(31-07-2012, 04:15 AM)Poodle Wrote: Can i point out that everyone who poo-poo's HDi mpg has never actually owned one, or, if they have, clearly didn't know how to drive it. People who repeat that it's all down to the gearbox and it's barely better than a dt don't know what they're talking about. The best i achieved was 72mpg from a tank on daily driving (ie not a motorway run), that was properly going for the economy though tbf lol. Still, pretty impressive what you can do with them if driven carefully and a bit of knowledge about where the fuelling gaps in the map are. I could get over 60mpg without trying that hard, so i'm sure anyone else can too if they work out how to drive it for that effect, Jonny's got the gist of it. ^^^Ive owned both at the same time the hdi wad only slightly better than the 170+bhp dt with hdi box. Have you owned a dt with hdi box :p the dt was so much fun fun i couldnt drive like a granny for a whole tank though to properly measure. Years ago i got 85 from our octavia but it was fookin tedious doin 45 on the motorway!
Actually mate my hdi is a van and though the wieght would be better empty i think it has a shorter box the rev counyer dont work but it does feel a bit shorter......