Robthebank
Member
HI Guys, I have been able to do the same long distance "commutes" for the last couple of weeks and will continue on a near weekly basis until Christmas.
This comprises of a 385-425 depending on hotel, journey between Cornwall and the North East of England, to give me something to think about on the journey I have been experimenting with different fuels to see if they make a difference on MPG. Once I get some good benchmarks I may move onto different cruising speeds.
These are all in a TDI75 with a re-map running A1 alloys (215/45/16).
I may convert this into a spreadsheet or do some stats in minitab if i get really bored in the hotels.
*Edit*
Note FSI users this is not for you, keep yours running on the good stuff only, your cars need the extra RON and are very fussy on fuel.
This is more about TDI's that would run on Aldi cooking oil if you wanted.
Trip 1 Cornwall - NE, BP Ultimate 75.5mpg Average | 58mph Average (65mph cruising) | 7am Start, traffic clear 15-22degc No A/C, little rain.
Trip 2 NE - Cornwall, Sainsburys 70.6mpg Average | 48mph Average (65mph cruising) | 11am Start, heavy traffic, 15-22degc No A/C, heavy rain.
Trip 3 Cornwall - NE, Tesco 75.0mpg Average | 58mph Average (65mph cruising) | 7am Start, traffic clear 15-22degc No A/C, little rain.
Trip 4 NE - Cornwall, Esso Premium 73.7mpg, Average | 48mph Average (65mph cruising) | 11am Start, heavy traffic, 15-25degc 2hrs A/C nice weather.
Trip 5 N/A
Trip 6 NE- Cornwall, Tesco 68.9mpg, Average | 51mph Average (66.5mph cruising) 1pm start, heavy traffic 14-19deg c, mostly light rain.
This comprises of a 385-425 depending on hotel, journey between Cornwall and the North East of England, to give me something to think about on the journey I have been experimenting with different fuels to see if they make a difference on MPG. Once I get some good benchmarks I may move onto different cruising speeds.
These are all in a TDI75 with a re-map running A1 alloys (215/45/16).
I may convert this into a spreadsheet or do some stats in minitab if i get really bored in the hotels.
*Edit*
Note FSI users this is not for you, keep yours running on the good stuff only, your cars need the extra RON and are very fussy on fuel.
This is more about TDI's that would run on Aldi cooking oil if you wanted.
Trip 1 Cornwall - NE, BP Ultimate 75.5mpg Average | 58mph Average (65mph cruising) | 7am Start, traffic clear 15-22degc No A/C, little rain.
Trip 2 NE - Cornwall, Sainsburys 70.6mpg Average | 48mph Average (65mph cruising) | 11am Start, heavy traffic, 15-22degc No A/C, heavy rain.
Trip 3 Cornwall - NE, Tesco 75.0mpg Average | 58mph Average (65mph cruising) | 7am Start, traffic clear 15-22degc No A/C, little rain.
Trip 4 NE - Cornwall, Esso Premium 73.7mpg, Average | 48mph Average (65mph cruising) | 11am Start, heavy traffic, 15-25degc 2hrs A/C nice weather.
Trip 5 N/A
Trip 6 NE- Cornwall, Tesco 68.9mpg, Average | 51mph Average (66.5mph cruising) 1pm start, heavy traffic 14-19deg c, mostly light rain.
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