Is it just me or are so many people worried about trying to get a decent MPG out of the vRS?

I drive an 07 petrol Octy vRS (Soon to be a 12 petrol Facelift vRS) I bought the car for performance and not for being environmentally friendly.

If you are buying a performance vehicle then don't expect an amazing MPG unless you drive it like a granny. But then what is the point of buying a vRS to drive it like a granny in the first place?

Is it just me or are so many people worried about trying to get a decent MPG out of the vRS?

I drive an 07 petrol Octy vRS (Soon to be a 12 petrol Facelift vRS) I bought the car for performance and not for being environmentally friendly.

If you are buying a performance vehicle then don't expect an amazing MPG unless you drive it like a granny. But then what is the point of buying a vRS to drive it like a granny in the first place?

Get a diesel - drive like a loon, get good MPG. Problem solved

Get a diesel - drive like a loon, get good MPG. Problem solved

No thanks. I am a petrol lover and think I always will be. Prefer the sound.

No thanks. I am a petrol lover and think I always will be. Prefer the sound.

Problem solved

When I bought the VRS 35.7mpg seemed reasonable for the performance and petrol was about 89p a litre.

Within a year petrol was up about 115p a litre. The rapid rise of fuel costs makes the Octy seem expensive to run and has had a bit hit on petrol residuals.

If I'd known how fast the price of fuel would go up I don't think I'd have bought it.

You can hardly call them 'performance cars'.

You can hardly call them 'performance cars'.

When they are the fastest car the manufacturer makes you can

I'm vain; I bought my vRS for its looks as much as it's performance. Race Blue can't be beaten!

MPG is equally important to me as I have a 150 mile/day commute, hence I chose the PD170.

I wanted an Octavia but also wanted to stand out a little, the lower spec Octavia's just don't 'do it' for me

170bhp, 50+ MPG and a sporty look is the perfect combination for me.

Performance car? Nah.

You can hardly call them 'performance cars'.

I agree it's not really a performance car, I see it as a sensible practical car with decent performance and handling. I bought mine as I wanted a more modern, safer car to use for family duties when my wife and 2 year old son are in the car. My main criteria were boot space, decent mpg (ie not 25 mpg like a Focus ST or Mazda 3 MPS) and petrol (as the car only gets used at weekends and sometimes for short trips), but I also prefer the look, ride and sports seats of performance varients of cars in general.

If driven sensibly with the occasional blast I can get get mpg of mid to high 30's on a run which is hardly any different to a smaller engined petrol car. I'm used to larger capacity 6 cylinder petrol engines so prefer to use the torque of an engine and short shift when just keeping up with traffic, so the vrs suits me better than for example a 1.6 normally asprited variant. So I don't see anything wrong with just driving it normally and keeping the fuel costs down. If I want a performance fix, I'll drive my M3 which IMO makes a far nicer noise and is more rewarding to drive.