Brake drag will definitely lower milage in your Golf -- I've picked up
about 2 mpg since the rear brakes quit dragging and the pedal regained
it's normal feel. I'm sure the issue was related to being parked for
six months or so over the winter, but drag is drag.
I'll be having the tires rotated and balanced and check out the "thump
thump thump" I'm getting from the front, looks as though one of the
wheels has damage. If so, I'll be finding a set of 15" wheels when
the tires wear out, I'm NOT fond of the 18" wheels and rock hard tires
it has on it. Steering is great, the ride stinks.
Minor things drop the milage on these cars quite a bit -- there is a
couple mpg in a minor alignment issue, the low profile tires can cost
you a couple mpg in rolling resistance, and minor brake dragging issue
clobber the milage.
I was just shy of 700 miles on the last tank of fuel, would have tried
for 700 but don't really want the car sitting in rain with an empty
tank and dropping temps, way too much condesation.
Peter
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