joecitizennn
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I have an ALH and a BEW jetta. The ALH gets 44 to 45 mpg under almost all circumstances regardless of how it is driven. The PD is a wierd animal by comparison, it gets a broad range of mileage and a broad range of performance. For example, on a recent 250 mile trip via interstate, i got 58 mpg. Two weeks later i took the exact same trip and got 35mpg. My tank vent is removed and i always bump my tank off three or four times when filling to make sure it is full. Point is... always get consistent mpg with the ALH, but never with the BEW.
Then there is the other thing, sometimes this car seems to have the same power as the ALH on WOT, but often it seems to have nearly double! When it is acting peppy, it will roll a black cloud of smoke that fills the roadway and it runs like a raped ape. (very fast).
This 2005 TDI PD BEW has a new lift pump, new tandem pump, all new fluids and filters and seems to be in very good mechanical shape... but i can't seem ti figure out its random performance. Any ideas?
Edit: both cars are 5 speeds and my general driving style is to hypermile, strategic coasting and conservative throttle use.
Then there is the other thing, sometimes this car seems to have the same power as the ALH on WOT, but often it seems to have nearly double! When it is acting peppy, it will roll a black cloud of smoke that fills the roadway and it runs like a raped ape. (very fast).
This 2005 TDI PD BEW has a new lift pump, new tandem pump, all new fluids and filters and seems to be in very good mechanical shape... but i can't seem ti figure out its random performance. Any ideas?
Edit: both cars are 5 speeds and my general driving style is to hypermile, strategic coasting and conservative throttle use.
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