gti mileage

[Steve Marinello]

Reports from VW Vortex have been all over the place, from 21.5 for a 2k 
miles DSG to 36-37 mpg for a highway cruiser like me.  Another drives 
hard and gets 28 mpg.  Most are in the upper 20's.  Oh well....

LL - NY wrote:
> 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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