picked up my 1.6 tdi se 105 - 100 mile report

**mad evo** · 22-07-2009,06:43 PM

Picked her up this morning done 100 miles so far, impressive torque but not had it above 3k rpm yet till the 1k miles mark.

The mpg after 100 miles is 40 so far. However im not the most eco friendly driver! I'm sure i can improve that quite a bit.

My only gripe about the engine is its a bit "all or nothing" meaning you do need to push it get the turbo kicking even in town to get it moving with any dignity. This is my first tdi car and iv been driving a tuned evo daily for 4 years so this is all new to me driving a car like this. Still learning the correct way to drive it, ie civalised fashion lol

Got the ipod cable but the usb was missing so asked for it and was given it straight away no probs. Connected my Ipod touch and very quickly it recognised it and started playing with names etc all perfectly, a bit tricky navigating through folders but a quick tune up of my messy itunes folders will sort that one out.

Very impressed with the standard rcd310 with the ipod the quality is excellent. I have in the past spend thousands on car sound systems and this one is pretty good for standard. Sufficiant enough for most people IMO.

The car has one single visible exhaust as opposed to the old 2 litre tdi's twin exhaust.

The plastic SE steering wheel isn't all that bad, iv seen much worse!

Overall im quite happy with the car and new engine, once iv done some more miles i will be able to put my foot down a bit more and report back but so far seems good for a daily drive.

Will post pics later

**psmith98752** · 22-07-2009,09:25 PM

Do you know if it has the DPF filter? Thanks for the 100 mile report!

Nightowl4933 · 23-07-2009,10:30 AM

Hmm, 40mph doesn't sound that great. My 2.0 has averaged 53mph over the last (and first!) 1000 miles. Having said that I am using it to commute 90 miles a day with some town driving, but all on A roads.

Pete

**mad evo** · 23-07-2009,12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Nightowl4933

Hmm, 40mph doesn't sound that great. My 2.0 has averaged 53mph over the last (and first!) 1000 miles. Having said that I am using it to commute 90 miles a day with some town driving, but all on A roads.

Pete

I live bang in the city centre and spend most my daily drive sitting in traffic so i reckon thats why.

I did get it uptp 45mpg this morning through the city centre in traffic being a bit gentle pulling away.

So far i am really enjoying this golf the car is built really well and for a tdi very very quiet.

**mad evo** · 23-07-2009,12:49 PM

Originally Posted by psmith98752

Do you know if it has the DPF filter? Thanks for the 100 mile report!

Sorry i have no idea

**psmith98752** · 23-07-2009,02:02 PM

Originally Posted by mad evo

I live bang in the city centre and spend most my daily drive sitting in traffic so i reckon thats why.

I did get it uptp 45mpg this morning through the city centre in traffic being a bit gentle pulling away.

So far i am really enjoying this golf the car is built really well and for a tdi very very quiet.

Sounds good. From inside, can you tell its a diesel or is it that quiet? The engine should average 49.6mpg on urban so 45mpg is whats expected - 10% less that whats stated.

Are you going to be using the car for mainly short city journeys or longer commutes?

**mad evo** · 23-07-2009,05:42 PM

Originally Posted by psmith98752

Sounds good. From inside, can you tell its a diesel or is it that quiet? The engine should average 49.6mpg on urban so 45mpg is whats expected - 10% less that whats stated.

Are you going to be using the car for mainly short city journeys or longer commutes?

Mostly short city journeys however the occasional long run through europe.

I checked the manual and it said there is a light for the dpf filter if it gets clogged, i checked my car and that light seems to be missing so i assume this car doesnt have one? maybe im missing the light and not seeing it but pretty sure its not there.

**zf44** · 24-07-2009,12:08 PM

Both the new 1.6 90PS and 105PS diesel engines do have the DPF filter. Being a common rail (CR) engine the DPF shouldn't prove troublesome as they have been the MK5 pumpe diesel (PD) engines.

**HHGTTG** · 24-07-2009,02:17 PM

Originally Posted by mad evo

Mostly short city journeys however the occasional long run through europe.

I checked the manual and it said there is a light for the dpf filter if it gets clogged, i checked my car and that light seems to be missing so i assume this car doesnt have one? maybe im missing the light and not seeing it but pretty sure its not there.

Would not a petrol engine have been more suitable, then?