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Old 07-27-2009, 11:18 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The day when I can say "for a new car it's not that bad" hasn't come yet, but...

For a new car, not that bad. The first 5 mile or so trip ending up netting decent economy, without being used to the car or really trying, though I wish I'd been a bit more specific about the manual transmission. O well, I should be able to easily turn up much better numbers.


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Old 07-27-2009, 02:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Got 43 mpg on the round trip to the Honda dealership,
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is that the tiptronic double clutch (DSG) box of tricks transmission or the full auto??
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Old 07-28-2009, 09:40 AM   #4 (permalink)
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DSG it is
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luv'em !!!

they are worth a few MPG if used like an MT - good pick
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So far I have found the mileage frustratingly poor, but I will try to use the manual shifting feature more.
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keep it in a high cog and bathe in all that delicious and maddening torque!!!!!
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I just bought a 2009 tdi with dsg. After about 400 miles I'm averaging 49 mpg mostly driving above the speed limit. (According to the digital mpg readout). I will calculate actual mpg when I fill it up.
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Got 43 mpg on the round trip to the Honda dealership,
You're doing this on SVO? If so, 43 sounds pretty good.
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Really old thread

And you can't really run the common rail TDI's on SVO. VW said 5% max bio, though thats being pushed up to 10% with some states mandating more bio. Any more and you get oil dilution and DPF issues.

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