| TDIFest 2008 Discussion about TDIFest 2008 that was held in Mason, OH on the Labour Day weekend (August 29th - August 31st, 2008) . |
August 24th, 2008, 16:58
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Good Ol' Boy
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Springfield, VA
Fuel Economy: see signature
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Good plan. Make sure to take into account for new EPA ratings vs. old EPA ratings.
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August 24th, 2008, 17:17
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cincinnati, KY
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If everyone who is going to participate will let me know what vehicle they are driving, I will look up the EPA figures.
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August 24th, 2008, 18:31
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#33
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Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Join Date: Jun 1998
Location: Sterling, Massachusetts. USA
Fuel Economy: Which VW diesel? There have been Twelve of them!
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2005 Passat TDI wagon: 27 mpg c / 38 mpg h.
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If the quantity of carbonic acid increases in geometric progression,
the augmentation of the temperature will increase nearly in arithmetic progression.
Svante Arrhenius 1896
Cogito ergo soy (I think, therefore: Biodiesel)
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August 25th, 2008, 07:19
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Sprockette's hubby
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: MI
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Originally Posted by Lug_Nut
2005 Passat TDI wagon: 27 mpg c / 38 mpg h.
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The "New" EAP MPG for both of our cars are now 23 c / 34 h. It's a shame that uninformed potential TDI buyers will see these new figures and think to themselves that it's not worth the extra money for diesel at those numbers. If they only knew what we already know.
Put me down for a 2005 Passat TDI sedan. I'm going to leave 2 days early and have my wife push the car all the way there  No really, I'll be using B20 like always.
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2005 B5.5, TD Tuning, R783's, GTB2260VK, 6 speed O1E, BSM 2/09, Pod w/ 40 PSI & EGT Gauge, Thor Skid Plate, Cat FF, Euro switch 
1996 B4V, 17/22, RC6, PP520's, .622 5th, Colt Cam II, Ecodes W/leveling motors & Euro switch, fog lights, Bilstein TC's, Cat FF, Whitbread 2.5" DP, exhaust, FMIC, APR 
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August 25th, 2008, 13:53
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#35
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Pre-Forum Veteran Member
Join Date: Jun 1998
Location: Sterling, Massachusetts. USA
Fuel Economy: Which VW diesel? There have been Twelve of them!
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And I was thinking the '05 figures were the new, revised ones.
23 / 34 / 28. Sounds like Twiggy at 8 months!
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If the quantity of carbonic acid increases in geometric progression,
the augmentation of the temperature will increase nearly in arithmetic progression.
Svante Arrhenius 1896
Cogito ergo soy (I think, therefore: Biodiesel)
Last edited by Lug_Nut; August 25th, 2008 at 13:56.
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August 25th, 2008, 15:57
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#36
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Aston,Pa. USA
Fuel Economy: 70.6/ 51/ 38
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I'm In!
1997 Passat TDI: "old EPA numbers were 38/47; "new" numbers are 32/42. What a joke! The "new" numbers are so unrealisticaly LOW to satisfy complaints from "chuckleheads" that drive 90 mph and then blame the EPA for "misleading" estimates. I'm in on the contest, and will blow the "new" numbers into the next solar system!
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1992 Mazda MX-6 (totaled by senile Honda driver!)
1997 Passat TDI
1999 Mercedes Benz E300 Turbodiesel
2005 Passat PD TDI
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August 26th, 2008, 04:20
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#37
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minneapolis
Fuel Economy: 69.63/47/36
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See my sig. Coming from the Twin Cities area, driving largely at night to avoid heavy Chicago traffic.
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August 26th, 2008, 11:57
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#38
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cincinnati, KY
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Great, looks like we will be having a great event.
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August 27th, 2008, 09:32
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Gadget Guy
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Springfield VA
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Just so everyone knows, the 1st placer in this also gets an award presented to them at the banquet.
-J
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August 27th, 2008, 19:49
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Veteran Member & HO5G CoFounder
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: NH
Fuel Economy: 49/47.5 - 51 mpg once!
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Originally Posted by Lug_Nut
I'm beginning to understand the hardships the TDI fraternity ....
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Fraternity? Are you forgetting about us club members with X chromosomes?! Or are you just implying that girls aren't silly enough to compete in a mileage competition...(which would be a perfectly reasonable explanation for your discriminatory faux-pas.)
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BUG*PWR 2008
1999 Golf - ...mmmmm, diesel-licious!
1965 Plymouth Barracuda - 225cid of Fishey fun...
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August 27th, 2008, 21:55
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#41
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: DosCirclos
Fuel Economy: B4:∅, ECO:45+
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Originally Posted by Hamsterdiesel
Fraternity? Are you forgetting about us club members with X chromosomes?! Or are you just implying that girls aren't silly enough to compete in a mileage competition...(which would be a perfectly reasonable explanation for your discriminatory faux-pas.) |
Oh, ok
I see the double standard here.
Gonna keep those X chromosomes all to yourselves, eh?
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'92 Jetta GL ECOdiesel 1.6TD 1v K14
'96Passat GLS TDI 1.9td AHU
'13 Passat TDI-SE 2.0td
die über das Angebot Angst vor schlechten Wolfsburg?
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August 31st, 2008, 06:19
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#42
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cincinnati, KY
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Here are the numbers
Name_______________MPG___vehicle_________%EPA
bestmapman_________68.4___06 Jetta 5sp_____207.2
jasonh______________53.2___05 Passat auto___198.9
Lug Nut_____________50.2___05 Passat auto___185.9
BRUSSELS BELGIAN____65.9___97 Passat 5sd____183.0
TD__________________53.1___04 Jetta 5sp_____147.5
Ecodean_____________55.05__02 Golf 5sp______144.8
vikingrob_____________46.5___04 Beetle auto___140.9
Last edited by bestmapman; September 25th, 2008 at 07:12.
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September 1st, 2008, 19:48
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#43
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Milwaukee WI
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Just ran a full tank for the Fest. Filled with b11 in Waukeegan Il and returned to the same station with 783 miles on the OD. Pumped 14.33 (I think, not in front of me right now).
Not bad at all considering I was upward of 90 a few times keeping up with Jason's trailer so I could draft!
Lots o fun, easy trip back to WI. Almost zero traffic and not a stop through Chicago for the first time in my life. Skipped the bypass but cutting 30 to 394 just by luck. Perfect.
Hope every one makes it home safely.
Tony B
TDiTony
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September 1st, 2008, 20:59
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: GTA
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I just did my calculations of my drive to the Fest and then back home. (Toronto Ontario Canada)
1090.4 km traveled before refueling just outside of Bowling Green on way back to Toronto
14.186 U.S. Gallons used
<Insert Math here>
Results:
4.925 Liters per 100 kilometers
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47.76mpg
2001 Jetta Automatic with PP520 injectors and RC3 Tune (275,580km or 171,237miles on the OD)
First time I went over the 1000k mark on a tank 
MrVermin
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2001 Jetta TDI: 6speed ERF swap, SB Endurance+ clutch W/30lbs SMF, RC Tuned, Race520's, Colt Stage2 Cam, PD150 Intake, PD150 RacePipe, VNT17/22, OMI, 3" Full Exhaust, 3BAR MAP, 11mm IP, Defender Skidplate, 17" Ariettas, GLI Suspension, Audi TT LCA Bushings,
Last edited by mrvermin; September 1st, 2008 at 21:03.
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September 3rd, 2008, 11:51
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#45
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Good Ol' Boy
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Springfield, VA
Fuel Economy: see signature
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39.5 MPG on the way home in the ECOdiesel (through the mountains, traveling ~3500 rpms @ 70 - 75 mph the whole way).
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