Buester Buey Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hi everybody I'm new to the forum just purchased an a4 2.0Tdi 2013 model a couple of weeks ago.Cars drives lovely but the fuel economy is quite poor.I did lots of bobbing around town today and only got an average of 31mpg? Surely this isn't right.Can anybody shed any light on this for me.any help would be greatly appreciated 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Hello Ian, "Bobbing around town" may be the clue to this, coupled with a large car with a not too big an engine capacity to move it around. Of course, there may be some issue with it, but it may be meaningful to do some mixed driving, some long distance no-stops runs, and get three sets of figures to compare with what others may say they get with their same models. Manual or automatic? Kind regards, Gareth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Welcome to the forum :) youll find the members on here are a friendly and helpful bunch :) i have to agree with Gareth on this one and would say your poor mpg is due to your town driving. Also if you only do this type of driving then you should take it on a good motorway run once a week to prevent the diesel particulate filter (dpf) from blocking. Cheers steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob82DZL Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 It realy can be a mixed bag when it comes to mpg and it mainly comes down to type of driving (as Magnet mentioned) and driving style. With my A3 2.0 TDI on a 43 mile trip to work I have had as much as just over 60mpg or as little as 22mpg. A good test would be to take it on a good run on the motorway. 50mph in 5th is got spot for the 2.0 TDI in general and should see you at 50+ mpg easy if not more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnet Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Apologies for adding to Robin's advice, but I would do the motorway testing at the higher speed of around 58 mph rather than 50mph, since 58 this is the recognised speed at which most engines are said to be operating at their maximum economy. If it turns out to be an automatic, then these would not get into the highest gears until over 50mph. Kind regards, Gareth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob82DZL Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 9 hours ago, Magnet said: Apologies for adding to Robin's advice, but I would do the motorway testing at the higher speed of around 58 mph rather than 50mph, since 58 this is the recognised speed at which most engines are said to be operating at their maximum economy. If it turns out to be an automatic, then these would not get into the highest gears until over 50mph. Kind regards, Gareth. Fair point never thought about the auto's! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niedzial1983 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Just to make you feel a bit better im doing around town 25mpg in my 3.0 tdi quattro 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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