Skoda Octavia 2.0 DSG TDI Fuel Economy

[TuNeS]

Not sure about diesel, but I am quite fussy with the fuel I fill up with. I always fill up with BP Ultimate (even my previous 2000 model corolla). I race go-karts which are very fussy on fuel and BP ultimate is the only fuel I have been recommended. Apparently Caltex Vortex is good too.

I have heard soooo many stories about dodgy fuels and servo's where water has been discovered. Its more common than you realise. I also try not to buy from privately owned servo's as they can be known to cut corners to increase profits (not all i know!, but i dont risk it) and buy from the the ridgy didge BP's with a high turnover.

[aarondc]

Left for Montrose today (from Richmond) and the car said range : 410km. Got to Montrose and it said range: 450km. Still said 440km when I got home. Averaged 6.4l/100km for the trip to Montrose and back. I estimate 6 hard accelerations in the trip, where I enjoyed the turbo-charged thrust of the 2lt diesel engine and the cars disappearing in the rear vision mirror.

That's 38km of highway / freeway, ~15km inner CBD suburbia (40-60km/hr) and ~40km of outer city suburbia (50-80 km/hr).

Pretty pleased with that considering the car has 500km on the clock.

[K1W1]

I have heard soooo many stories about dodgy fuels and servo's where water has been discovered. Its more common than you realise.

Every service station in the world has water in their fuel tanks.
Water gets in through condensation, rainwater entering when the tanks are being refuelled or through osmosis through worn pipe work or tank bodies.
Service station fuel pick ups in the tanks do not float like aviation pick ups (too expensive) but they are set at a level that means the water should most of the time be under the level of the pick up so there is no issue. Problems only occur when the water level rises unexpectedly to the level of the pick up.
If you get water in your car petrol tank the problem is simple to fix. Tip in about half a litre of meths and the water molecules will break up, mix with the petrol and pass harmlessly through the engine and exit the exhaust as steam.

[jacob_1987]

I'm not sure but I find when I use the cruise control it does use more diesel. I got a 1.9 TDi and on freeway driving I average from 4.9-5.3L depending on hills etc