How many miles can you get on a full tank?
Ok i've decided to start a new thread as i started talking about this in someone elses thread and felt a bit rude hijacking it.
The reason i ask is Phil said he once had 402 miles out of a tank and on another occasion after putting £40 in the light came on after 240 miles
Another guy said he had 320 miles out of his 04 wrx on a good run.
I've had my 2003 wrx 3 months and have done 5000 miles in it. Here's my best and worse...
03 wrx (standard apart from prodrive back box)
Best 260 miles
worse 206 miles
Just a bit worried mines not right if i can't get anywhere near these higher claims
What scooby do you drive, what mod's does it have (that would affect the fuel consumption) and what's your best and worse mileage on a full tank of super unleaded.
jonny
The reason i ask is Phil said he once had 402 miles out of a tank and on another occasion after putting £40 in the light came on after 240 miles
Another guy said he had 320 miles out of his 04 wrx on a good run.
I've had my 2003 wrx 3 months and have done 5000 miles in it. Here's my best and worse...
03 wrx (standard apart from prodrive back box)
Best 260 miles
worse 206 miles
Just a bit worried mines not right if i can't get anywhere near these higher claims

What scooby do you drive, what mod's does it have (that would affect the fuel consumption) and what's your best and worse mileage on a full tank of super unleaded.
jonny
Last edited by JonnyUK1980; Nov 11, 2008 at 07:09 PM.
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Sounds about right. But, do you mean when the light comes on, or when you stutter to a stand still?
Far more useful if you actually bother to work out the mpg.
On all 3 of my classic scoobies, I got between 19mpg and 23mpg. I did get 37mpg once on a 50mph motorway cruise when it was around 30 degress celcius.
Far more useful if you actually bother to work out the mpg.
On all 3 of my classic scoobies, I got between 19mpg and 23mpg. I did get 37mpg once on a 50mph motorway cruise when it was around 30 degress celcius.
I'll let you do it for me chris
My best run 260 miles was a full tank and te light just came on when i filled it up. I never usually let it come on but was on a motorway heading towards services.
Jonny
My best run 260 miles was a full tank and te light just came on when i filled it up. I never usually let it come on but was on a motorway heading towards services.
Jonny
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TBH Jonny I didn't see any better fuel consumption with the standard 02WRX I had before this car. It was a bit of a surprise when I bought the STi that the FC wasn't much different. It could be down to my heavy foot or a faulty fuel setting of course, but even when I was trying to conserve fuel it wasn't any better.
TBH Jonny I didn't see any better fuel consumption with the standard 02WRX I had before this car. It was a bit of a surprise when I bought the STi that the FC wasn't much different. It could be down to my heavy foot or a faulty fuel setting of course, but even when I was trying to conserve fuel it wasn't any better.
Cheers matey , must be the way i drive or something but tbh i'm not really heavy footed. i think i bigger turbo and lots of engine mods might help
Normal weekly commute in my 06 WRX: 250-280 miles on A-roads
Best 315, I can't remember the worst - must have blocked it out
I fill to the brim (and over if not careful
) and only fill up 10-20 miles AFTER the fuel light comes on.
Std 95 RON Tescos unleaded - circa 25-27 mpg.
Could be worse - I only got 30mpg from my hyundai 2.0 coupe and that only had 140bhp
Best 315, I can't remember the worst - must have blocked it out
I fill to the brim (and over if not careful
) and only fill up 10-20 miles AFTER the fuel light comes on.Std 95 RON Tescos unleaded - circa 25-27 mpg.
Could be worse - I only got 30mpg from my hyundai 2.0 coupe and that only had 140bhp
Last edited by MarkGArgyle; Nov 11, 2008 at 08:53 PM. Reason: splleing!
Who cares? They're made to drive and if we worried about fuel consumption we wouldn't have these cars!
Best - 199 miles from a 1/2 tank (28.9mpg)
Worst - Circa 110 miles from 1/2 tank (~20mpg)
JK
Best - 199 miles from a 1/2 tank (28.9mpg)
Worst - Circa 110 miles from 1/2 tank (~20mpg)
JK
Yes i know but if im not getting what the cars supposed to be doing then i care that something may be wrong with the car
I did this post so i could compare it against other subarus, the result bing such a huge varience it's hard to tell but it's not looking to bad so i'll continue to try and run thew country dry of vpower like the rest of us
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as i say i was driving from yorkshire to just outside newquay and was travelling at a constant 70 mph not 56 mph like they say until i got the m1 where average speed camera's lay in waiting .
and the 240 miles i travelled to york from hull and back on a roads doing a steady 60 mph because of traffic (lots of old people too
) and the rest of the mileage just around town ,petrol is now alot cheaper so i get more miles out of just putting in £20 now and again as i did when petrol was at its highest .example when petrol was at 118.9 or whatever i put £10 in when light came on and i got 38 miles around town if i did it now i reckon i could get around 54 miles
.and it is a wrx not an sti ,never had a problem with mpg in a scoob though i think they are pretty good compared to my old pulsar with was around 180 miles to a tank



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