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"Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOOO!!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Dr Zoidberg wrote:
>> "roarey" <lesterroarey@icqmail.com> wrote in message 
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>>> "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com> wrote in message 
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>>>> I decided to try a few experiments on fuel economy.
>>>>
>>>> Equipment used:
>>>> VW Golf TDI 1.9
>>>> Mpg meter on Golf's dashboard
>>>> Tomtom One
>>>>
>>>> Experiment one - what speed should I drive at?
>>>> I tried going at 50mph, 60mph, 70mph, and 80mph on the motorway.
>>>> 50mph = 47mpg
>>>> 60mph = 47mpg
>>>> 70mph = 40mpg
>>>> 80mph = 33mpg
>>> quite good mpg, almost makes me consider buying a diesel car
>>>
>>
>> That's not very good by modern diesel standards
>
> That's what I was thinking. My Octavia 2.0D with DSG can easily beat
> that - with cruise on at a steady 65mph, it'll do mid 50s.

I've now got a 1.6 diesel Bravo which at a steady 50 or 60 will be doing 
70-80 mpg

> I'm looking
> forward to the new 1.6D that, on paper at least, promises to be
> exceptional when it comes to economy.

Yep.
On paper it's a smidge more economical than my Bravo but only having a five 
speed gearbox instead of six makes me think that in practice it won't be any 
better.
My average from new is a genuine 56mpg but on the last couple of full tanks 
I've got over 60 which is very good.
My Octy would typically do about 50-52 on a tank depending on how I'd driven 
which was still pretty impressive for a car that would also do a 9 second 
0-60 (though obviously not returning 52mpg at the time)

>
> There are plenty of good sized petrol cars that'll beat 47mpg.

At a constant speed the instananeous figure would be at that level though it 
would be tricker to get that as long term average.

-- 
Alex

"I laugh in the face of danger , then I hide until it goes away"

I run LPG and at around half the cost of petrol or diesel per litre I reckon 
that I am getting high 70's low 80's equivalent � for �.  Might not get as 
many miles per gallon but it is miles per � I am more concerned with.  I 
average over 150 miles per �10 currently saving about �400 per 10k miles on 
fuel alone and �15 road tax helps too.