Fuel consumption
19 June 2009, 10:02 AM
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Fuel consumption
As a new owner.lol I went for a drive last nyt and seemed to get nowhere on the fuel I had put it. What are people averaging. Are subarus known for usin alot of fuel
19 June 2009, 10:58 AM
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I have a bugeye wrx and I gave up putting petrol in I now fill up in £20 notes lol. I used to own a Fiat coupe 20v turbo and that seemed better on fuel?
Did you know that when your touching the red you still have 15L of fuel left, with me I am always filling up but only putting in 40-45L when I am on empty I have a 60L tank CONFUSED
Did you know that when your touching the red you still have 15L of fuel left, with me I am always filling up but only putting in 40-45L when I am on empty I have a 60L tank CONFUSED
19 June 2009, 11:07 AM
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I have a bugeye wrx and I gave up putting petrol in I now fill up in £20 notes lol. I used to own a Fiat coupe 20v turbo and that seemed better on fuel?
Did you know that when your touching the red you still have 15L of fuel left, with me I am always filling up but only putting in 40-45L when I am on empty I have a 60L tank CONFUSED
Did you know that when your touching the red you still have 15L of fuel left, with me I am always filling up but only putting in 40-45L when I am on empty I have a 60L tank CONFUSED
As for MPG totally depends how your driving it, for example i went to london last weekend and used full tank on the way there but only 3 quarters on the way back!
19 June 2009, 11:49 AM
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19 June 2009, 12:21 PM
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2004 Blobeye WRX and I get 23 mpg back and forwards to work mainly on Dual carrageway and fast A roads.Went up to liverpool from derby a couple of weeks ago and averaged 32 mpg @ 80/90 mph on motorway.
19 June 2009, 12:43 PM
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My V4 STI gets roughly 28mpg on average, which i thought was pretty good - roughly 300 miles per fill-up, with a fill from the orange light taking about 50 litres (v power only of course 
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19 June 2009, 08:30 PM
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Ive got a UK MY99 Turbo 2000 with PPP and I get 80 - 90 miles for £20 driving sensibly, with pushing my foot down regularly I get between 70 and 80 miles, but true, these cars aint meant to be driven 20 miles a day urban!
19 June 2009, 08:51 PM
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I find my Standard UK MY00 Classic a lot better on fuel than I thought it would be haven`t worked out the exact but its better than my prev golf vr6 and its a lot more smiles per gallon than the vr..
23 June 2009, 09:31 AM
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What's the reserve on a classic (uk spec). So when the petrol light goes ON, driving sensibly, how many miles can i squeeze?
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23 June 2009, 12:53 PM
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Good god some people have humongous fuel consumption are you sure your 02 sensor isn't dead? I get 300 miles to 45 litres. Longish journeys and some hard driving on the back roads, but careful driving the rest of the journey.
It might be about the smiles but when it cost 200 a month in fuel it ain't so funny.
It might be about the smiles but when it cost 200 a month in fuel it ain't so funny.
23 June 2009, 01:04 PM
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Well I've got a Classic Turbo 2000 with PPP and I'm getting on £50 driving normally with the occasional press down of the foot no more than 200 miles. Is that about right for that car? How do I check if the o2 sensors gone?
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25 June 2009, 09:24 AM
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Everyone has different driving habits but that seems mighty excessive, I would expect over 320 miles from £50.
If you have RomRaider (search google), a VAG com cable, a laptop and a MY99/00 car you can look at all the sensor readings. The 02 sensor should fluctuate between 0.3v and 0.7 volts on idle or cruise. If you don't have any one of the above its more difficult, and swapping in a known working one would be easier.
You could check it on a hot idle using a multimeter. The black wire of the three is the signal wire (whites are the heater) and you should see the voltage swinging between the above values maybe 1-3 times a second. If its stuck at a low value or is very slow then its probably dead.
If you have RomRaider (search google), a VAG com cable, a laptop and a MY99/00 car you can look at all the sensor readings. The 02 sensor should fluctuate between 0.3v and 0.7 volts on idle or cruise. If you don't have any one of the above its more difficult, and swapping in a known working one would be easier.
You could check it on a hot idle using a multimeter. The black wire of the three is the signal wire (whites are the heater) and you should see the voltage swinging between the above values maybe 1-3 times a second. If its stuck at a low value or is very slow then its probably dead.