What is your furtherest on a tank?

**gldgti** · 29-02-2008, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by VWMAT5

I've just returned from a round trip from Brisbane to Portland in Victoria with the T5 DC fully loaded with race gear and towing a car trailer and race car. Total distance approx 5000 kilometres.

The T5 returned 10-11 litres per 100 kilometres - outstanding for the amount of gear it was carrying and towing. She cruised at all legal speeds, and tackled hills like they weren't even there. I never felt that the car laboured under any circumstances, and it performed brilliantly.

I was in convoy with five other race outfits, and the T5 only needed to be filled every second stop compared to all the other cars. This roughly worked out at between 650 - 700 kilometres between fuel stops. Around town with light loads (engine, gearboxes, trade stall items) and no trailer, I average about 750-800 kilometres, approx best of about 9 litres per 100 clicks. Very good figures for a heavy, but mighty useful truck.

Thats GREAT! i want a transporter too..... ohh, too many cars....

**Mischa** · 29-02-2008, 10:59 AM

about 900km for me and that was bloody pushing it... wouldnt have gone too many more metres

(mostly highway + 1 wollongong cruise)

**neil** · 29-02-2008, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by JansJetta

We did an overnight run on the weekend 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. How much better can it get?

Jan hi.
What fuel did you use? The new diesel on trial or regular diesel.
Would be good if you can test the new stuff on the same run
if you only had regular or vise versa.
I know you mentioned before not much difference around town
but wondering how the new stuff goes on the open road.
Neil.

**THR** · 29-02-2008, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by cogdoc

Pussy, I picked mine up at lunch, and am just over 300kms so far...

Mine's still sitting on 50km after two days.

**Greg Roles** · 01-03-2008, 08:11 AM

What?

Are you handcuffed somewhere?

**THR** · 01-03-2008, 06:09 PM

It just so happens this weekend and the next two are our cricket finals - so playing cricket from 1pm to 6pm each day.

Plus, in my area if you don't get a park by 7pm and keep it for the night, you won't get one!

So, very much want to go for a long drive but can't for a few weeks!

But Easter is coming up

**j_a_h_2077** · 01-03-2008, 07:33 PM

I've got 1065 Km from my polo TDI (45 litre tank capacity plus around 9 litres 'overfill'). Can't beat it in terms of economy, great little car.

**THR** · 01-03-2008, 09:28 PM

^ That's great figures...

Agree the Polo is a good car (and especially the TDI). I test drove the Polo (petrol) before I test drove the Golf and having tested the Japanese vehicles, that for me was a deciding factor to get a VW.

(Of course, I then tested the Golf and after that the TDI and the decision was made.)

Can't wait until I see the economy I am getting out of my TDI once I have a few KM's on the clock.