Originally posted by corn27:
I am glad to see that this thread has continued. There has been a lot of info on this thread to suggest that my mileage is a normal and within reason. Just for some clarification, I refueled today and right when my fuel alert tone rang, it was at 354 miles. Also, since I am in NYC, this is all city driving and is short distances which not surprisingly affects the MPG. I look forward to the my first road trip so my TDI can experience some highway driving. I think all the stop and go is killing her! By the way when I filled up I only got 12.229 gallons in the tank. I really need to learn that vent trick! Off to the FAQ!
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True heavy stop-and-go mileage of 28.948 mpg is
normal and that is what the TDIs do under those conditions.
Anyone that says differently is doing one of two things.
Their idea of the terrible stop-and-go traffic that you, and many others have experienced with relatively cold engines that are not operated for very long at or near
normal operating temperatures, especially on short commutes of two or three miles
is much different then what we have experienced.
OR they are
not telling the truth.
When the weather warms up this spring, and by then, you will have accumulated some addition break-in mileage, you'll probably take a day trip out of the city, and you
will experience much better fuel economy.
Just imagine what kind of gas (hate that word) mileage you would be getting
if you were making the same commute with one of those things (ugh)! The diesel engine by virtue of it's very nature is much more fuel efficient under the slow stop-and-go plus idling that you must endure daily.