Tom's TDCi Titanium X...

[Toms306]

What about at 70mph?

Probably use almost identical amount of fuel...but do 10mph more

Well at 85 its considerably less, about 40mpg (on the instant mpg meter) on a flat road at a constant speed.

Seemed to be about the same at 70 as 60 but I just assumed I was imagining that as 60 should be better, in my mind!

Modern car in doesn't achieve claimed MPG shocker....

Faster you go, the more fuel you burn to overcome wind resistance, so I'm not too surprised that it MPG is dropping off on sustained 60-70mph runs compared to driving sedately on a B-road.

Not even sure what the extra urban book figure is lol, I only take any notice of the mixed/average figure which is 64mpg. I assumed thatd be a bit optimistic so guessed 60mpg average would be more realistic. Which it is doing....but only until the extra urban driving which is always claimed to be higher.

B road driving should be pretty bad for mpg, I never said it was sedate lol, accelerating and slowing between 35-55, slamming on brakes 2 or 3 times per trip for the people that dont understand giveway lines, following tractors at 20mph for short periods, lots of corners and a really poor road surface.....how is that any good for efficiency?

I get the wind resistance thing but a lot of money has gone into making cars more aerodynamic, so it shouldn't make such a huge difference nowadays surely? Its also clean and waxed, every little helps, right.

My alfa is a ~10mpg better at 70/75 than 60 maybe down to the gearing?

Hmm, it is only a 5 speed, but it's a possibility I guess.

Nice to see all the usual negative comments and horror stories..

Happy for you mate, seems to suit your requirements well and you aren't moaning about it yet so it must be alright! lol

Lol, cheers Danny. The moaning will start soon...

In fact I could moan about it, seems to have blown the reverse light bulb, which is fun with tints in a village with no street lights haha. Thought it'd bring up an error message for a blown bulb though, like the Vectra used to....only the Vectra used to imagine blown bulbs half the time.

Yeh im glad you found something you like and feel more confident in tom. Hope it all goes well and you get in a gti6 soon.

Cheers Sam. GTi6 will have to wait lol...bigger plans first!