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Originally Posted by NachtRitter
It is addictive, that's for sure!
Ecomodder has definitely helped get me excited about improving FE and has guided me on how best to achieve it. I'd struggled to get a 90-day average FE of 54MPG+ with my Honda VX, and it took me a couple of years to get there. Now with my Jetta, I've only filled up ... 6? times, I think? ... and both my 90-day and my lifetime average has exceeded the FE of the Honda. Practically no mods, compared with quite a few on the Honda. SentraSE-R is right, the TDIs are MPG beasts !!
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Nach,
I came this close to buying a VX new back in the day. Sweet car with tall gears!
I opted for a CRX SI(found a nice 88 used for the right price). Got 36mpg in the CRX and I had NO IDEA about hypermiling back then. It was a FUN car and I miss it! (I've owned 3 Accords and 7 civics)I was a lurker on TDIclub.com for a while while I played with running WVO(veggie oil) in my old Mercedes 300d's. I found a broke TDI (the 01 Beetle) for $1500 and $3000 later it's running great but was still my backup to my Benz. I totalled the Benz a few weeks ago(Thank God i was in that tank!!) and have since purchased the 06 Jetta TDI DSG for the GF and just picked up the 96 Passat for my commuter(they seem rare but I'm not sure). I love the Bigger Passat!! Hope I can get some high mpg's outta it
Just filled up 2nd time and got 856 miles on that tankfull. 19.1 gallons(venting the tank. I think i can get 20gal total) = 44.8mpg. Now that I got a figure driving normal I'm gonna try some shifting at 2k & "pulse and glide" to see if I can better the 44.8mpg I checked the air filter and it looked like someone threw it in the mud and stomped on it
and it was a KnN cleanable type. My mechanic said "get rid of that POS!" and put a regular paper filter type in it. I'm doing that today. Going to my parents in central Alabama Sunday for Spring break with the Family but gonna take the 22mpg Toyota van
Anyone ever done a TDI motor swap into a 01 Sienna?? lol!!