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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:08 PM
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i'm just wondering how many miles you get out of you scooby on a average tank full. when im driving slow and easy i get about 210 miles when i boot it (normal driving for me) i get about 160 miles been as bad as 130 miles before. I normaly use bp super unleaded when i can i use optimax

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:11 PM
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I get about 260 out of an unmodified P1 using Super Unleaded.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:14 PM
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First few miles in the brand new '02 WRX, I've managed 28.2 to the gallon on Optimax. I'm going to have that Shell receipt framed!!
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:26 PM
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200 miles if I'm lucky, used to get 220 on motorway 270 ish.

Car is a MY99 full decat, ITG & Dawes running 266bhp, the 220 figure was without the Dawes........

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:36 PM
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On average 200-210 miles per tank of optimax.

decatted, uk model, K&N Panel Filter and GGR dumpvalve oh and not to forget those high performance broquets! Altogether a massive 225BHP!

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:41 PM
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Had 400miles out of the tank when i first got the car and was running her in, now probably on average 320-350miles and if i push her prob around 280ish (cars an MY00 PPP with downpipe so looking at 260+bhp here) only found you loose lots of fuel when you exceed 100mph so honestly i dont do it that much

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PS, depending on car/type/age and fuel tank dependant, probably affects your fuel consumption, ie mine has a 60ltr tank, someone
elses (pre96?) may only have a 50ltr tank.

PPS runs on optimax and sul only

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:43 PM
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Tony - you're giving me cause for celebration here!
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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LOL! well it does go down but i normally do long runs in the car (140 mile round trips etc) so i still have quite a bit of fuel left to play with (over half a tank ) but town driving is the killer, or playing with a 911.... both see that fuel gauge go down quite rapidly

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(but the 911 is more entertaining )
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:50 PM
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i get about 280 to 310 on optimax on a my02 6000 miles on clock.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:50 PM
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Aw, Tony - now you've ruined it ;-)
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 07:51 PM
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I get just over 200 miles driving normally in my MY97 with Magnex de-cat.

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:00 PM
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Thing is, how much are we basing this on??
How much does it cost to fill up your tank??

eg. £40 = 200 miles etc. ??????

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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circa £35 to fill up = 160 - 200 miles
my bank manager loves me

sorry for the newbie question but what is optimax ??
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:06 PM
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I dont think it costs me that much to fill up lol! but at 73ppl its more likely to cost 47ish quid for a full tank of optimax

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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Optimax is shells super unleaded, its a higher ron rating over normal unleaded and super unleaded (95 and 97 ron) as its 98.6 so better burn and less chance of det in your engine (also super unleaded fuel gives better mpg normally)

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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175 miles on £20 of Optimax - I'm sure it's a record.....
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:09 PM
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Scotty, sounds like you have a pre 96 car then?
all jap imports need high octane fuel and optimax is the best out there at the mo, jap cars are designed to run on 100 ron fuel as this is what the ignition timing is set at, any less (ie 95 ron) can and has been known to be the cause of many a dead engine and large repayment of bank loan for new one

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:16 PM
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Tony,

Were you being towed to get that range or had an extra large tank ??

My MY97 used to average around the 230 miles per tank - 21 MPG
P1 is slightly better at around 250-260 - 234 MPG. Obviously these are average and i've seen a tank go in 160 miles after some exuberant B road use.

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:20 PM
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190- 210 miles on optimax full de cat system
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:23 PM
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LOL@SteveB
Thats when i first had the car steve (400miles) and popped down to winchester to visit my mate and as she was still running in i took it gently (under 100mph ) and its all Mway too!

Now the rest is just normal driving (and the PPP is a bit better on fuel than the normal ecu) but still get 300 miles out of the tank on average, 350 is when i take it easy but have used 1/4 of a tank in 40 miles playing on those "private roads"

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Tony - I'm back to smiling again!!!
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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82 miles from my last tankful (P1) (that was round Bruntingthorpe though !)
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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Tony,

i have a 99 RB5. advised by subaru to run on SUL.

no flames please, but i did not even realise there was a difference between *makes* of fuel. THought SUL from X was the same as Y ?!?!?!?!

Following this thread to get my knowledge up abit
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 09:11 PM
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MY99 UK, Slightly modded, 230mls per £30 ish...but a lot less when "they" get out of my way

MD.

ps. Optimax wherever possible.
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 09:44 PM
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I got 310 out of a tank on a cruise a little while back.

Not bad for a std car
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 09:49 PM
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£40 takes me about 220 miles, MY98/SS decat/K&N 57i/Dawes device.

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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MY99, and i get about 200ish from a full tank of optimax
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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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160 when i'm driving
220 when the wifes driving

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 10:39 PM
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I have only had my car about 3 weeks or so but this is what I have found so far (99 STI V5 Type R).

First week I went my normal way to work, 10 Miles, 30-40mph limits & got about 238 Miles to the low fuel warning light!

Second week tried going round the dual carriage way, 19 Miles, 75-100Mph & got about 275 Miles to the warning light!

Cost about £38 to fill up with Optimax........only seem to get around 50L in it though?????

[Forgot to mention my car has a few mods, exhaust, LINK ECU etc - 320Bhp]

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Old Mar 14, 2002 | 10:43 PM
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A return trip from Oxford to Durham cost me about 100 quid I think. The fact that I didn't have a working fuel gauge doesn't help much.
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