Can An Old Car Achieve Over 800 Miles On One Tank?

This week, Alex tests the high mileage Skoda Octavia’s fuel economy by hypermiling it from London to the Nürburgring and back in one day. On one tank of diesel. Will he make it?
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[@mgcharoudin]

So you and I could have easily done a few more laps? Frustrating.

[@CarThrottle]

For the next episode, shall we see how many laps we can do on one tank? Thanks for your expert guidance again Misha!

[@mgcharoudin]

Sounds great!

[@firstnamelastname911]

#MoreMisha

[@Pique147]

Misha RULES!

[@J.J._Mason]

Dude you're great! Definitely the CT Nürburgring specialist!

[@captaincloudsurfer9048]

A Brit-german in a Czech car in France learning Italian..... Mr Worldwide

[@Abgehoben4U]

France?

[@ATTACKASSASSIN]

fuck off He drove through France to get to Germany

[@WiseFoolTrading]

SJAIRCRAFTBOSS he’s got some German in him as well 😂

[@fluffigverbimmelt]

@@WiseFoolTrading And he speaks it quite well, too. Check the ad with Mercedes

[@milenatiner3142]

Europe Wide

[@superwelder24]

"His MPG must be terrible!" The last thing you'd expect hearing at the Nurburgring 😂

[@_J037_]

Seeing 126p/l at the petrol station was very nostalgic.

[@EinkOLED]

Used diesel skoda Octavia sales are gonna go through the roof.

[@veoverse4286]

EinkOLED nope not in germany, maybe a driving ban for older diesel (under euro 6) will come soon....

[@amoniousbt1110]

GermanBass what is under 6?

[@Etherion195]

+john smith he literally wrote "under EURO 6". It's the exhaust emission standards of the EU.

[@TheKenjoje]

it won't come even in germany....maybe for cities and all, but it certanly won't be banned from use, that's insane even for germany.

[@matejsommer72]

The Octavia doesn't need a vid like this to boost its sales. The market with these in Czech republic is ridiculous already. People are willing to spend as much as 3500 gbp for these. Its truly a legend. Only thing that makes it so great in my opinion is the VW engine in it anyways.

[@lukepitt9jt]

this is the best car throttle series so far

[@norgedevil]

agree!

[@itswais77]

luke pitt ikr

[@redhydrogenoneteam8489]

Were may i say

[@4laughtv472]

Apprentice even better

[@VinayKapoor]

Yes it is

[@rileyhoerner2264]

it bothers me that you can drive for 400 miles and go from britain to germany, and if i drive for 400 miles i’m still in my state

[@guitarhippie]

I literally drive 900 miles to see my family. And not to mention that he's complaining about 73°F, when it was 96°F here today.

[@mattevans1643]

Go east to west or vice versa in Tennessee. 12hours later, you're still in Tennessee. I hate driving through there.

[@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline]

To be fair he didn't have ac apparently... I would hate that as well. (I don't have (working) ac in my van, if I couldn't roll the windows down I'd practically (or literally) be dieing)

[@bobmirdiff2043]

The point being Riley, is have you ever left your own State? - The one that is called 'The State of Denial!'

[@kelvinjones3485]

Apparently its even worse in australia , you drive 400 miles and your still on the same street you live on 🤪

[@davidmorton7861]

"the only thing left to do now is to peel back the fuel lid tape" *pulls the clear coat and paint off 😂😂 16:10

[@gstarproductions1990]

That's glue residue

[@tothethreshold.9965]

@@gstarproductions1990 No it isnt. The tape they have used has eaten into and then lifted the clear coat. Look at the tape itself, you can see the paint stuck to it.

[@isaaclyonsf1]

Oof

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

@@tothethreshold.9965 Only on the plasti-dipped part though. That's an easy fix

[@Gonken88]

Danger Mouse

[@kewinagowski6141]

Thanks for converting miles to kilometers! And that's just like good old top gear!

[@kellypaws]

Kewin łagowski Top what? These have gotten so good, I’ve pretty much forgotten about the old geezers now.

[@Etherion195]

+kewin lagowski that's pretty much the biggest compliment you can give to an english car guy i guess.

[@promethbastard]

Multiply by 1.6... that's how hard it is to convert miles into kilometres. Kilometer is the American spelling.

[@matejsommer72]

I didn't realize it until I saw your comment but it pretty much is TG without the scripted bs.

[@martijn9568]

It was the nicest that they converted the mileage to L/100 km. Mpg is for me to hard to easily convert.

[@Nick22051]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for translating it into litres/100km :)

[@nexoq4914]

Hunter178 yeah

[@yurann8102]

Yes Thank You Also

[@tiborklein5349]

He's the new Mr. Worldwide.

[@Envy_me94]

"Its 23 degrees" - Me laughing in Australian

[@endlessimmersion8942]

ILove GYM we laughing at south of Russia - medium temperatures from May next to September is higher, than 25C, but at eh middle of summer - from 35 to 43-46C.

[@scottirvine121]

Good point.......beautiful dusting of snow at Christmas, don’t you just hate that

[@harsht6583]

Me laughing in India

[@kashan9002]

Me laughing in Karachi, Pakistan where it can touch some 50*C.😂

[@craterfacelancaster]

Laughing in Saudi... Its 50 degrees out here!

[@pazuzutru-truluv7094]

Well done guys! My father died a week ago and I am currently sat in his 2001 Skoda Fabia estate. A great car owned by a greater man!

[@TommyCullen-VacuumConnisour]

Sorry to hear that mate hope you are doing well now

[@rajb7619]

I was more excited about watching this video than the royal wedding

[@jakubwojcik628]

Raj. B looool sameee

[@Elaba_]

Beckham felt lonely the evening before.

[@complexi8692]

Who got married ?

[@XBullitt16X]

Thats not saying much lol

[@DarrenBoss1984]

Anyone watching this video was more excited than watching the royal wedding.

[@the.otis.burger617]

This is “Clarkson/May/Hammond”quality stuff right here!! EPIC!

[@reubinthomas]

Top Gear was complete crap. If they were hypermiling anything other than a British car, it wouldn't make it.

[@TheEulerID]

@@reubinthomas Wrong. Top Gear did a hyper-miling test from Basel to Liverpool using a Subaru Legacy diesel, a Polo Blue Motion and a Jaguar XJ6 TDvi. Two of those weren't British, and it was the VW that arrived first, all having made the distance.

[@5uper5kill3rz]

@@reubinthomas they hate mini and hated rover for no reason

[@mattysea7163]

why would you insult him like that!!!!

[@faridelfadani5404]

Agreed

[@adamsramek]

Our family had about 4 of these Octavias and 3 Golfs MK4 and they are just irreplaceable. The 1.9 TDI has to be one of the greatest engines ever made.

[@marvinl8519]

So... why did you have so many of them? :D

[@georgemorley1029]

Marvin L I’m guessing they didn’t own them all at the same time.

[@SpartanMJO12]

@@marvinl8519 When it's cheaper to just buy another car than get the rust repaired, the cambelt + waterpump done etc... you just buy another car

[@alastairward2774]

Are they like Mercedes? If you pay enough for the upkeep they'll last?

[@happyguy5025]

@@marvinl8519 A family can have 3 brothers, 2 sisters and a car for mum and dad, it's possible.

[@orion1983uk]

I know this is an old video now, but anyway. On a fuel economy run, it's amazing how much your MPG goes up if you sit behind a truck. Once drove behind a truck in a Prius. Set the radar cruise control to Nissan Qashqui mode (formerly known as Audi mode), and just let the car ride along. Achieved 90mpg on the 22 mile run, which did include a significant 2 mile climb at the start.

[@jamdc2000]

it is weird to see the hyper-active Alex so calmed and quiet.

[@MisterAki43]

I prefer him like this. His delivery of lines is always very wooden and cardboard, he talks like we're all 7 year old kids.

[@jamdc2000]

agreed

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

Getting up at 3am does that to a man

[@pontuslaurell8178]

You said it, he went from hyperactive to hypermiling ^^

[@angelgarcia-salas4794]

TheRandomChannelTV Nah absolutely not that's boring

[@tyrereviews]

Such an amazing edit! It was so much fun helping with the (very long) day, thanks for the invite guys!

[@SK-uq8mm]

You have really good content! What do you think of the rotalla setula s pace ru01 tyre? I've seen it get good reviews and it's really cheap....

[@EpicGaming37]

👍👍👍

[@tyrereviews]

Check out the tyrereviews website, plenty on there :) I've only limited experience of it myself sadly

[@BobFlavinVideo]

It's an old Skoda, I had no doubt it was going to make it. Old cars ftw

[@blanco7726]

New skoda could do this twice on one tank

[@reubinthomas]

Even the new Skoda could do this.

[@redline5209]

Yeah I had an old truck and it was the most amazing thing ever. Sat for I think 8 years-ish. We had it running in two hours. We had to rip the tank off because of the quantity of holes in it was overwhelming, but we just shoved a red gas can under the hood and filled it occasionally. It was quite efficient for a truck. That 1.5 gallon tank could get that thing far.

[@masterzz57]

it isn’t *that* old

[@razor6195]

@@oj5190 with 70-liter fuel tank..

[@brathering1855]

Can you pls just write an application to the BBC for hosting Top Gear??? You could make TG great again

[@colinrogers5419]

The BBC killed top gear already.

[@andyb5187]

If he went mainstream then we wouldn't get this great content!

[@barrybend7189]

Motor trend owns Top Gear now.

[@joshua4302]

Barry Bend whaaaat???

[@barrybend7189]

@@joshua4302 yeah Motor trend owns top gear now. Look it up.

[@sunnylam2284]

Please restore Miles back to how it came from the factory and make everything work. This will be one of the most wonderful things on KZbin ever. :)

[@gedas3419]

Make some love to him. Mod it. Not to power, but hyper-millage. Try to make smooth undertray(belly pan). Lower the car, put some crazy high tire pressure, eco-tune reduce weight and try beat the record.

[@jacekbancyr3583]

no dont lower the car it will look like rice

[@edwarktwelve6257]

Close the grille, smoothen the front side vents, low profile side mirror and maybe subtle vortex generator maybe?

[@jacekbancyr3583]

hmmm

[@Iwatoda_Dorm]

Jacek Bancyr But rice is nice. Also it would be more beneficial for it to be lowered, more so than caring if its riced out.

[@MegaMad11]

And take of that damn aerial and take out those rear headrests

[@RomusCZ]

As fresh owner of Mazda RX8 i'm offended by this test

[@nickgandy3]

i know your pain. im lucky if i reach 19mpg 😂#rx8owner

[@Mrjohnnymoo1]

You are lucky. I daily a 1977 Toyota Celica with the 20R. In town I am lucky if I break 9 miles a gallon. On the highway I can sometimes reach 30 MPG if I'm lucky, but I do all city driving.

[@nickgandy3]

+Mrjohnnymoo1 lol really!! but hey the 77 celica is a bloody beauty so its worth it

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

I used to have a Vectra that got 25mpg, glad i got a 1.9 golf. 60mpg and it's not exactly a slow car, not fast but good enough

[@daftbence]

Guess what, he did hypermiling in an Rx8! Great stuff! :D

[@pavelkorinek6299]

I love the stories of Miles, kudos from Czech Rep. This TDI model is famous for its reliability and MPG, it is kind of an icon in CZ and also at the same time something to laugh at. I am wondering if any Czech guy tried something similar that Alex did.

[@mervan_canoglu1137]

Takes spare wheel out. Goes on a 800 mile journey.....

[@pavelcolledani1059]

with a support car

[@OriginellerName]

Weight reduction and less fuel consumption 😅

[@kabloosh699]

Pssh. My commute to work is 60 miles one way. I'm doing that mileage in less than 2 weeks.

[@MrTherandomvidsguy]

Kabloosh tf you live at to do 120 per day!?

[@keon5779]

The spare was in the support car.

[@VEDEMRACING99]

Challenges like this are what make this channel so great!

[@TheLeverOne]

Thanks for showing the stats in the Kilometers as well!

[@ciparsnumurs3944]

I did 872 miles (1400km) with 1 tank of diesel. Car was VW Passat b6 1.9tdi From Doncaster to German/Poland border.

[@fbarnea]

So you could say you invaded Poland in one tank?

[@RaghunandanReddyC]

Its basically the same car as Skoda Octavia.

[@saba7733]

1.9 tdi? Awesome engine

[@saba7733]

@@baradona11 yep

[@hansdk007]

16:13 Rip Paint

[@sandersnoek1040]

hansdk007 I wanted to Say exactly that😂

[@bishoos123]

why its only tape residue it can be cleaned but will take just time.

[@dennisvandesteeg615]

Had the same once on one of my old cars 😂

[@dennisvandesteeg615]

bashir shaar i dont think so

[@hansdk007]

Bashir Shaar Look at the tape, it´s blue

[@mehmetuzun3879]

The glorious 1.9 TDI. One of the best engines ever build: quality, durability, mileage and decent power. Never disappoints!

[@FrankypankyV8]

Mehmet Uzun Which makes me wonder why it went totally wrong for Volkswagen with the newer generation of diesel engines

[@mehmetuzun3879]

FrankypankyV8 do you mean the scandal or that they are weaker? Because if you mean that the new diesel engines are worse compared to the 1.9, it is just a business plan. Give the people a worse engine so they will go to the garage more which means more money for the manufacturer. The 1.9 barely needed maintenance, regularly checks were enough. But I have nothing to say about the scandal.

[@danr8194]

To be fair common rail would be even better if it had the same emissions regulations as the rotary pump engines. Pity emissions got so tight

[@AriaPosting]

Wait so is this car basically an mk3 jetta tdi?

[@mehmetuzun3879]

closedonmonday6 maybe, not sure.

[@MrKazaroumba93]

I haven't been that excited about anything on youtube since ages!! Thank you 😃

[@mikenorris5378]

Really enjoyed this whole series, amazed by the MPG!

[@VitorMadeira]

I just love videos about actual everyday cars that one is able to afford, buy second hand and use it reliably. This was amazing. Thank you and greetings from Portugal.

[@DRAINTVofficial]

Eastern European taxi drivers blank out their EGR and get leaner tune on the engine to get crazy l/100 numbers

[@Tore_Lund]

EGR valves were invented to improve economy as well as emissions, but driving with a choked up one makes it worse. You don't get a lean mix by blanking your EGR but as you reciculate less exhaust you add more oxygen which the ECU compensates for by adding more fuel (not to lean the mix out), the cabbies must apply another trick, The oxygen sensor needs to be fooled too?

[@Tore_Lund]

An EGR reduces fuel consumption on part throttle (easy cruising), but the problem is that it gets clogged up and leaks all the time reducing power. Secondly it also fouls the intake valves which eventually makes your engine run worse. I too drive a 1998 petrol car made without EGR from the factory. I also get 45 US mpg highway and 40 in the city. If I sneak around however at 35-45 mph I get 70-90 mpg. So an EGR is really not useful if you know how to drive a car efficiently. It is just one of those gimmicks made for the manufacturer to pass the NEDEC driving cycle test.

[@londontrucker6804]

Hi, I am from Hungary, but living in the UK, owning a 1.9 TDI Octavia estate. The first thing I did after purchase is removing the EGR. I drive my car regularly on long distances. Last year we had been to Barcelona, and back to Hungary. On a long run with a heavy foot, it takes 580-640 miles with a fill up doing 80-100 miles/hour (no speeding, I do high speeds in Germany on the autobahn). My car is a 52 reg PD engine with a VNT turbo (unfortunately).

[@MrPaukann]

EGR reduces NOx emissions (the worst kind of emissions), don't be a dick to the air you breathe, just clean the thing. I bet it is cheaper to clean it up a few times, than to remove it.

[@konaroast2000]

I have 2003 octavia tdi and first thing like most people do is get rid of the egr valve. Done plenty off long distance drives and had great fuel economy

[@ittasteslikeburning6895]

Alex, you're a champion for toughing all those miles in Miles. Love your content man

[@wazmru]

Simply Amazing and fully shows how these VAG 1.9 TDi are well built and economic. Even these bloody hybrid wouldnt be able to do this challenge or come any where near 400 miles. Another good engine similar economy and reliabily is the Renault 1.5 Dci K9K 6 Speed Variant now used by Mercedes. By the way, excellent challenge, top gear and grand tour would have never showed something like this. Keep it Up Alex & Car Throttle Family !

[@Jejking]

W Racer These hybrids have smaller fuel tanks, that doesn't help now does it!

[@Mrjohnnymoo1]

Jeremy Clarkson drove over 800 miles in an Audi Sedan to prove that he could, in the original Top Gear.

[@JovanKorica1]

ttocsc no, it was an 03 Audi A8 4.2tdi. Might have been an 04

[@cologne2792]

@@JovanKorica1 It was the previous model 4.0 V8 tdi - cool car. The Switzerland to Blackpool trip with the Jaguar S-Type returned 53 mpg. Brilliant stuff!

[@cologne2792]

Edit: It was Switzerland to Blackpool in a Jaguar XJ 2.7 V6 diesel - the S-Type was for Clarkson's efforts at the Nurburgring.

[@NathanCelica]

I laughed when he removed the tape and the clear coat came of the fuel lid 😂

[@imperialgtr]

I thought the same but on second look it is probably the sticky crap off the tape

[@Badgertronix]

Too easy. What a fine automobile 👍

[@davidbates247]

I bet you do that kind of miles going to the shops every day down under. 🙃

[@marcoallegra7426]

I am italian. And huge fan of this Channel. Listening my hero speaking italian is F amazing. Love ya mate.

[@charliewolf7500]

Boosted Boris is awesome. I had not noticed how short you were before, until you stood next to Boris. Great episode. Thank you for sharing.

[@DrFruikenstein]

In the late 80's, I had a '75 Dodge Monaco. When I first got the car, I noticed that, if I stopped quickly, and the gas tank wasn't full, the car would rock back and forth for awhile. I took notice of that, and purposely ran out of gas to see how much it would take. I put 38 gallons of gas in, not including the gallon that I was keeping in the trunk for emergency. About a month later, I decided to hypermile for a whole tank of gas as the car seemed to get good mileage on highway driving. I got 996 miles before the car started sputtering. That gave me my numbers. The spare gallon was dumped in, and I got my gas, and went home. With the 38 gallons that went in giving me 996 miles, that came out as a shy hint over 26 MPG. In a modern car, 26 MPG is no great achievement. However, in a two ton car with the aerodynamics of a filing cabinet, and a V8, it's nothing short of a miracle. The car... 318 V8, automatic, no tag on the rear end... However, two turns of the drive shaft turned the wheel once... The car was very fast, but about as quick as a snail off the line. I believe that the car was probably ordered new for highway use, which would explain its poor city performance, and city MPG.

[@bobcockwood]

excuse me, what does no tag on the rear end mean?

[@benson4u215]

Karthoum means it didn't come stock with a l.s.d

[@bobcockwood]

thank you!

[@benson4u215]

Karthoum no problem :)

[@Airwolf1971]

It means there was no little metal tag attached to the axle housing denoting the gear ratio.

[@plantpot33]

Love watching this high mileage hero. Makes a change from just watching about new cars all the time!!

[@truth.speaker]

A car from VW group reporting false mpg. Who'd have thought it? 16:15

[@AmirPomen]

I would say that solely due to tyre circumference error.. which result in differences between tripmeter mpg vs actual distance travelled

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

Please tell me the name of a car, that has accurate mpg in its specs. Those are lab tests under ideal conditions with non essential things like non driver seats and interior parts removed.

[@AmirPomen]

@@obi-wankenobi9871 mpg in lab test doesnt involve weight reduction or whatsoever... But the just use rolling road (or linear load dyno) which doesnt account for hill-climbing load as well as wind resistant...as simple as that...

[@obi-wankenobi9871]

@@AmirPomen i have seen such testing and they removed parts, that the car didnt need to be roadworthy. The laws have changed since then, but this car isnt exactly new, so the specs arent up to date either.

[@thomkie19]

It is chiptuned to be more economical... He said that one or two episodes ago..

[@sbr7018]

Everything Alex said that had something to do with MPG is what Prius drivers say every second

[@nybotor]

This reminds me of the Top Gear episode from 2004 when Jeremy Clarkson took a diesel Audi A6 800 miles from London to Edinburgh and back.

[@eskon12345]

But it was A8 with 4.0 or 4.2L Diesel V8...

[@JGreen444]

eskon12345 I thought it was a v6 diesel...

[@syedhashimraza4521]

4.0L A8

[@alexanderkubanski9563]

@@syedhashimraza4521 actually it was an Audi A8 4.2 Litre V8 TDI

[@squeakers27]

5:20 How on earth is Alex traveling in mainland europe without a bottle of candy up

[@ThaBigChicken]

My guy is dying in 73 degree weather, that's called a perfect day here dude.

[@KutsukiKaiVT]

In Florida, that's winter XD

[@ThaBigChicken]

@@KutsukiKaiVT here in nh that's perfection

[@thatguyoverthere531]

In England 23C is summer.

[@michaeldavila8627]

In Puerto Rico that's like as cold as Antarctica, lol.

[@ShahmirH]

in texas our winters are 90°

[@dougn2350]

I'm going to check out Benson's tire channel. Glad you guys are back making videos. Loved your previous videos.

[@lukewalker9298]

Can I get through the entire video on 1% battery???

[@complexi8692]

Luke Walker depends on many things

[@ilikeboost4764]

My guess is no. Did it make it?

[@noorddam1021]

I guess he didn't.. Rip Luke you will be missed :(

[@Senekha86]

Noorddam Why RIP? Was the 1% battery left on a heart-lung machine? ^^

[@noorddam1021]

Lars St. Don't question me I'm sensitive

[@26Vincent26]

It was entertaining to watch! Nice challenge and thanks for converting to L/km! I respect the whole team's (especially Alex's) effort

[@CarObsession]

Wow, fantastic stuff - great work again guys!

[@V8StealthBeetle]

Excellent clip, well done Alex and team, enjoyed it

[@thund3rb0lt63]

The us army HEMMT 8 wheeled truck does 1000km on a tank... Then again it does have a 1000L tank.... MURICA

[@thund3rb0lt63]

A true petrol-head what a senseless comment

[@thund3rb0lt63]

A true petrol-head o yeah thanks captain obvious

[@Dtyler171]

1000 km is also a lot less than 800 miles. xD

[@Ali-ez7rl]

100l/100km? Thats economic 😂

[@moroit1]

Well, tanks do 10L/1km so there is that.

[@MJVilla1]

"Don't Brake Don't Brake!" 😂😂😂

[@matklm]

TheOtaku they should make a T-shirt

[@masonkent7776]

73 degrees without AC seems amazing. I wish mine broke when it was like that instead of 90+ in a black car.

[@SaladDodgerMedia]

What a cool video. I was pretty confident. My PD150 Golf has done almost 700 a, b and m roads, so 800 is achievable. Now I need to try it. Cool stuff.

[@LR_84]

reminds me of Jezza and his excursion to scotland and back in a 4.2 Audi A8 15 years ago. Old diesels are the best and the gouvernment can shove their idea's about efficiency up their arse. great video ;)

[@jakubwojcik628]

I think Jezza did a thousand miles back then

[@LR_84]

Jakub Wójcik 800 i think it was too, you'll find it on KZbin somewhere

[@vladmihai306]

Old diesels are very efficient, but they are not very clean unfortunately. Still, new engines are pretty good, even with all the emission devices.

[@JamesYoung61]

Great video Alex, I have had 2 x 1.9 TDI Golfs but never got more than 54mpg so great driving I think that it is a brilliant engine.

[@nikolameo9004]

Thanks for the L/100km, we from south europe donu understand mpg,so bi S/O to u Alex!

[@amitgore]

@9:18 and many more places, mr Misha sounds like pre-programmed. No need to look at corner or turn and just describe it. I won't be surprised he would say exact same even if blind folded. Hats off Mr Misha!!!

[@emailandy79]

Well done sir. I once went to the ring in a Daimler 3.6. our mpg was appalling.Our diff ran a constant loss oil system which billowed white smoke on every descent ( which also came into the car). But we did set cruise control at 120mph on an autobhan. Doing it solo is a heroic drive. Well done.

[@natethompson6394]

I love this series and this was an enjoyable episode from start to end!

[@diogovieira3362]

reminds me of when I picked up a car a few weeks ago, was already in need of refueling but I figured "it'll get home, still got about 90km left of diesel". about 20 minutes into driving home, I get a call from the dealership asking if I could come back to sign another paper. Said yes and figured "I'll fill it up before getting on the highway" Didn't find a station before getting on the highway, but figured "can fill it up along the highway" Didn't find a single station for more than half the trip home, with the warning saying 10km left of fuel for like 15 minutes straight. Turned off everything, even the daytime lights, and I guess got lucky enough to find a station like 20km away from home or less. What a save.

[@olivermorraz67]

Love your channel, i like the mini series, i was Wondering ir you can do 800 Miles on a single tank bit this time with no compromises, driving normal speed with a/c on etc. Cheers !

[@e7234]

Best part of the video SEEING L/100km ... it made it feel complete

[@BlueCJ]

Best video series so far. CarThrottle should be on TV! :D

[@IanSRutter]

Good video. I had the old X-Type Jag diesel and that would comfortably give 700 miles without even waiting for the fuel light coming on. I miss that car. 100'000 miles in 3 years and apart from new tyres and the usual services nothing went wrong. A family friend has had Skoda's for 30ish years and think they are wonderful.

[@sphmrph]

YAY well done Miles & Alex of course for the driving prowess that brought such glory ;)

[@SalmanAwan464]

Please do justice to Miles and rebuild it as nicely as possible

[@matveyshevchenko952]

It's so similar to old Top Gear…

[@thatrandomguy4237]

Матвей Шевченко specialy italian cd part

[@rudkacka]

good

[@zeblackcat9398]

True, and needed, since it's gone ;,v

[@stevenwolf2422]

like, almost frame-for-frame

[@lyf6626]

Loved this one, more especially because you were on the Nurburgring!

[@glenstransportvideos]

Awesome video cool journey and can you find more cars with high mileage Nice video Alex

[@EazyDuz18]

Would love an episode based on giving the car a thorough detailing, using a machine polisher on the paint and bringing it back like new

[@EazyDuz18]

Maybe a collab with Car Cleaning Guru?

[@dansknivesandstuff4360]

Combustion69 Your photo got me...

[@davespooney8472]

Big Turbo time

[@DaveAngelic]

Dave Spooney if your name was Dave Spooley that would be 10/10

[@MosterEneRgyElite]

Dave Spooney I have a 2260 for sale 👀 😂

[@rixretros]

Fabulous vid !!! I had NOOOOOO idea Skoda was still in business, let alone making cars. It may not be all high tech and swoopy curves but.......if what you want is low running cost, this is the kitty. Good on yer !!!!

[@alexanderoshaughnessy3176]

Got from Dublin to Birmingham in 75% fuel tank in a Citreon Picasso with about 600kg of people and luggage in so pretty good

[@DeepakSingh-qv6vz]

This is a channel with original content, very hard to come about

[@sordiddreams9216]

Thank you for this brilliant tribute to the old Top Gear economy run challenges.

[@robduncan599]

I just sold my VW golf + i did 780miles with a few litres left in the in tank . That was driving very carefully , not quite hypermilling (62mpg). Reading the road ahead and keeping momentum is key .

[@franciscooliveirasimoes7660]

This is the best series ever

[@CarAndMechanical]

Great video - hope you got the sleep you needed after! I've done 550 miles in a day and that was something....I feel the pain of 800+!!

[@vtr0104]

The MPG calculator is not "lying". When you fill up all the way to the top of the filler neck, the computer is registering speed and distance traveled, but is not detecting a decrease in fuel level, so it'll keep adding range to your trip. I've got a petrol SAAB with the 2 liter that I took on a trip to Greece (from Romania), and on leaving Bucharest, just doing 90km/h it was showing over 1000 km range and climbing, which I knew couldn't be true, no matter how light-footed I was going to be. The fact that the VW 1.9 Diesel is economical anyway lead to it taking longer for it to start registering your fuel consumption. That's also why you'll be potting along with the fuel gauge staying steady and then it'll seem like it's suddenly started dropping without you changing your pace. That being said, awesome trip regardless and well done to you guys :D

[@tommy4862]

I don't think so, there must be a sensor measuring amount of fuel going into the engine that's how you can read your "current" MPG, I would think this is being used to calculate how much fuel you burned over distance. But it may vary from car to car.

[@mrc7966]

vtr0104 Current MPG and distance remaining figures are calculated using fuel levels passing through the injectors, not fuel remaining in the tank. Most cars will be inaccurate to 5.5% approximately.

[@Mikeb1001]

Those trip computers are known to be wildly inaccurate. As an example, I recently did a long distance journey in a 1.6 petrol Citroen C4. With 4 adults in the car plus a week's luggage, we were driving down a 50mph average speed camera section of the M6 in Staffordshire with the cruise control on and the on board computer at one point hit 180mpg due the extremely low amount of fuel I was using (basically tick over)

[@Miggeddy]

7:06 i like that "taxi driver" xD saw a video in a polo with him and directly recognized him ^^

[@Dim4ik2012]

Miles and 330d were the most exciting series on this channel!!!!

[@MASViper]

The old Top Gear done this economy runs on a diesel twice. I remember one of them, from Switzerland to Blackpool.

[@paulolaconsay]

Hey, Alex, great video. Any thoughts yet on the mods you're gonna make with Miles and creature comforts you're gonna add (if any)?

[@litestuffllc7249]

Thats super what you got - and the probable durability and life of the car really makes it green.. I can say my little Honda Insight g1 can do even better get close to matching your range on the highway on 10 gallons.. well maybe I need 10.5 .. but of course my vehicles is a 2 seater weighing only 1800 lbs.

[@ghomerhust]

the 1.9 ALH series TDI is a flipping fantastic engine. barely needs any wires to run, reliable, economical. lots of the VW guys will swap them into older models, it's a popular swap.

[@blagojcevelkovski1510]

The 1.9 TDI engine is a masterpiece a true legend

[@azee9129]

Some of these German diesels can do over 1000 miles on a full tank. You should have carried on to see how much more miles you can get until it coughs out

[@mr.grumpygrumpy2035]

This one is right out of the school of Jezza/Hamster/Slow, well done!

[@richardh8347]

Defo getting one of these next. Knew it would do it

[@valerared]

Thumbs up for doing a favorite Top Gear challenge!

[@bunnywarren]

I could get over 600 miles on my old Golf estate without trying before hitting the reserve. That had over 200k miles on it before it started making clunking noises from the suspension, engine was still smooth though.

[@richuroythomas470]

Damn... Car Throttle, Tyre Reviews and Misha in one video... This is better than the avengers! Why haven't I seen this before😵

[@Michael_Michaels]

i would love to do such test!!! I love driving in the early morning!

[@OnceIWasBooker]

Probably, I have faith in Alex's driving skill.

[@alessandropru]

That much driving in one day is no easy feat! Good Job Alex. Did anyone else cringe when Alex pulled the clear coat off with the duct tape?

[@matthewbarwell5418]

Your best video yet

[@e34jan]

My E46 325Ci did a trip from Hamburg (Germany) to Amsterdam and back pretty well for its age of 17 years and 281.xxxkm. 400kg of load (3 people and package) and we did 8,2L/100km with the straight six at 140kmh (cruise control most time).