now at 6000 miles in a 170 4*4 and driving "normally" on all sorts of roads, steep long hills, lanes, flat A roads - and settling down to a very steady 44mpg as monitored at every brim to brim fill-up. Some fill-ups come in at 43, and some at 45 depending upon the previous 475 miles, because that is what a tank unfailingly gives me. I'd love to get over 500 miles to a tank but suspect that the mode of driving would send me nuts.

NOW - a question for those more experienced in economy driving! A mate of mine years ago told me that the secret was to drive on the throttle as if you had an egg between your foot and the pedal. However, on hills (which we have loads of in Wales) is it more fuel efficient to take the car out of gear and free-wheel down hill, or to be in 6th and let the car drift down with no pressure on the pedal. I can't tell from the display, because in one mode it says 200mpg (the max, therefore inaccurate) and in the other I get three dashes ---, like that. Which is better?

now at 6000 miles in a 170 4*4 and driving "normally" on all sorts of roads, steep long hills, lanes, flat A roads - and settling down to a very steady 44mpg as monitored at every brim to brim fill-up. Some fill-ups come in at 43, and some at 45 depending upon the previous 475 miles, because that is what a tank unfailingly gives me. I'd love to get over 500 miles to a tank but suspect that the mode of driving would send me nuts.

NOW - a question for those more experienced in economy driving! A mate of mine years ago told me that the secret was to drive on the throttle as if you had an egg between your foot and the pedal. However, on hills (which we have loads of in Wales) is it more fuel efficient to take the car out of gear and free-wheel down hill, or to be in 6th and let the car drift down with no pressure on the pedal. I can't tell from the display, because in one mode it says 200mpg (the max, therefore inaccurate) and in the other I get three dashes ---, like that. Which is better?

Rolling downhill in gear is most efficient - does not matter which gear. Engine CPU completely shuts the fuel off. In neutral, the engine does use fuel to maintain idle speed. back in the carburettor/Mechanincal fuel injection on Diesel, the fuel was never shut off. Hence lower engine rpm at idle used less than rolling downhill in gear.

NOW - a question for those more experienced in economy driving! A mate of mine years ago told me that the secret was to drive on the throttle as if you had an egg between your foot and the pedal. However, on hills (which we have loads of in Wales) is it more fuel efficient to take the car out of gear and free-wheel down hill, or to be in 6th and let the car drift down with no pressure on the pedal. I can't tell from the display, because in one mode it says 200mpg (the max, therefore inaccurate) and in the other I get three dashes ---, like that. Which is better?

My A2 also says 200MPG sometimes if I coast with a bit of throttle or just before coming to a standstill. The three dashes are the best as that means zero fuel being used as Agerbudsen explained.

Have been debating whether to go for 1.2TSI DSG or 2.0TDI DSG. Don't really need 4x4 and diesel is also into the showroom tax range with CO2, so preference is for the 1.2TSI DSG.

I've driven a 1.2TSI DSG, and it seemed sprightly enough so I'd be happy to spend about £4K less than I'd have to fork out for the diesel. However this thread worries me.

If I believe the latest (25th May 2010) brochure, which was wrong about the 1.2TSI DSG for a long time, they have very similar Combined MPG at 44.1 for the petrol and 43.5 for the diesel.

On Urban (Extra Urban), the petrol is 36.2 (49.6) and the diesel 37.2 (48.7), so there appears to be not much to choose between them on MPG.

Should I believe the above, or some of the tales on this thread? If it's as bad as some say, I may have to fork out the extra £4K!

Should I believe the above, or some of the tales on this thread? If it's as bad as some say, I may have to fork out the extra £4K!

The 1,2 probably will give you the consumption people mention here rather than the factory stated consumption. Most cars can't match their claimed figures. Put the £4,000 in the bank for petrol money!!!

But I will say this. My A2 came in 75hp petrol and 75hp diesel versions. The petrol just felt anaemic and as with all petrol cars you have to gear down to get the car's revs into the right spot to overtake. In the diesel you hardly ever gear down and you just put your foot down and it goes - fully laden or not. The 1,8 Yeti and 140 or 170 Tdi will be on a par in terms of overtaking and/or taking gaps in traffic and having extra power available for this at any speed. The 1,2 will have it too to some extent but won't have it when laden with 5 people and full of luggage. That is where your £4,000 will go: oomph when the car is fully laden or ample power to maintain motorway speeds and give good economy. If you won't have a roofbox on your car, carry bikes on the back, tow a caravan ever, then bank the money and go for the 1,2. It has plenty of oomph for day to day use but when laden or when pushed to do a constant 80mph + it suffers and you won't get good economy. So decide what sort of use you will put it to and then decide how to spend your money.

I can achieve high 30's or low 40's in my 1.2TSI, but thats by being super gentle on the throttle. I soon get bored of that game and then the mpg takes a nosedive!

My 1.2 DSG averages about 42 mpg A Roads, 37 mpg motorway driving ( 2 occupants, 2000 miles on clock)

normal driving 60 ish A Road, 70 ish Motorway.

I too have seen 29.7mpg (on my 140bhp diesel), however I was towing a stuffing great caravan at the time !!

I know there are still folk who will not drive a diesel, but this is a great car with a great engine. Normal motorway cruising (without caravan) gets 48 to 52, day to day 45 ish and as stated above, close to 30 with the shed attached.

29.7 mpg would be dream land economy for mine

I too have seen 29.7mpg (on my 140bhp diesel), however I was towing a stuffing great caravan at the time !!

I know there are still folk who will not drive a diesel, but this is a great car with a great engine. Normal motorway cruising (without caravan) gets 48 to 52, day to day 45 ish and as stated above, close to 30 with the shed attached.

Do you have the later engine? I have a first generation 140 engine and get 44 on my 15 mile around town commute and 45 on the motorway if the wind is behind me. Well happy

first day with my 1.2 weds and i averaged 44 mpg...with 5 adults onboard....last night we had a fairly long run to bridlington and back...3 passengers and ive averaged 47.8 mpg..... :yes: ..its great

110 Tdi 2WD - 42.5 average but only 700+ miles on clock.

Still pretty good though,as I do thrash it on the motorways, usually with 2 adults, 3 kids, 2 large dogs aboard. I am sure it will improve, as time goes on.

Have 110 hp done Norwich London and back , London Sarfend and Back 51 mpg happy with that , only thing I miss is the acceleration of my 1.9 pd tdi fabia 3.

I had to make the same choice, a 1.2 TSI demonstrator or a new 110 TDI. I hoped to get 40-45 from the TSI and 50-55 from the TDI. It would take about five years for the fuel savings from the TDI to pay for the extra cost (at todays prices).

The clincher for me was the range. The TDI shows over 700 mile range after refuelling. In remote areas of north-west Scotland fuel pumps are few and far between and I can drive up there, drive around for a week or so, and drive home without refuelling. Fuel is also more expensive (and unobtainable on Sundays) on the outer islands.

Heading up that way in ten days time.

Do you have the later engine? I have a first generation 140 engine and get 44 on my 15 mile around town commute and 45 on the motorway if the wind is behind me. Well happy

Hi Ray,

I bought an ex demo that was one of the first cars over here, so I think it's safe to assume it has the first generation everything (it is a 140 diesel). Great car, engine's loosening up nicely (17,000 on the clock) and the milage has definately improved over the last couple of months, so maybe that's the difference.

Bit of a rush today (trying to get back in time for the match) saw the Yeti's OBC reading 22.4 mpg over 32 miles !!! This was mainly Mway with air con on max.

I'm still averaging 34 mpg on the OBC, although this generally equates to 31 mpg brim to brim. The car has just passed 5K miles now and I haven't seen a siginificant improvement in the fuel economy. Starting to wish I'd gone for a 1.8 :'(

Just shy of 40 mpg (measured full tank to full tank) in first 2000 miles, if anything getting worse as the engine frees up. Maxidot states average consumption since new (memory 2) as 49.6 mpg. Mixture of A roads and 70mph motorway cruises, usually driver only.

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