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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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How much petrol should a standard WRX use, as my car seems to be drinking it, is this normal?

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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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here is a little equation for you:
heavier right foot = more fuel, simple.
And yes is the answer! My MY03 will go down to 23 mpg if i spend all day hammering it, or i normally get 26 mpg or better.
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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I have my01 wrx and do about 20 to the gallon poodling round town doing short journeys to and from work. On a run up to Blackpool from Poole earlier this year got 36 out of her doing motorway miles which wasn't too bad . What are you averaging?
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MaDaSS
here is a little equation for you:
heavier right foot = more fuel, simple.
And yes is the answer! My MY03 will go down to 23 mpg if i spend all day hammering it, or i normally get 26 mpg or better.
Even taking it easy the consumption seems bad, my last car was a vw corrado vr6 n thats seems like a mini on fuel compared to the scooby.
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by pauld37
I have my01 wrx and do about 20 to the gallon poodling round town doing short journeys to and from work. On a run up to Blackpool from Poole earlier this year got 36 out of her doing motorway miles which wasn't too bad . What are you averaging?
I reckon im only gettin 20 at the most. I can almost see the gauge moving down.
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by ps2mods101272
I reckon im only gettin 20 at the most. I can almost see the gauge moving down.
Dont look at the gauge I think of it as money well spent
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 10:17 AM
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when i picked my 01 up last week i filled it with BP Ultimate, i then drove 230 miles on the motorway averaging 80ish (erm went a bit faster at times), did the work run for 4 days and the light came on at 308 miles.
Just refilled with Ultimate at £41
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Old Sep 18, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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300 to a 50 litre tank for me...errr 27 to a gallon

thats overall usage on MY97 WRX JDM
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 11:15 AM
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8 to the gallon i got lead boots om 24/7 cry cry
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 01:53 PM
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Average £10 BP S/U 40Miles Driving Slow, 30Miles Driving Hard....
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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I swapped from Golf TDi (55mpg+) to WRX and found where before I bought deisel once a month, I was buying petrol once a week. I no longer count as it would scare me stupid.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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I'm exactly the same - I used to put £40 in my Golf every 6 weeks, now I'm spending £120...
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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Just did a 90 mile round trip to bournemouth n back 30 mpg bloody hell

esso super + OB

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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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Dont even go there....
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:02 PM
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Check your 02 sensors if its really bad when still taking it steady...

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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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02 wrx i get 21 to gallon plodding about and its not much worse when booting her so what the hell just enjoy it.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Lets just say this, we love it, so who gives a f00k? LOL.
Nuff said, Admin, close this thread!
Haha.
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