Mpg

[FOUR RINGS]

Hello there i have only had my A2 1.4 tdi for a month now and its fantastic. we havent been on any long runs yet as the wife is using it for the school run & shopping localy. could anybody tell me what sort of mpg i should get around town. we put £25 of fuel in @ 98p a ltr and got 240 miles out of her till the fuel light came on. is this about right :confused:

[driveforward]

I can't advise on town driving as I don't do too much of it.. all I can say is, don't drive it like a petrol, change up early and stay away from the higher revs!

Ian

[FOUR RINGS]

Thanks for the fast responce i will forward this info to the wife.

[chucknaldo]

I get 320 miles till warning comes on. Been using V-POWER diesel for about a month now. Mine is the small tank.

[ULP]

Based upon your numbers above, your MPG is between 42 and 43 which isn't terribly good. However, town driving can be incredibly variable and lots of stop/ starts at lights/ crossings/ roundabouts will hammer the economy.

My A2 was used for about 50% driving on open A-roads and 50% in an extremely car unfriendly town, and I'd get 53mpg-ish on average.

As Ian said, changing-up early and using the torque is the way to go.

[Poor_John]

Hi Four Rings,

I have been on holidays for the past two weeks so I have not had a chance to reply.

I can confirm that I get the same sort of MPG doing short journeys of a couple of miles in stop start traffic. I can also get 60+ MPG on a long journey by keeping to legal speeds. I hope this reassures you.

I must update my spreadsheet...

John