Gotta love Tdi economy

[sparkie]

Just done my first accurately measured tank of fuel in a year since I got my 1996 Tdi, I got 915 kms, and then I chickened out an bought $20 of fuel as the needle was down into the red. Anyone know how much further I could have got? Is there a low fuel light on the dash? I reckon I would have got 100kms if I hadn't chickened out!!

[STV4SYT]

Depends how u were driving it. Ive goten 550 from a tank before it was at 0 and ive also gotten 940 so its impossible to say.

[gregozedobe]

I got 940 and 991 Kms from two tankfulls on the weekend. I could have gotten to 1000Km easily, as I only put 71 and 74 litres into an 80 litre tank, and it wasn't a very economical drive (I had a lot of Kms to do in a short time, so was sitting on the posted limit most of the time).

[benough]

In my TDI GT Sport when the DTE says 0km I can do an extra 20k's. I am yet to do a full tank on the highway but I reckon 1000km is very possible

[Volvo Driver]

Our 95 is lucky to get to an empty tank at 800km's nowdays, needs it's injectors rebuilt I reckon, prolly the pump too. But we used to go over 1100km's on a tank, carry a jerry can in the boot with 10litres of diesel and find out how far you can get.

[Pumpe-Düse]

I just got my 2008 Polo 1.9 TDI a few days ago and so far its done about 205km on the first quarter of the tank (11.25L). If it keeps going like that, that'll be 820km or 5.48L/100km.

Though this is my first ever tank so I assume I'll be able to better it in the future!

[yddiz]

I just put in 72lts in my T5 LWB 2.5Lt TDI and got 842km in city driving not bad I thought

[Gigitt]

Before my mods my best recorded was a trip Sydney to ACT and back + Sydney City driving = 1250km. I filled up with 53lt.

Now with all my mods...
I get 850=900km in the Sydney City with heavy right foot.

Long distance Trips I have not run dry, but quite easily get 1/2 tank = 600km.
This is with a fully loaded car boot and full back seat with 2 in the car.

1996 Golf Mk3 TDI

[CatonaPC©]

850.1 kms before the fuel warning light came on. Filled up with 49 litres. Overall average 5.6L/100km, with air on and 4 passenger and loaded boot.

Mainly highway/mountain driving.

I like. I like!

[OvaltoJetta]

850.1 kms before the fuel warning light came on. Filled up with 49 litres. Overall average 5.6L/100km, with air on and 4 passenger and loaded boot.

Mainly highway/mountain driving.

I like. I like!

So I take it that you like the Golf CatonaPC.
We did an overnighter 12 months ago from Perth to Bridgetown in the SW of WA a round trip of 627 klm and averaged 5.2l/100klm. The trip home returned 5.0l/100klm. At one point the computer said we'd get 1130 from the tank. Once back in the city the consumption increased a bit and I filled up at 943 with 70 left - according to the MFD. How much better can it get? I dunno, but I'll need to get those sort of figures the week before Easter because I'm driving to Bendigo... on 3 tanks hopefully.