Hi there,
I am seriously considering the purchase of an Audi A2 TDi.
This will be my first car and I will be covering many miles over the course of the next year(s) (~20k p.y.); needles to say, the reason I was attracted to an A2 firstly is due to the high extra-urban mpg that it records, at least on the official (and unrealistic) figures; I then actually started to really love the design of it and now I am deeply in love with it!
To be remarked, consumption (and a not unlimited budget) have the priority over design; and my partner happiness needs to also be taken in consideration, and she is not liking the A2 at all.
Making more researches in this board, I am under the impression that the 80.2 figure is (of course) never reached by anyone here, rather on average most of you A2ers are in the ballpark of only 50-60 mpg.
But then, when I look at Spritmonitor.de
I see that the average fuel consumption (out of 447 samples) is 4.84L/100Km , which is 58 mpg. That's the plain average.
There is actually a good amount of drivers able to use only 3.9L/100km, meaning 72 mpg!! Not bad at all.
And then again, looking at Fuelly, no-one reaches the above 72 mpg which is reached by quite some users in Germany.
In short: is this A2 a blanket of wool over my eyes (in terms of mpg)? Can I achieve 72 mpg by driving on M road for 80% of it? Is it worthwhile for me to get in a row with my missus because we really need to save on gasoline and the A2 is the best choice?
Or shall we easily go for a Ford Fiesta, which rates at an average of 4.54L/100 km on SpritMonitor.de, which is 62 mpg and is matched by users on Fuelly reaching as high as 74 mpg?
I am quite scared to buy a car I have started to love and having simultaneously such high expectations in terms of mpg, to then be harshly confronted by a possible bitter truth.
Thank you for your help
I am seriously considering the purchase of an Audi A2 TDi.
This will be my first car and I will be covering many miles over the course of the next year(s) (~20k p.y.); needles to say, the reason I was attracted to an A2 firstly is due to the high extra-urban mpg that it records, at least on the official (and unrealistic) figures; I then actually started to really love the design of it and now I am deeply in love with it!
To be remarked, consumption (and a not unlimited budget) have the priority over design; and my partner happiness needs to also be taken in consideration, and she is not liking the A2 at all.
Making more researches in this board, I am under the impression that the 80.2 figure is (of course) never reached by anyone here, rather on average most of you A2ers are in the ballpark of only 50-60 mpg.
But then, when I look at Spritmonitor.de
I see that the average fuel consumption (out of 447 samples) is 4.84L/100Km , which is 58 mpg. That's the plain average.
There is actually a good amount of drivers able to use only 3.9L/100km, meaning 72 mpg!! Not bad at all.
And then again, looking at Fuelly, no-one reaches the above 72 mpg which is reached by quite some users in Germany.
In short: is this A2 a blanket of wool over my eyes (in terms of mpg)? Can I achieve 72 mpg by driving on M road for 80% of it? Is it worthwhile for me to get in a row with my missus because we really need to save on gasoline and the A2 is the best choice?
Or shall we easily go for a Ford Fiesta, which rates at an average of 4.54L/100 km on SpritMonitor.de, which is 62 mpg and is matched by users on Fuelly reaching as high as 74 mpg?
I am quite scared to buy a car I have started to love and having simultaneously such high expectations in terms of mpg, to then be harshly confronted by a possible bitter truth.
Thank you for your help