allsmiles 0 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 hi folks, ive had my golf vr6 on the road since last wednesday and already i am feeling the need to sell it on, my main car has been my toyota aygo which has been silly cheap to run and since my partner fell pregnant there was pressure to get a bigger car so i ended up buying a mk3 vr6 on christmas day last year, i didnt think the fuel consumption could be as bad as it isjust wondering is anyone else feeling the pinch owning the vr6?i will be posting a forsale add when i have done my 50 posts, if anyone is interested in a swap(anything with good mpg considered) then please let me know Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I found it cheaper to run 2 cars than to run my VR6 every day cost me 20 quid a day to get work and back in my modded mk2 VR6 (220BHP)...Just about put my corrado VR6 on the road, still got a second car (2007 punto Grande) but thats going for a BMW 320d soon! Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 I run a R32 turbo as a daily. Isn't to bad Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 me too cheaper to run a second car when I was using the VR as a daily... and I did I promise!.... Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 i run my vr6 as a daily motor i do about £30 of fuel a week and thats also having abit of fun in it ! but i do argee very expensive to run i can get my hands on a 55 plate honda civic type r which is fun but also can be very fuel friendly so i am being temped to the jap side ! lol Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 as long as you like no torque! get a cheap VAG TDI and surf the torque wave and do 600 miles on 1 tank Link to post Share on other sites
allsmiles 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 back in my aygo today, stuck a tenner in and did about 50 miles and still loads of juice left Link to post Share on other sites
Nex 17 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yeah but l bet its no where near as fun Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 true that just the nosie and pull of the vr and im sure people just think its a old dog but its still got some kick left !!! Link to post Share on other sites
wardycatt 7 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I think the plain old VR6 does well for what it is. 32.5mpg (on the motroway) from a 15 y.o. car with a 2.8l engine isn't bad at all. It's never going to beat an Aygo in terms of MPG, but has the Toyota not only got 3 cylinders and a 1.0l engine or something like that? The VR6 is 426% more fun (approximately) :-D Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 yea as far as the engine goes its pretty amazing, 199g/km CO2 for an engine designed like 20 years ago. For a 2.8 V6 its awesome, for a 20 year old 2.8 V6 its astonishing Link to post Share on other sites
allsmiles 0 Posted February 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 the aygo isnt that bad to be fair with regards to fun, the v6 noise is addictive tho but im 28 years old now and i have my first kid so i cant afford to have fun anymore lol! Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Those aygos don't sound bad though with the little off beat 3cyl engine, that's half a v6 lol Link to post Share on other sites
allsmiles 0 Posted February 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 these aygo/107/c1 aint bad at all, alot of people knock them without even trying them and when i bang on how cheap it is to run them they kind of say "oh............" they are cheap and feel cheap but thats the beauty of it, i once said to my mate the engine sounds like a porsche lolonly moan i have for them is the boot, inside is a tad smaller than a vr6 Link to post Share on other sites
GPB_1 0 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 My son has a 107 - it's buzzes round town brilliantly - and will handle motorway work as well, but as you say the boot is ridiculous. Can't argue with 50mpg though Link to post Share on other sites
Pearsy47 1 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 like james may said about somthing like the aygo has skinny wheels so you can rag it to the limit and have loads of fun ! lol Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 K don't know about others, but my VR does 42mpg on the motorway at a steady 62mph..... now thats pretty good going if you ask me... The VR was never a townie car, it's a bruiser....... I think by having the car tuned slightly and chipped it makes it more economical as the engine has less work to do????!!!! Just my theory oh and my mates!! Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 its scientifically proven that the more fuels a car uses the more funner it is..(i have no actual scientific fact to back this up) Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 its scientifically proven that the more fuels a car uses the more funner it is..(i have no actual scientific fact to back this up)I heard this too.... Link to post Share on other sites
Biggazvr6 0 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 You can't have horse and not feed them. It's also pointless having a stable full of pedigree red rum's n not letting them out for a run! Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 the aygo isnt that bad to be fair with regards to fun' date=' the v6 noise is addictive tho but im 28 years old now and i have my first kid so i cant afford to have fun anymore lol![/quote']I'm 25, 2 kids. 8 weeks and 18 months. My VR6 is going back on the road as my daily in March.I drive a V6 passat at the moment. To fill that up, I'm putting around £85 per splash and getting 250 miles with my driving style (it's also a poorly engine).My VR6 has a faulty fuel gauge. A full tank reads as just over 3/4. Yet, I fill up with 1/4 left, mostly at the top of low gears and lots of hooning around. I still see 150 between splashes.The way I figure it, if the noise and pull can make me smile all the time, then I'm going to do it in a car that sees a dozen or so miles less, per tank. Link to post Share on other sites
allsmiles 0 Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 you obviously earn more money than me lol Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I work 2 jobs to keep my cars running!! lol Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 but no children... Link to post Share on other sites
v6horse 1 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 My 1995 vr6 supercharged at the moment will do about 600 km on a tank motorway use when I drive between Holland and the uk via calais its lovely.I cannot complain with its motorway economy but town use it is horrible . I can maybe see 150 - 200 km on a full tank but then again there are allot of stop starts involved . When I first got the car it was running rubbish and would get if im lucky 400 km on a full tank . after a revised cylinder head , the supercharger new fuel pump and filter and a very nicely tuned ecu from the vr6specialist i gained around 200 km on a tank motorway use . Cant complain for just shy of 300 horses :-) never going to swap it for anything else . Link to post Share on other sites
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