May 2007 Mileage Competition

greengeeker

Vendor
Joined
Feb 8, 2006
Location
Cambridge, MN
TDI
2002 Jetta GLS
This is how the contest works:
This is a month by month competition. Everytime you make an entry it will be added up and recorded together according to the fuel type and car/year you are driving.
THIS IS NOT an individual tank competition (or a partial tank competition for that matter).

Entries will be accepted until June 5th...but remember, report tanks filled in MAY.

If you have any questions, PM me.

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Driver:
Miles:
Gallons:
Model year:
Model:
Tranny:
Fuel type:

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US Gallons

Tranny Types
(x)A = x speed automatic
(x)M = x speed manual
DSG = direct-shift gearbox
CVT = continuously variable transmission

Fuel types
Bx = biodiesel - x is the percentage of bio
ULSD / LSD / D2 = normal petroleum based diesel.
87/89/93 oct = gasoline

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Bradtholomew

Veteran Member
Joined
Nov 17, 2006
Location
Peterborough, Ontario
TDI
2002 Golf TDI
Driver: Bradtholomew
Miles: 845.6
Gallons: 15.878
Model year: 2002
Model: Golf GLS
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: D2

MPG: 53.26

Miles are almost entirely in April, but filled up today. Diesel dropped a cent/litre at my station too, so it really paid off :) Best tank ever for MPG too!

I'm really loving the diesel now. At the local Sunoco diesel was 89.9 today, and regular gas was 107.9. I'm not normally one to worry about a few cents either way, but I'm saving so much money with the Golf now!

Brad
 

Tom71662

Veteran Member
Joined
Sep 19, 2005
Location
Florida
TDI
Jetta, 2006, Black
Driver: Tom71662
Miles:393.3
Gallons:7.952
Model year:2006
Model:Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel type:LSD

5/1/2007
 

DK

Veteran Member
Joined
May 6, 2002
Location
Massachusetts
TDI
2014 TDI Golf 6 speed
driver: DK
miles: 733.7
gallons: 13.667
model yr: 2002
model: Golf
tranny: 5m
fuel: ulsd

mpg: 53.684:D Ahhh. Spring is here. May have made 800 miles this tank, but didn't want to risk it.
 

Lug_Nut

TDIClub Enthusiast, Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 20, 1998
Location
Sterling, Massachusetts. USA
TDI
idi: 1988 Bolens DGT1700H, the other oil burner: 1967 Saab Sonett II two stroke
Driver: Lug_Nut
Miles: 1049.2
Gallons: 17.747
Model year: 1997
Model: B4V
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: B75

This should be the last of the petro I need until December. So nice to be back to B100 again.
 

Lug_Nut

TDIClub Enthusiast, Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 20, 1998
Location
Sterling, Massachusetts. USA
TDI
idi: 1988 Bolens DGT1700H, the other oil burner: 1967 Saab Sonett II two stroke
Miles distance or MPG? Sedan or wagon (or the A2 Golf I had for a while)?
 

fgn11

Well-known member
Joined
May 30, 2005
Location
Huntley, Illinois USA
TDI
2005 Golf GLS TDI, 5A, Blue
Driver: FGN11
Miles: 598.5
Gallons: 13.602
Model year: 2005
Model: Golf IV GLS TDI
Tranny: 5A
Fuel type: ULSD
 

Lug_Nut

TDIClub Enthusiast, Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 20, 1998
Location
Sterling, Massachusetts. USA
TDI
idi: 1988 Bolens DGT1700H, the other oil burner: 1967 Saab Sonett II two stroke
This Apr-May tank is the best (so far) in this wagon. I've only had this one on the road since November.
I had one top-off in January that calculated to 74+ mpg, but that was for less than 6 gallons of D2 to dilute the bio already in the tank.

And the exhaust smells so much better now on B100 than even the B75 of earlier this week.
 

Hobbes22

Veteran Member
Joined
Oct 23, 2005
Location
Michigan
TDI
New Beetle, 2006, Red
Driver: Hobbes22
Miles: 474
Gallons: 9.83
Model year: 2006
Model: New Beetle
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD


Date: 4 May 2007
MPG: 48.2
ULSD: 2.739/gal, RUG: 3.189/gal
TDI = :)



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JustLuckey

Veteran Member
Joined
May 25, 2006
Location
North GA
TDI
Non-VW: 2016 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel
Driver: JustLuckey
Miles: 585.4
Gallons: 13.00
Model year: 2006.5
Model: Jetta
Tranny: DSG
Fuel type: ULSD

MPG: 45.03
90% highway
 

njkayaker

Veteran Member
Joined
Apr 19, 2006
Driver: njkayaker
Miles: 642.5
Gallons: 12.88
Model year: 2006
Model: Jetta TDI
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD

Mostly lowspeed highway with little traffic (20 mile oneway commute).

49.9 MPG

Lifetime average: 46.5 mpg
 

Lane_S

Veteran Member
Joined
Aug 25, 2005
Location
Hastings, Pennsylvania
TDI
Jetta GL 2003 Blue
My best so far

Driver: Lane_S
Miles: 908.0
Gallons: 15.567
Model year: 2003
Model: Jetta GL
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD

MPG: 58.32

Low fuel warning went on at 881.2
 

Blackbug1

Veteran Member
Joined
Oct 10, 2006
Location
Clifton Tn
TDI
2012 Jetta
Most of the miles were driven in April, filled up May 1st
Driver: Blackbug1
Miles: 911.4
Gallons: 16.27
Model year: 1998
Model: NB
Tranny: 5M
Fuel ULSD

MPG 56.01

95 % highway miles at 55 to 60 MPH
.681 5th gear
 
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Bob_Fout

Oil Wanker
Joined
Sep 5, 2004
Location
Indiana
TDI
2003 Jetta - Alaska Green (sold) / 2015 GTI 2.0T
Driver: Bob_Fout
Miles: 615.5
Gallons: 12.2
Model year: 2003
Model: Jetta GLS
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD

MPG: 50.45

50% 70 to 80 MPH, 50% 60 to 70 MPH.

Hmm... (75 + 65) / 2 = 70 MPH. Gee, 70 MPH = 50 MPG :)
 

LanduytG

Vendor
Joined
Sep 5, 2001
Location
Greenfield, IN
TDI
99 NB 82 Westfalia Diesel
Driver: LanduytG
Miles: 754.4
Gallons: 13.93
Model year: 2001
Model: NB
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: D2
MPG: 54.15


Driving 63mph with A/C on most of the time. A little city driving, about 30 miles.


Greg
 

sno779

Well-known member
Joined
Dec 19, 2006
Location
Phoenix AZ
TDI
2004 VW Golf
Driver; sno779 Laural
Miles; 696.9
Gallons; 13.49
Model Year; 2004
Model; Golf
Tranny; 5M
Fuel Type; ULSD

MPG; 51.66
 

Chitti

Veteran Member
Joined
Feb 21, 2007
Location
Collegeville, PA (now in Denver, CO)
TDI
2002 Jetta TDI 5M (Donated). Now, 2006 TDI DSG
Driver: Chitti
Miles: 286.2
Gallons: 5.533
Model year: 2002
Model: Jetta GLS TDI
Tranny: 4A
Fuel type: ULSD

That is 51.726 mpg! Jetta TDI made my day! I didn't think I could break the 50 mpg barrier! Mine is a 4-speed automatic!

Salut,
 

boraTDI04

Veteran Member
Joined
Apr 9, 2007
Location
Indianapolis
TDI
2004 Jetta TDI
ok, lets try this again....sorry
Driver:boraTDI04
Miles:694.3
Gallons:13.3
Model year:04
Model:bora
Tranny:5m
Fuel type:usld
mpg:52.20
 

ncinpa

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 25, 2007
Location
Charlotte, NC
TDI
Jetta TDI (2006.5)
Not the best, but an example of what I'm getting during the first 2000 miles of ownership. Previously owned a 1979 Rabbit diesel and a 1986 Ford F-250 diesel (6.9L IH Engine.)

Driver: ncinpa.
Miles: 1981 (April 18th to May 5th, total miles on vehicle.)
Gallons: 49.059 ($2.859 to $2.889 per gallon.)
Model Year: 2006.5.
Model: Jetta TDI, Special Edition.
Transmission: Automatic (Left in Automatic +99% of the time.)
Fuel Type: 100% petro diesel (USLD, I believe, because the warning signs are off the pumps.)
Mileage: 40.4 mpg (High - 42.7, Low - 35.1.)
Type Driving: About a 50:50 mix of highway and city.
Speedometer: Reads about 5% high, based on GPS.
Odometer: Reads about 1% high based on GPS and interstate mileage signs (GPS and interstate mileage signs match up closely, less than 0.1% difference)
Dashboard MPG indicator: Reads about 15% to 20% high, but instanteous MPG indicator still useful as qualitative assessment of correlation between driving style/terrain and actual MPG
Corrected mileage based on difference between odometer and GPS/highway markers: 40.0
 

Tom71662

Veteran Member
Joined
Sep 19, 2005
Location
Florida
TDI
Jetta, 2006, Black
Driver: Tom71662
Miles:481.8
Gallons:10.189
Model year:2006
Model:Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel type:LSD

5/4/2007
 

Tom71662

Veteran Member
Joined
Sep 19, 2005
Location
Florida
TDI
Jetta, 2006, Black
Driver: Tom71662
Miles:631.1
Gallons:14.011
Model year:2006
Model:Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel type:LSD

5/5/2007
 

greengeeker

Vendor
Joined
Feb 8, 2006
Location
Cambridge, MN
TDI
2002 Jetta GLS
Driver: greengeeker
Miles: 590.5
Gallons: 11.949
Model year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: B2
MPG = 49.4
 
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Tom71662

Veteran Member
Joined
Sep 19, 2005
Location
Florida
TDI
Jetta, 2006, Black
Driver: Tom71662
Miles:475.1
Gallons:12.076
Model year:2006
Model:Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel type:LSD

5/6/2007
Worst tank ever! Bad fuel from shell.
 

Mike_M

Veteran Member
Joined
Sep 23, 2003
Location
Phoenix, AZ
TDI
Black 2002 Jetta GLS
Driver: Mike_M
Miles: 789
Gallons: 16.395
Model year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: B99

MPG: 48.1

Blech! I hope I can get away frmo this 8-5 crap sometime soon. It's killing me.
 

whitelite777

Veteran Member
Joined
Apr 23, 2004
Location
Sedalia, Colorado
Driver: Whitelite
Miles: 446.7
Gallons: 8.863
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta
Total Miles on the car: 18676
Tranny: DSG
Fuel Type: ULSD

MPG: 50.40:)

Round Trip from Sedalia to Craig Colorado; up and down over the mountains. Drove as close to 60mph as I could, sometimes 65mph.
 
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