7A quattro mpg?

[Nj]

I'm finding wildly differing opinions on what fuel consumption people are getting from a 20v quattro (7A).
Can any of you fine gentlemen let me know what you're getting? I'm considering having someone drive mine from Wales to Finland for me so I need to estimate how much fuel it's going to take.
cheers
nj

[spink]

I uses to get 34mpg on a run in the last quattro I had

[spink]

When I drove it from somewhere West of Inverness it did 450 miles on a tank

[Mikes2]

Mine's a saloon so has a smaller fuel tank.

Usually around 31-35 on long runs. 400 miles to a tank is easy. Best ever was 475 miles at 38mpg

[mcandmar]

I got ~24mpg out of mine, 320ish mile per tank. I must have a lead foot or something.

[mackenzie50]

I used to get 30mpg easily on longer unhurried journeys on good A roads, but 25 mpg was the norm for everyday runs.

[Nj]

thanks lads. I'll go with 30mpg as a guesstimate for this loooooong run then.
and 20mpg around town once I get hold of it. Need to clear the cobwebs out you see

erm... what does a full coupe tank of 98/99ron cost in the Uk these days? In Finland I need to sell a body part or one of my kids each time I fill the A4.

so looks like it will need 4 or 5 tanks for this journey https://goo.gl/maps/u1ybW

[K Simmonds]

It cost's me around £80 every time I fill up my S2 which has the same tank, how much is it over there in Finland mate?

[Nj]

Jesus. It's not that different then. I usually pay a bit over 90€ for a tank.
I wonder how long it will take for someone do do an electric conversion on an audi coupe? I mean a Tesla spec conversion by the way, not golf buggy spec. Totally off topic but saw a presentation by Mate Rimmac in Estonia a few weeks ago. What a story. hats off to the guy because he has build something phenomenal while everyone was telling him he was stupid to try. It was the first time I thought about an electric car in a positive light. That was quite a moment actually. weird.

http://www.rimac-automobili.com/

[K Simmonds]

From the little bit's of the car you can see that does look quite appealing if it has the go to back up the looks and if the brakes are anything to go by it has.

Yeah I wonder how long it'll be before some nutter converts an old Audi, I guess once battery technology moves on it's only a matter of time...

[Nj]

it's a good looking beastie and he has done a bunch of other things from electric bikes to pimping some guy's electric wheelchair so he could get back home after a long run to see his friend. If I can find his presentation online (video) I'll share it.

[Bowie69]

25 MPG here most of the time, anything between 300 and 400 to a tank, depending on whether I sit on a motorway or do my normal country roads.

People getting 38 must have.... a higher boredom threshold than me

From the light coming on it is 63litres (14 gallons) to fill which is £73 where I fill up at the moment.

[Nj]

thanks matey. actually 63 litres.. that's a decent sized tank. I don't think my A4's is that big. I'm lucky to get anywhere near 30 mpg on a run, even with the family and being sensible. 3.0Q seems to be on par with the 4.2V8. I should have bought an S4 all those years ago!