Hi All
I have been fairly satisfied with the return that my wrx has returned for the last year and a bit. It is a 2003 plate with a cat back exhaust and 2nd cat replaced.

I have never had less than 24 mpg but never hit 30 mpg either. The driving i do to work is mixed 12 miles there and 12 back with about 7 miles of it is motorway. My days of i potter about mostly 30 mph zones. So lots of short journeys.

So I have come to the conclusion stick to 60 mph on the motorway and NO more than 65 mph. When accelerating keep it under 3,000 revs. Generally drive like an old biddy

I have got to 1/2 tank mark and achieved 200 miles! which is a record and now on a fraction above a quarter at 250 miles.

I will be filling her in a couple of days and hope to see a record mpg from it. I know it is a bit sad but hey next tank im going to give it a few blasts again as the turbo hasn't spooled much this week lol.

 

Do a "top gear" move and tape up the bonnet gaps and fold the mirrors in! You might get even more!!
My best was 295 on a full tank of optimax till the light came on.

 

Am sorry but why own a subaru and worry about MPG! These cars were born on the rally stages!!

 

i do a 50 mile trip 5 days and i use 35 quid in tesco 99 driving like a biddy now when i try and give it some the power aint the same

 

Does it feel down on power mate? I feel like some days my bug has so much less power than others. My friends think im simple.

 

seems to spool better when weather is warm

 

Might be worth us heat wrapping the exhaust in that case. This would improve spool.

 

(everytime!!)
.........Do you shop around for insurance? if so why? or what about tyres, do you shop around for those?

 

hh

 

Or just spending money on a hybrid turbo!

 

have to agree think my mondeo st is quicker

 

Got a vf35 sitting at work, but don't want to fit it due to fear of massive lag! Very tempted just to fit an Andy Forrest hybrid and ported td-04!

 

28mpg - read it and weap lol. half motorway (A1) half london local roads. No more than 65mph or 2.5k rpm in any gear. total of 327 miles on a tank, with an average of 6.1 miles / litre

 

Ive got a newage sti and with really careful driving have manage to get over 300 on a tank

 

You lot can PM me your addresses so I can send you the flat caps and tins of murry mints you deserve!

 

Haha, you slag!

 

 

As the original post said i am not really concerned as the return has been better than expected driving hard at times, so it is just a test to see what it could achieve when I actually think about how I am driving.
I am going to fill it up tomorrow as I am now at 280 miles and still 1/4 tank! So back to normal driving from tomorrow.

 

31.5mpg! not bad for fairly short distance driving! long journeys would be nearer 35-38 if at a constant speed.

 

This is my average.

 

This application looks really cool, whats it called ?

Thanks

 

What app is that Huzzy? Looks good

 

It's called 'Roadtrip', highly recommended it is.

 

WRX 04 Wagon back in 2008 on a weeks trip around Dorset... I got 29mpg. I never managed to get above the low 20's with general driving.

The WRX has now gone and I drive a 07 Corsa CDTi for the daily commute. Managed 63mpg this week. That's 466 miles off £40.

Good job I've got a classic in the garage when I feel like a bit of cr*p mpg

 

Don't think you'll find anybody who would say that the VF35 is laggy. I went from a TD04 to the 35 and there was hardly any change in lag but a big jump in power

 

my average over the last 16 tanks of fuel is 22.6mpg....best is 25.9, worst is 20.7

 

In town driving i get 21 mpg, but a blast to Silverstone on the motorway then a slow crawl back home gave me 25mpg - best i've got so far.

However, i know this chap who took an economical driving course for his work and simply going from 3rd to 5th in 40 zone could save a couple thousand gear changes a year.

but i get bored doing that though

 

I've been monitoring the MPG on my STi ppp. So far my best has been 22.7mpg and worst has been about 18.2mpg, calculated after each refil of the tank. I rarely get over 230-240 miles max from a tank.

You WRX boys have it good at the pumps!

 

Guess i should grow some ***** and fit it then!! Hehe, Thanks for that Brun.