580 miles without filling up...

[SpursMadDave]

Went away last weekend, SE London to Colchester to see my Mum, then up to Kings lynn, Skegness, then along the Norfolk coast to Hunstanton, down to Norwich, across to Great Yarmouth and Lowerstoft then home.... Having filled up at Lakeside Tesco on the way out the fuel warning ping went just as I came up to the Dartford toll on the way back with the trip computer showing 542 miles. I know I usually have at least 40 miles left at this point so that makes 580 for the tank

Best I had was 53mpg on the 40 miles trip from Kings Lynn to Skegness.

Mostly A roads and a few B roads and before you ask no I don't drive like an old man, in fact far from it

 

[cheungy]

thats frigging awesome (excuse the slang) mine is averaging at 37-40 I may have to get that 100mpg leon lol

 

[Street]

I may have to get that 100mpg leon lol

Wheres the fun in that!?

 

[Rael]

What engine was this with? Can't seem to see it anywhere! That's pretty good MPG.

 

[SpursMadDave]

what engine was this with? Can't seem to see it anywhere! That's pretty good mpg.

fr tdi
I normally average 43ish on my commute to work and back, 48-50 on the way and 38-40 on the way home!

 

[MUFFIN]

Wheres the fun in that!?

Totally agree, I get 290 miles from a tank but with a revo'd cupra it's smiles per gallon that count and every mile has had a smile this week

 

[White_Lady_170]

think the most ive had out of my car is just over the 500. Thats doing every mile at a very moderate pace though, so looks like you're doing extra well there...

 

[Stealthdave]

get approx 370 here on a 1.6 stylance.......although the drop in petrol prices has reduced filling up from £57 to £43

 

[warren_cox]

I got 340 the other week dragging to Banbury and Cheltenham. Never seen that out of a tank, always less that 300.

 

[SpursMadDave]

Totally agree, I get 290 miles from a tank but with a revo'd cupra it's smiles per gallon that count and every mile has had a smile this week

If you think its no fun driving a Diesel FR then you are so wrong, it certainly isnt a bluemotion 15 seconds to 60 mobile!

I agree a Cupra would be more fun, but I couldn't justify the cost

Anyway I had more than enough fun on my trip, got stuck behind the odd lorry on the single lane A roads but plenty of overtaking to make up for it!

 

[SpursMadDave]

get approx 370 here on a 1.6 stylance.......although the drop in petrol prices has reduced filling up from £57 to £43

Im sure it cost me nearly £70 when Diesel hit the £1.30 mark

 

[Carr20vt]

Thats wicked. I never see more than 250mls Love our Touran 2.0 tdi tho 50mpg everywhere and good fun with the torque its got too.

 

[stuartsjg]

Having filled up at Lakeside Tesco on the way out the fuel warning ping went just as I came up to the Dartford toll on the way back with the trip computer showing 542 miles. I know I usually have at least 40 miles left at this point so that makes 580 for the tank

Best I had was 53mpg on the 40 miles trip from Kings Lynn to Skegness.

Have you recently had a service or oil change?

I had never had more than 450 miles from a tank (that was on about 52L) but on the seccond tank of fuel after the cars 1st service i was putting 50.xL of fuel into it with 490 miles on the clock. This was mostly a 400 miles round trip with just me and no extra people or junk in the car cruising at 80mph/75mph real speed.

Had i used the last 5L i would have got 540 miles till it was empty. That was mostly the same trip as above at the same speed with just me and perhaps 50kG of stuff in the boot.

I can only put that big jump down to the service as my driving style was pretty much the same as always where full throttle is used where possible

Stuart

 

[mrsixstring]

Most trips I avg 37-41MPG...even around town, but long journeys that jumps to about 48MPG if behaving....back to 43 if not . most I've ever ever had was 56MPG driving back from Wales once. As a test I did everything by the book...tickling accelerator, drafting lorries, the works. But that was a one off, impossible to do that when the power is so more-ish

I consistently get about 480-500 miles out of a tank, and that's filling up when the computer saying there is about 10 miles left. however, I do 80% Motoroway driving at least.

The TDi FR is no Cupra...but probably the best trade off there is on the road for power/efficiency (1 series aside!).

 

[DaveFR]

Thats fantastic MPG SpursMadDave, cant have had the foot down very often ;-)

 

[phil3012]

That's excellent.

My Cupra did 34.1 mpg once, 30 on a run was more the norm :-(

 

[spenny2004]

i managed just over 500 with a standard fr tdi on a trip to london and back, i wasnt holding back on the motorway either and the trip computer said i only averaged 42mpg, i agree the tdi i no way a boring car and you can have some real fun in it

 

[foxy367]

Went away last weekend, SE London to Colchester to see my Mum, then up to Kings lynn, Skegness, then along the Norfolk coast to Hunstanton, down to Norwich, across to Great Yarmouth and Lowerstoft then home.... Having filled up at Lakeside Tesco on the way out the fuel warning ping went just as I came up to the Dartford toll on the way back with the trip computer showing 542 miles. I know I usually have at least 40 miles left at this point so that makes 580 for the tank

Best I had was 53mpg on the 40 miles trip from Kings Lynn to Skegness.

Mostly A roads and a few B roads and before you ask no I don't drive like an old man, in fact far from it

Did you push it?

 

[lukecupra2001]

im so glad my pre facelift cupra doesnt have a trip computer!everytime i drive a car that has 1 i get obsessed with seeing how high can get me mpg,except once i had a mk4 golf tdi 130 down to 11mpg

if mine had 1 id never drive it proply because id be petrified at the thort of how much fuel i use.

 

[Jace]

549 Miles with 15miles left to go is the best I've had, got a pic at home

Getting 510 as a anaverage now between fill up's

Not up to the 620miles I got out of my old Golf PD150 though