MPG

[sweeney1987]

Well, I've driven 2 HDi estates (bear in mind a little heavier than the hatch) and I get 50-52mpg everywhere, no matter how hard or soft I drive! Stage 1 map on both, was no different before the map though.

Both had done over 100k though, that may make a difference....

You've owned 2 but over such a short period of time that it doesn't really count, Tom. Both estates have been run when the weather conditions were colder than usual, which means the 50-52 you managed was actually quite good.

Even a Volkswagen product gets affected by 'little' things like the climate.

If you're reffering to the Golfs.....I owned them in the shit snowy weather this time last year lol. 60mpg easy, even in snow, as I say, my tank average never really changes, regardless of temperature or extra load or anything, over a tankful it ends up the same. But the difference was they PD actually heated up, within a few miles was bang on 90c and didn't move. The HDi wont be economical as 1, it never warms up and 2, even when it does, it sits at 75c which isn't warm enough to be decently efficient IMO.

Plus, it wouldn't use so much fuel in traffic if it could keep a steady idle!

you do realise all vag group cars indicate 90 as normal operating temperature, only read different if sensors think theres something wrong....