Skoda owner?

[Antiplastix]

Bah, Humbug,......When I got my New Transporter T5 TDi , I drove it nearly straight away to W.A. and back, nearly all 8,000 kms chugging along at 110 km/h. It used about 1/2 litre of oil in the first 5k kms and none after that. Probably not what is recomended for running in.

[K1W1]

It will take at least 5,000km to loosen up & about 15,000km for the process to complete. You will notice significant drops in consumption during that time.

My vRS diesel has 20,000km plus on it now and the fuel consumption has not altered much since day one. The first tank averaged 6.69L/100km and the most recent 6.496L/100 km. Overall I've averaged 6.5L/100km for the whole 20k. I do notice a drop on long runs but like most people I drive reasonable regular routes in similar traffic conditions.
Likewise running in. In my last two Land Rover diesels there was a noticeable point around 12-14k where all of a sudden the vehicle felt "right". That didn't happen on the Skoda it really feels much the same as it did when it was new.

[brad]

I guess there's a dozen ways to skin a cat - all of them equally pleasurable