My New VW TDI
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Weird... my 09 Speed 3 came with those exact same rims.
Nice car man!!
Nice car man!!
Suuuuweet!
What are your breakin plans? I wonder what a lighter weight friction-modified ester oil would do for mpgs after breakin...? 5% increase? 10% increase?, no increase? hmm... I wonder what removing the emissions stuff and tuning would do to mpgs? hmmm... Stop posting on here you are making me want to buy one to experiment with! ha ha no really please do post mpgs and updates. Neat car!
What are your breakin plans? I wonder what a lighter weight friction-modified ester oil would do for mpgs after breakin...? 5% increase? 10% increase?, no increase? hmm... I wonder what removing the emissions stuff and tuning would do to mpgs? hmmm... Stop posting on here you are making me want to buy one to experiment with! ha ha no really please do post mpgs and updates. Neat car!
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
Overall fuel economy on my first trip (370 miles) 43.1 mpg.
Very nice. I don't know how accurate the multi function displays are for TDIs but I was surprised at how accurate it was in the GTI. Changes in road surface roughness, wind direction, drafting vehicles, etc. can be seen right away on the MFD.
Overall fuel economy on my first trip (370 miles) 43.1 mpg.
Very nice. I don't know how accurate the multi function displays are for TDIs but I was surprised at how accurate it was in the GTI. Changes in road surface roughness, wind direction, drafting vehicles, etc. can be seen right away on the MFD.
Nice. How much did you pay ?
Originally Posted By: saaber1
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
Overall fuel economy on my first trip (370 miles) 43.1 mpg.
Very nice. I don't know how accurate the multi function displays are for TDIs but I was surprised at how accurate it was in the GTI. Changes in road surface roughness, wind direction, drafting vehicles, etc. can be seen right away on the MFD.
The multi function is surprisingly accurate. Within a few 10ths of a mpg compared with paper and pencil computations.
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
Overall fuel economy on my first trip (370 miles) 43.1 mpg.
Very nice. I don't know how accurate the multi function displays are for TDIs but I was surprised at how accurate it was in the GTI. Changes in road surface roughness, wind direction, drafting vehicles, etc. can be seen right away on the MFD.
The multi function is surprisingly accurate. Within a few 10ths of a mpg compared with paper and pencil computations.
So is the Golf made somewhere else than Mexico?
Nice car! Bill
Nice car! Bill
Originally Posted By: saaber1
Suuuuweet!
What are your breakin plans? I wonder what a lighter weight friction-modified ester oil would do for mpgs after breakin...? 5% increase? 10% increase?, no increase? hmm... I wonder what removing the emissions stuff and tuning would do to mpgs? hmmm... Stop posting on here you are making me want to buy one to experiment with! ha ha no really please do post mpgs and updates. Neat car!
Thanks. I'll keep you posted. VW calls for 10,000 mile oil changes with 507.00 spec synthetic oil. Sounds reasonable to me based on some uoa's I've seen.
Breakin? I've given it some full throttle acceleration occasionally through the gears, but nothing too crazy. Most of the mileage has been highway mileage so far.
In 6th gear, the engine runs at about 1800 rpm at 65 and about 2100 at 75 mph. I've had a few 50 mpg short trips with it but you have to treat the throttle REALLY gently to get 50 mpg, but it is possible. The engine only has about 1000 miles on it, so I expect that the economy will improve a bit, but not too much. Maybe 1 to 2 mpg better.
Suuuuweet!
What are your breakin plans? I wonder what a lighter weight friction-modified ester oil would do for mpgs after breakin...? 5% increase? 10% increase?, no increase? hmm... I wonder what removing the emissions stuff and tuning would do to mpgs? hmmm... Stop posting on here you are making me want to buy one to experiment with! ha ha no really please do post mpgs and updates. Neat car!
Thanks. I'll keep you posted. VW calls for 10,000 mile oil changes with 507.00 spec synthetic oil. Sounds reasonable to me based on some uoa's I've seen.
Breakin? I've given it some full throttle acceleration occasionally through the gears, but nothing too crazy. Most of the mileage has been highway mileage so far.
In 6th gear, the engine runs at about 1800 rpm at 65 and about 2100 at 75 mph. I've had a few 50 mpg short trips with it but you have to treat the throttle REALLY gently to get 50 mpg, but it is possible. The engine only has about 1000 miles on it, so I expect that the economy will improve a bit, but not too much. Maybe 1 to 2 mpg better.
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That is really fantastic. I've always loved the TDI's.
Originally Posted By: gathermewool
That is really fantastic. I've always loved the TDI's.
Thanks. I'm really happy with it so far. It has loads of torque down low in the RPM band. Wheel spinning torque if you aren't careful. like 240-ish ft. lbs. I think.
That is really fantastic. I've always loved the TDI's.
Thanks. I'm really happy with it so far. It has loads of torque down low in the RPM band. Wheel spinning torque if you aren't careful. like 240-ish ft. lbs. I think.
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Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
So is the Golf made somewhere else than Mexico?
Nice car! Bill
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Now two things that would get in my way....
The extra stuff that EPA had to add and $24k...
But nice rig. Enjoy!
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
So is the Golf made somewhere else than Mexico?
Nice car! Bill
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Now two things that would get in my way....
The extra stuff that EPA had to add and $24k...
But nice rig. Enjoy!
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Germany, plain & simple. The Wall came down 1989. Nice ride!
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Germany, plain & simple. The Wall came down 1989. Nice ride!
Originally Posted By: scurvy
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Germany, plain & simple. The Wall came down 1989. Nice ride!
The "W" code designates the production facility as Wolfsburg. All our Golf and GTI come from Wolfsburg. No more Curitiba junk...
Originally Posted By: Scdevon
West Germany. It has a "W" VIN.
Germany, plain & simple. The Wall came down 1989. Nice ride!
The "W" code designates the production facility as Wolfsburg. All our Golf and GTI come from Wolfsburg. No more Curitiba junk...
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