Comments on: Montreal to Quebec City, TDI-style

By: TDI Curious » New 2010 fuel economy figures: 90 km more per tank!

TDI Curious » New 2010 fuel economy figures: 90 km more per tank! — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:35:10 +0000

[...] But perhaps I exaggerate. These 90 extra kilometres aren’t really new. They’re the product of new measuring practices at Transport Canada. And they’re very much welcome. But are these real-world figures? Not really. Because I got even better mileage last year with the manual version. [...]

By: Normand Miron

Normand Miron — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:59:05 +0000

Congrats for this brave accomplishment: http://www.tdicurious.ca/2008/10/halifax-hillcrest-volkswagen-owner-makes-a-115-hours-ride-to-a-habs-game-in-montreal-in-a-jetta-tdi-clean-diesel/

Won’t be able to bring the car back – too busy (and actually, not sure I could do it in one shot like you did).

You’re now my eco-hero Mike

By: Mike Velemirovich

Mike Velemirovich — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:35:10 +0000

Cruise control, man, cruise control!

By: Normand Miron

Normand Miron — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:37:17 +0000

Ecodriving with some Linkin playing… I couldn’t do it. Would be at 130km/h without realizing it

By: Mike Velemirovich

Mike Velemirovich — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:53:49 +0000

Done deal. I will commit to eco-driving (some would call it “common-sense driving”) by not flooring it and remaining at 95 kph.

I have every Floyd CD ever made, but haven’t played one in 10-years. I’m more of a Linkin Park kind of a guy now a days.

By: Normand Miron

Normand Miron — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:12:06 +0000

Way to go Mike!

You’ve challenged me the other day, now here’s my turn. You do the ecodriving this time, I’ll drive back your Jetta to Halifax, in “regular” driving mode and we’ll compared mileage. Deal?

One ecodriver tip thought if I may, bring more than one Pink Floyd album with you

I’ll see you in Montreal in a couple of days!

By: Mike Velemirovich

Mike Velemirovich — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:45:29 +0000

I’m actually making the drive on Tuesday, October 28.

The Habs play the Canes at 7:30, so I plan to depart Halifax at 5:00am AST and hope to roll up to the Bell Centre before 6:30.

I need a seat in the lower half of the lower bowl (I hate skyboxes). Do you know a good scalper…. sorry.… “free market seller”?

By: Louis-Alain Richard

Louis-Alain Richard — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:14:59 +0000

Mike asked :
>>When is the next home game for the Habs??

October 25th.
That leaves you plenty of time to get here. And I bet your fuel consumption will be a bit higher, mainly because highway speed limits in NB are 110 km/h.

When do you plan to arrive ?

By: Mike Velemirovich

Mike Velemirovich — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:32:50 +0000

4.2 liters per 100 KM? And with a full load? If you continued through the whole tank, that would have taken you 1309 KMs.

According to Google Maps the distance from my driveway on Robie Street in Halifax to my friend, Mike Sayig’s store, Centre Ville Volkswagen in Montreal – my 2nd favorite Canadian city – is 1243 KMs (I wonder how many diesel stations there on the way?).

1243 KM total distance on real roads with hills, construction and traffic congestion….

When is the next home game for the Habs??