[Vwdiesel] 70 MPG and oil Pressure

[Tad]

I believe it.  In my 01 I get 47-48 with my normal around-town freeway
commuting.  On road trips when I'm going 65-80 MPH it drops to more like
40-42.

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 5:09 AM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was just talking to a friend at work that has a 2006 TDI, by just
> dropping his
> speed to 65mph.
>  He upped his mpg's to almost 51-52 by just not going any faster then 65
> mph.
> he was at 47mpg when driving 70 plus on a major roadway called Rt. 78 her
> in NJ
> were most drive 80-85 on this road (crazyyyyyy) , he drives 30 miles each
> way to
> work and back for a 60 mile commute.
>
>
>  Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Sent: Fri, June 10, 2011 3:49:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 70 MPG and oil Pressure
>
> It's mostly a function of speed.  If Nick were to just drive about 40 MPH,
> then we WOULD get 70 MPG.
>
>
>
> >
> > That was imperial...  ;)
> >
> > CG
> >
> > **Sent with mobile device.
> >  On Jun 10, 2011 10:05 AM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 6/9/2011 11:16:45 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> > > arkadymirvis at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > 70 MPG? On what vehicle? This is when the car goes downhill and rarely
> > > uphill? Ark.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Next post he corrected the mpg/mph typo. Nobody questioned when Hagar
> > > claimed 70mpg? ;-)
> > > Loren
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