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2.0l 143bhp audi a4 fuel economy question

  • 09-10-2011 1:13pm
    #1
    fjireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭


    hey guys,
    i bought an 08 audi tdi recently and am wondering about the fuel economy.... i didnt want to go near the 170bhp as i thought it would be too hard ran... im kinda disappointed by the 143 i have... it seems quite hard ran... im going up into 6th gear when it advises... it just seems very thirtsy compared to what i was expecting... any advice , experience of similar?


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  • #2
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Change up before 2000 rpm.


  • #3
    fjireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭fjireland


    hey, thanks, the revs seem pretty low -between 1 and 2 most of the time, im just taken aback the fuel gauge seems to drop very quick, thast said i havent put a full load in yet...


  • #4
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Get into second as soon as possible when moving away, if you want to see good mpg you need to sit at about 100k/ph so aggressive driving is out.


  • #5
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    fjireland wrote: »
    hey, thanks, the revs seem pretty low -between 1 and 2 most of the time, im just taken aback the fuel gauge seems to drop very quick, thast said i havent put a full load in yet...
    Fill it, zero the trip meter, drive it until the light comes on, refill, calculate your exact fuel consumption, and then post that figure here.


  • #6
    fjireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭fjireland


    thanks Anan1 ... prob the best idea ... im new to diesel, and the 6th gear, havent really been driving it past the 100km yet to be honest so i know im not driving it too hard, just not sure if there is something really obvious that im doing wrong fot the gauge to drop so fast ... ill fill it up and set the trip to 0... thanks


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  • #7
    fjireland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭fjireland


    sound jjjjnr... maybe im labouring in first too much starting off, thanks


  • #8
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    Change at the shift indicator, and don't let it labour. Can't remember if the A4 will tell you to downshift if you are in too high a gear, like the BMW does.

    Last time I had an A4 2.0Tdi 143 on a decent run it was returning 4.3L/100km - which is pretty impressive.


  • #9
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    I rented one of these recently in the UK.. 3 days of solid motorway drving at 70mph gave me 43mpg on the computer - I thought it would do better.


  • #10
    minty247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭minty247


    R.O.R wrote: »
    Change at the shift indicator, and don't let it labour. Can't remember if the A4 will tell you to downshift if you are in too high a gear, like the BMW does.

    Last time I had an A4 2.0Tdi 143 on a decent run it was returning 4.3L/100km - which is pretty impressive.
    No way!!!! Are you sure you were driving it?????


  • #11
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    minty247 wrote: »
    No way!!!! Are you sure you were driving it?????

    I would be thinking so. He has driven more cars than I have eatin hot dinners, and I like hot dinners...;)


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