[leejhamilton]

Received my Q30 SE Business 1.5d DCT in black just over a week ago, which is on a very good (and cheap) lease deal for 2 years.
Really like the car, very comfortable to drive and is fairly well kitted out with most of the toys due to the business pack. Not as fast as my previous car which was a Honda Civic 2.2 Diesel, and also seems a little bit thirstier on diesel during my daily commute (but not enough to complain about). Really like the automatic gearbox, and although always said I would never have an automatic I'm actually liking it now.
Going to drive from just outside London to Glasgow in a few weeks, so will see how it handles on long drives the motorway.
Had never seen one on the roads until the day I received it, then found another one had parked next to mine in a car park

 

[InfiniteClass]

Welcome to the forums and congratulations. I didn't even know there was a Civic 2.2 diesel, that's pretty darn cool! Really anticipating the update on how it feels on a long drive though

 

[Zeus]

Congrats! How many kilometers do you have on it so far?

 

[leejhamilton]

So far about 650 miles (about 1046.07 km), trying to get through the first 1000 miles before the journey to Scotland.

 

[InfiniteClass]

Are you going through a break-in process or anything special like that or are you just driving it without much concern for that?

 

[infinite]

So far about 650 miles (about 1046.07 km), trying to get through the first 1000 miles before the journey to Scotland.

I wouldn't mind driving that far for some good Haggis

Some good scenery along the way their too, hope you plan on taking pictures of your Q30 while out on those roads.

 

[leejhamilton]

Are you going through a break-in process or anything special like that or are you just driving it without much concern for that?

Aye, even though it a lease, I really want to get it broken in as just under 400 miles on the motorway probably isn't that good for a new engine.

 

[leejhamilton]

I wouldn't mind driving that far for some good Haggis

Some good scenery along the way their too, hope you plan on taking pictures of your Q30 while out on those roads.

Well going to be doing a lot of driving when I'm up, so will try and get some pictures of the car in some nice places, though after the journey car will be really dirty as the black just seems to attract dirt like a magnet lol

 

[Zeus]

Dirty paint just means quality time spent on the road and not sitting on a driveway The dirt always tells a story lol. Did you notice any difference in mpg as you put more miles towards it getting closer to finishing the break in?

 

[leejhamilton]

Aye, originally I was getting about 48 mpg, had a look last nights drive home and this mornings drive to work and its now up about 58 mpg, so definitely an improvement.

 

[InfiniteClass]

Holy moly didn't know a break in period could get you that much better mpg from brand new. That's pretty insane. But there are so many different types of break-in processes that people recommend, soft break-in, hard break-in, etc.

 

[infinite]

Holy moly didn't know a break in period could get you that much better mpg from brand new. That's pretty insane. But there are so many different types of break-in processes that people recommend, soft break-in, hard break-in, etc.

Probably the best take away from breaking in an engine is that you need to build up enough pressure to set the seals in which is understandable, which is a good reason for higher RPM break in's. We can't baby it all its life.

 

[leejhamilton]

Well just back from my Longish road trip to Scotland, just put 1200 miles on my car. 700 of that was motorway driving and averaged 58mpg, the rest was mostly town and windy country roads and that only dropped the overall trip mpg down to 54mpg.

The 350 mile trip there and back used just over half a tank, really impressed overall.

 

[infinite]

Well just back from my Longish road trip to Scotland, just put 1200 miles on my car. 700 of that was motorway driving and averaged 58mpg, the rest was mostly town and windy country roads and that only dropped the overall trip mpg down to 54mpg.

The 350 mile trip there and back used just over half a tank, really impressed overall.

I hope you are tracking your mileage on a platform like Fuelly, which would be a great way to benchmark what you're getting to us and the other owners out there.

What has your driving style been like so far?