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 Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:19 pm |
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Joined: Apr 09, 2011
Posts: 51
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Location: hertfordshire
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Just had the timimg belt done on 27th but within 2 days the car seems to have drunk £15 worth of petrol when i normally get 5 days out of it .
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:22 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 838
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Taking a gearbox off somewhere
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What engines in it?
My GTI has been drinking it over the past few days, gone through £20 since wednesday.
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:37 pm |
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Joined: Jul 03, 2010
Posts: 282
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Location: Norfolk
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How many Litres? £15 quid this week doesn't got as far a £15 a month ago lol
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:44 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 3828
Trade Rating: +32
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You get 5 days out of £15???
Jealous!
My 1.4 takes £30 a week.
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:32 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
Posts: 2985
Trade Rating: +36
Location: North Manchester
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I use that a day, Namgaj uses that pulling out his drive 
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:28 pm |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2011
Posts: 129
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Plymouth
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| Matt wrote: |
You get 5 days out of £15???
Jealous!
My 1.4 takes £30 a week. |
Try £50-£60 a week! lol sucks a**!!!
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:33 pm |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2010
Posts: 264
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Airdrie, Scotland.
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I use about £60 a week in a 1.1 lol !
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| New - Pearl Blue Golf Mk4 Match 1.4
Old - Silver 206 LX 1.1 | |
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:48 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 150
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
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I use 60 a month in my gti but thats because it only gets used at the weekend, I use about 200 a week in diesel in my work van  bad times especially when garages are charging 146.9 a litre
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:44 am |
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Joined: Apr 09, 2011
Posts: 241
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Antarctica
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i drive a gti 138 and i think mine gulps quite a fair bit.
what could i do to help in efficiency.
i have a light foot, but i think something under the bonnet isnt in a good state.
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:40 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 550
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Hastings, Near Brighton
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My 1.1 i only use £20 thats 100 mile drive to work each day. 32 takimg mrs to work and back. Then every where ede i want to go. Think i do alreeet.
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:14 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
Posts: 228
Trade Rating: +4
Location: West Lothian
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i struggle 500 miles out my 2.0 hdi no matter what i try... usually 460 - 480 miles.. but i go through 65 a week in diesel my gti used to go through 50-55 a week in petrol and manage just around 300 miles
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:50 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 5575
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Moscow
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Give it a good service.
Ensure tyres are correctly inflated.
Change gear at the correct point, not too high nor low.
Avoid stop-start driving if possible. 
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:54 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
Posts: 228
Trade Rating: +4
Location: West Lothian
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| tomd0801754 wrote: |
Give it a good service.
Ensure tyres are correctly inflated.
Change gear at the correct point, not too high nor low.
Avoid stop-start driving if possible. |
out of interest tom how many miles do you get to a tank do you get? just until the light comes on.
wanting to know what to roughly expect when i get my intercooler done
Chris
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:26 am |
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Joined: Sep 11, 2010
Posts: 79
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Nottingham
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wt ave MPG do gti 180 owners get???
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| drive fast !!! live life faster !!! | |
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Posted: Sun May 01, 2011 3:15 am |
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Joined: Apr 09, 2011
Posts: 241
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Antarctica
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i dont use MPG
but for about 40litres. i get about 450-480kms on average
gti138
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