[T3] MPG

[Daniel K. Du Vall]

Jim,
	Does your new TDI have one of them MPG indicators?
I would be curious what you tend to get on yours and if you have done an
overall calculation (Full tank).
Our 04 Golf averages from 46-49MPG (Full tank refills using the trip
meter) but I also don't take tire size into account and I know our
speedometer is of by 2 to 3 miles per hour been that way from the
factory. O not sure how much it affects thing but I live in Colorado
also.

Daniel Du Vall
http://1peter4-10.org
http://volkswageninsanity.us


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Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [T3] MPG

In any discussion of MPG, one has to bear in mind that drivers vary
considerably and they have a significant affect on MPG.

Over on one of the Prius email lists, hypermilers can consistently get
over 100 MPG from the same exact car that the owner can only
occasionally get over 50 MPG. It isn't the car, it's how the car is
driven. Because the car has a built-in MPG calculator, drivers tend to
be more conscious of their MPG than others, and because they generally
achieve high (40-50) MPGs, any change (temperature, wet roads, etc.)
tends to get noticed more easily than in cars that are in the 20MPG
range and don't have a gage.

Comparing one car with it's driver with another car and another car is
only interesting, but it isn't data that is numerically comparable. If
your car with you driving suddenly gets different mileage, then it is
interesting, because something happened to cause that change, and
usually something that needs to be fixed.

Jeff '67 Sqbk
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