that aint normal mate. im driving the car like a girl!!! and I mean that becayse iv got black box insurance. im a technican by trade for volkswagen. I just wanted to know if there was anything common on these cars before I start digging. my friend had an st a year or so ago and he was getting about 30mpg out of it.... my brother has a bm 645 v8 and that does 16 per gallon...