Best MPG from these cars...?

hieveryone

Hi all,

I know this has probably been asked a thousand times before but please humour me!

I have been offered, and accepted, a new job which has fantastic prospects and is a big step up for me so I'm really pleased.

Problem is, it's 50 miles away, so a 100 mile round trip per day.

I need to get a new car as my Mini One is eating petrol like it is fizzy juice.

I am looking at:

Golf Bluemotion
Audi A3
Seat Leon

Those are the 'types' of cars that I like - all 3 door more than likely. Small enough for me (a woman!!) but still big enough for the essentials (shopping!!).

Anyone have any idea of the MPG of these cars? I mean the real MPG, not what the manufacturers quote!

Thanks

motorguy

I'd a 2010 Passat 2.0 TDI Bluemotion 2 and it was doing an honest 60mpg.

The Bluemotion technology is probably 'worth' another 5-6mpg over the standard equivalent car.

hieveryone

Thanks Paul, my partner had the Passat as a works car and that is what has put the idea into my head about the Bluemotion. Passat a little bit too big for me though!

motorguy

hieveryone wrote: »

Thanks Paul, my partner had the Passat as a works car and that is what has put the idea into my head about the Bluemotion. Passat a little bit too big for me though!

The golf bluemotion should do similar

RichardD1970

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/

Nine_Lives

RichardD1970 wrote: »

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/realmpg/

Hmm, seems my 11 year old car is too old for feedback on that site

Parkers have always been pretty spot on for me & those i know +/- 1-3MPG.

Do you not do much shopping though? I think the boot on those A3s is tiny.

hieveryone

Nine_Lives wrote: »

Hmm, seems my 11 year old car is too old for feedback on that site

Parkers have always been pretty spot on for me & those i know +/- 1-3MPG.

Do you not do much shopping though? I think the boot on those A3s is tiny.

The boot in the A3's is huge! Even in the convertibles it is a decent size. I have a Mini One at the moment and I can hardly fit 4 bags of shopping in it! Previously I had a Mazda MX5 so maybe I'm just not used to some sort of space in the boot :rotfl:

harveybobbles

I always find its the BlueMotion/Econetic/BlueEfficiency cars that are the ones doing 90mpg on the motorways..

Nine_Lives

hieveryone wrote: »

The boot in the A3's is huge! Even in the convertibles it is a decent size. I have a Mini One at the moment and I can hardly fit 4 bags of shopping in it! Previously I had a Mazda MX5 so maybe I'm just not used to some sort of space in the boot :rotfl:

I guess everyone is different.

Our reps have A3s. One has an 06 plate & the other a 57 - which is slightly different. I've seen inside the boot & i think it's quite small tbh.

nearlyrich

I drive a year old A3 and the boot is huge mine is a 4 door don't know if the 3 door has a smaller boot to be honest. MPG will depend on engine size, fuel type, how you drive it etc I get over 50mpg from mine it's a 2 litre diesel auto...

Trebor16

If you want to see the sort of mpg people are managing go to www.fuelly.com and www.spritmonitor.de and you will find good records of those who keep a record of their fuel consumption.