Disappointing economy from a Polo 1.4 TDI
I know diesel is dearer than petrol now but I seem to be using just as much diesel with this car than I did petrol with previously owned cars.
Most of my driving is around town but each month I do a 500 mile motorway round trip travelling mostly at 70mph. I thought I wouldn't have to fill up as often as with a petrol car but there's no difference. Could there be something wrong with the car?
Most of my driving is around town but each month I do a 500 mile motorway round trip travelling mostly at 70mph. I thought I wouldn't have to fill up as often as with a petrol car but there's no difference. Could there be something wrong with the car?
Asked on 17 February 2012 by patdav
Answered by
Honest John
Must be. A common reason is a dirty air filter.
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Real MPG enables you to register the fuel economy you are actually getting against your make and model of car, its engine and type of transmission.
Every time you enter an average consumption figure against your car, the overall average automatically adjusts to reflect it.
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