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May 12th, 2012, 15:13 | #21 | |
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Try using the trip computer on constant mpg for a while, and you will see that hills absolutely kill the mpg figures, they will be in single figures for a fair bit of it. As for short journeys, not good for any car be it petrol or diesel. My brothers missus uses their car for short journey across town on a daily basis and he phoned me up worried that he had head gasket failure (06 Octavia Vrs petrol). I told him to get a coolant pressure test but that I thought it wouldn't be head gasket (he was complaining about mayo build up under oil cap) and more likely just condensation that wasn't getting burnt off as the car wasn't getting up to temp. This proved to be the case. |
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May 12th, 2012, 18:22 | #22 | |
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I'm a keen cyclist and often do more miles per week on my bike than I do in the car, I'll be off for a quick 50 miles in the morning tomorrow - I do occasionally bike to work but most of the time I have too much stuff with me. |
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May 13th, 2012, 22:40 | #23 |
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I think if you are driving around town and on short journeys then 35 is ok. I get about 40 around the town with the 1.6D.
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May 17th, 2012, 13:53 | #24 | |
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Totally agree, and exactly what happened to me.
I have bought a D5 a few months back but my comute to work is only 5 minutes. Driving really slow I was getting 35 mpg. After my first long trip (300 motorway miles) it went up to 40 mpg and has stayed there even after starting the short comutes again (although I am seeing it creeping down slightly). Long drive definitely cleans it up. I have come to the conclusion that diesels take longer to heat up and are only fuel efficient after fully warmed up. At least 10 miles I would say. For short journeys petrol is better. Quote:
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May 21st, 2012, 09:06 | #25 |
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I get around 35MPG ish on the short journey commute,sounding a similar route to yours.
I get around 50 ish on a long journey,but the girlfriend manages to eek a bit more when she drives it,but we arrive a tad later. A well serviced engine will always be better,performance and economy wise.I fitted a K&N element filter which helped and change the oil and filter every 10k miles. Tyre pressures also play a big part.Just purchased a set of "Tyre pressure monitors" off fleebay,which just replace your dust caps and show green when good pressure and change to yellow then red if the tyre pressure drops.At only £5 i am hoping they will pay for themselves. Link:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TYRE-PRESS...item20c5127518 |
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