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| DavidA:
Jonny, Today's Morrison fuel. Petrol £1.05 Litre Diesel £1.05 Litre. First time they have been the same for long time. Must fill up tomorrow. Well, half full. No point in lugging the extra weight around as it only decreases the mpg. Dave |
| John Stevenson:
in some cases there is no choice. My van is not available in petrol at any cost. |
| ieezitin:
As i said yesterday i would check my rpm here it is, I was cruising at 75 mph this morning and the rpm were 2500, my Jetta has 6 speed Tipronic transmission, two selections are Drive or sport. Its also equipped with a "Economy Mode" button which when its activated will shut down or limit power drawing services, so if you have the ac pounding ten to the dozen it will diminish some what, the computer read out is instant showing MPG when this button is activated. in the last 2 years on TV here in the Northeast they have been advertising this vehicle getting 650 miles per tank, they dont state its 50 MPG, all 1.9 Ltr TDI Jettas are 13 gallon. Fergus Read this: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1019256_volkswagen-jetta-tdi-much-more-mileage-than-epa-admits I am one of three people who own Jettas TDI and get regularly 50 MPG. By reading all posted comments there are distinct differences Between European diesels to US, I wonder why? |
| Fergus OMore:
Passed my bedtime- yawns a little.-as one does at 85years. I've just given an Audi A4 Avant S Line 1.9 or 2.00 litre TDI away with a Mercedes 240 SLK Kompressor. I'm 85 and am going to trade in a perfectly good Skoda Fabia 1-6 TDI Monte Carlo as I am being crippled with rising -exorbitant car insurance. Nowt wrong with me- merely a touch of age and now a widower. So having passed my driving test on a Morris 8 1935. I was there -before Tee Shirts. Good night, folks Norman |
| AdeV:
Thank goodness I'm here to redress the balance - 4 litre supercharged V8 barely getting double-digit MPGs around town, it will get high 20s on a cruise down the motorway - at least it would do, if I could keep from repeatedly booting it to get that lovely supercharger noise :scratch: It replaced a 4.0 Lexus V8, normally aspirated, that was too economical. That, in turn, replaced a 3 litre Vauxhall Senator that just wasn't powerful enough, which replaced the 2800cc Ford Granada which just about matched the Jag on efficiency (and running full-fat 4-star as well) but nowhere near the power. Currently building a 5.3 litre V12 race engine which I expect to have single-digit MPGs at all speeds... and when that's ready I'll embark on the rather more expensive 8 litre version of the same engine. I do have one diseasel vehicle - a van, which gets caned whenever it goes anywhere. So, all you high-MPG diesel-sippers, be grateful I'm here making up for your woefully small CO2 emissions :) :D |
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