What Am I Doin Wrong?

[bigtee]

hi i drive an 01 115 bhp 1.9 tdi and i would like to know how to get 45+ mpg i never go over 2000 revs and the most i seem to get is 37, i find it hard to believe that a car so big can do so many miles on a gallon of diesel my diesel light comes on when i get to approx 380 miles and i have owned the car for 2 years and it is always the same mpg roughly ps i was told that i have 100 miles left when the light comes on,any tips would be appreciated

[Mirez]

hi i drive an 01 115 bhp 1.9 tdi and i would like to know how to get 45+ mpg i never go over 2000 revs and the most i seem to get is 37, i find it hard to believe that a car so big can do so many miles on a gallon of diesel my diesel light comes on when i get to approx 380 miles and i have owned the car for 2 years and it is always the same mpg roughly ps i was told that i have 100 miles left when the light comes on,any tips would be appreciated

 

 

MPG is hugely variable. The main things to "up" MPG are:

 

1) Regular Servicing

2) Sheding weight

3) Correct tyre pressures

4) Driving style

5) Journey conditions / time / Geography

6) Speed and so many other things...

 

Staying below 2000 isn't necessary a good idea, you may find more rev's with less acceleration will help in certain conditions and the occasional blow out will also help. Looking well ahead and predicting what will happen is the biggest tip for fuel saving, my regular style of driving would see my gal getting 30mpg, however I drive it gently (as its mine lol) and I normally get 37/8. If I concentrate hard I'll get it up to 45/6 mpg, maybe a little higher.

 

I really wouldn't be worried with 37mpg!

[gregers]

i would defo give it an Italian tune every now and then especially if you do not rev it above 200 rpm.

[chrispb123456]

hi i drive an 01 115 bhp 1.9 tdi and i would like to know how to get 45+ mpg i never go over 2000 revs and the most i seem to get is 37, i find it hard to believe that a car so big can do so many miles on a gallon of diesel my diesel light comes on when i get to approx 380 miles and i have owned the car for 2 years and it is always the same mpg roughly ps i was told that i have 100 miles left when the light comes on,any tips would be appreciated

Hi there

On a long drive I can easily get up to the 45 mpg thats at a steady 70 mph I do run to Germany a few times a year it does just over 500 miles on a full tank.

I wouldn't trust the light for 100 miles. :(

[bigtee]

thanks guys i was just getting a bit worried because i read a post here once where people were getting 800+ miles on a tank of fuel and i was thinkin it would take me near 2 tanks to get that . thanks again ps love this forum

[Bigjeeze]

I have an average consumption of 44mpg - that is mostly all Motorway A road driving. If I am careful and stick to 55 -65mpg I can easily get that up to 50mpg but going anywhere takes so long!!!.

 

 

I have discovered that i can fill up my tank with approx 75 litres and I can get 650 - 690 miles before the yellow light comes on - but it does vary. i am sure that in the winter the Aux heater uses a bit of fuel which will slightly distort the figures as will have the Air con on all the time ( which I do). 380 miles to a tank seems pitifully low to me. I would check my driving style making sure the engine doesn't labour but get it into top gear as soon as it can handle it. also no burning away from the lights (ha!) or hard accelleration etc should improve that figure. You don't say so but I suspect a lot of town driving may also be contributing.