VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy

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Fri 22 Nov 2002 18:48
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - Epic 80
Who in your opinions would provide relatively cheap(!) insurance for a 25 year old with a Golf VR6.

Also, How many miles per gallon do all you VR6 drivers get?
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Sat 23 Nov 2002 18:39
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - Roger Jones
My long-term average is over 30 mpg. It has dipped recently, probably because of colder weather and the need for an annual service. My driving style is fairly gentle and the typical trip is 15 or more miles. I use the VAG fuel additive all the time part number G 001 700 03), which I'm sure reduces fuel consumption as well as delivering other beneficial effects.

As for insurance, I am currently with Norwich Union Direct but on renewal am going to check out Specialist Car Division, PO Box 3203, Brentwood, Essex, CM14 4GG, telephone 01277 206911, fax 01277 206519, with whom I have my other car insured at a surprisingly low cost. However, I am more than twice your age . . .
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Sat 23 Nov 2002 21:27
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - RogerL
A properly maintained car will not alter it's fuel consumption as a service approaches. If this seems to happen, the car is not being serviced often enough or not being serviced properly.

This effect used to be true for carburetted cars as the air filter clogged up but fuel injected cars are self-compensating.
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Sun 24 Nov 2002 09:19
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - Roger Jones
Thanks for that observation, Roger. The car has been serviced regularly and the proper interval. Rolling average fuel-consumption figure was about 30.5 mpg until about a month ago and is now about 28.5, with no change in the pattern of usage, so I wonder what else could explain it. Presumably ambient temperature must have some influence.

Did this thread move from Technical to Discussion?
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Sun 24 Nov 2002 16:58
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - Ben {P}
It depends what you mean by the proper interval. I think the other poster implied that if the service intervals were "too" long some oil degredation would take place, hence increasing its operating viscosity which would be reflected in higher fuel consumption.

Ben
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Sun 24 Nov 2002 16:23
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - 99pies
try adrian flux for insurance

after I lowered my civic, they managed to qte me £750 including full RAC breakdown. Service is okay (do any insurers give good service

NU Direct who I was already with were charging over £1,000 for the standard car, and weren't happy about the mods.
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Sun 24 Nov 2002 16:47
VR6 Insurance and Fuel Economy - RogerL
Attn Roger Jones, Change of driving pattern is the obvious cause of a change in consumption, but you've discounted that. Ambient temperature only makes a slight difference in that the engine is on "choke" a bit longer but fuel injection is self-compensating for other temperature differences.

The obvious conclusion is a fault, somewhere!, not necessarily in the fuelling system.
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