I have a manual TDI. I average 45 and do get almost 50 on the highway. I have never gotten more than 50 however.
"Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Not so, > >50+ is usually only attained by the manual transmission (which is hard to >find.) �The automatics get in the low 40s. �Also, to get 50+ even with a >manual you have to drive a steady pace below 65 MPH. > >Check out www.tdiclub.com for more. > >--Ryan >'02 VW Golf TDI 5-speed > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Spence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:05 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Or maybe "just one" Was: Perhaps "many" .. >but not "all" > > >Depending on the year Jetta TDI, you should be getting over 50mpg. > >Steve Spence >Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter >& Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: >http://www.green-trust.org >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John E Hayes III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:04 AM >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: Or maybe "just one" Was: Perhaps "many" .. but >not "all" > > >> aegent wrote: >> >> >There is more to ownership than baseline reliability costs. For >> >example the Honda and Toyota are (in my experience) more costly to >> >maintain. Then there is the dealer experience. Ford dealers are why I >> >have probably bought my last Ford ever. I was looking at Toyota for my >> >next car but I think it will be a Diesel and there are no new car >> >options that fit my criteria. >> > >> >> I assumed you've looked at the VW TDIs? �I've only had my Jetta TDI for >> about 5 weeks but I'm loving it thus far. Lifetime fuel economy (eg 3 >> tanks so far) using petrodiesel is a hair under 42mpg, including >> aggressive urban highway driving and 80+ mph cruise speeds through the >> rolling hills of eastern CT. Presumably, my mileage will increase as the >> car breaks in and weather warms up (less idling and non-winterized >> fuel). I'm also going to try boosting tire pressure to 38/40 psi with my >> next fillup to see if that helps. �At Connecticut diesel prices, I'm >> running around $0.0423 per mile. �Once I have a few more data points, >> and try running some BD, I'll throw some graphs on the web. >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> >> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >> http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >> Biofuels list archives: >> http://archive.nnytech.net/ >> >> Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >> To unsubscribe, send an email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >> >> >> > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuels list archives: >http://archive.nnytech.net/ > >Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
