Drive time - what'll the mpg be...?

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Drive time - what'll the mpg be...?

Post by V800RS6 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:43 pm

Got a bit of a drive coming up soon - NE Scotland to SE England....!

AA Route Finder has it coming it at around 680miles...! :boots:

Heading down with a mate and car load of golf gear for weeks golf - will be monitoring mpg closely, anyone car to guess what my standard RS6 Avant will achieve.....? :thumbs:

I do have the occasional heavy foot, but nothing too stupid - more for overtaking / blasting the idiot away that sits on my bumper wanting a race...!
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Post by HYFR » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:12 pm

21mpg

i think thats what averaged for a 2k euro road trip, inc 170 mph autobahn blats
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Post by bilko1 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:49 pm

If you don't go over 80- 85 on the motorways i reckon mid 20s for the full journey. I got 29mpg on a 200 mile trip recently with the occasional stab of the loud pedal. :kissmyrings:
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Post by drybeer » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:00 am

I reckon I could do that run and average 26-27mpg (driven carefully and at the speed limit)
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Post by RS6Steve » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:22 am

The DIS will over read. two and a half tanks down and the same back
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Post by Shoppinit » Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:46 am

I have never, ever got better than 24mpg (calculated, not DIS) and that was driving at 70mph with almost no stopping and no playing with the loud pedal.
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Post by Golfather » Sat Apr 02, 2011 2:01 pm

They should remove the MPG display on all RS's...

Its MPH what you lot should be talkin about, not MPG !
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Post by Shoppinit » Sat Apr 02, 2011 2:22 pm

Exactly. I always turn my display off. The only one I'm interested in is range :)
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Post by bam_bam » Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:57 am

8MPG and 12 points if you do it correctly.
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Post by HYFR » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:16 pm

bam_bam wrote:8MPG and 12 points if you do it correctly.
LOL

Are you still excluded from quote of the month? That's a contender for me
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Post by Daveperc » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:28 pm

20.4 would be my guess

But you should be measuring GPM (Grins Per Mile) not MPG

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Post by bam_bam » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:33 pm

I tend to grin constantly when in the '6 so I prefer MPG (Miles Per Grin) measurement.
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Post by bam_bam » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:36 pm

aka_dk wrote:
bam_bam wrote:8MPG and 12 points if you do it correctly.
LOL

Are you still excluded from quote of the month? That's a contender for me
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Post by 300gnspitzer » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:26 pm

I reckon about 18.5, 17 if you get bored quickly
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Re: Drive time - what'll the mpg be...?

Post by Cornishmoocher » Sun Apr 03, 2011 10:03 pm

Who cares... ???
680 miles = 4 hours.
and very true, the MPG function is about as much use as tits on a fish.
They should replace it with in order of consumption so worst- :thumb: below average :D average :roll: best :wanker:
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