I'm trying to justify getting a petrol vRS next to replace my diesel vRS. I do about 15k business miles per year and will probably but the car myself instead of it being a company car. I would get 18p per mile versus 17p per mile for the devil's fuel.

I reckon that the lower monthly lease charge for a cheaper petrol car will make up for the slight disadvantage in the millage re-charge.

Thoughts?

Steve

65-70mpg, cruise control no traffic. 40mpg easy. the only way you would drop below that at that speed is hill motorways and traffic

According to trip computer I'd be lucky to get 33ish mpg when set at 130km/hr, which is about 72mph on the climate display,

37 or above at that speed I'd say. As above, depends on traffic on inclines

Whereabouts in Cheshire are you? We'll go and do a test if you like!

Steve

I normally get around 37-38 on motorway.

Much the same query as me

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Tricky one for sure!!

Not sure exactly as to what you will get MPG wise as even with calibrated Maxidot the MPG consumption doesn't equate to what you can actually get.

I got 617 miles from 1 tank sticking at 80mph on cruise control however i had brimmed the tank beforehand.

Carl:thumbup:

About 37-40mpg.

it all depends on your driving still to be truth ful mine works out at 36.5mpg but can get 40mpg and low as 20-30mpg booting it hard, easy foot at up to 55mpg in my petrol to work, but as my siggy picture shows in the past year on a 2.0 fsi its averaged out to 36.5mpg

Agree with the figures above.

37 - 40 mpg.

Buddy with a TDi RS is getting about 44 on the same type of driving. Not enough to make me want a diesel.

38-45mpg @ 60 in motorway miss daisy mode. Thats maxidot tho, cant be that far off can they?

if you are going to mince about at 65mph to get the best fuel consumption then whats the point in getting the petrol ? Its there to be driven ;-)

Agree with the figures above.

37 - 40 mpg.

Buddy with a TDi RS is getting about 44 on the same type of driving. Not enough to make me want a diesel.

is there really only that little in it? what about combined figures of town/A road/motorway?

maxidot figures i beleive dont include the tube from the tank to the nozzle. ive seen some cars that are up to 5mpg out, personally mine never seems to be more than 3% often less than that. I reckon if the tank and tank only was filled up and the tube from the nozzle down to the tank was left alone most mpg readings would be more accurate.

Wardy - Lymm

44mpg in the TDi - I can get 50mpg+ in my diesel at this speed.

Why potter at 65 in a vRS - well, when I'm working I do big miles but I want something that is fun to drive when I'm not at work.

Steve

On a run from oxfordshire to cumbria doing say 85ish on the motorway i used to get 38-39mpg in my REVO stage 1 remapped vRS. I've since had an EVOMS CAI installed and think I can beat that figure as i've noticed a marked increase in economy since the EVOMS: for example a local 15 mile route that is a mixture of 30mph zones and 60mph zones through several small towns that used to return 38mpg if i was trying hard to economise, now returns 44mpg!

The moral of this story - get a petrol vRS and then enjoy modifying it!

On a run from oxfordshire to cumbria doing say 85ish on the motorway i used to get 38-39mpg in my REVO stage 1 remapped vRS. I've since had an EVOMS CAI installed and think I can beat that figure as i've noticed a marked increase in economy since the EVOMS: for example a local 15 mile route that is a mixture of 30mph zones and 60mph zones through several small towns that used to return 38mpg if i was trying hard to economise, now returns 44mpg!

The moral of this story - get a petrol vRS and then enjoy modifying it!

In this case referring to a mk1 or mk2?

mk2

although i'll clarify that the 44mpg is when trying hard to get good figures - most of the time for me i get nearer 34mpg as my right foot seems to be of the heavy variety!

Edited 31 May, 200917 yr by moox
clarification

I have done some maths if this helps!

Both on 15k a year.

Petrol

98.9p ltr

combined 35mpg

55 ltr tank = 12.06 gallons

= 422 miles per tank

= 36 tanks of fuel a year @ £54 a tank

Add tax at £220 a year

Totals £2164 a year to run

Diesel

101.9p ltr

combined 45mpg

55 ltr tank = 12.06 gallons

= 542 miles per tank

= 28 tanks of fuel a year @ £56 a tank

Add tax at £150 a year

Totals £1718 a year to run

So the petrol is about £40 a month more to run with fuel and tax, but need to account for the cheaper purchase price etc. I am basing the cost of tyres, servicing the same for both cars so have not brought this into thr equation.

Any faults with my maths peeps? Looking into this hard at the moment so I can decide what to do myself!

Cheers

Is your milage business or personal?

Steve

Is your milage business or personal?

Steve

who you asking? mine is a mixture as i work for myself, but mainly personal pleasure!

Is your milage business or personal?

Steve

Its mixed Steve. Its my car and I claim 25p a mile back. I'm 3 months into this job and am using the car more and having more stuff with me hence wanting a bigger car for cruising about in etc. On current usage I am expecting to do about 9k personal miles and 6k business miles pa.

I dont want to feel like I am always at the pump and losing money as work wont do a car allowance or a company car so want some econom but also some fun that wont cost the earth. My Fabia vRS can get 60pmg on a good run when being sensible and still 50mpg what giving it a bit. I like that a lot and not sure I want to get rid of having good figures like that (I know a derv vrs wont be quite a good as that).

Its real tricky but I need to decide so that I can focus the search for the right car!

In a nut shell, my car allowance will pay for the car. So long as the car does at least 35mpg, I'll make 5p per mile plus the tax rebate I can claim. I'd make more with a diesel but I think I fancy a petrol.

Steve

go on spritmonitor.de and look up your car on there, it will show many users with the same car and what they are doing mpg wise and if its motorway etc

I have done some maths if this helps!

Both on 15k a year.

Petrol

98.9p ltr

combined 35mpg

55 ltr tank = 12.06 gallons

= 422 miles per tank

= 36 tanks of fuel a year @ £54 a tank

Add tax at £220 a year

Totals £2164 a year to run

Diesel

101.9p ltr

combined 45mpg

55 ltr tank = 12.06 gallons

= 542 miles per tank

= 28 tanks of fuel a year @ £56 a tank

Add tax at £150 a year

Totals £1718 a year to run

So the petrol is about £40 a month more to run with fuel and tax, but need to account for the cheaper purchase price etc. I am basing the cost of tyres, servicing the same for both cars so have not brought this into thr equation.

Any faults with my maths peeps? Looking into this hard at the moment so I can decide what to do myself!

Cheers

Change for Super Unleaded (about 103.9 round by me) and upped the tax for next year.

Petrol

103.9p ltr

combined 35mpg

55 ltr tank = 12.06 gallons

= 422 miles per tank

= 36 tanks of fuel a year @ £57.14 a tank

Add tax at £235 a year

Totals £2292.04 a year to run

So my guess is about £50 a month extra to run the VRS. You won't get 35-40mpg running on 95RON (I can't anyway).

Thumb in the air the petrol will cost about £500 more over 3yr. Which is about what I worked out when I got mine.

I've not regretted getting the petrol yet, but I might when I come to sell it, big petrols are not popular right now. The VRS is really very economical considering the type of car it is. A 2.0T Vectra only makes 170hp and the paper mpg is 32. Reality will be worse.