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i also have 16td and im suprised at the fuel consumption you guys are getting! or are you kidding? (no disrespect),mines a devon eurovette nice and streamlined,i am getting about 30-35 around town but if i go for instance to dover from here which is a shade under 300 miles i get...wait fir it...50-55mpg@60mph! on the decent roads in france around 60 tops!!!! it has only 65k from new and been slick-fifteed and she purrs,go over the piste from lake geneva into switzerland in 2nd all the way up but gets there.

No. No you don't.

afraid i do dude,£26 to dover,before the fuel prices shot up!!!! honestly

If you're getting 55mpg out of a JX, it must be because of all those flying pigs you've harnessed to pull you along.

ha he he very good horns but my fuel gauge dunna lie!,cant prove it im sorry or i would

Maybe not - but I think your maths is probably a little suspect.

65 - 70 mph ? You guys are going too fast
55 - 60 is cruising speed and at that you will get 35 mpg or even better. My personal best was 41.5 mpg averaged over a holiday in Ireland, tootling along back roads

The 1.6 td Syncro currently levels out at 33 mpg in day to day non-motorway driving, mixed country roads and town and not bumbling at holiday speeds either.

The secret to driving a 1.6 TD in hilly country is to get the gear change right. You don't want it labouring at low revs, nor should it be screaming. It's happiest at mid range with the turbo going full blast. Sometimes that means dropping a gear, going a bit slower than you (theoretically) could and forming an orderly queue behind you ...but so be it

I am getting circa 40 MPG in my 1988 1.6 TD JX hightop. I typically drive at 60 MPH on motorways, even when over-taking certainly don't go above 65

Well I'm clearly doing something wrong or my engine needs a good sorting out

Thought here for mikeymancs, you might have a better chance of finding the bit you need by posting here or at the Brick-yard as there are more T25 owners here than on JK.

Just a thought.

Hi I have a pop top Westy California with a Vege engine (29,000 miles) and recon gearbox and I recently got 35mpg travelling at 100kph all the way from Snodonia to Lincolnshire a 265mile trip. I could see on flatter runs and with me being more used to the gearbox as it was my first long distance drive collecting the van that around 40mpg-42mpg is possible, but anymore I seriously doubt and anyone suggesting 50 + mpg isn't on this planet with an underpowered 2 tonne van with the aerodynamics of a brick! I am happy at 35mpg and with the speed 60mph is fine by me and doesn;t cause hold ups or frustrate other drivers.

39.89mpg that was with a blowing manifold (all gaskets shoot at) holly exhaust and loaded for a week campervaning in wales.Spent all this weekend under ryan repairing same. cant wait for next trip out. Maths correct litres/4.54= _gallons_______ distance/gallons=______________mpg simples eck

Its not so easy to calculate a one off trip......

What's in your tank when you fill up.
What's left over when you complete your trip.

If you are a gallon out....it makes the final numbers change.

Out of interest ......what did the vw literature of the day say......for a jx powered pop top in fine fettle. I doubt anyone can better it.......or test it as accurately.

I switched my jx to a ahu tdi for a couple of reasons.

Wanted the extra umpf to get up big climbs without losing speed.
Wanted to future proof my van.
Im sure I get better mpg than in my jx.......but doubt its 50mpg though...

just back from york and ripley .filled van up and got 41.24mpg

Bullsheeet.

VW specs:

35 MPG at a steady 56.....sounds about right ....anymore than that and your calculations are suspect somewhere