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Old 14 January 2013, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jacko4130
Maybe it has 2 maps
yup both made up and the real mpg is somewhere inbetween
Old 14 January 2013, 08:34 PM
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ive got a blob eye gx 45 quid 200 miles,its a heavy car though
Old 14 January 2013, 08:39 PM
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I put around £65 every 2.5 days as I drive around 90 miles a day, but driving miss daisy during rush hour I get around 30mpg
Old 14 January 2013, 08:44 PM
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I was going through £200 a month, and that was only really going to and from work
Old 14 January 2013, 08:44 PM
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stressballsteve - u must b on some good coin to fill up every 2 and half days
Old 14 January 2013, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
its not a definitive amount, its what i roughly put it on an average week, dont pay any attentsion to the gauge or odo reading, i just know its not less than 80 miles and wont be much more than 100
Old 14 January 2013, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan-
its not a definitive amount, its what i roughly put it on an average week, dont pay any attentsion to the gauge or odo reading, i just know its not less than 80 miles and wont be much more than 100
if you are getting less than 100 miles to £48 of fuel you either want to change your driving style or get your car checked asap.

i have a blob sti like you in a far more tuned state and i get about 70 miles to £20.
Old 14 January 2013, 08:50 PM
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I don't really drive to conserve fuel, just drive it how the road/traffic conditions allow. I get better mpg than I thought that I would - I get about 25-29 mpg and no-one overtakes me.

I remember the bloke who I bought it off when I asked if it had cruise control "you don't cruise in this type of car" and he was right!!

Can't remember the blokes name who said about not taking it over 3k cos why risk the car... But that likes having a stunning girlfriend and not really having all the jollies with her that you could in case she got pregnant... If you've got it you may as well enjoy it!!
Old 14 January 2013, 08:53 PM
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Between £60 to £80 a week depending on how Quiet the roads are

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Old 14 January 2013, 10:43 PM
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150 quid in one day! Flying up and down Glen Nevis... 3rd fill the garage owner came out because he couldnt believe it!
Old 14 January 2013, 10:46 PM
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30k miles a year minimum between our three scoobs equals more than I want to think about lol
Old 14 January 2013, 10:48 PM
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I do a 50 mile round trip five days a week every other week (lift share in my other half's diesel Clio the in between weeks), plus journeys to see family and to the shops etc, spend about £200 in fuel a month.
Old 14 January 2013, 11:01 PM
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Hawkeye WRX.

£65 Momentum 99 fill-up every 2½ weeks takes me between 175–200 miles on a short 8 mile round trip, urban commute.

Managed to squeeze 220 miles out of a tank once by driving like a saint for a whole tank full. No fun. Never again.
Old 14 January 2013, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by blackvenom
Yes most is under 3k. Unless I'm in a rush or have a clear dry road why risk the car
Risk? what risk? Its perfectly safe to get a lick on in the right places all the time. You might as well buy a diesel fiesta if you don't use it as it was intended.
Old 14 January 2013, 11:55 PM
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I don't bother counting to be honest, whatever I pay is worth it for the smile on my face at driving something fun.

I'm so glad I've never been stuck in something boring on my commute.
Old 15 January 2013, 12:11 AM
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Mine over the last 5 and 1/4 years 26mpg and 950 ish miles a month and about £235 a month not too bad.
Old 19 January 2013, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan-
i only do 4 miles each way to work and i warm it up for 10 mins in the morn, lunch and evening before i drive it so there most of it!!
Dan,
I hope you change your oil every other month or so... that much time at cold idle with the engine running rich, which it is, could easy lead to bore wash and oil contamination with petrol witch in turn could lead to a dead engine.

Remind me not to buy that car off you pls.

you would be better to idle for a count of 20sec, then drive a longer way so you cover 10 miles each way, keeping it under 3k till water at temp, then under 4k till the couple of miles.

Vik
Old 19 January 2013, 11:46 AM
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I fill up every 2 weeks, our roads are bad over here.

Managed to get from Bristol to Southampton only using 1/4 tank yesterday but we weren't going quick due to the weather. Used 1/2 a tank going up there
Old 19 January 2013, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by _Viktor
Dan,
you would be better to idle for a count of 20sec, then drive a longer way so you cover 10 miles each way, keeping it under 3k till water at temp, then under 4k till the couple of miles.

Vik
Indeed
Old 19 January 2013, 12:45 PM
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£25 of Tesco 99 Momentum usually sees me good for my 100ish miles a week.
Thats with a MY01 WRX, remapped to around 260bhp, so only very lightly tuned.
Old 19 January 2013, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by lofty35
Just got me wondering thats all, my mate just swaped his scoob for a golf tdi and hes been gloating hes getting 40 mile to the gallon.
But his sounds like a tractor and mine dont lol
He either drives everywhere in first gear or there's something wrong with it. All mine have averaged 55 mpg with over 60 on long runs.
Old 19 January 2013, 04:16 PM
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30£ on lpg, 170 to 200miles, 19mpg to 23mpg

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Old 19 January 2013, 04:41 PM
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I drive to work on a monday and home on a fri, around 100miles e/w and depending how I drive that costs me £60-£70 then I use another £20 every weekend! Soooo £320-£360 a month.

BUT I could not drive to work in anything else as the times I drive at, if I wasnt burning loads of fuel I would probably fall asleep, crash and die lol Love the drive, gives me something to drag myself out of bed on a monday
Old 19 January 2013, 05:19 PM
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Around £60 per week in my blob. Worth every penny though!
Old 19 January 2013, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan-
i only do 4 miles each way to work and i warm it up for 10 mins in the morn, lunch and evening before i drive it so there most of it!!
Dan, you don't have to sit there for ten minutes like a limpit warming the engine and pi$$ing off the neighbours.

just drive normally off boost until warmed up.
Old 19 January 2013, 11:31 PM
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I've got a Blobeye Sti with TSL333, I'm doing between £50-£60 every 2weeks doing around 200 miles. I also work 3 miles away so do short trips but use it more on my days off.
Old 19 January 2013, 11:34 PM
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35 pw just work and back mostly
Old 19 January 2013, 11:47 PM
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I drove to mk and back the other day which is about 40 miles and done half a tank nearly!
Old 20 January 2013, 07:52 AM
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about 600 miles to £200 a month
Old 20 January 2013, 09:27 AM
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I only live 2 miles from work and even taking a long route the car's probably not getting fully warmed up. Last tank was 201 miles to just over the fuel light kicking in. Say 48 litres. Not great mpg but past caring if it runs rich as I'll jump on my tredder. On a good run maybe see 22-25mpg, classic wagon running 284/317.


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