325 miles from a tank of fuel - what's wrong with it?????
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There must be something wrong with my Scoob - I managed to get 325 miles out of a full tank of fuel
Admittedly they were mostly motorway miles but I wasn't hanging about (in fact I did a couple of short bursts flat out). I'm normally lucky to get half that driving around town!!!!
What sort of mileage do other people get from a full tank?
Admittedly they were mostly motorway miles but I wasn't hanging about (in fact I did a couple of short bursts flat out). I'm normally lucky to get half that driving around town!!!!
What sort of mileage do other people get from a full tank?
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most i have got is 344miles but that was only 31mpg. i have done 209 miles at 50mph using 23.1 litres (5.09g), thats 41mpg! Apart from 8.5mpg on the track, the worse i have got is 12mpg on a meet. Average so far is 24mpg.
Michael
edit to say i have got a MY01 (bug eye)
[Edited by super slider - 3/18/2003 2:43:34 PM]
Michael
edit to say i have got a MY01 (bug eye)
[Edited by super slider - 3/18/2003 2:43:34 PM]
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Bloody hell!!! I thought 325 was amazingly high but it would seem to be only average. Well that's the wind gone out of my sails!!!
Perhaps in future I should take it out of second?? (But it sounds soooooooooooo good!!!)
Perhaps in future I should take it out of second?? (But it sounds soooooooooooo good!!!)
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I'm getting between 240 and 260miles to a tank in the P1. Thats using Optimax and costing £40 or over to fill up.
This is a mix between town driving and motorway. Never seen 300 miles to a tank
This is a mix between town driving and motorway. Never seen 300 miles to a tank
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I do 5 miles through town to work and back - fill up after 200 miles. Last 200 miles cost me £37.50 of SUL. Motorway driving 25-50% better economy.
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Ive had 400 out of a tank but that was during the first 1000 miles, apart from that, anything from 320-360 miles out of a tank of optimax (with some very spirited bursts inbetween )
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There seems to be a lot of variation here. I run mine (UK MY00 turbo with Blitz induction + Afterburner centre and rear) on Optimax and I normally get around 200 miles out of a tank. I was amazed and very pleased when I got the 325, hence the sarcastic post suggesting there must be something wrong with it!!
It sounds like some other people share my experience and get about the same 200 miles per tank but it also seems that some people are regularly getting much better economy than this with similar usage.
Is it just due to driving styles or are there major differences between model years?
It sounds like some other people share my experience and get about the same 200 miles per tank but it also seems that some people are regularly getting much better economy than this with similar usage.
Is it just due to driving styles or are there major differences between model years?
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Maybe us <200 gang have just got dodgy lambda/MAF sensors?!?
To get 400 miles from a tankful I would have to drive so slowly it would be dangerous!
J
To get 400 miles from a tankful I would have to drive so slowly it would be dangerous!
J
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i get about 220 miles out of my 94 wrx. Only costs £30 quid ish to fill up though. so dont know if it has a smaller tank than the UK Models.
Not too worried about it though, have a focus for work and my scooby for my weekend driving. Wont beat the focus then that thing averages about 500-550 miles a tank but its diesel.
Not too worried about it though, have a focus for work and my scooby for my weekend driving. Wont beat the focus then that thing averages about 500-550 miles a tank but its diesel.