Traffic was (as always) heavy so was often disengaging cruise control and coasting to gently slow down and then re-engaging cruise to pick up speed which is does really slowly in that mode.
I think the s3 is one of best compromises between performance and daily driver, not too many out there that can beat it as a package.
I would say so, the engine will loosen up, cold weather really impacts mpg as well in s3.
I do at least 300 miles per week, exact same journeys and roads every single day, most of it in heavy traffic. (Just to clarify due to the above argument I class heavy traffic as sitting still for very long periods of time in between small amounts of edging forward at 5 mph lol
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1) please read my previous post in which I stated I’ve done manual brim to brim checks
My last S3 loosened up around 8k miles prior to this fuel economy was pretty dreadful 18-24 mpg, it will average around 30 mpg over the term of ownership
This is why doing 20k a year means I can’t afford one yet!
This is why doing 20k a year means I can’t afford one yet!
No it’s not crazy amounts just something to bear in mind. Insurance can be a tad high but mine is reasonable at £700 with 3 years no claims and 3 points on my license.
). So just because a car only averages 18mpg or whatever I feel the person pressing the pedal has to take some responsibility for the poor economy. If I drive like a c**k I can really see the mpg drop, if I drive it a bit more efficiently the car performs better. When I bought my S3 I went in eyes wide open expecting to get 20mpg but hoped for 25mpg, luckily the car has beaten my expectations. That being said I still think it's crap but but I don't tend to moan about it. 
I think it also depends on how you drive on that particular day as well. My car is now a year old and has only done 5K. Over those miles it has averaged around 27mpg (going by the trip computer as I can't be ***** calculating it to the nth degree). My journeys are mostly very short trips in urban areas. For example taking my daughter to her gymnastics classes, I can average 24mpg going there and 17-18 coming back (not really sure what the difference is on the two journeys as its the same roads and same traffic. I wonder if anyone can spot the difference
I’d suggest one way is overall uphill and hence the other downhill. My drive to work I get 44 and back I get 50, overall climb or descent must have a bearing I reckon.I think it also depends on how you drive on that particular day as well. My car is now a year old and has only done 5K. Over those miles it has averaged around 27mpg (going by the trip computer as I can't be ***** calculating it to the nth degree). My journeys are mostly very short trips in urban areas. For example taking my daughter to her gymnastics classes, I can average 24mpg going there and 17-18 coming back (not really sure what the difference is on the two journeys as its the same roads and same traffic. I wonder if anyone can spot the difference
Haha oops, totally missed that oneMy apologies, I was just being facetious. The difference is that my daughter is not in the car on the way back so I drive differently. If someone is in the car with me I'm much more measured and I take them in to account and drive smoother, therefore saving fuel. When I'm on my own I like to hear the pops and bangs so mess about more with lower gears and the throttle and surprisingly my fuel economy suffers. So going to gym is 24, I drop her off and coming home it's 18. Going back to pick her up it's 18 and coming back home is 24. The difference in fuel is whether I'm on my own or not.
