mpg on a golf vr6?

[tattyrado 0]

Ok so the rado has gone, I was about to buy a nice sensible family car with good fuel economy but I've spotted a mk3 vr6 in the local paper. It doesn't make up for the loss of my g60 but its better than a suburban car. Can anyone tell me the average mpg for one of these (realistic, not what vag quotes), surely its better than the g60.

[veeDuB_Rado 0]

I'd reckon between 26-30 mpg.

[tattyrado 0]

Hardly economical but it does beat my g60. The advert just says 116,000 miles, tax, test and 4 good tyres £1800. What should I be looking for for that kind of money?

[CazzaVR 0]

What mpg was your G60 getting? Would think a Golf VR6 would defo be more thirsty!

[steve @ 0]

I average 27mpg. Thats driving to work slow/stop start town driving. But on a usual run its around 29mpg and has been as high as 35mpg :shock: .

[coullstar 0]

Golfs, 25mpg town max. Motorway's 30mpg 90% of the time.

[bcstudent 0]

My mate's girlfriend does mostly town driving in his '96 Golf VR6 and it rarely tops 20mpg. It's obviously better on a run, but only gets to around 27mpg max. It runs perfectly and doesn't even get driven that hard.

 

I considered buying it myself until I learned about the (lack of) fuel economy!

[Kevin Bacon 5]

My mate's 2.0 focus does 21-22 mpg max around town. Urban driving will never return good mpgs on anything but a diesel or a tiny, little engined car.

 

The VR is an old, big engine with an old management system so it's never going to win any economy awards.

[pkripper 0]

they are well known for their bad fuel economy.

[double-6s 0]

my golf vr is much thirstier than the rado vr.

the goluf returned about 24 averge. maybe 23. and thats with loads of long journeys too!

[bcstudent 0]

my golf vr is much thirstier than the rado vr.

 

I've heard that said before but I don't see why really - similar engine, similar weight. What makes the Golf more partial to a drop of unleaded than the Corrado?

[Cnut 0]

my golf vr is much thirstier than the rado vr.

 

I've heard that said before but I don't see why really - similar engine, similar weight. What makes the Golf more partial to a drop of unleaded than the Corrado?

 

Less streamlined? Isn't the corrado vr lighter than the golf vr?

[slot 0]

MFA's lie, so probably about 20 round town and 30 on a run ! ;)

[kebabman 0]

Yup agree with that mancdub, 20mpg round town, 30mpg on a motorway run.

[NickRStorm 0]

I don't do short runs, but I've just been to Kendal & back this week (motorway all the way) and my Golf VR6 drank 20 gallons of optimax in the 550 mile round-trip. Mind, I did get there in 2hours 47mins & come back only a bit slower!

[double-6s 0]

MAFs might lie mate but empty petrol tanks don't!

I know for sure mine averaged about 24 exactly as the MAF said - if not it was leaking onto the road somewhere.

 

Not sure why golf vr6s are worse than rados, but i've heard a few people say the same :)

[slot 0]

 

Not sure why golf vr6s are worse than rados, but i've heard a few people say the same :)

 

I've had alsorts of VR6 shite in the pass two years, and got to say golf's are the worst {IMO}

[greenbeltvr6 0]

When you say you were averaging 24 mpg - what sort of driving were you doing?

For reference my C VR6 does about 22 mpg if I use it for the 2 mile journey to work (so it's running cold), or about 34 on long mixed journeys. I've managed 42 mpg taking it really easy in 5th across town at 30mph -ish.

[double-6s 0]

When you say you were averaging 24 mpg - what sort of driving were you doing?

For reference my C VR6 does about 22 mpg if I use it for the 2 mile journey to work (so it's running cold), or about 34 on long mixed journeys. I've managed 42 mpg taking it really easy in 5th across town at 30mph -ish.

 

i clearly have a far heavier right foot than you then mate. but what do you mean you've managed 42mpg while taking it easy in 5th across town? thats not a journey. do you mean you reset your maf after you've started the journey??

i would have to drive like the pope to get those sort of figures. and thats just not me i'm afraid. i bought my vr to rag. plain and simple. thats why i went for a 2.9

:)

 

edit: a typical journey (to the office):

4 miles in town/40 mph limit.

60 miles on the motorway.

28 mpg.

[bcstudent 0]

I find it hard to believe that anybody worried about fuel ecomomy would be considering a VR6 of any type. I think it's one of those cars that you fill up when it runs out without thinking about it. It's all relative too - I only average about 30mpg in my 1.8 16v on account of its prehistoric CIS fuel injection. So, with a Golf VR6 you essentially get 40bhp for free.

[crdo16v 0]

My W reg V5 (2.3) G*lf gives about 23 mpg round town, so I'd expect a VR6 to "squeeze out" :roll: about 20 mpg.

When I get the chance for it to have a good run I assume/hope I will get closer to 30 mpg at a steady 90 :norty:

[tattyrado 0]

On the Welsh roads around where I live my G60 was averaging 19mpg overall. It was better on a long run obviouslly, but I never saw over 25mpg, part of the reason she had to go. I know nobody buys a vr for economy but I needed to know that I wasn't going to be spending even more on fuel than I was with the G60.

 

I don't want one now anyway, damn I hate being so fickle.

[K-rado 0]

Donkeys years ago, I bought a brand spanking new Golf Vr6, one of the last Dragon green R reg, as I missed out on buying a new corrado. (had sold my first Vr6 Rado abt 18mts previous) I was Sooooo gutted. It was a horriable drive. IMHO. slow, sluggish and soooooo thirsty. I ave abt 24mpg with a mix of driving. The worst I have ever ave from a corrado Vr6 was 29mpg, but would typ be circa 31mpg.