April 2006 Monthly Mileage Competition!

[Sleet]

deleted... stupid computer error...

 

[Sleet]

Driver: Sleet
Miles: 548.0
Gallons: 10.603
Model Year: 1998
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5m
Fuel type: D2

51.68 MPG

 

[tiesel]

Driver: Tiesel
Miles: 735
Gallons: 11.9
Model Year: 2001
Model: Golf
Tranny: 5m
Fuel type: B20
MPG: 61.7

 

[gottdi]

Driver: gottdi
Miles: 624.8
Gallons: 14.153
Model Year: 01
Model: Beetle
Tranny: 5
Fuel type: ULSD

Mileage: 44.428743 mpg
Not taking it easy and venting the tank. Makes it easier to be consistant with fill ups. More acurate records that way. With my driving style 44 is pretty good for a Beetle. I am not going to try to make the 700 mile club because I am just too dang impatient and want to go go go!

gottdi

 

[schwechel]

Driver: Schwechel
Miles: 796
Gallons: 15.564
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta Sedan
Tranny: 5m
Fuel type: D2 and 4 oz. of Powerservice(white)

 

[Beas]

Beas
696
13.3
2006 Jetta V
M5
D2

 

[thelemite]

Driver:thelemite
Miles:621.9
Gallons:13.406
Model Year:1999
Model:nb
Tranny: 5spd
Fuel typed2

 

[spiderb_151]

April Mileage

Driver: Spiderb_151
Miles: 703.4
Gallons: 15.84
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5m
Fuel: D2

First tank over 700 miles, running Kuhmo Ecsta MX's wider and shorter (205/50/R15) w/ an autocross run in the middle of it. I love diesel!

Dan

**edit Ummm, ment to put this in the 700 mile club, I can't compete here yet!

 

[russell67]

Driver: russell67
Miles: 610
Gallons: 12.91
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta TDI
Tranny: M5
Fuel Type: D2

 

[rigormortis]

Driver: Rigor Mortis
Miles: 598.94
Gallons: 16.22
Model Year: 2000
Model: Passat Variant PD 115 highline
Tranny: aut-tiptr 5sp
Fuel type: Euro diesel with acetone, 50 ml on the tank
MPG= 36.93

Hard accelerations if possible until proper speed is reached.
Quiet rides, 50 MPH,on highway(65%) and 100 mph rides on interstates (35 %)
Seems aggressive and fast driving has little influence on fuel consumption overall, just as you guys expected...
Only my tires are gonna wear faster I guess ;-)
Now for a tank without acetone and the same drives...
The weather is improving suddenly, real spring is here to stay, those rotten tree pollen make me sick though, but AC on recycle does something good, although OFF and all the valves closed is better but it 's gonna be warm that way. Haven't used the AC still, gonna see what it does to the MPG's...

Groeten van Hans

 

[Sweeps]

OK so I went for it this tank, whimped out with the dam fuel light though, could have gone a bit farther, still impressed though! Looks like I could have made 900, but that Fuel Light! It had been on for about 50 miles.

Driver: Sweeps
Miles: 878
Gallons: 15.9
Model Year: 2000
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: D2

 

[fgn11]

Driver: Fred
Miles: 613.9
Gallons: 14.906
Model Year: 2005
Model: Golf IV GLS TDI
Tranny: Auto (5 Speed Tiptronic)
Fuel type: D2

Not so good with this tank. Snow tires have been removed, but weather has been so nice that I have been driving around a lot with windows and sunroof open which I am sure cuts into MPG.

 

[sawdustgf]

Driver: Sawdustgf
Miles: 511.6
Gallons: 9.609
Model Year: 2002
Model: Golf GLS TDI
Tranny: M5
Fuel Type: D2

MPG = 53.24

 

[Hobbes22]

Driver: Hobbes22
Miles: 533
Gallons: 12.059
Model Year: 2006
Model: New Beetle
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: D2

 

[spuimatt]

Driver:Spuimatt
Miles:729.5
Gallons:15.187
Model year:2003
Model:Golf GL 4dr
Tranny:5M
Fuel:B20

Total mileage:60,495

 

[daBooj]

OK so I went for it this tank, whimped out with the dam fuel light though, could have gone a bit farther, still impressed though! Looks like I could have made 900, but that Fuel Light! It had been on for about 50 miles.

Miles: 878
Gallons: 15.9

eh... you don't want to cut it too close. My thousand mile tank only took 15.8 on the fill, and I was scared for the last 100 miles. You may have had over a gallon in the tank, but... you didn't know that before the fill. Best not to run out of fuel.

It was still 55mpg, not to shaby!

 

[Sweeps]

Yes, absolutely did not want to run out of fuel, at least now I know how my gauge is calibrated as far as the light coming on for future tanks.

 

[jrh0558]

I've only had my TDI Golf 5speed automatic for a little while, so it's still in the breakin period. But I've noticed that at about 60 mph it seems to be in a sweet zone where the engine/transmission seem to run just a little smoother and probably giving a little better mpg as well.

Has anyone else noticed this?

John

 

[esoteric0001]

Driver:esoteric0001
Miles:797.4
Gallons:17.679
Model Year:05.5
Model:A5
Tranny:M5
Fuel type:d 2

Ac is hurting my mileage. 45.104

 

[scooperhsd]

4/21/2006

Driver:scooperhsd
Miles: 509.9
Gallons: 13.572
Model Year: 2000
Model: NB
Tranny: 4A
Fuel type: D2

this tank 37.57 mpg; month to date , 1042.0 miles , 27.337 gallons , 38.1168 mpg

 

[cartog]

Driver: cartog
Miles: 726.5
Gallons: 17.1 B100
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta Wagon
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: B85 burned

 

[DavidG]

Driver: DavidG
Miles: 229
Gallons: 4.31
Model Year:06
Model: Jetta V
Tranny:M5
Fuel type: B5

53.1 MPG
I topped off today to have a full tank for a weeks vacation to Virginia with the family.

 

[robinhood]

Driver: me
Miles: 735
Gallons: 14.81
Model Year:99.5
Model: Jetta IV
Tranny:5 spd
Fuel type: B100

 

[Mike_M]

Fill date: 4/21/2006
Driver: Mike_M
Miles: 712
Gallons: 15.613
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta GLS
Tranny: 5-speed
Fuel type: B99
MPG: 45.6

What's that black blur on the roads of Phoenix (and I-10 to Tucson)?

It's Mike, driving like a friggin' maniac!

Yes, another "throwaway" tank...I had to burn the first third of my fuel taking a trip to Tucson for which I was late before I even started. Hence, it was all done between 80-100mph. My car feels GOOD on WOT blasts from 80-100. Plus, the first half of the tank, it was complaining about the temp sensor and doing weird stuff on start. I've got that fixed now (the sensor connection was loose/crooked/something).

Mike

 

[tdijetta01]

Driver: tdijetta01
Miles: 558.8
Gallons: 13.46
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 4a
Fuel type: D2

 

[powerstrokeTDI]

Driver: powerstrokeTDI
Miles: 550.1
Gallons: 11.946
Model Year: 2006
Model: Golf 4dr
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: B5
MPG: 46.05

 

[BaconGrease]

Driver:BaconGrease
Miles:491.0
Gallons:9.800
Model Year:1998
Model:Jetta
Tranny:M5
Fuel type2

50.1 mpg

 

[Biscuit]

Driver: Biscuit
Miles: 632.8
Gallons: 15.229
Model Year: 2000
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5m
Fuel type: D2

41.6mpg

 

[cram51]

4/14/06
Driver: cram51
Miles: 526.7
Gallons: 12.89
Model Year: 2005
Model: Jetta
Tranny: Auto
Fuel type: B11
MPG = 40.86

4/22/06
Driver: cram51
Miles: 445.4
Gallons: 10.29
Model Year: 2005
Model: Jetta
Tranny: Auto
Fuel type: B11
MPG = 43.28
I had a lot more country road driving (@ ~ 63 MPH) on this tank...as you can tell.

 

[Sleet]

Driver: Sleet
Miles: 735.5
Gallons: 14.681
Model Year: 1998
Model: jetta
Tranny:5m
Fuel type: D2

MPG : 50.09