IIRC yours is an auto...that kinda mileage out of a PD engine with an auto is nothing to sneeze at
I know exactly what you mean
I try to be gentle on the throttle (I generally try to drive for economy), but sometimes I can't help but put my foot in it ...although I can justify it in that ALH's need somewhat regular Italian tune-ups to keep the variable vanes in the turbo from seizing up. ...just got a set of E-code headlights with foglights, a replacement CD changer that will go into the factory radio and can play mp3 CD's, a replacement latch for the armrest storage compartment, and most importantly, the ***-Com cable. The odometer now reads in miles and the clock shows 24 hour time...gotta love it I just need to get my $$ recharged enough to get the replacement rubber seals that towcat ordered for me (the old ones are damaged from the bike rack that was originally on the car) and get the bike rack sold, then get this stuff installed at some point 
...uneventful, except for taking an hour to get through SF and across the Golden Gate Bridge because of a head-on collision that closed 4 of the 6 lanes going across one of the 3 busiest bridges in the Bay Area 
...I think that all the stop-and-go driving hurt my fuel mileage, but when I topped off about 2/3 of the way up to Eureka (fuel prices in Humboldt are horrific even by CA standards 
), she took about 3.5 gallons, netting 43 mpg. Hopefully she'll do better on fuel when I head down to L.A. on Monday 
You're ******** about only getting 43mpg in very heavy city traffic.
What can I say, I'm itching to break the 50 mpg barrier
the trip went quite well from a mechanical standpoint...the only casualties were the radio (I think there's a short somewhere; need to look into it) and my glasses (left temple piece broke off; thank goodness for medical tape). I love my dad, but I don't think this penguin could stand living in the desert...good lord it was hot down there!!!
If you have a chance to post that TSB, I would greatly appreciate it! The more you know, the better off you are IMHO...and, while the car's still starting on first crank, it'd be good to get this taken care of before the weather cools down, just in case this may have a negative effect on cold-starting...it may not get cold around here, but if I'm at my dad's, it can get below freezing. CERTAINLY, it wouldn't be good to do the job just to find out that I used the wrong harness
maybe it didn't like the heat in the desert?
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I've done some little things...replaced the wiper linkage assembly, replaced the antenna base, patched a tire (the tires need to be replaced, but I've been too busy with work to even figure out what tire I want, let alone get the job done), and she needs some things done...I still haven't taken care of the GP harness, and also need to do tires and shocks, and replace the windshield washer nozzles, and she's getting close to due for an oil change. At this point, that all gets to wait until after I get back from L.A. ...but, hopefully ASAP afterwards. ), and a few other things... but I'm curious to see what the advantages are to the 6 speed over the 5 speed...
If you've driven a TDI 5 speed, how does the 6 speed compare to the 5 speed in terms of driveability? I've heard of people doing 6 speed swaps into A4/ALH cars, and anything is better than the slushbox
Can't argue with that
what RPM's are you at in 6th at 70? )...
