vonhess2 said:
I've had my new 2009 TDI sedan for a week and put 900 miles on it.. The fill ups were 38 mpg and 36 mpg. This is with 80-90 % highway driving at speeds avg. 75 mph. I had a 2001 Jetta TDI and over same roads at the the same speeds with the same fuel.. I was getting 44mpg.. So my preliminary est. is that the new 2009 will get less than the old one. Good luck getting 50mpg!! The 2009 has much more power and is much quieter inside and out,but the MPG is probally going to be what the EPA said !! 40 highway..
As soon as you give the 09 any throttle the MFD shows 10-15 mpg.. Or you can be cruising very carefully and it's showing 45-55 mpg, but if even touch the peddle it drops to 30mpg!! I guess time will tell, but I think as usual you can't get that much more power and get better mileage too!!
Maybe you can't tell but I love the car, just not the mileage...
No, I don't work for the EPA !! Hah ha !
I just filled up for the third time today and have over 2,000 miles on the clock. I've got 43.5, 46 and 44... all of these are actual calculations, although the digital is darned close to the same. (Today it was dead on, even to the 10th).....
Here's some observations I've made that will help you increase your mileage IF you can discipline yourself enough (which ain't easy)...
1. Take off EASY. This car has a VERY quick toe in on the accelerator.
2. Drive 65 mph or LESS. The difference between 65 or above seems significant based on the 30-40 mile runs I've done, resetting the average and driving different speeds.
3. It seems the a/c sucks up 2-4 mpg, depending on your speed.
I'm CONFIDENT if I could drive 60 mph with no a/c and the windows up, I could surpass 50 mpg... but I'll probably never find out as I can't imagine driving that slowly.
last week I did considerable driving in the mountains of West Virginia, ran around 75 mph and had the a/c on all the time. That was my lowest tank so far, around 42.5.
I suspect after 15-20K we'll see another point or two.
Wes