Gweev
Registered User
In my old 1.9TDI 130 Golf I could happily cruise along the motorway at around 2,000rpm and return a decent 50+mpg. However in my crappy 308 2.0TDI 140 my motorway mpg has always been poor at mid 40's.
So yesterday driving back from Heathrow on the M3 i set the cruise control at a speed to give me 2,000rpm in 6th and had to drop to 68mph. Whilst this gave me an impressive 62.7mpg, a record for the car in the 3.5yrs I've had it, I've never had to willingly drive so slow on the motorway. I was bordering on dangerously slow because the scenery passed by so slowly that my mind began to wander off the road!
So, I'm hoping my new A3 2.0TDI 140 will run at a higher speed and still return decent mpg. If you have one, can you let me know at what speed you're doing at 2,000rpm in 6th?
Ta.
So yesterday driving back from Heathrow on the M3 i set the cruise control at a speed to give me 2,000rpm in 6th and had to drop to 68mph. Whilst this gave me an impressive 62.7mpg, a record for the car in the 3.5yrs I've had it, I've never had to willingly drive so slow on the motorway. I was bordering on dangerously slow because the scenery passed by so slowly that my mind began to wander off the road!
So, I'm hoping my new A3 2.0TDI 140 will run at a higher speed and still return decent mpg. If you have one, can you let me know at what speed you're doing at 2,000rpm in 6th?
Ta.