Town driving Skoda Octavia Vrs petrol is this right?

[Taniv]

Hello my daily driving without going on a motorway is this about right ? 

 

This is about 29mpg 

 

 

What's your usage?must be petrol Pics welcome 🙏 

[SC03OTT]

Yeah, doesn’t seem too unreasonable for slow, stop start town driving. 

[Ootohere]

Depends how far you are going from the cold start until you then get where you are going.

& in the stop / start traffic is stop / start operating. 

 

Does the engine oil even get to an indicated 90*oC before you end the journey?

[Stonekeeper]

I think an Octavia weighs almost a ton and a half. Will take a fair amount of fuel to move it from stationary which happens a lot more in town traffic.

 

You can reduce fuel usage with better anticipation at junctions   etc.

[Taniv]

13 minutes ago, Rooted said:

Depends how far you are going from the cold start until you then get where you are going.

& in the stop / start traffic is stop / start operating. 

 

Does the engine oil even get to an indicated 90*oC before you end the journey?

 

Driving takes about 10 min each way from e.g. Home work shop school all in a close distance.

[Ootohere]

If you did not stop and went right back than it might be nearer 40 mpg you get than 30 mpg since the engine is at a  more efficient temp. 

Edited 7 March by Rooted

[Stonekeeper]

4 minutes ago, Taniv said:

 

Driving takes about 10 min each way from e.g. Home work shop school all in a close distance.

 I think 29mpg sounds fine

 

223miles at an average 14mph doing schools runs

[petrolbloke]

Sounds about right for an average speed of 14mph.

 

But with such a low average speed it might be quicker to cycle!

[Dooge]

2015 VRS petrol estate, DSG. Lots of 4-5 mile journeys with 40mph dual carriageway and 30mph town driving, I got 260 miles out of my last tank. 

[Gerrycan]

On 08/03/2024 at 01:09, Taniv said:

Hello my daily driving without going on a motorway is this about right ? 

 

This is about 29mpg 

 

 

What's your usage?must be petrol Pics welcome 🙏 

Your conversion to imperial mpg is wrong as 12.3l/100 is 23mpg.

However 12.3l/100 is about right for short distances from cold in peak period traffic for only 14 mph average speed for a vRS petrol.

[Rodge]

Depends on how you drive. Accelerate gently, avoid braking by anticipating the traffic and staying in a high gear should give you reasonable consumption. Alternately stepping on the accelerator and brake like a bus driver and racing up to the next block of stationary traffic will give terrible consumption.