I'm averaging 40 MPG out of my 1.4 TSI hatch after almost 6 months (3500 miles), slightly disappointed given the advertised MPG however my old 2.0 TDI only did 44 and fuel was more expensive and diesel engines cost more to buy too.

My personal record is 50 litres (2.0 CR), filled it to the brim, the diesel stays in the pipe, it's really full.

After the first "click", I usually manage to fill in additional 3,5-4 litres. It takes some time, the first 2 litre goes easily, and the second 1,5-2 litre needs some patience.

I also noticed that the lower filling speed (selectable on the gun) helps a little bit.

With the lower filling speed I have enough time to clean the windscreen

For this 50 litres to fill in I have to drive +30-40 km after the "0".

My average is 6,7 litres / 100 km. 70-80 % motorway at 150 kph.

In the UK we have to hold the nozzle trigger, there is no catch to hold it open.

I was worried my mpg was pretty poor for a diesel 2.0 dsg but it barely has any miles on it and tbh i ran an rx8 230 a few years and 8mpg was a bit eye watering and wallet lightening..so all things considered I'm saving money no matter what

Edited 23 February, 201511 yr by octavianestate

I'm averaging 40 MPG out of my 1.4 TSI hatch after almost 6 months (3500 miles), slightly disappointed given the advertised MPG however my old 2.0 TDI only did 44 and fuel was more expensive and diesel engines cost more to buy too.

I would be quite happy with that, only doing around 5k miles a year now. The cost of a replacement DPF on my Passat was around £2k so I got rid as soon as problems appeared! How far can I go on £2k worth of petrol? and it's a darn sight cheaper than diesel. The car costs less, the servicing is less (Free in my case for 3 years) and should I need to fill it up a few more times a year and I worried? Errr.....No.

I'm averaging 40 MPG out of my 1.4 TSI hatch after almost 6 months (3500 miles), slightly disappointed given the advertised MPG however my old 2.0 TDI only did 44 and fuel was more expensive and diesel engines cost more to buy too.

Wait...diesel is more expensive than petrol in the UK??

Wait...diesel is more expensive than petrol in the UK??

Petrol per litre £1.10

Diesel per litre £1.15

Sent from my Galaxy S5

 

My Octavia is my first car with cruise - but I find it much less efficient than my own throttle control.  It quite aggressively applies a lot of throttle going up hills and the economy suffers.  Losing a few mph going up hill and then gaining them again down the other side is a lot more efficient.

Have to agree - doing some significant amounts of motorway driving a few weeks ago I was using the cruise control quite a bit, whilst having the instantaneous fuel consumption showing in the maxidot.I got the impression that I'd probably use less fuel if I actually controlled the throttle. To be fair, cruise control is a fairly blunt instrument - it has no idea of the road gradient in the immediate future, and is solely focussed on maintaining a given speed, irrespective of whether on the micro level that's the "smart" thing to do.

I would be quite happy with that, only doing around 5k miles a year now. The cost of a replacement DPF on my Passat was around £2k so I got rid as soon as problems appeared! How far can I go on £2k worth of petrol? and it's a darn sight cheaper than diesel. The car costs less, the servicing is less (Free in my case for 3 years) and should I need to fill it up a few more times a year and I worried? Errr.....No.

Very true, although as I moved from a 10 year old Golf (PD engine, no DPF), the total ownership costs of a new Octavia are slightly higher :p

 

Definitely worth it though!

Fuel tank size has been discussed on her before and it was clear TDIs show 0 when there is 15ltrs left to protect (dirty word follows, for the sensitive please overt you eyes) DPF and petrol cars do not.

 

Just for interest I have just completed a 75 mile run across country in my 1.4TSI using dual carriage ways, motorway and town roads with four in the car. Set the ACC to the relevant speed limits for each road outward run 49.4 return (more up hill) 45.9MP - that's as good as my old 1.6TDI Fabia.

 

Edit adjusted read out MPG out 47 return 43.5MPG.

 For the above journey I decided to calculate the difference between my 1.4TSI Octy and my previous MKII Fabia 1.6TDI using the Fabia's average MPG of 53 and it came to £1.46 extra for the petrol

Edited 24 February, 201511 yr by Dempsek

My missus drives a 5-speed, and she quite often forgets there's an extra gear in my car (she doesn't drive it all that often). I started off sitting alongside saying things like "it's got 6 gears you know" but now I just resort to "don't make me say it!" To be fair, I'm a bit scared of what's going to happen when I forget that her car doesn't have the 6th gear, since that's where reverse lives, with no collar lift/press action required!

 

I'm assuming that freddyg's is a diesel? If so it definitely doesn't sound right.

 

Yep, its a diesel

 

Did you use cruise on the BMW as well?  

 

 

Yep, I used cruise on the BMW; and tyre pressures are checked weekly.

 

How many miles are on the new car Freddy ? 

 

27k+

Petrol per litre £1.10

Diesel per litre £1.15

Sent from my Galaxy S5

Yikes! Here in Finland the prices are (at the moment):

 

Petrol (95E10) per litre £1.02

 

Diesel per litre £0.94

 

 

The difference has been larger in the past, but recent price fluctuations have brought them closer together.

Edited 25 February, 201511 yr by kallekilponen

Update....

 

I have performed a little experiment by only using Shell Vpower diesel for the last three weeks.  MPG has now increased to just shy of 46 from just under 43.  Better, but still not that impressed.

MPG will have improved recently as winter diesel is now no longer in the delivery chain.

What ? There is a difference ?

Yep, winter diesel has additives added to it to stop in going like jelly/treacle in the cold weather and as a result you get a lower MPG.

Yep, winter diesel has additives added to it to stop in going like jelly/treacle in the cold weather and as a result you get a lower MPG.

What kind of a temperature rating does the UK winter diesel have?

 

Here in Finland typical summer diesel remains liquid until -5°C and can be filtered up to -15°C, winter diesel -29°C/-34°C and Neste oil sells Pro Diesel that's supposed to have better fuel economy and a cold rating of -32°C/-37°C. (There's even -40"C/-44"C rated diesel for Lapland.)

 

I've been pondering on trying ProDiesel out, since it does seem to have some advantages over regular diesel, but I wonder how much of it is just marketing hype...

Edited 25 March, 201511 yr by kallekilponen

Having seen some of the figures on this thread my TSI VRS estate doesn't do to badly. 23K on the clock and overall I have about 38mpg. I do a reasonable amount of long journeys during the week and use my ACC; regularly get 40-45mpg at 70-80. I use Tesco or Shell super all the time as I did in my mark 2 VRS TFSI(which did 125K, never skipped a beat). Before anyone comments on my right foot, non motorway driving in the car is a blast!

It’s amazing the variations everyone is getting, and I for one am not impressed with the claimed figures from Skoda, although they are no worse than any other manufacturer.

What annoys me the most is the reduction in fuel tank size (to increase luggage volume and get weight down).  This reduces real world usability when running relatively high mileage runs, I seem to be at the fuel garage far more than my old Octy!

 

As for economy my current Mkiii vRS diesel returns relatively poor economy (over my wife’s equivalent Golf 7) I get 46mpg average since new and struggle to get a full tank usage in the mid 50’s irrespective of speed/roads.  65mph on motorway for 250 miles still only achieved 54mpg.

Very poor compared to my last Octy CR SE (140bhp) which regularly brought in 60+mpg, highest over a 250 mile run being 72mpg!!  No they are not the same; however the difference in performance/economy is disproportionate.

vRS is great fun and a good car, I am just disappointed with the small tank and relatively poor economy.

How many miles has yours done matrix2020, i am getting 55+ on motorway journeys.

It’s only got 9000 miles at the moment, I hope it gets better but I have not seen any significant improvement from around 2.5K.

Yikes! Here in Finland the prices are (at the moment):

 

Petrol (95E10) per litre £1.02

 

Diesel per litre £0.94

 

 

The difference has been larger in the past, but recent price fluctuations have brought them closer together.

 

 

But in the UK they don't pay the additional 450€ annual car tax for driving a diesel car, like we do up here.

But in the UK they don't pay the additional 450€ annual car tax for driving a diesel car, like we do up here.

True. Diesel is still cheaper if you drive enough annually though. I'n my usage the break even point is at about 8000 km/year, and I currently drive about 20 000 km/year.

I am happy with the return from the recent fill up. A bit of town shunting and a couple of decent fun A road blasts involving a good bit of overtaking, showing a healthy 47+mpg. Considering the car has only just over 5k miles on the clock, that's good enough for me

Edited 28 March, 201511 yr by Mr Grump

My last tank just returned a very respectable 35.5mpg over 15 days & 394 miles, I could have probably got another 20 miles out of it, but it would have been a tad tight for finding a petrol station at stupid o'clock on in the morning.

I did from Liverpool to the South Coast (Brighton area) - 286 miles, had to crawl around the M25, drove swiftly where I could and it returned 53mpg. 2.0 Elegance estate manual with 21.5k on the clock. Im pretty happy with it.

I reckon if I let it run down to zero miles and beyond....given there is still blatantly several litres of fuel left in at that point will do 550/600 miles to a tank.....I just dont trust running it that low.

Edited 28 March, 201511 yr by pipsyp