From: doug.bryce{at}sympatico.ca (Doug Bryce)

On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:54:28 +0100, Adam Flinton
 wrote:

>Doug Bryce wrote:
>
>>>
>>>Nope I get about 65 which is why I wrote what I wrote.
>>
>>
>> Is your driving mostly highway Adam, or do you have a fair amount of
>> in-town as well?  I'm curious 'cause I'm pondering getting a VW diesel
>> - probably the Jetta, but not sure yet - and while I can't remember
>> offhand what it's fuel economy ratings are, I've seen reports of
>> ~50mpg in mixed real-world driving.
>>
>> doug
>>
>
>Vast bulk is motorway/dual-carriageway/trunk road.
>
>Very little in town.
>
>I also drive in a fuel efficient manner (e.g. coast to slow down rather
>than wait till the last minute & then use the brakes).

Your driving mix sounds a lot like mine, although I do have 5-10km at each
end of my commute to reach motorway/trunk road equivalents.  Not a lot of
intown driving other than that.

Thanks

Doug

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