economy

  1. George Surrey

    A5 Cab, 2.0TDI, Very poor MPG?

    I've picked up a 2011 A5 Cab with the 2.0TDI 168BHP engine. The engine isn't particularly inspiring but it's quick enough for me. I was really hoping for better economy as i'm only getting around 36MPG on average, my daily drives are generally town driving with some bypasses and no motorway but...
  2. W

    2300 mile driving holiday (image Heavy)

    So only a few days ago got back from a great driving holiday with a great car, our A7 biTDI, which both me and my wife now love and appreciate so much more. We drove around from Manchester up to Scotland and then down too and around Devon and apart from some incidents with idiots on the road...
  3. jonisginger

    4 new tyres = - 15% economy?

    Hi All, This looked like the best place to put this: looking for either advice or to put mind at rest. Replaced the standard Continental Contact Sport's the other day with 4x Goodyear Eagle F1s. They are 235/35/19s. The Continentals had about 2-3mm tread all round and it's getting cold and...
  4. M

    A3 3.2 remap advice and fuel talk

    I was wondering if there was anyone out there that had bothered remapping their vr6? I know the quoted gains are pretty poor, but I was considering it as my throttle response is a tad excitable, making pulling off at a reasonable speed a bit jerky.... Don't get me wrong, if I want to have...