It probably will loosen a noticeable (but not huge) amount, but considering it's Summer, I was hoping for a fairly easy 40mpg straight out of the box on my commute (as I can ger an easy 33mpg on the R, which admittedly is fully run in). It's probably about right because with same driving style, manual variant beats DSG for mpg by about 10%, despite what the official figures say.SRGTD wrote: ↑Thu Aug 02, 2018 11:33 pm @monkeyhanger; I’d expect the fuel consumption to improve as you clock up more miles and the engine loosens up. Fuel consumption in my 2016 GTI is probably a good 10-15% better now than it was when the car was new and the engine was tight.
Interesting to hear your views on the DSG transmission. I’ve always had cars with manual gearboxes in 40+ years of driving. Even if VW do make the GTI with a manual gearbox option in the next 12-18 months, I’m quite tempted to go for the DSG - no clutch work, which when you’ve got a dodgy back can be quite painful at times, especially in stop start traffic.
I’ve got a set of VW rubber mats in the front of my car. I didn’t bother with the rears as I rarely carry rear seat passengers. I find VW’s carpet mats aren’t that durable or hard wearing, and the rubber ones are easy to keep clean and much better for winter use IMO.
Keep the updates coming. Real life ownership experiences from forum members are really useful for would-be / prospective buyers .
I'd still prefer a manual, it's better IMO) for everything but city traffic crawling. The DSG is highly convenient, but i'd rather milk 3rd to 70mph and then slot into 6th for a 30-70mph sliproad onto motorway situation (the DSG goes up sequentially through the gears). I do accelerate quite hard to get to my desired speed, but once i'm there, I do preserve my momentum well by reading the road ahead and allowing the car to slow itself down rather than shooting towards static/slowing traffic or a roundabout. 3 seconds of hard acceleration and then minimal input to naintain speed is more economical that 10 seconds of moderate acceleration to get to the same end point for most cars.
Still don't hate the DSG but prefering manual is a choice rather than refusing to accept the progress of technology.
Still not convinced we'll see a manual Polo GTI.
Oh, and 39mpg for this morning. Will definitely give RON99 fuel a go soon to see if a difference can be seen in mpg or felt in performance. If I get an extra 2mpg with it then the 6p a litre difference has paid for itself.