Mk3 RS 162TSI fuel consumption...

[brad]

I'm feeling much relieved after reading this thread.
I'm up to 750kms and my RS is still drinking fuel like a drunken sailor. If I try to be as light footed as I can and leave the car in Economy mode I'm only getting 11l/100kms which was scaring me a bit.
I'll see how it goes when we get a few more kms on the clock

Don't do it! Don't drive for economy. Get up it or it will be a fuel swilling slug forever

I know you get a great deal of pleasure out of modifying and driving your vehicles and good luck to you.
I drive at the applicable speed limit on public roads. I may (usually) apply a bit of wellie getting there, and I get there a lot quicker than I did in my diesels. I do not think that a slow take-off from lights is fuel efficient or socially acceptable.
I am not that good a driver but I do know how to overtake having learnt on sub 1.5 litre British 60's era cars on English B roads and country lanes.
I reckon I can do a better job of overtaking on my daughters 8 yo 1.3 manual Echo than most Australian drivers in their V6/8 . Why do they tailgate the trucks they want to pass, so they cannot see anything?
I think that Octavias, whatever flavour, provide pretty much the best of all worlds.
With most cars it is choose any two of the following a)cheap b)good c)reliable
The octavia has all three

Who are you actually responding to?

[brad]

I'm feeling much relieved after reading this thread.
I'm up to 750kms and my RS is still drinking fuel like a drunken sailor. If I try to be as light footed as I can and leave the car in Economy mode I'm only getting 11l/100kms which was scaring me a bit.
I'll see how it goes when we get a few more kms on the clock

Don't do it! Don't drive for economy. Get up it or it will be a fuel swilling slug forever

I know you get a great deal of pleasure out of modifying and driving your vehicles and good luck to you.
I drive at the applicable speed limit on public roads. I may (usually) apply a bit of wellie getting there, and I get there a lot quicker than I did in my diesels. I do not think that a slow take-off from lights is fuel efficient or socially acceptable.
I am not that good a driver but I do know how to overtake having learnt on sub 1.5 litre British 60's era cars on English B roads and country lanes.
I reckon I can do a better job of overtaking on my daughters 8 yo 1.3 manual Echo than most Australian drivers in their V6/8 . Why do they tailgate the trucks they want to pass, so they cannot see anything?
I think that Octavias, whatever flavour, provide pretty much the best of all worlds.
With most cars it is choose any two of the following a)cheap b)good c)reliable
The octavia has all three

Who are you actually responding to?

[Antiplastix]

I drive my Elegance TDI like I stole it, and it averages around 5.5-6l/100. That's more fun than "tootling" around in a vRS trying for economy.

[Gerrycan]

I drive my Elegance TDI like I stole it, and it averages around 5.5-6l/100. That's more fun than "tootling" around in a vRS trying for economy.

I believe you but what I don't get is how and where you get to drive like that without collecting points.
I am in deepest west Adelaide so I have to go at least 20 km East, North or South to get to 110 kph ( heavily policed) zones.
The inner suburbs main roads are usually 60 but rising to 90 kph at around 10km radius from the CBD.
The suburbs residential streets are a blanket 50kph and riddled with speed humps, spoon drains, and mini-roundabouts at which a large percentage of the population still do not understand the give-way-to- the-right rule.
The Adelaide Hills can be good fun but there are an awful lot of reminders at the road-side of those that had too much fun.
Police and radar are everywhere, no warning signs for stationary units and they can still register you speed even when coming from the opposite direction.
Maybe I just lack imagination.

[dArK5HaD0w]

I believe you but what I don't get is how and where you get to drive like that without collecting points.
I am in deepest west Adelaide so I have to go at least 20 km East, North or South to get to 110 kph ( heavily policed) zones.
The inner suburbs main roads are usually 60 but rising to 90 kph at around 10km radius from the CBD.
The suburbs residential streets are a blanket 50kph and riddled with speed humps, spoon drains, and mini-roundabouts at which a large percentage of the population still do not understand the give-way-to- the-right rule.
The Adelaide Hills can be good fun but there are an awful lot of reminders at the road-side of those that had too much fun.
Police and radar are everywhere, no warning signs for stationary units and they can still register you speed even when coming from the opposite direction.
Maybe I just lack imagination.

When u drive it like u stole it - It's not about how fast u go - it's how fast u get to the speed limit!!
It's about not having to slow down for a corner. i.e. still doing the speed limit, or close to, takin the corners.

[Gerrycan]

OK I get it. I was taking the term too literally having actually seen stolen cars driven.
My first brand new company car was an AU Falcon. 2nd day and driving home I accelerated away from the lights around the bend and into a speed trap and was done for 68 kph.
Less than 300 metres from work and I had barely touched the accelerator. That sort of thing scars you for life

[brad]

The last car we had stolen from us, the perpetrators fired several rounds at the police and then attempted to run the police over.

I can't imagine that being the case among you lot ;-p

[woofy]

I have a manual so can cheat somewhat but in the manual it talks about going up to a certain amount of revs until eventually getting close to redline in the first 2500km. To do that and keep within speed limits I went on freeways in pretty much 1st and 2 gear. In the DSG it would be harder, but guess you can force it to stay in gear.

[brad]

I ignored gears 5 & 6 & the Cruise Control for the first month (~3000km) of ownership. engine came out brilliant

[GTR27]

In my mk2 rs, I took it for a 300k drive in the mountains straight away. Not totally spanking it, but 60-80% throttle. Never losing the engine at low revs, and never sitting on constant speed. Did roughly 1000k like that (always driving gentle to warm it up) changed the oil and filter then drive it normal. Went good, didn't use a drop off oil and was very good on fuel. On ~80% highway/ 20% city I had 7.6l/100 as the average over 18000k.

I'll use the same method on the new car too.


Edit, first 300k mostly using engine braking. So on/off throttle application

[bobski]

I've always given new cars a sensible belting (ie, drive them how I normally would). Haven't had an engine problem with 5 new cars*, never had to top up oil, power has been good and fuel usage is always around the manufacturer's claim. I've read plenty of claims that a hard run in seals the piston rings properly, I don't think that means pinging it on the rev limiter driving out of the dealership. But I don't believe in treating them like Fabergé eggs.

Edit: *touch wood*

[GeeMatt]

I've always given new cars a sensible belting (ie, drive them how I normally would). Haven't had an engine problem with 5 new cars*, never had to top up oil, power has been good and fuel usage is always around the manufacturer's claim. I've read plenty of claims that a hard run in seals the piston rings properly, I don't think that means pinging it on the rev limiter driving out of the dealership. But I don't believe in treating them like Fabergé eggs.

Edit: *touch wood*

^ +1. What he said. I have had 5 or so and never engine probs (Except mid 80's Nissan Pulsar Turbo, but thats another story !). 3l Liberty was notorious oil guzzler and mine has been great past 200k. Never a topup between services required.

*touch wood* ^^2

[dArK5HaD0w]

I have a manual so can cheat somewhat but in the manual it talks about going up to a certain amount of revs until eventually getting close to redline in the first 2500km. To do that and keep within speed limits I went on freeways in pretty much 1st and 2 gear. In the DSG it would be harder, but guess you can force it to stay in gear.

U were doing freeway speeds in 1st & 2nd gears?!?! Fcuk me!!!

BTW - u can hold the gear in the redline while using manual mode in the dsg. It won't shift up.

[woofy]

It says to push it gradually to so many revs at each stage, the final being right out to redline. It's pretty much impossible to get it to 6.5k without doing it in a lower gear and getting to 100km/hr. Was only for a short stint. After that you drive it normally. No idea what the current manuals say but that was the TFSI engine. I asked the dealer when picking it up about any running in and they said no it's done at the factory. Checked the back of the manual and it had pretty specific instructions ala above, normally they just say don't sit at a single speed for too long, use cruise control, tow trailers etc for the first X kms.

[brad]

U were doing freeway speeds in 1st & 2nd gears?!?! Fcuk me!!!

I drove most of the hume/M5 from the dealer delivery in Campbelltown to Hurstville just using the first 3. M5 was 100 at the time and I could over-run down to 60 then accelerate at half throttle up to 100 as there was no traffic (for a change).

The next day I drove Hurstville to Ulladulla & return with all the family on board using up to 4th. The were starting to turn green with the slow-down speed up style so I had to stop that.