Shock Horror!

[AndyVTR]

50mpg over the first 50 miles of a new tank. It dropped to low 49 by the last twisty 10 miles of my journey.

Can I be bothered to drive carefully home on a Friday night?

 

[DaveysFR]

Thats good going mate, the best I ever got out of my FR TDI was 49mpg once on a long run on the motorway with a really light throttle.

Don't know what I will get with the Cupra when I get it tommorrow, probably 20-22mpg if im lucky lol.

 

[AndyVTR]

Those 50 miles were all at just over 70 on cruise. Rarely have to knock it off or change gear.

If i didn't do the mileage I'd have something with less doors and practicality I think. And maybe I'd rent it too.

 

[SeanCorky]

I drove from Liverpool to Newcastle and got 49.9mpg, car had only done 1500miles then too.

I was going 70-80mph (according to tomtom) the whole way there, using cruise control

 

[wjohnson]

Seriously? There must be somet wrong with mine then I can get 56mpg quite easily on a motorway run I just stick cruise on a bout 60mph and forget about it.

 

[AndyVTR]

You do 60mph on the motorway? I get looks of disgust doing 70ish. Especially when in lane three overtaking.

 

[hon_n_gem]

Thats pretty good, the beeza FR did 53mpg over the last 1000+miles according to the computer.

The K1 is not soo economical, I went out yesterday for a longish drive on motorways and managed to get 28 mpg. Not bad, but then back in town it went down to 24ish!

 

[Adam's Cupra]

How's the K1 going? Not seen you around in Gravesend yet?

 

[wjohnson]

You do 60mph on the motorway? I get looks of disgust doing 70ish. Especially when in lane three overtaking.

Yeh screw the rest of em. I must admit tho when someone cuts in on me (why do people do this? Prove a point im going slower than 90 or something?) I go 4th gear floor it and just fly past em. So funny seeing peoples faces. The morale of the story is dont play with a FR TDI if u own a 1.6 Ford Focus! HEE HEE!

 

[/dev/null]

50mpg over the first 50 miles of a new tank. It dropped to low 49 by the last twisty 10 miles of my journey.

Can I be bothered to drive carefully home on a Friday night?

I get at least that every day on my 25 mile trip to work!

 

[FAST AL]

Nursed my fr coming home from work other day.Only 12 miles.Gave it purposely low revs in all gears and managed 49 mpg which is pretty good I reckon.

 

[FAST AL]

Wouldn't reccomend it all the time though.They need a good clean out periodically me thinks.
DPF especially.

 

[Tam]

250+ miles yesterday down to Plymouth .... 41.3mpg

/must slow down

 

[Street]

I drove from Liverpool to Newcastle and got 49.9mpg, car had only done 1500miles then too.

Whereabouts in Liverpool are you at? I only ever see one other FR around here and its black.. Might be yours?!

You do 60mph on the motorway? I get looks of disgust doing 70ish. Especially when in lane three overtaking.

Thats where I'm going wrong.. Need to stop booting it on motorways and I'll get a decent MPG!


I usually end up at 40MPG on the way into work.. If its a good day (Saturday with no traffic) I can do it in 45, otherwise its a lot lower.. Damn traffic!

 

[SeanCorky]

Whereabouts in Liverpool are you at? I only ever see one other FR around here and its black.. Might be yours?!

I'm in Fazakerley mate, where about are you?

Hardly an FR/Cupra in sight round here is there!

 

[hon_n_gem]

How's the K1 going? Not seen you around in Gravesend yet?

Not too bad, only had it a few days, but loving it.

Ive seen a few FRs around and a yellow cupra....

 

[Whitey]

I am struggling getting past 44mpg in my FR even when doing 70 on the motorway long distant doing about 140 miles. I really can't understand why I am not getting more?? it's not long had a service either!!

what could be wrong?

 

[/dev/null]

DPF could be sooted up - the ECU puts more fuel in to heat up the exhaust gasses. after I had mine cleared out at the dealers (went into limp mode because was fully sooted up) I was getting another 100 miles on a full tank!

 

[AndyVTR]

First ever 600 mile tank tonight hopefully.

 

[robdf2]

DPF could be sooted up - the ECU puts more fuel in to heat up the exhaust gasses. after I had mine cleared out at the dealers (went into limp mode because was fully sooted up) I was getting another 100 miles on a full tank!

whats involved at the dealers clearing out the dpf? is it same as the process in the handbook?