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The ALH cars are light and get great MPGs, but the mk7s feel so much more powerful. If you drive lightly and don't tap into the power, you can still get great MPGs, but when you need that power, the mk7 is much better (and it doesn't even drag down your MPGs if you use it sparingly/when needed)

He is claiming 58mpg going 62mph (conversion done by me). If the dash says 58mpg, then from my experience I would probably get 52 or 53mpg if calculated by hand. Going 62mph on a flat road with ideal situations, I have done 56mpg 100% highway with no stops until fill up (hand calculated - 400...

I can confirm that. The gauge says 50ish mpg since last refuel. Fuelly (and by hand) is usually 10-12% less. I get like 45-46mpg in real life. Sometimes it's super easy to tell. I get like 470 miles on the trip meter since last fuel up, I put in like 10.2 gallons so I know it's a little under...

Try these 2 VCDS mods. If you have the cable, they are "free" so why not. Its turning off vibration reduction and the torque limiter: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5392096&postcount=29 and http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5389118&postcount=21 turbo lag reduced with it

Totally agree with the 2 VCDS mods. If you have the cable, they are "free" so why not. Its turning off vibration reduction and the torque limiter: http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5392096&postcount=29 and http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5389118&postcount=21 I got the KERMA...

My friends,brother in law,parent...etc sometimes borrow my car when they stay with us. They try to be nice and refuel the tank sometimes. 10 years ago one of them put gas in the tank and i had to tow it to the dealer at midnight. Having a lock and hiding the key in the car has prevented...

I was one of the prototype testers and I enjoy using the locking cap. I would recommend getting one. The DEF one looks nice too.

The TDI got bigger brakes in the mk6 jsw and could not fit a 15. The mk7 GSW was lighter than mk6 and went back to smaller brakes. A 15 should fit

It definitely is that fastest car that is also rated 40+mpg and under $25K.basically only prius or civic hybrid. Given all factors, i consider it the best compromise and the car for me

If you have vcds, try http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5392096&postcount=29 and http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=5389118&postcount=21 The whole thread is good but those are the main ones to look at. Yes power is limited. On top of vcds, get the kerma tune. It makes the engine...

Not sure if this answers this, but something about the mk7 that I immediately noticed and hated is that the idle is at 1000rpm when at a red light if I am holding it with light pressure on the brake pedal. Press harder and it drops to 850rpm. Could that possibly be the case for OP?

I drove a 300mile trip in similar situation and got 50.3mpg hand calculated (just under 6 gallons,topped off to the filler). I also have Kerma and it's great! Dash read 57mpg. It's possible (and more likely) that OP got mid 50s mpg. Pretty good still, I don't know another car that would be as...

I got slightly above 50% over epa estimate on both cars. I usually get 35-40% over most tanks. 2.0 Tdi vs 2.2 gas, the diesel will always win, no doubt. My point was to OP that 40s in a gas engine is not remarkable. If OP got 50s-60s in a TSI, that would be impressive. There are hypermilers who...

I got 46.4mpg tank on a 2001 Camry on an empty highway averaging 49mph. Look up "hypermiling" and you will see many people do 40-50mpg on a standard 2 liter gas engine. Yes, gas engines can approach TDI mpgs if you drive it right. Nothing really special about that. My best tank on a TDI is 67mpg

I built a custom thin box that sits above the tire well and underneath the floor in the included space. It houses a 15in fosgate sub. I'm only pushing 200watts to it. Stealth. Pictures if I get time. Sounds good, I don't get it very loud, just wanted some depth. It will probably distort if I...