Octavia Blackline economy worse after 1st service?

[thehulkster699]

Hi guys.

I got my Blackline from new last year - I was in the group of owners that ordered one as soon as they could which was months before actual release date. I was pretty impressed with the economy from the word go, and all last year over 10,000 miles never struggled to get to around 48/49mpg on my daily work commute.

However, since my free first year service at the end of September (done at Derek Slacks) my economy seems to have dived? I now have to REALLY try hard to get my mpg to around 44, I fact if I drive as I normally drive it my mpg is closer to 41.

Could anything have been done in that service which could contribute to this mpg loss?

[duggie2011]

Check your tyre pressures they set mine too low and i lost about 5 mpg, I set mine to 33 psi all round and get 50 mpg average on my 50 mile round trip mostly motorway.

 

Lee

[m0bov]

Tyre pressures?

[duggie2011]

Tyre pressures?

 The lower the tyre pressure the greater the rolling resistance, just try pushing a car with low tyre pressures.

[ed209]

Colder weather perhaps?

[Welsh_kai_boy]

Could be the weather and tyre pressures. For a run from SW to Birmingham I have no issue seeing 52-54mpg.7

 

I am up there next week so will be interesting in the colder weather.