Blue_Hen_TDI
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Read up here: http://www.ross-tech.com/What is all of this VCD I hear everyone yapping about. Is it dangerous to the car's electronics?
Read up here: http://www.ross-tech.com/What is all of this VCD I hear everyone yapping about. Is it dangerous to the car's electronics?
I drive in the 70-80 mpg. hence why I am only getting 40s according to Fuelly.com?WHY? does anyone have to drive 85miles an hour???
I didn't like the DSG on the Golfs and the Jettas. It felt harsh and jerky. On the Passat, maybe because it's a bigger car (?), feels much smoother. I am glad I went with DSG because honestly, I couldn't see shifting all the time in this car.I average 40-41 mpg with each tankful. I have 17K on my 2012 w/DSG and I like the trans. I don't think you lose much mileage over the manual.
With the heat in the 100's and at 75, Texas speed limit on interstate, I get about the same or high 30's.I drive in the 70-80 mpg. hence why I am only getting 40s according to Fuelly.com?
That's how you drive! You get it done!Just drove from Franklin, TN to Strawberry Plains (basically Nashville to Knoxville), over the monutain and got 51.5. On my return trip got 51.3. Still maintained 50.0 overall mpg with driving around in Knoxville. Now have 18,200 miles in 10 months. Milage keeps getting better!
Yeah, people on these boards reporting 45s and 50s ... not sure how they are doing it. I guess they all drive at 50 mph and without AC on. Neither of which can be done on Texas roadways ... at least not safely.With the heat in the 100's and at 75, Texas speed limit on interstate, I get about the same or high 30's.
Sure it can. Only limited roads really allow 80 mph anyway and you don't have to do the full speed limit. Learn to slow down and drive steady. Get over in the right lane. If you are passing people you are going too fast. I drove Austin -> San Antonio -> Ft. Stockton and return in the right lane and had no problems.Yeah, people on these boards reporting 45s and 50s ... not sure how they are doing it. I guess they all drive at 50 mph and without AC on. Neither of which can be done on Texas roadways ... at least not safely.
I have hit 44mpg at 70 when the temp is not high 90's to 100's. Also noticed that cross winds can drop off a couple mpg due to the large cross section the Passat presents.Yeah, people on these boards reporting 45s and 50s ... not sure how they are doing it. I guess they all drive at 50 mph and without AC on. Neither of which can be done on Texas roadways ... at least not safely.
It really is a mind set. Easy does it. Try to time your decelerations to avoid/minimize braking as well. It's a neat personal challenge.Sure it can. Only limited roads really allow 80 mph anyway and you don't have to do the full speed limit. Learn to slow down and drive steady. Get over in the right lane. If you are passing people you are going too fast. I drove Austin -> San Antonio -> Ft. Stockton and return in the right lane and had no problems.
A/C barely has any penalty (depending on ambient temp and setpoint)... maybe 1-2 MPG. Windows down has a very serious penalty... closer to 4 MPG.Yeah, people on these boards reporting 45s and 50s ... not sure how they are doing it. I guess they all drive at 50 mph and without AC on. Neither of which can be done on Texas roadways ... at least not safely.
I was actually kind of joking ...Sure it can. Only limited roads really allow 80 mph anyway and you don't have to do the full speed limit. Learn to slow down and drive steady. Get over in the right lane. If you are passing people you are going too fast. I drove Austin -> San Antonio -> Ft. Stockton and return in the right lane and had no problems.
I'm not counting the trip computer in the car—even I sometimes see 60, 70, 80 mpg and beyond; some really wild number that I simply don't believe.I have hit 44mpg at 70 when the temp is not high 90's to 100's. Also noticed that cross winds can drop off a couple mpg due to the large cross section the Passat presents.
That's what all the lead foots say.I was actually kind of joking ...
... but honestly, I commute from North Houston to Huntsville for work (hence why I got a diesel). It's a good 53 miles one way (106 RT) daily and I'd be RUN THE HECK OVER doing 50 mph on the stretch of I-45. Even in the slow lane.
The speed limit is 65 and in some parts 75. I am all for driving at or below the speed limit, but sometimes doing so is a road hazard to one's self and others. Sometimes you have to drive faster to basically make sure you're not rear-ended or holding up traffic for miles behind you.
I use fuelly too, I hit 43.2 according to fuelly on a trip back from Austin to Dallas at 70-75 running Shell B5 with temps in the high 90's and the AC on.I'm not counting the trip computer in the car—even I sometimes see 60, 70, 80 mpg and beyond; some really wild number that I simply don't believe.
I am talking about actual calculated mileage using Fuelly.com or even a spreadsheet.
Time for some housekeeping.