APRIL 2008 Mileage Competition

[pugman]

Driver: Pugman
Miles: 681
Gallons: 13.56
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta TDI
Tranny: M5
Fuel Type: ULSD+PS

 

[Brock_from_WI]

Driver: Brock_from_WI
Miles: 919
Gallons: 15.085
Model year: 2003
Model: Jetta Wagon
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD +PS

MPG: 60.92

This is my second fill, sorry.

 

[MPLSTDI]

driver: MPLSTDI
miles: 626.6
gallons: 14.302
year: 2006
model: Jetta TDI
tranny: DSG
fuel: ULSD winter/-10

mpg: 43.8 I pulled a trailer about 200-250 miles during this tank. Not bad considering

 

[Neous]

Driver: Jayneous
Miles: 708
Gallons: 15.003
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

 

[fgn11]

Driver: FGN11
Miles: 564.3
Gallons: 12.898
Model Year: 2005
Model: Golf IV GLS TDI
Tranny: 5A
Fuel Type: ULSD

My first over $4.oo fill-up. Fuel was US$4.199 @ Gal.

 

[Fix_Until_Broke]

Driver: Fix Until Broke
Miles: 887.3
Gallons: 15.045
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M W/0.681 5th
Fuel Type: Artic Gold ULSD

58.976 MPG

100 miles with snow tires on (avg mid/upper 40's), ~1 week of heavy rain/winds, couple WOT events, ~250 miles of engine off coasting, last tank of winter fuel. Pretty decent given the conditions - first real attempt at good mileage since the turbo and tune upgrades. More work to do to get back to where I was, but it's early in the MPG season .

60% overall effort in driving for economy.

81,723 ODO miles

SG Readings
MPG: 50.7
GAL: 12.7
Miles: 643
AVG MPH: 32
Hours: 20
Fuel Trim +75% for this tank (now +93.1%) - still re calibrating
Miles Adjustment +3% (no change)

All speeds indicated (~3% higher than actual), no Odometer Correction (~1% lower than actual)

 

[Fencemaker]

Driver: Fencemaker
Miles: 1954
Gallons: 39.929
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta TDI
Tranny: M5
Fuel Type: ULSD+ST

First three tanks in April combined. Getting 48.94 mpg combined and driving for high mpgs (sanely, of course!)

 

[scooperhsd]

Wife's trip to KC

Driver: scooperhsd
Miles: 552.5
Gallons: 12.94
Model Year: 2000
Model: NB
Tranny: 4A
Fuel Type: ULSD

Tank MPG 42.70 - 2nd highest tank ever on this car.
Kettering OH Murphy oil

Driver: scooperhsd
Miles: 428.1
Gallons: 11.02
Model Year: 2000
Model: NB
Tranny: 4A
Fuel Type: ULSD

tank MPG 38.85
Warrenton MO BP
Wife used A/C on this tank
odometer 185273 miles
month to date 2221.5 miles, 55.837 gal , 39.875 MPG

 

[Hot Georgia]

Fix_until_broke:

• 100 miles with snow tires
• 1 week of heavy rain/winds
• couple WOT events
• 60% overall effort in driving for economy
• 58.976 MPG

That's fantastic!
Keep up the great work
-Steve

 

[Fix_Until_Broke]

Fix_until_broke:

• 100 miles with snow tires
• 1 week of heavy rain/winds
• couple WOT events
• 60% overall effort in driving for economy
• 58.976 MPG

That's fantastic!
Keep up the great work
-Steve

Don't forget winter fuel as well. We'll see if I can keep myself disiplined enough for this tank to improve upon it. I'm kind of excited to see what kind of mileage I can get while still having a moderate performance improvment (my scan guage correction is +93% if that's any indication ).

 

[MikeMars]

My second and final April tank.

Driver: MikeMars
Miles: 912.1
Gallons: 15.462 (58.53 litres = 12.875 imp gallons - I think more could have gone in, it settled down further after I'd finished, but the pump had cut off by that time)
Model Year: 2000 (early)
Model: Passat 1.9TDi 115hp PD
Tranny: Manual 5-gear
Fuel Type: ULSD

Trip computer claims 67.9 imperial mpg (a PB, previous was 66.0). From previous experience tanks this implies an actual MPG of around 67.2 (= 56mpg us). Note that because there was still a little room in the tank, the computer figure is probably more accurate than the tank-to-tank figure ... the next tankfull will average out the error. This situation is the opposite of my first recorded tank (March), which was going from not-brimmed to brimmed.

The weather was continuing to improve, so a further improvement in MPG as a result. In addition to that I started practising pulse-and-glide after the first couple of hundred miles.

The diesel cost £1.179 per litre, £ 69.01 for the tank, = about $ 138.02

Reserve light came on at 845.5 miles

 

[greenskeeper]

Driver: greenskeeper
Miles: 770
Gallons: 14.3
Model Year: 1998
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5spd
Fuel Type: D2 ULSD

 

[BioBob]

My First Beetle Post

Driver: BioBob
Miles: 743
Gallons: 13.395
Year: 2000
Model: NB
Tranny: 5m
Fuel: ULSD

Decided to give the Beetle a "spring stretch", and took her to Chattanooga this last weekend.
55.47 MPG -- Not bad thru the Smokies! (but I would have gotten 60+ MPG with the Bora)

 

[Chitti]

Driver: Chitti
Miles: 566.0
Gallons: 11.82
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 4A
Fuel Type: ULSD

47.885 mpg! Sweeet!! I drive constantly at 65 mph (actual 62 mph).

 

[Audi5jim]

Driver: Audi5jim
Miles: 822.1
Gallons:15.129
Model Year:2003
Model:Golf GL 2 Door TDI/5-speed
Tranny: 5' ver
Fuel Type: ULSD

54.339 mpg

 

[ITSPREZ]

Driver: itsprez
Miles: 497.25
Gallons: 10.94
Model Year: 2001
Model: Jetta
Tranny:5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

497.25 miles in 6 hours 3 minutes and 45 seconds = avg of 82.054 mph and 45.452 mpg. Not 60 mpg yet but I won't complain considering my need to get home quick, running the AC and the mountains. Trip from SC to IN going through Smokey's on I40 with a/c on at 50% for 4 of 6 hours; 48 psi in front; 44 psi in rear; Goodyear Comfort Tread @ 19lbs each;

If time allows I will try this week’s SC to IN trip with some sense and see where I land. My best run ever is 55.034 mpg with ULSD+RL from Arkansas to Indiana.

 

[Fix_Until_Broke]

ITSPREZ - That's pretty darn good mileage given the conditions and true average speed. Must not have many/any stops along the way.

Get that 0.658 5th (instead of the 0.681 for the highway cruising) and RC tune and I bet it will get a couple MPG's better.

 

[Cerebus]

Driver: Cerebus
Miles: 658
Gallons: 15.22
Model Year: 2001
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B5

 

[wv tdi]

Driver: wv tdi
Miles: 864.8
Gallons: 20.877
Model Year: '06
Model: A5
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type:ULSD

4.24/gal

 

[greengeeker]

Driver: greengeeker
Miles: 810.8
Gallons: 15.698
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: B2

MPG = 51.6

 

[bankman]

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Driver: Bankman
Miles: 1381.7
Gallons: 28.283
Model Year: 2006
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5m
Fuel Type: ULSD

MPG: 48.8

 

[ZippyV]

Driver:Zippy V
Miles:554
Gallons:10.57
Model Year:2008
Model:Golf Match 105
Tranny:5M
Fuel Type:ULSD + Millers 4

 

[BioBob]

Last Tank for the Bora this month. Short Experimental

Driver: BioBob
Miles: 451
Gallons: 7.122
Year: 2003
Model: Bora
Tranny: 5m
Fuel: ULSD

Had to try N.O.O.C's "raise the rearend" idea. I did it with spring spreaders, rather than taller tires. Went up about an inch and a half (1 1/2 inches). Sure is a different feel to the car, and it looks like about 1.5 - 2 mpg improvement. Will have better numbers after my next trip to Michigan. (only about 250 miles since lift)

There was an un-expected consequence to this experiment. I had traveled 55 mph for the 250 miles. After the fill I had about 50 miles to go to get home and I drove most of the way at 65 mph. In that short run I got 61 MPG. I have never gotten over 60mpg before at that speed. Was it the "high tail"? Time will tell (and the trip to Mich.)

63.325 MPG

 

[Platinum_PD]

Driver: Platinum_PD
Miles: 1646.3
Gallons: 31.579
Model Year: 2004
Model: Jetta Sedan
Tranny: 5M
Fuel type: ULSD+PS

MPG: 52.13

 

[Waldek Walrus]

Driver: Waldek Walrus
Miles: 829.5
Gallons: 17.314
Model Year: 2006
Model: NB
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD+PS

Gray bottle PS again no more winter formulation. I got a splash of ULSD in Pittsburgh last weekend - $25 @ $4.449/gallon. RUG at the same station that day was $3.499/gallon. Topped it off today $51.25 @ $4.359/gallon and RUG was $3.659/gallon. So, for the same money I could have had 21.151 gallons of RUG and a car that got 39.2 MPG on RUG would cost the same for fuel. Since this was NOT all highway it would be hard for a gasser to do that.

 

[Joe TDI]

(4/1/08)
Driver: Joe TDI
Miles: 629.6
Gallons: 14.87
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD
MPG: 42.3
Very heavy on the go pedal lately...
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(4/10/08)
Driver: Joe TDI
Miles: 647.9
Gallons: 14.21
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD
MPG: 45.59
Driving more efficiently. 3 mpg difference.
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(4/21/08)
Driver: Joe TDI
Miles: 651.6
Gallons: 14.8
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 5M
Fuel Type: ULSD
MPG: 44.02

Here are my 3 fill-ups for the month....I still have 1/2 tank and won't be filling up again until May. It's so sweet to be able to say that!

 

[Joe TDI]

Is it better if I put all my fill-ups for the month in 1 post?

 

[txpigeon]

Driver: txpigeon
Miles: 865.9
Gallons: 16.596
Model Year: 2003
Model: Jetta Wagon
Tranny:5M
Fuel Type: ULSD

My red one again. SG said I had 10.3 miles to empty, but it looks like I could have made another 25, give or take. Don't think I'll try to get that close. Planning a road trip for next month. Should be about 2500 miles or so total. I think I'll try a tank with cruise set at 55 (and hope I don't get run over!)

Got me a new toy - 2005 Winnebago Rialta Motorhome on the VW T-4 chassis - so I expect I won't be having as many fill-ups on the TDI at times.

Duane

 

[Chitti]

Driver: Chitti
Miles: 565.8
Gallons: 11.771
Model Year: 2002
Model: Jetta
Tranny: 4A
Fuel Type: ULSD

48.067 mpg!

 

[Fix_Until_Broke]

Driver: BioBob
Miles: 451
Gallons: 7.122
Year: 2003
Model: Bora
Tranny: 5m
Fuel: ULSD

Had to try N.O.O.C's "raise the rearend" idea. I did it with spring spreaders, rather than taller tires. Went up about an inch and a half (1 1/2 inches). Sure is a different feel to the car, and it looks like about 1.5 - 2 mpg improvement. Will have better numbers after my next trip to Michigan. (only about 230 miles since lift)

63.325 MPG

Interesting - keep us updated on how the trend continues.