Hi everybody

I've done 2000 km with my new octy 4x4 1.9 tdi, and yes, 6 gear manual gearbox.

Now that I'm a bit experienced, I feel that the car is quite fuel consuming (gazole), around 7-7,5 liters every 100 km (average urban and motorway). I have to say that I was used to a 6 liter consumption, with my old Golf III 1,9 tdi 90-power.

So I'm trying to save fuel, and I'm having better consumptions putting next gear before arriving 2000 revs-per-minute. Then I start accelerating again since 1500 rpm average.

I feel the car has enough torque to accelerate easily since this position, but I'm asking if changing gears this way would be harmful in long term (comparing with changing what I thought normal, when reaching more than 2000 rpm, and starting accelerating from about 1800 rpm).

Regards

I've found my 4x4 TDI Estates economy to be getting better with the extra miles I

Thanks for your help.