80 mph with 4000 rpm / normal?
tobi...@my-deja.com
I finally had road trip with my NB and it was fantastic.
I love my car!!!
However, I figured out that the rpm is over 4000 when I drive over 80
mph.
A friend of mine told me that his car (different manufacture) has 3000
rpm when he drives over 80 mph.
I was wondering, if it is normal or too high rpm for my car.
Would anyone who has New Beetle (1998-2000) answer my question?
-80mph with 4000 rpm. Is it okay??????
Does your NB have the same rpm when you drive over 80 mph?
Tobie
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Sean O'Flaherty
>I finally had road trip with my NB and it was fantastic.
>I love my car!!!
>
>However, I figured out that the rpm is over 4000 when I drive over 80
>mph.
>
>A friend of mine told me that his car (different manufacture) has 3000
>rpm when he drives over 80 mph.
>
>I was wondering, if it is normal or too high rpm for my car.
>
>Would anyone who has New Beetle (1998-2000) answer my question?
>
>-80mph with 4000 rpm. Is it okay??????
> Does your NB have the same rpm when you drive over 80 mph?
It零 normal, New Beetles are geared higher then most cars. You don靖
have to down sift to accelerate as much, don靖 the engine run higher
when cruising.
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Brian Webb
We (my wife actually) have an 99 NB with an automatic trans and it too runs
that kind of RPMs. It gives good power on the highway, but like you, I am
concerned about high RPM that equates to high engine wear over the years.
Most autos these days seem to run very little RPM which helps increase
engine life (and fuel mileage) and the bigger the engine, the lower the RPM.
Good concept, so I wonder about the V-Dubs. I guess the V-Dub engineers
thought power was more important than engine life. But then maybe it's not
as bad as we think.
Brian
<tobi...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8u791k$i2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Hi.
>
> I finally had road trip with my NB and it was fantastic.
> I love my car!!!
>
> However, I figured out that the rpm is over 4000 when I drive over 80
> mph.
>
> A friend of mine told me that his car (different manufacture) has 3000
> rpm when he drives over 80 mph.
>
> I was wondering, if it is normal or too high rpm for my car.
>
> Would anyone who has New Beetle (1998-2000) answer my question?
>
> -80mph with 4000 rpm. Is it okay??????
> Does your NB have the same rpm when you drive over 80 mph?
>
Steve M
;-)
Evidently, one of the running changes for the GLX version of the New Beetle
will be the addition of a 6-speed transmission. This should give you an
"overdrive" gear to bring the RPM's down at higher speeds.
"Brian Webb" <bmw...@scin.quik.com> wrote in message
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tobi...@my-deja.com
Thank you for the replies, you guys...
I have to admit that driving 80 MPH is not legal anywhere in my State.
But if you really want to enjoy driving, you need to speed up, right?
Whenever I see Porsche, I feel sorry for them. (They really don't have
chance to enjoy their car in the city.)
Anyway, it's good to know that my car is okay. :)
Thanks!
Tobie
In article <8u99bk$ctk$1...@bob.news.rcn.net>,
Jeffrey W. Avery
it is normal. I have heard about the problem of burning oil as well on
several sites pertaining to the NB.
Regards,
Jeff
Gagliolo
MPH and () MPH. At 80 my TDI w/automatic transmition turns 3000RPM at 90 to
turns 3250. I don't think 4000 RPM at 80 can be right.
"Jeffrey W. Avery" <jeffrey...@lanteks.com> wrote in message
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tsth...@mailbox.bellatlantic.net
noticed that at 75-80 mph I'm running about 4000 rpm also. I've never got a
complete answer from the dealership. I'm also burning oil and would like if
Jeff can post some of the other sites he is talking about.
Tom
Kelly
something that they should have fixed when making this car!
Sean O'Flaherty
tsth...@bellatlantic.net wrote:
>I'm wondering if my '99 Jetta has the same engine as the '98-'99 Beetle.
All three engines available in the NB are available in the Jetta. The
Jetta also a the VR6 which is not available in the Jetta.
Steve M
"Kelly" <FROOT...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> I burn a quart of oil every 1,000 miles on my 98 NB. It sucks and is
> something that they should have fixed when making this car!
Perhaps if every single 98 NB did that as well, they probably should have
fixed it. However, since most 98 NB's do not burn a quart of oil every 1,000
miles, there's not much VW can do other than try to fix YOUR car.
Michael Amorose
RMP at around 100 MPH........
-m
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Michael Amorose
checked! This is not normal!
-m
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In article <90b40n$b898$1...@newssvr06-en0.news.prodigy.com>, "Kelly"
Michael Amorose
that is really, really noisy! I traded my '99 Jetta 4-banger in for a
2000 Turbo NB GLX with the old 1.8 4 and the 1.8 engine is totally
superior to the 'redesigned' 2.0 in every way! The Beetle is just so
much of a better car!
-m
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Kelly
had this same issue. Others were 99 and 98 owners, so it's not just MY car.
That's why I put the other post out, cause I was answering someone else who
had the same issue.
"Steve M" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:90h0iq$nfa$1...@bob.news.rcn.net...
>
> "Kelly" <FROOT...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:90b40n$b898$1...@newssvr06-en0.news.prodigy.com...
> > I burn a quart of oil every 1,000 miles on my 98 NB. It sucks and is
> > something that they should have fixed when making this car!
>
> Perhaps if every single 98 NB did that as well, they probably should have
> fixed it. However, since most 98 NB's do not burn a quart of oil every
1,000
Kelly
same problem, and VW won't recognize it as being as "issue."
"Michael Amorose" <michael...@playstation.sony.com> wrote in message
news:michael_amorose-B0...@news.989studios.com...
> The NB 2000 GLX Turbo definitely does not do this! I would have your car
> checked! This is not normal!
>
> -m
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> In article <90b40n$b898$1...@newssvr06-en0.news.prodigy.com>, "Kelly"
> <FROOT...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>
Phil Teves
The current 2.0 Liter 4 cylinder is not an aluminum block engine and
doesn't differ significantly from the 1.8T engine at all. You have
obtain erroneous info!!
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Sean O'Flaherty
Phil...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>Hello M,
>
>The current 2.0 Liter 4 cylinder is not an aluminum block engine and
>doesn't differ significantly from the 1.8T engine at all. You have
>obtain erroneous info!!
Except for, different displacements, different compression ratios,
different vale trains, different cylinder heads, oh and the Turbo thing.
I guess that other then that those five major design differences there
exactly the same.
tobi...@my-deja.com
Mine is 4-speed 2000 NB GLS. It's not a Turbo.
It goes 60mph at over 3000 rmp and 80 mph at over 4000 rmp...
It seems that not only my car but also other NBs have the same problem.
My car is only 6 months old. I should ask to the dealership.
Tobie
In article <michael_amorose-98...@news.989studios.com>,
Nathan Green
Sean O'Flaherty
<NG1...@home.net> wrote:
>My 2000 NuBug GLX Turbo turns 3200 rpm @ 80
You must have a modified transition or a bad tachometer.
Michael Amorose
over more speeds. Mine is a 5-speed manual and so turns a little slower
in 5th at 80 MPH - close to 3800 PRM. I wish VW would put a 6 speed in
the Turbos since this car is clearly capable of 120-130 MPH safely and
at that speed mine turns around 5000 RPM. Also, the 4-speed's top speed
will, by definition be slower since there is no 5th gear.
-m
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110knh (70mph) - should be about 3500rpm
80mph at 4000rpm is normal
