What fuel economy should I expect from my petrol Volkswagen Golf?

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What fuel economy should I expect from my petrol Volkswagen Golf?

I have just bought a Volkswagen Golf 1.5-litre petrol in exchange for my wonderful Golf TDI. I live in London otherwise I would not have sold such an excellent car with only 37,000 miles on the clock.

The brakes on the new car make a real clunking sound. It feels sluggish and noisy on hills, especially going up, and although automatic, I am very conscious of changes in engine sound both up and down hill. It is harder to cruise at 70 on motorways and the car used half a tank of unleaded on a 120 mile journey. Is this what I should expect?

Asked on 4 January 2022 by Heather Farmbrough

Answered by Russell Campbell

There shouldn't be any clunking noises when braking, the car should have plenty of power for hills and you should be getting more than 400 miles from a tank of petrol – it does sound like something is wrong, I would take it to a garage.

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