Octavia Economy Challenge

Well, I got through a tank finally - but there was a snag....

Saturday morning, I installed amp wiring throug the octavia and totally forgot to take the odo reading before I disconnected the battery - so I only know what I got within about 50kms.

Basically, I filled up with 52.5L and I had done about 1040km..... thats based on the last number I remember seeing on the odo before I disconnected :-(

So thats a tank average of just over 5 exactly, perhaps better, I'm not sure.

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with that given these conditions:

> Most of the tank was daily commuting, with a round trip of 100km.
> The tank included a trip into the city, and a trip to Newcastle at the beginning where I wasnt driving for economy (at all!)
> Also included 2 runs to pick up my wife at Macquarie Park
> Cold weather
> 100% biodiesel
> No tune at all.

I'm going to keep trying for 1200 :-)

Thats impressive!!

Do you have one of the huge "NO BIODIESEL" stickers on your fuel flap?
Where do you buy the biodiesel from?
What kinda costs difference is it?

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Originally Posted by Mysticality

I hereby challenge the rest of VWWC Skoda (Or the entirety of VWWC) to best my numbers!! (photographic proof required, please :D)

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Check the TDi economy thread in the diesel section for some good figures - here's my best effort http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...tml#post761587

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Originally Posted by Mysticality

So, today I realised that during the past week I've posted the best economy figures I've ever seen.

I hereby challenge the rest of VWWC Skoda (Or the entirety of VWWC) to best my numbers!! (photographic proof required, please

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what's economy? ps I drive VR6, enough said.

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Originally Posted by Mysticality

Thats impressive!!

Do you have one of the huge "NO BIODIESEL" stickers on your fuel flap?

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Yep.

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Where do you buy the biodiesel from?

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Metro West Gosford

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What kinda costs difference is it?

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2-3 cents, but I dont do it for the money :-)

My most recent fill (yesterday) was 5.8l/100km actual over approx 750km. I did a lot of freeway driving over the last tank.
In my experience the dash display is up to 20% optimistic about the consumption that it reports.

You can adjust the dash display via vcds. Mines very close.