[Vwdiesel] Mileage: NA vs TD?

[Nate Wall]

I forgot to ad in my previous post that the 48 mpg is
for a US gallons, not imperial.--Nate

--- Shawn Wright <swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote:
> For those of you who've driven both NA & TD engines
> in similar vehicles,
> how have you found the mileage to compare?
>
> The first tank on my new '85 Jetta with 1.6NA was
> not quite what I hoped
> for: 782km on 45.8 liters of fuel = 5.86 l/100km, or
> 48.2 mpg IMP, 40.1
> mpg US.
>
> Although I had not kept precise records on my other
> '85 Jetta with 1.6TD, I
> normally got 900+ kms on a tank of ~ 45-50l, which
> is at least 2mpg
> better. (same trans on both cars).
>
> I'm hoping this first tank is skewed because the gas
> station guy "topped it
> off" (my wife filled it, but I've told her to ask
> them not to top it off...), so I'll
> have to see if the mileage improves once that habit
> stops.
>
> Just curious what others have experienced between
> the two engines.
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
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