Thinking about chopping my SE in for a VRS but not sure whether TDI or TSI....

Do 13k a year mainly a 30 mile round trip every day during the week for work (all straight A roads), interested to know real world mpg of the TSI? Is it affected up or down by having the DSG? I'm used to 42 mpg from my 1.4 TSI but happy to take a bit of a drop in return for some decent go...

Cheers.

Steve.

My vRS TSI averages 32-33mpg. Mainly A roads but a fair bit of country lanes stop / start stuff too. Will do 40mpg on a run if driven carefully.

Well worth it for the go available. With petrol currently cheaper than diesel, I'm happy with that at about 20k miles per year.

The diesel vRS is slower, and less responsive (I've driven both). To get similar 'go' in a diesel, you're look at 6 cylinders and, as a result, realistically mid-30s mpg.

At 13k miles per year, if you can afford to change, which I'm guessing you can, I'd go petrol all day long........far less likely to go wrong too.

Good luck!

Edited 5 March, 201412 yr by dunc69

I've just driven to York and got 40mpg sitting at 75mph...2 adults and one baby in the car along with a full boot. I usually get between 400-440 miles out a tank of mix driving. My car also has a stage 1 remap. Have noticed if you do a lot of stop/start driving in town the economy really plummets. Was driving round Glasgow the other day and maxidot was showing I'd only averaged 18mpg until I got on the motorway!

Slightly less powerful 160hp 1.8tsi 4x4. Mix of a road and duel carriageway on a 35mile round trip for work normally sees 34-37 mpg.

Get the odd 40+ when traffic stops one making progress

Last motorway run was 220 miles non stop to Exeter at decent motorway speeds 'cough' saw 40mpg with lite traffic

Long term average is 36mpg, spirited driving can see mid to low 20's but you are proper pressing on at these mpg.

Annual millage is 9-10k on a fixed service regime.

Would not entertain an oil burner unless doing 16k+ and even then I wouldn't like the loss of fun factor for fuel economy.

Roll on the remap when out of warranty :-)

On a run to the Stretton Fox on Sunday, @ a steady 75ish averaged just over 42mpg

 

2.0L FL Octavia Tsi Vrs

I have a diesel, if I was you, or lets put it this way if I had know I wouldn't be doing the mileage as before I would not have bought a diesel.

 

Petrol for what is worth.

13,000 miles a year?

 

Buy a petrol. The lower purchase price and pump prices will easily offset the lower MPG.

 

It is also argued on here that the petrol makes for a better vRS.

I do 11 miles each way, 8 of those are straight dual carriageway A roads then a bit of town avenues & back streets. Can get 36/37mpg without too much trouble but try harder and it'll do 40mpg. Better in the summer though. Even on a run of 200 plus motorway miles can see 42-45 if not too enthusiastic. 

 

Critical from the consumption standpoint though are numbers of roundabouts and traffic lights plus stop start traffic. Smooth flowing drive with minimum stops or hold ups bodes well for economy, that quickly changes if any hold ups or standing trafffic.

 

Via a different route with several sets of each on a cold morning it can be as low as 26-27. I do less than 10k a year these days and am very happy I made the change back to petrol after a couple of decades on derv.

 

Agree with earlier posts the petrol vRS is a smooth & silky drive train, just like the proverbial GWS of old. 

Not forgetting that diesel is the devils fuel incarnate, stinky awful stuff.

Much rather fill my lungs full of a drop of unleaded at refuel time :-)

I'd have a decent test drive in both if I were you then make your mind up. The petrol will ultimately be the 'better' car performance wise and will cost less to buy initially if you're buying used. But it'll depreciate faster and ultimately cost more to run so if pennies are important the diesels worth a look as it'll do most things the petrol will do in the real world day to day motoring so is a good compromise. It's not as quiet or smooth as the tsi, but it has a character of its own and depending on your driving style may well fit the bill. I had a 1.4 tsi and have no regrets buying my Blackline. The DPF issues associated with the PD170 are not present with the CR and you won't have any sleepless nights thinking about camchain tensioner failures. Good luck.