Was just pulling your leg...
Hah. Internet never conveys sarcasm/jokes well. I am convinced some people think I am BS’ing on my mpg posts.Was just pulling your leg...
I know city driving kills mpg big time and driving habit like how to control your foot on the pedal makes a big difference.
If you remove your emissions stuff ,you can pass 60 MPG mark!!Enjoy your TDI!!
Meh, as a ex-deleted guy from my MK5, it's not worth it when we are doing as well as we are WITH all this stuff hanging off the turbo. It's a real tragedy that VW stepped into that pile of poo with the emissions cheat. This motor really does shine. Now, tune after phase 2 that you can remove if needed is a great next step and I'll probably go that route but I just see no practical reason "at this point" to dump the system. ?
If VW can void your 11 year, 162,000 mile warranty -- they will --
I don't care about additional power, only additional fuel economy. I cringe every time my car goes into a regen, as I watch my FE drop 5 mpg on that leg of my commute. That is the only reason I'd consider deleting: to get rid of that huge waste of fuel. I may even add a cat into a deleted system. I don't want to roll coal. I just don't want to continue wasting fuel on the on-board ash incinerator.
Have to go back to the dealership for them to do that.If VW can void your 11 year, 162,000 mile warranty -- they will --
I was more saying that for the emissions check he would encounter locally.
Delaware doesn't do an emissions (ie. visual or sniffer) test on diesel emissions, but they do plug in to the OBD II port to check readiness and codes. I was told by a Malone dealer that their Stg 2 tune will not pass our DMV plug-in without some finagling.Have to go back to the dealership for them to do that.
Have to go back to the dealership for them to do that.
Right, so with Malone you'd opt to buy/use a Flashzilla to remove the tune and replace the factory tune "just" for your checks. Then you swap the tune back on as soon as you get home from the check. Super easy and convenient to do.
In the same place I work on a dozen other TDI's..... the garage.I'm sooooo confused.
If-When you want to claim any work needed under the 162,000 mile - 11 years warranty.
...... where (???)
I didn't mention it but I'm actually getting BETTER economy with my stock MK7 than I was with my tunes and deleted car over 80k miles tracked tank to tank. The real kicker is, the MK7 only has 16k on it, not even CLOSE to being broken in. After the buy back, I really feel like I'M cheating. Ha ha
I noticed much better MPGs from the mk7 over a tuned mk6 (both on fuelly and on the display). It gets even better once you put a tune on the mk7!I didn't mention it but I'm actually getting BETTER economy with my stock MK7 than I was with my tunes and deleted car over 80k miles tracked tank to tank. The real kicker is, the MK7 only has 16k on it, not even CLOSE to being broken in. After the buy back, I really feel like I'M cheating. Ha ha
Typically 55-65 cruising. I drive five over. The majority of the route is posted 50 mph. They hand out tickets like candy on my commute (Slower Delaware to Chesapeake Bay).
a regen her or there can easily skew a tank average, but that is a great example of wind affecting FE. Its tough for us not to go under 70MPH on our longer commutes, and our FE show that.
Both legs were sea-level to sea-level and simply an exact reverse route with no regen. I monitor all regents w/ SG2. I feel it’s a very accurate representation of the wind effect on these cars. My entire hand-calculated history is available right there in my Fuelly sig. As far as people always saying they have to go a certain speed to keep up with the rat race, I always get a chuckle out of that. No, you don’t have to break the law to appease others.Hand calculations please
Screw appeasing others. Knowing your route, staying within 5 MPH of the speed limit is a matter of keeping points off your DL & money in your pocket vice the State's or local jurisdictions. Speeding tickets appear to be one of DE's primary income sources!B As far as people always saying they have to go a certain speed to keep up with the rat race, I always get a chuckle out of that. No, you don’t have to break the law to appease others.
It’s the primary budget source for many of the small towns in Kent and Sussex Counties. It’s the land of speed traps. These are towns of 1,000 to 5,000 people with inordinate numbers of cops and cruisers and high dollar laser guns and I/O radar. They’re really good (or bad depending on the point of view).
Your tax $$$ hard at work.
Going 70 isn't breaking the law in the land of the freeBoth legs were sea-level to sea-level and simply an exact reverse route with no regen. I monitor all regents w/ SG2. I feel it’s a very accurate representation of the wind effect on these cars. My entire hand-calculated history is available right there in my Fuelly sig. As far as people always saying they have to go a certain speed to keep up with the rat race, I always get a chuckle out of that. No, you don’t have to break the law to appease others.
sure we could take back roads to go 180 mile travels but sadly our time is worth sticking to the highways.
70 in a 50 in Virginia is a weekend in jail. Just FYI.Going 70 isn't breaking the law in the land of the free
I’m glad I don’t live in a congested sh*thole like that! Here it’s two lane country roads and we wave at each other (with all of our fingers
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