Advice solicited on dealing with VW

[Huw Powell]

> The EPA fuel economy estimates are just numbers.  It says all over the sticker to just use that as a comparison.

I was going to mention that, and that the way they are calculated they 
are pretty much always too high.  They are considering a new method, to 
get something closer to what owners can actually expect.

> What mileage did you expect?   Running 75 mph with oxygenated Houston gas probably is not how the EPA calculated fuel economy.

> As I noted in an earlier email, the new GTI has been getting lousy 
> mileage.  The stick is rated at 23/32 mpg and probably 98% of the 4500 
> miles on it have been early morning/early afternoon commutes to avoid 
> Houston traffic.

> In any case, a high of 24.8 mpg, usually around 23.4, and a most recent 
> of 21.9 mpg.

Which does seem too low.  My old 90Q gets that, and it's only rated for, 
I think, about 26 highway.

Other questions, of course - AC on?  I don't know how it works these 
days (with aerodynamics and all), but AC used to cost at least 2 mpg.

And as Richard mentioned, how are you calculating it?  Miles to tank 
fills divided by gallons used, or something like a trip computer?

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

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