Lost out on the 500 dollar darling.
The NA motors are much less effected by driving style as far as fuel mileage.I always liked that, having to drive easy to get good MPG is annoying.Course they are slow, but hey..
Don't get rid of it Jimmy!!! You'll regret it the same day! lol.I have a bone stock 88 Jetta 1.6TD that me and my woman commute to work in 5 days a week. It is 100km on the dot round trip per day, and with other driving after or before work and on the weekends we usually total about 600-650km for the week. We get 40L of fuel a week from work and we can't run through it all for our weeks worth.. That puts us in the 5.5-6L/100Kms, and this is with cruising the highway at about 135-140km/h (83-86mph) for a good chunk of it both ways.. Our engine gets seems to get its best mileage right at 3200-3400RPM.
I hear you. I had it off the road for almost 3 years till Scott put the engine in. He also put in a ton of stuff like the new radiator, the Giles IP, and tons of stuff I cant even recall. And had a "guru" from TDIclub do even more work to it. As we all know, these cars are addictive. It is a blast to drive, and even with vinyl covers, the Recaros in there I got off the Vortex are more comfortable than the seats in my 09 TDI. I had the floorpan worked on, and would love to spiff it up. Like you, I do a ton of driving, and with the TT D/P, 2.25 exhaust, it still is slow. Scott had a TD with 180k he would have thrown in but I went with the rebuilt N/A with no regrets. I would love to drive this across Country in November and know it will make it. Still needs a few minor things, and a weekend trip to Canada and a visit to Tyler is in the plans to get them working. This car is like an old pair of shoes or a favorite t shirt, you wanna throw it away but you just can't..........Stay safe,stay well. Jimmy.
Quote from: fdnyguy on May 31, 2013, 10:38:48 amI hear you. I had it off the road for almost 3 years till Scott put the engine in. He also put in a ton of stuff like the new radiator, the Giles IP, and tons of stuff I cant even recall. And had a "guru" from TDIclub do even more work to it. As we all know, these cars are addictive. It is a blast to drive, and even with vinyl covers, the Recaros in there I got off the Vortex are more comfortable than the seats in my 09 TDI. I had the floorpan worked on, and would love to spiff it up. Like you, I do a ton of driving, and with the TT D/P, 2.25 exhaust, it still is slow. Scott had a TD with 180k he would have thrown in but I went with the rebuilt N/A with no regrets. I would love to drive this across Country in November and know it will make it. Still needs a few minor things, and a weekend trip to Canada and a visit to Tyler is in the plans to get them working. This car is like an old pair of shoes or a favorite t shirt, you wanna throw it away but you just can't..........Stay safe,stay well. Jimmy."with the TT D/P, 2.25 exhaust, it still is slow." Please define slow. Have you timed it? My 92 Jetta with gov mod beat out a 1999 TDI on 1/4 mile pull on a dyno. You're in Suffolk I'm in Queens. We should get together sometime and compare our cars.
Quote from: wolf_walker on May 30, 2013, 08:26:11 pmThe NA motors are much less effected by driving style as far as fuel mileage.I always liked that, having to drive easy to get good MPG is annoying.Course they are slow, but hey.. Agreed, except I think you meant affected? http://www.diffen.com/difference/Affected_vs_Effected
Doesn't matter what you have under the hood. Increased speed = Lower mileage once you pass about 40-50mph. A bit more for low drag vehicles, VWs not included. But I couldn't care less whether you agree with physical reality or not, so go on believing whatever you like.
....NP, I'll buy the first round. I work in Brooklyn with the FD and LGA with P/T. Would love to see ur car and drag.."The Tortise vs. the Hare"....lolStay safe, stay well. Jimmy.
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