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This is a discussion on 1.9 Elegance Questions within the Octavia II forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Hi, this is my first post, got a new elegance estate 1.9 in black a couple of weeks ago and ...
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16-05-2007, 13:43
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| Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Newtownards
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| 1.9 Elegance Questions Hi, this is my first post, got a new elegance estate 1.9 in black a couple of weeks ago and i have a couple of questions. I have done 900 miles so far and am averaging approx 45mpg will this take long to increase? On a long motorway run with cruise control on i got 53mpg, Wife's uncle has an old shape ambiente estate with 40k miles on it and he gets 60+mpg most of the time Dealer arranged for a brink towbar to be fitted - I have been told that if a non skoda towbar is fitted it can balls up the electrics - i have no problems but is this true i.e. anyway of checking that a skoda loom was used? I saw a post about the plastic bootliner - in case anyone wants to know it does fit the false floor - you cant use the tie downs but it is a good job all the same |
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16-05-2007, 15:26
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| King Rat  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: West Yorkshire
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| Re: 1.9 Elegance Questions Welcome, you may find it will take a few more miles yet to free up - about another 9000.
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16-05-2007, 16:38
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the back of an AA truck with a failed turbo
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| Re: 1.9 Elegance Questions My 2.0 and old 1.9 were still improving up to about 15k , though you should get most of the increase in mpg over the first 5k miles
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16-05-2007, 19:14
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Lakes (Grange Over Sands)
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| Re: 1.9 Elegance Questions Yes, its takes a while for the 1.9 to losen up. Like you when it was very new I really found it hard to get over 50mpg on motorway run's.... Just hit 6k miles (half way there for it to be run in) now and mpg has slowly improved since 2k, now getting 53-55mpg (indicated) on a decent run and glad to here there's more left to come!
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17-05-2007, 17:09
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| Briskodian | Re: 1.9 Elegance Questions My 1.9 TDI, nearly 30,000 miles on the clock, averages 52-53 mpg on all running and on a 100 mile mainly motorway run, M25, M3, M27 A31 and the Wessex way, mostly under cruise control at 70 mph, averages approx 63-65 mpg. |
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19-05-2007, 11:09
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Scottish Borders
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| Re: 1.9 Elegance Questions mpg will continue to improve for first 5 or 6,000. I average 53 mpg but driving is mostly on twisty A & B roads and my car is a DSG.
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