gti mileage

[LL - NY]

Hell, my 3300 lb Saabaru struggles to break 25 mpg and due the miles I pile
on around here, I'm trying to nurse it. And this is after I switched to my
summers (GY F1 GSD3). It was worse with my Nokian RSi's. Then it was a
struggle to break 22 mpg. FWIW, my 2080 lb 8V A2 GTi would regularly get
about 27 mpg in local driving and 32 on the highway.

On 5/3/07, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah but, that "little car" weighs over 3300 pounds these days.
>
> Nevertheless, I agree that it seems it should get over 25mpg rather
> readily.
>
> Ed
>
>
> On 5/3/07, thejimrose <thejimrose at gmail.com> wrote:
> > hey steve - how many miles are on it? most cars see a pretty significant
> > jump once they break in. from what i glean in the long term magazine
> tests.
> >
> > what did the magazines say they saw from new gti's? IME the gti's have
> > always been thirsty. heck my 2L 16v was a PIG when i gave it pedal. and
> it
> > was in a 1700lb 83 caddy =)
> >
> > have you checked the vw forums to see what other owners are getting?
> >
> > were you using good gas? have you tried over a few tankfuls [to elim bad
> > gas?]. maybe try a long highway drive with cruise set at 60 to see what
> your
> > max is.
> >
> > that's a drag. a little car like that outta pull 25mpg no problem.
> >
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