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Old 25 July 2005, 05:12 PM
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Since my PPP was done on my 52 Bugeye WRX my fuel economy has been awsome. Before I was getting about 26mpg now is over 30, is this normal?
Old 25 July 2005, 06:04 PM
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During the running in period on my first scoob, i got nearly 400 miles before the light came on to fill up, so thats pretty good with 350 new car does 250 on a long run to approx 50ltrs.

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Old 25 July 2005, 06:08 PM
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I've just had 346 miles from £40 in MY00 classic before the light came on.
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Old 25 July 2005, 06:26 PM
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These figures seem pretty good. I drove from Hull to Exeter in my '03 wrx on one tank, over 350 miles. Is everyone aware that the tank is actually 60 litres capacity in new age car and when fuel light comes on you still have 10 litres left.
Old 25 July 2005, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
Since my PPP was done on my 52 Bugeye WRX my fuel economy has been awsome. Before I was getting about 26mpg now is over 30, is this normal?
Try using the pedal on the right hand side!!

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Old 25 July 2005, 06:57 PM
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well whilst not a soob - I just got 31.46 from my 1999 996 porker.

I think it sounds fair - I assume you werent flooring it everyewhere !

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Old 25 July 2005, 07:20 PM
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I needto drive with my slippers on to get 300 miles on a tank
Old 25 July 2005, 07:37 PM
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I regularly get over 330 miles to a tank (with about 5 litres to spare) in my 03WRX at 80-90 on the motorways.
Old 25 July 2005, 07:44 PM
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I believe pslewis is still on same the tank of petroleum oil as when he bought his car. Sadly though he is bracing himself for a trip to the new fangled self service filling stations within the next year or so.
Old 25 July 2005, 08:56 PM
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Well I just worked out my mpg for the first time yesterday on my 05 STi uk PPP. Had it now 2 months. Thought it was pretty crap. I was right I'm getting 15.6mpg. That's taking it easy going to work (why rush) and then giving it a bit on the way back. I think I'll start to take it a bit easier from now on, unless I'm in a rush or having fun. At today's prices 15.6mpg seam's a little expensive for just going to work & back. Must take it easier.
Having said that I never got over 20mpg in my Focus RS.

It's these bloody shoes. I swear they have lead in them.
Old 25 July 2005, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Well I just worked out my mpg for the first time yesterday on my 05 STi uk PPP. Had it now 2 months. Thought it was pretty crap. I was right I'm getting 15.6mpg. That's taking it easy going to work (why rush) and then giving it a bit on the way back. I think I'll start to take it a bit easier from now on, unless I'm in a rush or having fun. At today's prices 15.6mpg seam's a little expensive for just going to work & back. Must take it easier.
Having said that I never got over 20mpg in my Focus RS.

It's these bloody shoes. I swear they have lead in them.
Yes, I know, yawn another MPG thread.......however 350 miles is about average for a wrx i would have thought, if you dont put your foot down.

Mike Wood has stated on previous posts that PPP improves mpg on long runs. However since i got the PPP, the mpg has gone down.




But I get everywhere much quicker
Old 25 July 2005, 09:45 PM
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bugger me and i thought 660 miles on 48 litres was poor...


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Old 25 July 2005, 10:51 PM
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And I thought I was doing well with 200 to the tank



Is this the scooby Deasel forum ?
Old 25 July 2005, 10:56 PM
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Volvo V70 D5 towing a 1000kg trailer manages nearly 50mpg!!!

Bugeye WRX having been driven averagely about 25mpg.

Hmmmmm
Old 25 July 2005, 11:10 PM
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Had a good back road drive the other night combined with 50 miles of sensible driving on my 02 STI and £40 of fuel got me 200 miles. Think thats about 20 mpg so not bad for the fun i had

Usually get 70 miles from a tenner.
Old 26 July 2005, 12:30 AM
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I think i may have probs with my car, went to JAE at 70mph all the way there and back, got 265 miles from full tank of optimax.


Surely it should have been more.
Old 26 July 2005, 07:38 AM
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I never seem to get more than 200 miles out of a full tank on my STi :'(

Still, at least there's a pretty girl in my local petrol station
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Originally Posted by cookstar
I think i may have probs with my car, went to JAE at 70mph all the way there and back, got 265 miles from full tank of optimax.


Surely it should have been more.
Something wrong there mate, got to be. If I do a long motorway run (200miles +)I do it at 70 cos quite simply I cant afford the points on my licence and its too easy to be caught unawares on a mway, its always around 350 before light comes on
Old 26 July 2005, 12:20 PM
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I got exactly 200 miles to 43 quid of optimax last week. That was 80% sensible driving, hardly any boost etc. Surely thats pants, although iv come to expect nothing more ? should i get more miles then ??
what could this be down to ?
Old 26 July 2005, 12:23 PM
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Heavy right foot

Old 26 July 2005, 01:07 PM
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I filled up last night - 45 litres which had got me 235 miles I think. 23 miles to the Gallon.

Crap.
Old 26 July 2005, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdUK
I never seem to get more than 200 miles out of a full tank on my STi :'(

Still, at least there's a pretty girl in my local petrol station
Same here apart from the pretty girl
Maybe an adjustable boost **** would help when in search of max mpg, ie full and no boost.
Trouble is it would always be on FULL

How slow is a scoob with no boost at all? anyone driven a broken one?

dipster
Old 26 July 2005, 08:58 PM
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Try a 20mph roll in 4th and then floor it dave.

Mine pulls better now it's had some exhuast work, but it's still not pretty.
Old 26 July 2005, 09:26 PM
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My best four averages so far hover around 32MPG on my UK WRX Bugeye without really trying - which is when the mileage between fills is composed of longer runs of mixed driving, including motorways, A roads, towns, lanes but always using sensible use of the boost when it's worth doing and avoiding pointless acceleration, then having to brake hard a few seconds later.

When the ratio of stop-start and short journeys has increased, my worst has been down to 24MPG.

One of these days, I am going to try - just the once mind - for the big 40MPG. Somehow I don't think it's possible - not least because I'll probably die of boredom keeping to 60MPH and never going over 2400RPM - which some would say is not good for the engine anyway.
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