hey gang!
I feel like this topic's been discussed to death already, but I can't seem to be amazed by some of the mileage of some folks on here, and feel this sudden urge every time to know their "secret".
58-59.5 MPG - really??? - Can some of your 60mpg folks PM me? I'd love to have the ability to talk to a
I've heard people and 1000k mile clubs .... 1012 miles/tank (14.5g)? What the hey - over 69 mpg?
We recently purchased our first VW TDI and we love it. I try to follow every rule possible and every advice.
- Bought this as a 2006, even though I later realized it was a 2005 model.
So
2005 TDI GLS - 95k miles
Triptonic gearbox
REAL NUMBERS (city driving):
- 20 mile drive 1-way (40 total/day)
- 1 hill on the way (down/up) ~2 mile 5% incline
- PSI tires - as specified (33 front - 42 back)
- 15 PPM sulfur diesel gas
- below 2400 RPM shifting point (all gears)
- only drive it in manual mode
- try to keep the RPMs around 2k
45.5 MPG or less
Not sure about highway yet.
So - after reading a whole bunch of contradictory posts on this
What is the ideal driving style?
What should the shifting point be?
What is the most efficient highway speed?
What's the best MPG that one could expect from city driving? (my route for instance)
The most important - HOW on earth could I ever get close to 60MPG? Is that only on long trips?
Thank you so much for your input! I live off of these posts.
p.s. I didn't mean to be rude towards anyone - it just feels like too big of a difference in MPG.
I feel like this topic's been discussed to death already, but I can't seem to be amazed by some of the mileage of some folks on here, and feel this sudden urge every time to know their "secret".
58-59.5 MPG - really??? - Can some of your 60mpg folks PM me? I'd love to have the ability to talk to a
I've heard people and 1000k mile clubs .... 1012 miles/tank (14.5g)? What the hey - over 69 mpg?
We recently purchased our first VW TDI and we love it. I try to follow every rule possible and every advice.
- Bought this as a 2006, even though I later realized it was a 2005 model.
So
2005 TDI GLS - 95k miles
Triptonic gearbox
REAL NUMBERS (city driving):
- 20 mile drive 1-way (40 total/day)
- 1 hill on the way (down/up) ~2 mile 5% incline
- PSI tires - as specified (33 front - 42 back)
- 15 PPM sulfur diesel gas
- below 2400 RPM shifting point (all gears)
- only drive it in manual mode
- try to keep the RPMs around 2k
45.5 MPG or less
Not sure about highway yet.
So - after reading a whole bunch of contradictory posts on this
What is the ideal driving style?
What should the shifting point be?
What is the most efficient highway speed?
What's the best MPG that one could expect from city driving? (my route for instance)
The most important - HOW on earth could I ever get close to 60MPG? Is that only on long trips?
Thank you so much for your input! I live off of these posts.
p.s. I didn't mean to be rude towards anyone - it just feels like too big of a difference in MPG.