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Jan 24, 2011 13:11:17 GMT
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Selling my b3 passat 1.8 estate as petrol prices are going up and I'm only averaging 27mpg, Ive been offered a swap for a mk2 golf 1.3 with a Webber carb and four speed box, but some information on the web is saying they average 35mpg others 25mpg , has anyone here had one and could Tell me if theres was thirsty or not thanks kieran
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rodharris83
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Jan 24, 2011 13:29:31 GMT
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I had 2 of these, 30-35 mpg sounds about right to me (providing the carb/rubber mounting block is OK!). being a 4 speed though they get a bit noisy/thirsty on the motorway!!
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bxer
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Jan 24, 2011 13:31:29 GMT
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no-one else look at the title and imagine a mk2 Golf with a tank or aeroplane engine??? ;D
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tome30
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Jan 24, 2011 14:00:04 GMT
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After crashing the BMW 318 I too decided to down size to a 1.4 civic, I didn't notice any difference, I think due mainly to the fact the civic didn't really 'cruze' anywhere, especially on the motorway. Also going to a slower car would you not unintentionally rag it, to compensate for lost 'poke'?
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Davenger
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Jan 24, 2011 14:12:49 GMT
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no-one else look at the title and imagine a mk2 Golf with a tank or aeroplane engine??? ;D Yeah, I did ;D
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Jan 24, 2011 15:20:50 GMT
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don't do much motorway driving as I live in northen ireland and there is only 2 motorways, so I'm sure the 4 speed will be ok, thanks for the info
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Jan 24, 2011 15:58:33 GMT
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I've run a couple of Mk2 Polos in the past (same engine, 5 speed box) and found the mpg to be pretty poor. Never got much better than 30 out of either. I don't think it's my driving style, because I had a Mk2 Golf 1.8GL and that did about 40 mpg, 45 on a long motorway run. Perhaps the small VW engine is just not a very efficient design.
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golf mk2 1.3 mpgretrowagen1234
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Jan 24, 2011 16:20:45 GMT
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I've run a couple of Mk2 Polos in the past (same engine, 5 speed box) and found the mpg to be pretty poor. Never got much better than 30 out of either. I don't think it's my driving style, because I had a Mk2 Golf 1.8GL and that did about 40 mpg, 45 on a long motorway run. Perhaps the small VW engine is just not a very efficient design. If you were only getting that out of a polo there was somthing wrong with them. I could get alot more out of a solid lifter 1300 and a 4 speed. And ive had more than a Couple
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2011 16:20:55 GMT by retrowagen1234
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Jan 24, 2011 16:56:37 GMT
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when i had my mk2 golf rolling i got roughly 35-40 mpg with the 4 speed box no engine mods etc ie bogo std
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Jan 24, 2011 17:48:54 GMT
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If you were only getting that out of a polo there was somthing wrong with them. I could get alot more out of a solid lifter 1300 and a 4 speed. And ive had more than a Couple One of them was certainly a bit tired, blowing oil into the air filter etc, but it didn't seem to use any more fuel than the other one. Used a lot more oil though...
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Jan 24, 2011 18:17:47 GMT
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I'm toatly confused again, some people sating around 30mpg, witch is not much better than the b3, but 35-40 mopg would be great, think ill go for the car, drive it for a while and if the mpg is poor ad sell it again as I think it would sell better than the b3 due to insurance tax etc
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2011 18:19:18 GMT by mx5moore
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ChasR
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Jan 24, 2011 19:34:42 GMT
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I think it depends on your driving style TBH and the routes you take/gearing will take into account quite a bit. Plus whether you have a tired carb on the car or knackered dizzy shall we say?
FWIW out of my small cars they did the following:
Ford Ka 1.3 Sun Collection: ~(average)32MPG (cold runs/town) 34MPG (10 mile run/motorway runs) and 38MPG (sticking to 65mph for miles and miles and miles). That had A/C and later on 15" wheels (which did not seem to impact MPG much at all).
Ford Ka 1 1.3 : ~42MPG and around ~45-47MPG on a motorway run. That was the opposite of the above, it came with no AC or power steering with taller gearing to boot (as a result it was a nicer car on the motorways when it was not boiling).
Both used the old Endura-E (HCS/Kent) engine.
Focus 1.6 : ~33-35MPG average doing 40MPG on a run (A/C).
Pug 306 GTi-6: ~27-33MPG (depending on how it was driven) with 39MPG if doing 70-75MPH on a run. When I was doing 80ish in Franc that dropped to 33MPG.
The 106 GTi is similar to the Focus but doing around 37MPG on the motorway (at similar speeds), with the 205 averaging mid 20s when ragged and 33-35MPG on a careful 70MPH(ish) run.
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2011 19:36:00 GMT by ChasR
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golf mk2 1.3 mpgretrowagen1234
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Jan 24, 2011 20:20:58 GMT
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Is it weird that I'm getting high 30's at last count out of a carlton estate with a industrial as fook vauxhall 2.0 8v? I don't drive slow... But i do stick to the speedlimit
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Jan 24, 2011 20:35:32 GMT
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We had a Mk2 golf 1.6 cl on a carb and it averaged 30-35 mpg all the time. We did drive it sensibly though. Lovely car as well, shame I crashed it.
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Jan 24, 2011 20:52:55 GMT
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Is it weird that I'm getting high 30's at last count out of a carlton estate with a industrial as fook vauxhall 2.0 8v? I don't drive slow... But I do stick to the speedlimit Nope. My parents had one, and the trip computer reported 30mpg even running around town quite a lot, with high 30s on a run. We never actually calculated a brim-to-brim figure, but the numbers from the computer 'felt' about right. TBH, they seem to be a fairly efficient design for such a large car - quite slippery, not that heavy, and with the sort of performance that doesn't beg you to thrash the nuts off it. EDIT - the way you drive affects the consumption too. Keeping your speed up through the bends but sticking within the speed limit is quite economical, since you're not braking and accelerating all the time, and also avoid the aerodynamic losses of higher speeds.
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2011 20:55:17 GMT by jrevillug
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RobinJI
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Jan 24, 2011 20:55:03 GMT
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I'm surprised people are getting such low mpg from these. I had one when I was 18 and found that driven sensibly (ie, just normally, neither hypermiling, nor ragging it) I could comfortably get 45mpg, even on my hilly commute over the blackdowns. That was a slammed late 3 door (big window type) on 125k, standard other than 14" p-slots and coilovers, just with the carb/engine looked after mechanically. It was an awesome little run around until I was stupid enough to roll it.
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golf mk2 1.3 mpgretrowagen1234
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Jan 24, 2011 20:57:57 GMT
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Is it weird that I'm getting high 30's at last count out of a carlton estate with a industrial as fook vauxhall 2.0 8v? I don't drive slow... But I do stick to the speedlimit Nope. My parents had one, and the trip computer reported 30mpg even running around town quite a lot, with high 30s on a run. We never actually calculated a brim-to-brim figure, but the numbers from the computer 'felt' about right. TBH, they seem to be a fairly efficient design for such a large car - quite slippery, not that heavy, and with the sort of performance that doesn't beg you to thrash the nuts off it. EDIT - the way you drive affects the consumption too. Keeping your speed up through the bends but sticking within the speed limit is quite economical, since you're not braking and accelerating all the time, and also avoid the aerodynamic losses of higher speeds. Hmmm seems good I don't have a fancy computer in mine lol Someone unticked all the option boxes haha... I'm surprised people are getting such low mpg from these. I had one when I was 18 and found that driven sensibly (ie, just normally, neither hypermiling, nor ragging it) I could comfortably get 45mpg, even on my hilly commute over the blackdowns. That was a slammed late 3 door (big window type) on 125k, standard other than 14" p-slots and coilovers, just with the carb/engine looked after mechanically. It was an awesome little run around until I was stupid enough to roll it. I Had a santana with a 1800 golf lump up front.... That did low 40s!!! At a push might i add. But it was achiveable.. Kinda miss that car from that aspect. For a big lowered cool looking motor it was cheap to hoon about in. And pretty damn sprightly
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sunnyjim31
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Jan 24, 2011 21:16:42 GMT
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I'd say around 35 mpg's about right , my 1.3 Golf goes like a rocket for a car its weight , feels better built than any other car in its class . IMO
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Jan 24, 2011 21:27:21 GMT
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yeah 35 sounds reasonble...my 1300 polo gets 44 with a 5 speed box
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THE_Liam
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Jan 24, 2011 21:41:55 GMT
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To get the best out of it, it won't cost you much for a 5-speed box?
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