[Vwdiesel] OT MPG

[Publius]

I drove from Seattle to Wichita over 3 days, and kept my RPMs around 2800-3000 as often as possible on the freeway.

I got 36, 43, and 39 mpg avg over the 3 days

just keep the RPMs constant and let the highway speeds vary, up hill or down hill :)
 








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> From: "dieseltdi at verizon.net" <dieseltdi at verizon.net>
>To: vw fans <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
>Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 3:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Update on Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel
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>The car actually has 3 different measure of mpg:  a gauge that shows instantaneous mpg and it also shows average mpg (presumably also instantaneous) and then a trip screen which has average MPG.  I filled the jeep up yesterday at ½ tank just to see and the calculated MPG (miles/gals) was 28.4 when the trip mpg showed 31.  I have never had a vehicle where the actual calculated mpg matched what the on board computer said.  Hayden
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>On Nov 18, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Congrads on the new ride.
>> I am surprised that does not have an on-board computer to figure the MPG for you, no?.
>> that is good MPG for sure.
>> What is the gross weight of the jeep.
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>> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
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>> On Saturday, November 16, 2013 11:16 PM, "dieseltdi at verizon.net" <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Well just spent the day driving out to East Texas and back (after a visit of course) drove just over 301 miles and the average mpg reading says 32.0!!!!! Pretty darn good for a boat the size of manhattan!!!! The thing rides really well.  I have a feeling that it is going to be difficult to come up with accurate MPG readings however.  The filler does not have a regular opening and cap, it has a trap door that you can’t hold open to see when the neck is full.  So my thinking is to let the pump shut off and then fill it to the next full $ reading to keep everything close.  I will keep tabs on both my calculated mpg and the one from the car.  Will let you guys know.  Hayden
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>> “There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.” 
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>> “I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run."
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>> “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”  Alexis de Tocqueville
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>“There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.” 
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>“I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run."
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>“I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.”  Alexis de Tocqueville
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>Visit my website at:  http://mysite.verizon.net/resosxp8/mydieselpages/
>Proud owner of:
>1968 Beetle, my latest project, watch for details
>1982 VW Jetta Coupe GTD "FrankenJetta"
>And many, many, many VWs; from a 1947 Beetle (13 Beetles total), to Vans (5 - 3 split ties  2 bay window (both were campers), 1 Vanagon Westy, Rabbits (3), Karmen Ghia (1), Jettas (10), Passats (2), Dasher (1), New Beetle (1), Rabbit Convertible (1) and Rabbit Pickups (3) most now gone but not forgotten.
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