Diesel drinker

[basman]

Has any one else owned a manual and a dsg ? On my 3rd caddy this one is a dsg model but I'm finding I'm going through a lot more compared to my old manual ones!any ideas ?

[albie]

Same as all autos mate, they always use more fuel than a manual box

[wai]

The DSG is more efficient than a conventional torque converter type auto. The DSG is heavier than a manual, so this will be a factor, also it depends on how you drive the car as the DSG will change based on its programming and not on how you want it to change. The difference is shown in the brochure, just don't take the published figures as "accurate", only use them for comparison.

[basman]

I know older autos were bad this jus seems ridicules Ive had 2.0 tdi dsg vehicles before and manual but wasn't as bad as this!

[basman]

I've filed up to the brim Thursday and gona see wat I get to a tank!

[albie]

I know they are totally different vehicles but I had a BMW 325i steptronic a d it was doing about 25 mpg round town and after that I had a 328i manual that was doing 29 mpg, same car with 300 cc more doing more mpg. !

[Taxi_G]

My last taxi was a 59 plate, 1.9 Tdi octavia DSG, i got shot of it because of its shocking mpg


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[albie]

My last taxi was a 59 plate, 1.9 Tdi octavia DSG, i got shot of it because of its shocking mpg


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If it had a manual box it would have been great on fuel with that engine!

[alarmfitter]

I don't find my dsg heavy on fuel has yours had a service recently

[Tepid]

My maxi life dsg has averaged 48.9 mpg since I got it, it's done 15800 miles to date. The worst I get is around 40 and the beat I've had was 63. The dsg gearbox seems rather keen to drop down a gear going up an incline, when it could quite capably stay in a higher gear. Try driving with manual gear change, so you can change gear when you want rather than when the ecu wants to. Just remember, when you come to a halt, it will drop down to first automatically, just remember to change gear as you acellerate.

[alarmfitter]

You need to tell us what mpg your getting so others can compare it

[basman]

Hi sorry for the late post I've got 350 miles to my tank , not impressed lol my old manuals used to get around 450-500, I got a remap today hopefully this helps ! The worst thing my van is not loaded with tools or anything either

[basman]

Also it was serviced as soon as I bought it !

[Doc]

My mate had a severe drop in MPG, it turned out his back box has come away from the pipe and was hanging, blocking the pipe partially and increasing back pressure.
Maybe worth a look as it's not that much louder when the box is goosed.

If you have a DPF, it may be choaked up and need a good rip on the motorway to regenerate.

[basman]

Cheers doc il get it on the ramp tomorrow