car; I'm pleased when I hit 26/27 mpg with my 98.5 A4 2.8.

The world doesn't begin and end in America.

The OP is in the UK. 40 mpg (UK) is equivalent to about 33 mpg (US). This
kind of mileage should be easily attained by the 1.9 diesel engine.
Comparing it to your 2.8 V6 gasoline engine is like comparing apples to
oranges.

Pete

Re: help!
 

"KLS" wrote
>
> Where on earth did you ever get this crazy idea you could get 40-45
> mpg with your Audi?!?! The brand is A U D I, not H O N D A or T O Y O
> T A . Better yet, get one of these:
> http://www.sparrowelectriccars.com/
>
> Realistically, you'll be very lucky to get 28 mpg on the highway with
> that car; I'm pleased when I hit 26/27 mpg with my 98.5 A4 2.8.

The world doesn't begin and end in America.

The OP is in the UK. 40 mpg (UK) is equivalent to about 33 mpg (US). This
kind of mileage should be easily attained by the 1.9 diesel engine.
Comparing it to your 2.8 V6 gasoline engine is like comparing apples to
oranges.

Pete

Re: help!
 

Dano58 wrote:
> Wow, 40 - 45 mpg in the A6? That's pretty good - and that's on Imperial
> gallons, whch are slightly smaller than US gallons.... Man, I wish we
> could buy those in the US.
>
> Re: the mileage - if you take a look a ways down this page -
>
> http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/road_tests/?id=24
>
> You'll see this statement -
>
> 1.9TDI PD 130bhp diesel: 0-60 10.2 seconds; top speed 127mph; combined
> mpg 49.6; CO2 emissions 154g/km (manual, but Multitronic will be
> similar); Emissions Category EU 3.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>

FYI.
I have Volvo 850TDI, wit an audi 2.5TDI engine (103KW).
Avg. yearly consumption of only 6.47 litres/100 kms.

Very happy with that :-)

BTW, - I got this
http://www.teaching-english-in-japan...itres_per_100k

Litres Per 100k: 6.47 = Miles Per Gallon (U.S.): 36.35

--
Drnya