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  • 01-11-2010 6:16pm
    #1
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭


    Rented a VW Polo TDI, for 400 km I thought the fuel gauge was defective as it refused to drop.
    And this was autobahn driving between 120 and 140 km/h.
    The gauge finally dropped a minute amount and when filling up after 550 km/h the tank took 15 litres.
    That equals 2.73 liters/100 km!
    Was told the car will do well over a thousand km on a single tank.
    What can I say but Priuses are for suckers!


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  • #2
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Bodhan


    I got a VW Golf Bluemotion today, have done 120km in it already and the tank is still full...I smell a new economy test coming in video!


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    And this was autobahn driving between 120 and 140 km/h....................... after 550 km/h the tank took 15 litres.
    That equals 2.73 liters/100 km!

    103/104 mpg :eek:


  • #4
    Bodhan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭Bodhan


    RoverJames wrote: »
    103/104 mpg :eek:

    well the Golf is supposed to do near 80mpg so the Polo being lighter might get lots more


  • #5
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    RoverJames wrote: »
    103/104 mpg :eek:

    Well I guess the guy before me filled it up to the top while I only filled it till it clicked off once at the pump, but who would go to the trouble of overfilling a rental?


  • #6
    jock101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 685 ✭✭✭jock101


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    Rented a VW Polo TDI, for 400 km I thought the fuel gauge was defective as it refused to drop.
    And this was autobahn driving between 120 and 140 km/h.
    The gauge finally dropped a minute amount and when filling up after 550 km/h the tank took 15 litres.
    That equals 2.73 liters/100 km!
    Was told the car will do well over a thousand km on a single tank.
    What can I say but Priuses are for suckers!

    Find that hard to believe. I saw Fifth Gear did a similar test with a VW Polo Bluemotion around the Home County's, and the results were not that promising!:rolleyes:


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  • #7
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    jock101 wrote: »
    Find that hard to believe. I saw Fifth Gear did a similar test with a VW Polo Bluemotion around the Home County's, and the results were not that promising!:rolleyes:

    Maybe mine had a second tank onboard somewhere?;)


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