Fuel Consumption ??

[MR-GTI]

Hey...so …
Just wanting to know what type of fuel consumption you people are getting?
Also at how many ks does the fuel light come on?

For both standard or Modded GTI’s

Mine just does not seen right... My light is turning on at about 350-380ks.Then I’m lucky if I get another 20ks out of it, before I go fill up.
Then when I do it will take between 36 and 38 liters.

I thought these little suckers would get at least 400-450 per tank?

Ps..Yes I do give it some stick,but not enough to justify the readings I'm getting.
I crus it and it's 9+L/H to 10+L/H

Regs MR GTI

[shaneth]

Isnt the Tank 45l. if your only filling it up 38 you technically have another 5 more litres which is another 50km (i personally fill mine up at the quarter mark). How olds the car cuse it will get better economy as itgets some kilometres on it. im only getting 380 +- in mine but i give it a fair bit.

[Timbo]

Sorry guys, but to accurately compare fuel consumption, you need to measure L/100k. While "getting 380k out of the last tank" seems meaningful, it is amazing how even very slight variations in how empty the tank was, how full you filled it, the temperature (and season), and the driving conditions associated with that tank can affect range.

FWIW, my long term average over 9,500k is 7.9L/100k

[Eddy]

Hoyhoy.
Well I reckon Bang for Buck is well priced. Same as the fuel, on the trip I get 7.3lit/100km [around 13.5km/lit]. Around town which has a bit of freeway
9.0lit/100km [ " 11.0km/lit]. This is with an APR flash.
P.S. This car is sub 15sec's in the quarter mile, I defy any other machine to equal this.

[FL00DY]

I average 440km-450km almost every tank and thats about 7L/100km, and thats giving it stick but driving on 80-90% on the highway. I sit around 110-120km/h on the highway. My Petrol light comes on with bout 40km left to go.

You say your getting 9L/100km? Well your either giving it more stick then me (and my family would say thats impossible ) or there is something wrong.

[MACCAA]

Average running to work in moderate traffic is around 10l/100.Very light traffic is 8.5-9l/100.Open road cruising is 7.5l/100.Any highway use will drop the consumption dramatically.Timbo is right-"per tankfull" figures are meaningless.There's no way the light comes on at the same level every time.
Cheers
Len

[FL00DY]

Average running to work in moderate traffic is around 10l/100.Very light traffic is 8.5-9l/100.Open road cruising is 7.5l/100.Any highway use will drop the consumption dramatically.Timbo is right-"per tankfull" figures are meaningless.There's no way the light comes on at the same level every time.
Cheers
Len

Well there is if you drive the same distances and locations and same levels of traffic, as I do.

[gtigrl]

I average 440km-450km almost every tank and thats about 7L/100km, and thats giving it stick but driving on 80-90% on the highway. I sit around 110-120km/h on the highway. My Petrol light comes on with bout 40km left to go.

You say your getting 9L/100km? Well your either giving it more stick then me (and my family would say thats impossible ) or there is something wrong.

This sounds pretty much like my tank, finding on 95 octane I get about 480 k's and on 98 I get about 450 but my light comes on with about 50 odd k's left in the tank regardless.

[FL00DY]

This sounds pretty much like my tank, finding on 95 octane I get about 480 k's and on 98 I get about 450 but my light comes on with about 50 odd k's left in the tank regardless.

95 Octane

I've never used anything other then 98 Oct in mine. Actually I tell a lie, once in Berry (NSW South Coast) when I had know choice.

[gtigrl]

95 Octane

I've never used anything other then 98 Oct in mine. Actually I tell a lie, once in Berry (NSW South Coast) when I had know choice.

Yeah well when 98 is upwards of $1.40 a litre in some weeks 95 will just have to do! But if there is some serious driving to do (other than just pottering around the city) then 98 goes in

[Eddy]

Hoyhoy.
The 98 use to go in all my motors, but mowers were overheating, so now it's only the cars.

[Kai]

Just on a little side note.

I got 56L into mine the other day.

In where you put the fuel pump, there is this little black vent on the side, if you push it and let the gas come out, you can get lots more fuel in. Anyone know why it does this ?

-
Kai

[shaneth]

dont the specs say its only a 45lt tank?

[Kai]

dont the specs say its only a 45lt tank?

yep

which is why i was wondering,

The fuel thing said i only had 10k's to go aswell.

[brackie]

Welcome

Welcome, Kai. Yeah.. red's the colour. I like the GTI red much better than the dark red metallic of my TDI but it isn't available