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Mark Paxman
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My new TDi 90 now has about 500 miles on the clock
On the first half tank I got 47 mpg, mostly town and A road driving
Today I was on the motorway at 70 mph for 250 miles being as light footed as I know how, and the DIS is showing 56 mpg. If it's anything like my Passat was that's optimistic, though I won't know for sure until I fill up.
Aircon, lights, everything extra was off.
I could match that mpg with my 97 Passat TDI under similar circumstances.
Where's my economy? I never expected to get 80 mpg but I'd have thought 60 was on the cards
Is this a running in thing? Again my old car got a few mpg better over time, but not a lot
Otherwise it's a brilliant car, but I'd just hoped to get more than 450 miles from a tank
On the first half tank I got 47 mpg, mostly town and A road driving
Today I was on the motorway at 70 mph for 250 miles being as light footed as I know how, and the DIS is showing 56 mpg. If it's anything like my Passat was that's optimistic, though I won't know for sure until I fill up.
Aircon, lights, everything extra was off.
I could match that mpg with my 97 Passat TDI under similar circumstances.
Where's my economy? I never expected to get 80 mpg but I'd have thought 60 was on the cards
Is this a running in thing? Again my old car got a few mpg better over time, but not a lot
Otherwise it's a brilliant car, but I'd just hoped to get more than 450 miles from a tank