Hello, I am seriously considering the purchase of a mk 5 GTi Golf (FSI-T) but have some issues over the fuel economy. At this point I need some advice from real owners that are actually running the vehicle on a daily basis and not just "salespeople" at dealerships. Who state it is very economical due to the FSi technology. I have a daily commute (Round trip) of 100 miles (Canterbury to Swanley - Kent) - The trip I would estimate is 98% Motorway and 60mph Dual Carriageways. I appreciate this is 26k per year and that really I should be driving a diesel (like I am at the moment) but I am sick and tired of driving a car for "economy" reasons and lust after some hot metal - Like the GTi What would you owners budget in terms of a weekly petrol allowance based on experience (I was thinking circa 60 per week - 12 per day) - I do intend to drive sensible and not be flat out on the turbo all the time. I look forward to some practical honest advice. Regards, Adam Ferrand
My sister's had one for a couple of years now. Great car, and no more thirsty than the Rav4 she had before it apparently. Compared to my Audi, the GTi's consumption is positively derv-like LOL!!!
Dan - How ironic you come from Horsham.....The supplying dealer if I actually purchased the said vehicle would be Sidlow of Horsham. Cabby Dave - I cant see how anyone could run an ST focus - 2.5 5 pot turbo - Thats got to hurt at the pumps. (And of course I am not 19 with a baseball cap so its 100% out of the question lol) Any further comments please from owners regarding real life consumption figures
if your worried about mpg then get a tdi no question about it.Mine does 32mpg on m ways etc but you'd be better off in a gttdi that does 50+mpg and looks nearly the same. Dsg's a good option and in th tdi aswell
mine very rarly sees anything above 30 mpg and is normaly sitting around 26mpg but in fairness it is mapped and i do drive it like it's ment to but on motorways 32 can be had . great cars tho , i have had mine for 2 years and the only thing i would replace it with is another
Yeah, at least one can actually LEARN something about the world on Radio 2/3/4, unlike the mindless drivel and 5 repeated songs that are pumped out on Radio 1 etc.
On a different note - some woman was trying to having a bit of play with me in a mk5 today. She approached me very quickly, then couldn't keep up from a standing start from a junction. Then when I slowed down when behind a truck she caught up quickly (by now I was realising she was trying, but didn't think she was putting herself out at all - though nor really was I). Then when overtaking up a dual carridge way on a hill she went for it too - but obviously not as much as I did (or maybe she did - who knows?). So really no idea what it was - black mk5, looked a touch like a GTi, but obviously not one. On the grille I think it had something like 'GT D' - there seemed to be a space there whatever it was. Anyway that isn't my point - afterwards I looked on Parkers to see what sort of figures the new Golf diesels put out and to my amazement I see: I look a bit more and see they are petrol 1400's with a supercharger and a turbo on! Now excuse me for being new and ignorant, but I want one already
Oh and mines a 89 16v GTi by the way, not even sure it's running that well top end as it seems a bit slower than my old Cav SRi - though not really the point.
I drove a VW Eos 2.0T for a day. (Well, one afternoon/evening and a morning.) When i gave it some, im talking all the way to red line, it got about 25mpg. When i was on 60/70 limit roads in 6th i managed to entice about 34mpg out of it. I really rate that engine, sounded fantastic and revved hard. Went like stink as well. Its just whether you can resist not flooring it all the time. Which i dont think i could!
Hmmm its a tough one tbh - I can just about live with consumption figures around the 30 mark. As for the diesel angle - I am a civil engineer and I have spent all my life with diesels (L200 Warrior & now Nissan X-Trail) and to be honest I am just sick of driving Diesel - its my time for a petrol TBH.
I haven't done the "math" but around town, to work and back etc. I get about 200-220 miles out of a tank of BP Ultimate. On the motorway it will get from London to the Lake District (Keswick) using only 3/4 of a tank.
TDi all the way with that kind of distance 60+mpg if you take it steady, my mate does sheffield to loughborough & back everyday, and swears by his TDi
ISR303 - London to Keswick I am assuming is around 300miles for you? Approximately 55 to fill the tank? Therefore (According to my math) somewhere in the region of 13.75 per 100miles. 68.75 per week - Following some research at dealers, more test drives etc this seems to be fairly accurate. Ladies and Gentleman that is good news! Now time to negotiate a more "keen" PX price on my X-Trail. As a lad I had a tornado red mk2 gti 8v - I can see the glory days returning!
