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Whats your MPG ?????

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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby Kedishen » Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:32 pm

I get 60mpg whilst towing 12 gypo caravans all loaded with scrap..

2.5TD ROAD TRAIN YEA!..

and now back to reality
Livin' in me van in Portugal.

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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby birdie » Thu May 21, 2015 8:33 am

My mk7 115 350 FWD gets around 33mpg on short runs towing. Fairly happy with that
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby bigjohnthomas » Fri May 22, 2015 1:39 pm

birdie wrote:My mk7 115 350 FWD gets 33mpg on short runs towing. Fairly happy with that


Towing with a fwd ? Lolzzzzzz :lol:
Are you sure its a fwd? Being a 350 n all dat :P

My old mk6 115 lwb hi roof 130-140 miles for a thirty pound note
Mk7 350 lwb hi roof fwd 115 , 190 miles to the same thirty quid note :shock:
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby birdie » Fri May 22, 2015 8:48 pm

Definitely a FWD, better for towing as you get more wheelspin, which looks cool ;)
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby peaktboo » Sat Sep 12, 2015 2:23 pm

Av 25-28 mpg town Best long run motorways 60mph 32mpg. 190 td 115ps mk5 1999 MOD Ambulance Extra long wheel base, hi cube.
i am fine with that for 3.5 ton camper van.
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby Dodge20 » Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:34 pm

2009 2.2 85ps swb 34.77 mpg with a mix of fast A roads and town driving. Must try harder.
Some people are like slinkies.... not good for much but bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.

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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby pelmetman » Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:12 pm

1990 MK 3 travelhome 2.5 diesel 30 mpg 8) ........
1999 MK 5 Automatic Essex V6 17 mpg :mrgreen: ..........
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby wedge157 » Sun Jan 24, 2016 3:30 pm

37.8mpg for driving my mk6 2.4 tddi round Brighton and up to London.
Carlsberg don't make transits, but if they did......
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby cjwilson1988 » Mon May 09, 2016 7:25 pm

Mk7 was getting between 34 and 36
Mk8 currently doing 31ish
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2007 mk7 sport van 130

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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby Dodge20 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:22 am

Dodge20 wrote:2009 2.2 85ps swb 34.77 mpg with a mix of fast A roads and town driving. Must try harder.


Now got it to 40.81mpg, same roads just with the addition of 2 stroke :D . I don't think my driving style has changed but it may have subconsciously.
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby angusp » Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:30 pm

37mpg for me, mk5 swb, not much weight in it though and I don't drive it hard.
2000 mk5 100 swb, going.
2005 mk6 350 lwb, not going.
2005 mk6 280 lwb, gone bang.
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby Cheese Monkey » Thu Aug 11, 2016 11:49 am

Just got 29.7mpg out of my mk7 2.4 140 Jumbo. Basically empty mind with every kind of driving and well looked after. Next mission is to get over 500 miles out the tank- over 30mpg 8) . 60mph motorway slog to Switzerland I recon should do it :lol:
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby thepiper55 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:03 pm

Hi all
Just bought a 280 2.2TD 100 T5 M6 FWD High Roof 2013
Van emty all the time. Driving around 55mph all the time.
Short drives most of the time, not motorway.
Have filled the tank a few times
30 miles to the gallon i got
Thought i would get a bit more.
What do ye think guys
Would 30 be about right.
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby ake » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:12 pm

thepiper55 wrote:Hi all
Just bought a 280 2.2TD 100 T5 M6 FWD High Roof 2013
Van emty all the time. Driving around 55mph all the time.
Short drives most of the time, not motorway.
Have filled the tank a few times
30 miles to the gallon i got
Thought i would get a bit more.
What do ye think guys
Would 30 be about right.
Thanks again

Should do a bit more, has it seen a full service at any point?
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Re: Whats your MPG ?????

Postby thepiper55 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:35 pm

Cant really tell.
Only have it a couple of weeks.
No service history with it.
Very well minded van not a mark on the body.
Putting the MPG aside, a small bit disappointed there is black sludge in the expansion bottle.
Engine oil clean not milky or nothing, just the coolant that is oily.

Waiting for the previous owner to get back to me.
Planning to get it booked in for a full service shortly.
Maybe the oil cooler was changed or it needs to be changed .
Just for a matter of interest when you say had it a full service.
To address the MPG issue what would be looking at during a full service

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