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Originally Posted by ecoxantia
I have a similar car, Skoda Fabia 1.4 tdi. At least, similar in that it's a small diesel car. I have found that P+G does not give good fuel economy, nor does accelerating hard (the 80% load mentioned above).
I get best results keeping the rpm low, I rarely go above 2000rpm.
Your car already has one of the best fuel economy mods- the radiator shutters.
Try increasing tyre pressure.
Use any hills to your advantage: I let the speed drop slightly going uphill, and coast down to accelerate again. I do this as aggressively as the traffic allows.
I get 4.3 l/100km average- over some years. Occasionally, in hot weather, I have seen 3.0l/100km!
Good luck!
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I am going to try both approaches but yours somehow makes more sense to me. I also just ordered a bluetooth OBD thingy to have some more data and try to figure out what's best but it won't arrive till next month or so. My only concern is that this kind of driving may harm the DPF.