750 km road trip with my Taigun 1.0 TSI: Overall mileage achieved

The driver side window one side up/down has gone kaput again.

BHPian drive.helios recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Time for a small update as mentioned

I just got back from a ~750km round trip. Here are the mileage figures.

Onward Journey Mileage (All readings from the Cluster)

• Total Distance Travelled: 412 kms
• Kodathi/Sarjapur Road to Manipal Hospital Mysore: 17 kmpl (Included a 10 km detour from the expressway due to a faulty air pressure alarm) Moderate use of cruise control
• Manipal Hospital Mysore to Hotel Coorg Gate (Makkuttam Ghat descent starting point): 15.5 kmpl
• Makuttam Ghat section to Home: 15 kmpl
• Home to Ancestral Home and Back: 14.7 kmpl
• Average kmpl on MID: 14.8

Return Journey Mileage (All readings from the Cluster)

• Total Distance Travelled: 330 kms
• Home to Makkuttam Base: 16.5 kmpl ( Moderate use of cruise control)
• Makkuttam Base to Hotel Coorg Gate (Makkuttam Ghat Descent starting point): 13 kmpl
• Hotel Coorg Gate to Poojari Fish Land Mysore: 14.2 kmpl
• Poojari Fish Land to Kodathi/Sarjapur Road: 15.2 kmpl ( covered mys blr express way using cruise control set at 100kmph and occasional bouts of 120s to overtake)
• Average kmpl on MID: 15.1

This is the only time I have driven conscious of the Mileage or the speed. We normally follow the herd and don't track the details extensively. The drop in mileage seems to be only a "when driven in city" experience from the look of it.

Few other things came out during the drive and the wheel balancing/alignment that I got done.

1. The driver side window one side up/down has gone kaput again
2. The winding motors for all the windows will need to be checked. They are all noisier than the noisy.
3. The suspension mounts need to be looked into / replaced as per the FNG mechanic.
4. Brakepads are wearing out faster. Likely has life for another 3k kms. (21.5k kms as of today)
5. The LED DRLs seem to be yellowing. Will wait until July to see if it really is the case.

Still confused if I should think of an upgrade or lateral shift next year.

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