deanogtv Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Here the crack guys. I'm currently running my A6 C5 Avant 2.5 tdi as a daily commuter into south London from north Essex. My drive to work is 50 miles, 70% of which is motorway down the M11. I originally bought the car as I thought it would return good mpg, is currently averaging 32 ( and has done for a year now. I've read that due to it being a Quattro, weighing a couple of ton and the 2.5 being a thirsty engine the mpg was never going to be great. Now I'm considering an early 180bhp TT as a daily driver and leaving the missus to do the school run with the A6 family bus. I recon I would be able to achieve around the same mpg with this variation of the TT. With petrol prices being a little cheaper than diesel I recon I wouldn't be any worst off????? What are your guys thoughts on this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I had a manual 2.5 tdi (150bhp) and got ~35mpg. I had a Seat Leon 1.8t (180bhp), drove that much harder and never got more than 28mpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I had a Seat Leon Cupra R 9210bhp) and would easily average low 30s on my commute which was mainly dual carriageway therefore I would have thought 32mpg would be achievable. With the TT you'll obviously have the extra income from cut and blow dries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 I had a Seat Leon Cupra R 9210bhp Wow, and I thought red mk5 GTi's were the fastest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Wow, and I thought red mk5 GTi's were the fastest! It was red as well though+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Your 2.5TDI will give you, what, 35ish mpg? 180 TT will give you 30-31 mpg, so just do it Edit to add - see you get 32mpg out of it - about the same as I got out of my 2.5TDI Allroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanogtv Posted September 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks for your input guys, its a real help and kind of confirms my thoughts. I can put up with the hair dress comments part because I shave it even other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Er, we don't need to know about your more intimate habits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 35 mpg down the motorway in the A6? Bloody hell. You must have lead feet. Mine gives me 45 mpg on my 120 mile commute. However, my style of driving is laid back cruising. Why rush to work? To get the most from the diesel, change up at 3K rpm, don't hoof it up to the redline and let the torque pull you along. Also, in the TT, if you drive that the same as you drive your A6, you won't get 32 mpg from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 However, my style of driving is laid back cruising. Would never have thought that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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