mdubgti Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 how well does the gti do on motorways? is there much pull at say 80+ ?can it do long trips or is it really just a pocket rocket city car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazraz_uk Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 personally i think it comes alive more on the motorway its all too easy to keep your foot planted and before you know it your on the ton mark! As for long trips yeah its fine the only problem being that its got a small fuel tank so you may have to make stops along the way to fill up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdubgti Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 how much does it cost to fill one of these babys up. i should imagaine around the 25/30 quid mark?if driven 'semi' sensibly how long could you expect this to last? hehe price concious student needs beer! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazraz_uk Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 i think its about £27 if filling up with optimax/bp ultimate! well i travelled angelsey from manchester and back with the necessary country lane thrashing whilst there and used around a full tank so were probably talking around 250 miles or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 It's very good on the motorway, bags of pull at 80 - even in 6th (and you can stick it in to 4th if you really want to shift). It's also comfortable - only complaint really is that road noise is a bit higher than I'm used to coming from a passat... (but that really is to be expected). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Stick it in 4th at 80 and it really rips style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMon Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Just to give you an idea of it's range I went from Torquay to Sheffield (270 miles) on a tank of Sainsburys Super at `75-80` and it did it without the fuel light coming on. Reckon I could have easily cracked 300.Mind you, I came back at about `85-90` and the fuel light came on then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 thats got me worried...I struggle to get 100 miles for £10 worth of diesel in the 306 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqs_Loopy Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Around town and Booting it about 225 miles on a long run 305 . The long run was at about 70/80 non stop On Opti plop. :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Motorway driving is fine, the small wheelbase means that its never going to be as good as a larger car, but I've used mine plenty of times and it always felt a vast improvement in comfort and refinement over my old Punto, which I spent a great deal of time on the motorway in.Range, mixed use is about the same as everyone else, anywhere between 225 and 240 odd, sometimes more. Most I've got out on long a/road/motorway drives was about 275 to 285. Infact I think I beat my personal record recently with just under 290. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 QUOTE(nfbr)thats got me worried...I struggle to get 100 miles for £10 worth of diesel in the 306 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />You can get 100 miles from a tenners worth of Optimax in a GTi let alone a TdiAnd you don't have to drive like it's made of porcelain to get that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I've been to Warwickshire & back today in mine (about `250-300` miles)... she was doing between `90-110` most of the way & she was an absolute pleasure to drive! I didn't do all the driving though, Tris did about 1/2 of it.Left with about 1/2 a tank full this morning, filled up in Warwickshire & then arrived home with about 1/2 a tank full. Probably used about `30-35` litres of Esso standard cheapy fuel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUPO. Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I struggle to get 100 miles for £10 worth of diesel in the 306 I did a round trip of 156 miles today.I had 1/4 of a tank, put ten quids worth of optimax in and had 1/4 tank when i got back.The GTi is the bollox on the motorway,in sixth gear doing 80mph,plant your foot and you can feel the car pull to 100 plus.One thing i have noticed is that it eats steep hills in sixth gear,ive never had to change into 5th.The best example i have is the A34 Oxford bound,lots of steep hills,plant your foot at the bottom and listen to the roar from the car as it takes off!.Long journeys a'rnt bad either i find the seats comfortable.Saw my first Raven blue GTi today on the Maidenhead road in Windsor about 6pm.Black is still the best colour style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 average about 400 miles fomr mine for £30 even going faster than a lupo gti style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdubgti Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 diesel! *cough cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANNER Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 QUOTE(Marqs_Loopy)Around town and Booting it about 225 miles on a long run 305 . The long run was at about 70/80 non stop On Opti plop. :shock:225, Thats really good think the most I have managed has been 210 and thats with trying to be conservative with the gogo pedal!! i dont fill up on optimax or super though but surely that shouldnt make too much difference??When Iv had a "good" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":twisted:" border="0" alt="twisted.gif" /> week Ive managed 180miles to £23 worth, a far cry from the 330 off £25 in my old polo!! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> p. motorway driving is the bollox in the loop, all the white van men expect you to be a 69mph tootler try to come past and you can laugh and accelerate well into triple figures to wave them goodbye!!my best journey so far has been: York to my house in woverhampton(ish) in 2 hours dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Try a couple of tanks of Optimax or Super Jon - I'm convinced it gives better economy in the GTi... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANNER Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Cheers Jon, I'll give it 3 or 4 tanks over the coming weeks and see how I get on.Or would it be the same milage to put the £5 extra the optimax will cost on £5 worth of Morissons budget!!? style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> I'll feel like schumacher buying optimax, quality, i mite borrow my mates bike helmet and whack some overalls on too!!(always wanted to pull up at the lites in full racing safety gear!!, what a laff thatd be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdubgti Posted September 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 lol 5 quid extra is it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 It's possibly worth it for the economy with optiplop, but I think the best value petrol for the loop has to be Sainsbury's Super at about 80p/litre.Even better if you keep getting 5p/litre off vouchers...The performance is notably boosted with opti though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Remember that VW recommend the GTi uses 98RON ... used to make mine feel alot better - really used to notice it when giving it some juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I did 176 miles on 27 quid of Ultimate last night during a 210 mile motorway journey :oops:Perfectly fine to drive on the motorway - I have extreme difficulty keeping mine reading on the low side of 100mph.Did have a transit van driver race me off the lights coming into Southampton though. :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fyggy Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 QUOTE(TANNER)I'll feel like schumacher buying optimax, quality, i mite borrow my mates bike helmet and whack some overalls on too!!(always wanted to pull up at the lites in full racing safety gear!!, what a laff thatd be)LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lup Gti Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 used £8 of petrol last night and done 20 miles to towcester and back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 I range from 200- 225 miles on a full tank, and dont really drive below 4,000 RPM ever. I just do lots of traffic based driving....I swear by Optimax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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