[Vwdiesel] Project Bondo Golfy-fuel mileage 1.6L NA Golf??

Fri Nov 19 19:36:56 EST 2004

I've always gotten better mileages with mine. I drive
somewhat conservatively...

50 mpg US consistently with my 81 jetta 1.6NA.
Sometimes on long trips it would average a bit better,
but normal everyday stuff would hit 50 almost every
time.

45 with my 82 Audi 4000S 1.6NA. I suspect that the
injectors are shot on that one and I have new nozzles
for it, but haven't gotten around to doing the job
yet. It's taken back seat to many other things. Not
least of which is a brand new radiator that's sitting
on the passenger seat right now waiting on me getting
some new rad mounts cause the old ones were all busted
up. Glue MIGHT do it, but I think they won't cost
much...

Can't wait till I can sell off a couple other cars so
I can use that as my driver again! :)

Erik

--- "Smith, Michael" <Michael.Smith at rvh.nb.ca> wrote:

> Well, I can't post pix (attachements) to the
> list...for those that
> asked....It just looks like a regular car with 1
> Liter of bondo spread
> around and sanded. Mostly on the
> edges of the fenders and bottoms of doors.  A little
> by the bottom of the
> windows, front, drivers side and passengers side. 
> Otherwise, you'd never
> know it was rotten.
> I have yet to do a final sanding and primer/spot
> paint yet.  If I end up
> keeping it, I may do a proper body job and full
> respray next summer, but who
> knows.
> 
> My old 88 Jetta 1.6L Turbo diesel (w/ 394k, rebuilt
> @ 300k) got me 49MPG
> imperial hwy/city every time.  I never did feel the
> turbo increased HP or
> Torque at all, even though I had boost guages in
> line and a remote solenoid
> to turn off the small pressue line to the spaceship
> and everything.
> 
> I am hoping (praying is more like it...ha ha) there
> won't be too many
> repairs needed to get this car roadworthy and that I
> could get mid 40's MPG
> I would be happy.
> 
> This has been a NB car all its life and we layer the
> roads in salt here. Its
> unreal.  (we do get a LOT of snow) There are
> virtually NO 1980's cars on the
> roads here AT ALL and you'd be lucky to find
> anything pre 93/94 as they are
> all rotted away.  For 1999/2000 cars to show rust
> here is quite common.
> 
> Mike in NB
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com
> [SMTP:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> > Behalf Of James Hansen
> > Sent:	Friday, November 19, 2004 2:51 AM
> > To:	VW-Diesel List
> > Subject:	RE: [Vwdiesel] Project Bondo Golfy-fuel
> mileage 1.6L NA
> > Golf??
> > 
> > hmmm.
> > Our Passat routinely gets 52/63mpg  (US/Imperial)
> with my wife driving it,
> > and my Golf gets barely 38/45mpg .  Passat is 1Z
> tdi, and golf is 1.9td,
> > both 1997.  wish the golf was a tdi too.  doing a
> 4 hour trip in the
> > Passat
> > at an average speed of 155kph still gets 45/53mpg.
> That's quite likeable.
> > My 1.6td Jetta (89) would vary quite a bit as the
> heat was turned up quite
> > a
> > bit.  If I managed to keep my foot out of it, I
> could get 40/48, but that
> > was on a pretty sedate trip.  Driving style had a
> lot to do with it in the
> > td 1.6 it seemed to me, more so than with the
> others.  On my 1.6na, you
> > could hold the pedal to the floor all day and
> still get 50 imp out of it.
> > That was at a breakneck speed of 120kph, 125 on
> descent. It was impossible
> > to use more and not leave a huge soot cloud
> behind...  One thing I do
> > know,
> > the golf needs some lookin at when I get time. 
> That's too poor even for
> > my
> > lead foot.
> > -James
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces+jhsg=sasktel.net at vwfans.com
> >
>
[mailto:vwdiesel-bounces+jhsg=sasktel.net at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of Matt
> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 12:19 AM
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Project Bondo Golfy-fuel
> mileage 1.6L NA Golf??
> > 
> > 
> > My last tank in the Rabbit was 50.5MPG!!!  That
> thing never ceases to
> > amaze me.
> > 
> > The TDI gets between 42-45 normally and 46-48 on
> the highway.
> > 
> > -Matt
> > http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
> > 
> > On Nov 18, 2004, at 7:52 PM, LBaird119 at aol.com
> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >> If you end up making a good daily driver out of
> it, it'll get
> > >> 40-50mpg.
> > >>  That would definitely take some of the pain
> out of the repair work.
> > >>
> > >
> > >   I'm going to have to see if my muffler's
> plugged or something.  My
> > > Jetta typically gets 36 to 39mpg US.  I don't
> think it's EVER hit
> > > 40mpg.  :(  Driven right my Rabbit ALWAYS beats
> 40mpg.
> > > (Driven hard it comes in just below or just
> above but it's much
> > > more fun that way!)  :-)
> > >      Loren
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