Just come back from the in-laws for Xmas and taking the TT. Last time it achieved 35.7mpg on super unleaded. Same trip at similar speeds achieved nearly 2mpg less on regular unleaded. Also a lot less lively on regular too. Keep meaning to check peak boost pressures to see if the ECU is holding that back too, not just timing. The mpg drop is even more pronounced on local driving. Presumably because more acceleration is going on and that's more likely to need holding back timing/power than cruising at a steady speed. That difference is almost enough to justify the cost extra for super.
Before I went, I spent a bit of time de-rattling.
First was the fusebox area. The washer on the clip is missing and causing it to rattle.
I didn't have a washer to go on the clip, so I used some old plastic packaging to pack out behind. Seemed to have done the trick.
Next up was a passenger side rattle. Best guess was this loose metal spacer on the centre console grab handles. The other is press fitted in and tight, so I glued this one in. I think this has fixed it but this was a more intermittent and I'll need to give it time to see if it's solved the rattle.
Hoovered half a sandpit worth of sand from under the back seats. Was a selection of colouring in pens, so presumably this has transported children. Explains the broken parcel shelf if stuff has been dumped on it.
I forgot to take the photo but it seems the driver's footwell is wet again. Really quite disappointed this has happened again as I thought I'd sorted it. My suspicions are now on the windscreen as this can happen when replaced. It's definitely been replaced at least once (no Audi logo on it) and I have read sometimes they're not always refitted the best. Might try some Captain Tolly's on it as definitely not paying out for it to be removed and resealed. As problems with an old TT go, this is minor. But an annoying one nonetheless.
The drive to and from the in-laws went okay. I do need to sort out the dipped reflectors as they must not be reflecting at all. There is a fair bit of light but it's pretty dim and could do with it brighter. On back roads in the wet, it can be tricky to track the centre line. Probably get another set of headlights to pull apart to fix and then fit them on instead. Would like new lights but I can only find them on Autodoc and as £450 each, it's a bit too much of an expensive option. So just going to keep a lookout for a pair of good used halogen lights.
I really want the cruise control lead to arrive. Ordered it from Germany and no doubt hung up in the postal strikes. Was hoping to have fitted it over the Xmas driving period but looking like it might be a while yet before I can.
Finally I opened the window with the passenger side switches to say bye to the in-laws. While it opened fine, the switch refused to close back up. Great!
Thankfully the drivers side control worked and saved us from a very cold and wet drive back. Gives me something else that I need to fix now. Bloody flimsy thing.
Thankfully the drivers side control worked and saved us from a very cold and wet drive back. Gives me something else that I need to fix now. Bloody flimsy thing.
