Is the Polo GTI right for me?

[kreuze]

I can't get over 8L/100km and believe me, i'm driving it hard.

[triode12]

I can't get over 8L/100km and believe me, i'm driving it hard.

how are you calculating the 8l/100km figure -are you taking it off the MFD?
Or are you using the fill+click method?

[pologti18t]

how are you calculating the 8l/100km figure -are you taking it off the MFD?
Or are you using the fill+click method?

I was going to ask that as well. 8L/100km driven "hard" is exceptional.
In comparison, my 2005 Polo GTI can only get that sort of average in urban areas if driving at 3am in the morning on freeways and major arterial roads

[kreuze]

how are you calculating the 8l/100km figure -are you taking it off the MFD?
Or are you using the fill+click method?

Straight off the MFD

[gerhard]

Certainly seems like the OP has a confused thought process - drives a $40,000 Prius and lusts after a Polo GTI As a matter of interest, 3 year old Prius's with 60,000ks were selling for $12,500-13,500 at Pickles yesterday. Factor that kind of depreciation into the Prius experience and the running costs are worse than a V8 Commodore or Falcon........Fuel economy of 3.7 means nothing....No way will the Polo GTI drop that much in 3 years.

9.9 is not correct for long term average for a Polo GTI.

The MFD measures the fuel flowing and does a rough calc of the economy, which is pretty OK foir the immediate environment. IE, stop-start traffic combined with 2-3 minutes stationary at each set of lights every 2ks will easily get you to 9.9 or more. Try it in winter when "choke" is applied by the ECU, and it will be higher still.

I have seen 5.9 on my MKV GTI starting from Wheelers Hill to the bottom of the Westgate bridge, on a rare occasion when I caught the 3 traffic lights green. Then again, in winter I have seen 12.9 under similar conditions. Long term average is around 9.0 for all use, and I like to prod it occasionally.

[triode12]

Straight off the MFD

I thought so. The MFD is highly inaccurate/optimistic. A more accurate way is to fill up till the first click, then divide the no. of litres with the no. of kms travelled.

e.g. 435 km travelled/40.5 litres used = 10.74 km per litre
Then divide 100km/10.74km per litre = 9.31 L per 100km.

or use this online calculator

MotorMouth - Fuel Prices and Petrol Prices Australia

[GTI mk6]

Corrrect.. its a test drive car that is constantly started from cold and then flogged.

Ahh, thanks for that Kaanage and pologti18t.
Seemed a bit on the high side, but not for a demo car LOL.
Would be interested to know based on triode12s fill + click method and combined driving, what any ‘lucky enough to already have'
Polo GTI owners are averaging?
I get better than that in my Golf GTI on average (that's according to the MFI)
Must also do a click + fill for accuracy, just wanted to get a few more ks up first