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Bad mpg and Weird car chronicles, Plz Help
- Thread starter Noodle1
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PLF8593
Drag Race Newbie
Agreed. When I had a MK6, I couldn't beat 20mpg in Philly. That was on stock tune. Outside of it, tho, I got 25-28 mpg around suburbs and 28+ on highways
Noodle1
Ready to race!
I'm in Passaic county, No real backroads, literally driving on roads with 25-35 mph speed limits most of the time. I do downshift a lot and I do like to hear my turbo spool :thumbsup:
lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
Noodle1
Ready to race!
Damn, so it's spool or gas, tough decision
I'll try to hypermile this tank and see what my Mpgs look like
lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
Damn, so it's spool or gas, tough decision
Yeah unfortunately lol.
PLF8593
Drag Race Newbie
Yes/No. Granted, he has a tune.
But I used to deliver pizzas in a town with 75% 25-35 mph roads, and I floored it every single time i had to accelerate. My boss commented how I'm his fastest driver.
Still, I never had less than 27mpg (MFD calculated, and as we all know MFD is about 1mpg optimistic) after a shift, often 29/30 around town. Maybe my car was a unicorn gas mileage wise, but my around town gas mileage was completely unaffected by my right foot.
My car was stock.
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lilonespaz
Drag Race Newbie
your cray. My stock gti in city driving with a spirited foot i would average like 21mpg
Phur
Autocross Champion
Another possibility... you were discussing your clutch. So it's 6mt. If you are staying in lower gears than you should be in, that would definitely cause it. I don't mean any disrespect. But if you were coming from something higher revving or simply not as experienced with a stick...
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sterkrazzy
Autocross Champion
Idk, anytime I drive spirited I feel like my mpg doesn't change. My route to work/home has some pretty good stretches where I don't have to stop at a light for a while though.
If you have to stop so frequently that you can't really sit in gear at low rpms for a few minutes your mpg will never go up.
If you have a really short drive then you're not driving far enough for the average to go up.
I regularly see 27-30 mpg and rarely see anything less. This is also with the AC off though. I swear the AC in these cars sucks balls and creates way too much drag. With AC on I won't hit higher than 24 mpg probably...26 if I'm really trying. I just keep it off year round, even in the middle of the summer when its close to 100 degrees.
Meanwhile with the AC off I drive however the hell I want and still get awesome mpg.
If you have to stop so frequently that you can't really sit in gear at low rpms for a few minutes your mpg will never go up.
If you have a really short drive then you're not driving far enough for the average to go up.
I regularly see 27-30 mpg and rarely see anything less. This is also with the AC off though. I swear the AC in these cars sucks balls and creates way too much drag. With AC on I won't hit higher than 24 mpg probably...26 if I'm really trying. I just keep it off year round, even in the middle of the summer when its close to 100 degrees.
Meanwhile with the AC off I drive however the hell I want and still get awesome mpg.
alpha3
Go Kart Champion
Wow, interesting.
I drive like a bat out of hell, of course in South Florida if you don't do that you get hit by something/someone. I'm DSG, not manual.
I drive from MIA airport and back to Homestead everyday....some slow traffic in the afternoon....but I'm getting a steady 29mpg overall. Last week....went down to the Keys, Islamorada, it crept up to 30, then back down again when I got home.
I drive like a bat out of hell, of course in South Florida if you don't do that you get hit by something/someone. I'm DSG, not manual.
I drive from MIA airport and back to Homestead everyday....some slow traffic in the afternoon....but I'm getting a steady 29mpg overall. Last week....went down to the Keys, Islamorada, it crept up to 30, then back down again when I got home.