Fuel economy 150 & 204 engines.

It’s the bloody dfp regen that drinks the fuel in my van! See my fuel range estimate drop 60-80 miles every time the bloody thing does it which is around 3 times per tank :mad:
 
It’s the bloomin dfp regen that drinks the fuel in my van! See my fuel range estimate drop 60-80 miles every time the bloomin thing does it which is around 3 times per tank :mad:
Are you doing a lot of chugging around? Tbh I’ve never noticed mine doing a regen.
 
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204 DSG 4Mot full camper conversion, fully loaded on our way to the Alps. ACC set to 60mph. We actually went higher than this, I got it up to 44mpg, it was showing over 700miles range.View attachment 38639
This is my “other” van T5 180 4mot DSG swb t32. This is my work van & is loaded to the nuts. A 40mile run from Barnsley to Goole this morning via M1 & M18
 
My average is 28mpg, it’s a 204bhp DSG Caravelle and just covered 54k in the 2 years I’ve had it, it lives in Sport mode and I admit, I cane it everywhere and enjoy watching the car drivers in the rear view mirror.

It’s warranty is up in Sept where I will be doing a Pendle Stage 1 remap giving @255bhp and an additional 20% torque, up from 450 Nm to 540 Nm
 
My average is 28mpg, it’s a 204bhp DSG Caravelle and just covered 54k in the 2 years I’ve had it, it lives in Sport mode and I admit, I cane it everywhere and enjoy watching the car drivers in the rear view mirror.

It’s warranty is up in Sept where I will be doing a Pendle Stage 1 remap giving @255bhp and an additional 20% torque, up from 450 Nm to 540 Nm
50 may be thrifty, but The Ton is more fun.
 
My average is 28mpg, it’s a 204bhp DSG Caravelle and just covered 54k in the 2 years I’ve had it, it lives in Sport mode and I admit, I cane it everywhere and enjoy watching the car drivers in the rear view mirror.

It’s warranty is up in Sept where I will be doing a Pendle Stage 1 remap giving @255bhp and an additional 20% torque, up from 450 Nm to 540 Nm

50 may be thrifty, but The Ton is more fun.

This. Seeing 24MPG around town, and 28-30 MPG on the motorway in first week of driving. 204LWB DSG. Not hanging about though..... :cool:
 
Remapped 180 bi-tdi.

This is off the last full tank, and most of it was towing mileage.

This was the mileage when the fuel light came on.

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Still got 20 miles of range
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Never had as high a return on a tank full before.
 
204 4MOTION DSG SWB 12k. Returned 30mpg on a steady round trip of 350m last week. That’s around 5mpg less than I used to get on standard tyres (now 20s) and before I added sportline body kit
 
150 T32 SWB. On my 35 mile round trip to work and back I am averaging just over 40mpg. That includes about 15 miles on the A1 sitting in a 5o average speed zone. On other runs, it ranges anything from low 30's when doing a regen all the way up to 47mpg when cruising along A roads.
 
I log all the vehicles on fuelly.com. It's a free app, and you enter details on every fill up. Means your MPG is accurate (over a long period) and you can keep track of miles. MPG and reconcile fuel spend to VAT & accounts.

Here's the first couple of weeks with the T6...
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2018, 204 LWB PV.:(
 
Hi
I am in midst of my search and TBH it’s proving to be so frustrating but I know I need to be patient !

Is the DSG 204bhp a gas guzzler as opposed to 150bhp ?
Is the 2017 DSG 204bhp a euro 6 ?
Thanks in advance
 
That’s useful comments and I don’t think it be deal breaker ?
However what I do need to bottom out is the van itself ? This 204 DSG is it a viable van to run ? I know it will drive very well given it’s engine capabilities but is it going to be hugely expensive as compared to 150 DSG ?
Is it a euro 6 or not I seem to read conflicting data ?
 
204 will be a Euro 6.
Search the forum for info on economy. 204's will generally be worse than lower power models but more fun/less frustrating!
 
Hi @Lotuscamper!
With regard to ULEZ and clean air zones there are many online sites to tap the registration plate into to give you a definitive answer on Euro 6 compliance.
Ours is a 150bhp, 40mpg if driven in slippers, 34 average driven for fun!
Best of luck in your quest!
 
That’s useful comments and I don’t think it be deal breaker ?
However what I do need to bottom out is the van itself ? This 204 DSG is it a viable van to run ? I know it will drive very well given it’s engine capabilities but is it going to be hugely expensive as compared to 150 DSG ?
Is it a euro 6 or not I seem to read conflicting data ?
It all comes down to how you use the power. I can get 40+mpg from my lwb, 150ps, DSG Shuttle, keeping to around 65-70mph on M-Ways, and not using cruise control.
 
It all comes down to how you use the power. I can get 40+mpg from my lwb, 150ps, DSG Shuttle, keeping to around 65-70mph on M-Ways, and not using cruise control.

I think I this 204dsg is not far off my Elise for fuel consumption when I drive it with slippers ! Lol
Thanks for everyone comments
 
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