Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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MPG - again, manual vs auto
Well after my old 55 plate manual did (generally) 28.5 when motorway blasting, and 26.5 knocking around town, I'm a tad disappointed in the 09 auto. Whilst I did expect it to be worse than the manual, on a blast it was at 27, which I can live with, but 21.5 around town is bloody awful.
re-map maybe??
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26th Sep 2009 4:18 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20841
Doesn't it take a while for the car to adapt to different styles of driving? Just thinking it might be worth giving it a little time before shelling out for a remap.
I found the opposite my old 56 plate Manual did around 29 on a run and 25ish around town my MY08 Auto does around 31 on a run and about 26ish around town.
Cheers,
YTA
26th Sep 2009 4:36 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
Disco_Mikey wrote:
Not just because its new and not run-in yet?
Yes, patience is whats needed
26th Sep 2009 4:42 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Patience indeed, and a bit more running-in.
I'm now averaging 31 - 32 mpg, mixed pottering about and motorway driving with my 57 plate SE auto, now just coming up to 20k
I guess the patience bit comes in with resisting the temptation to burn off the boy racers from the lights every time, it's just occasionally now. Clive
26th Sep 2009 5:54 pm
camelrock
Member Since: 11 Oct 2008
Location: north yorkshire
Posts: 446
We've just been on a trip over to Andorra with another 4 D3's, two manuals and three auto's. The manuals returned 35 and the auto's high 20's, this was at a constant 60-65.
26th Sep 2009 7:21 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20841
crwoody wrote:
I guess the patience bit comes in with resisting the temptation to burn off the boy racers from the lights every time, it's just occasionally now.
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10353
also found its got "stealth mode"
coming home last night (in the dark), I booted it hard away from some lights - it went away very nicely, but the cars behind disappeared in the smoke!! My manual never put this much crap out, even with right welly burried in the carpet.
Think it needs plugging into something for a few checks
AlVolvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
27th Sep 2009 7:44 am
ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
When I had a sticking EGR my mpg went right down so maybe worth checking.
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