Originally posted by BoraTdi:
somebody is calculating wrong, or else taking an hour and a half to vent their tank. I vent prodigiously and on either TDI, regardless of how I drive, I've never ONCE achieved more than 550 miles. What gives?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bora,
Their not calculating wrong, it's a matter of discipline to stay off the pedal.
Around town or semi mixed driving, where I have a habit of driving my TDI like it was still my Z-28 I, have found 530-550 to be about my worst mpg.
On a trip around the heart of Texas with an old college professor leading the way, (never going over 65mph) we drove 300 miles and I figured we could of gone 900 miles on that tank easily. I had 2 Japanese foreign exchange students with me that probably weighed 200 lbs together. We used the A/C for a very short time, otherwise windows were closed or slightly cracked.
I had prepared for the trip by changing the oil the day before, inflating my V rated tires to 40psi and filling to the top of the neck (vent) and I was using a tuning box with a descreened intake pipe and a K&N filter.
I firmly believe 900+ or even 1000 is possible, but not without mods and some effort.
The only problem with it is, no one seems to believe it.
It's like having a TDI that beats a Mustang GT in the 1/8 mile. The only one's who accept it as truth are the one's who see it.