Scoobies can be economical if you try hard enough
17 August 2006, 05:17 PM
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Scoobies can be economical if you try hard enough
It’s amazing the affect wearing carpet slippers has on consumption. Recently back from a holiday and below are my mpg figures – pretty good hey?
322m 80% m/way = 30.1 – what a saint
180m all A and B rds with one sustained 100-120 blast = 24.8
298m 80% m/way = 32.4 – exceptional my son
usual figure 21-22.
So instead of 20p per mile I got away with 15ppm.
Pretty boring 3 grand on the motorway I’ll agree but I’ve got to make savings somehow. Even though it was mostly an indicated 80 or thereabouts (63mph ave.) every man and his dog still zoomed past (on the m/w) but the only bit of “roadrage” I had was from some silly young bint in her VW Polo who was in a hurry. Or perhaps I missed all the others as I was in a trance.
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322m 80% m/way = 30.1 – what a saint
180m all A and B rds with one sustained 100-120 blast = 24.8
298m 80% m/way = 32.4 – exceptional my son
usual figure 21-22.
So instead of 20p per mile I got away with 15ppm.
Pretty boring 3 grand on the motorway I’ll agree but I’ve got to make savings somehow. Even though it was mostly an indicated 80 or thereabouts (63mph ave.) every man and his dog still zoomed past (on the m/w) but the only bit of “roadrage” I had was from some silly young bint in her VW Polo who was in a hurry. Or perhaps I missed all the others as I was in a trance.
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Ann O’Rak
17 August 2006, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Group Captain Smudger
It’s amazing the affect wearing carpet slippers has on consumption. Recently back from a holiday and below are my mpg figures – pretty good hey?
322m 80% m/way = 30.1 – what a saint
180m all A and B rds with one sustained 100-120 blast = 24.8
298m 80% m/way = 32.4 – exceptional my son
usual figure 21-22.
So instead of 20p per mile I got away with 15ppm.
Pretty boring 3 grand on the motorway I’ll agree but I’ve got to make savings somehow. Even though it was mostly an indicated 80 or thereabouts (63mph ave.) every man and his dog still zoomed past (on the m/w) but the only bit of “roadrage” I had was from some silly young bint in her VW Polo who was in a hurry. Or perhaps I missed all the others as I was in a trance.
Regards
Ann O’Rak
322m 80% m/way = 30.1 – what a saint
180m all A and B rds with one sustained 100-120 blast = 24.8
298m 80% m/way = 32.4 – exceptional my son
usual figure 21-22.
So instead of 20p per mile I got away with 15ppm.
Pretty boring 3 grand on the motorway I’ll agree but I’ve got to make savings somehow. Even though it was mostly an indicated 80 or thereabouts (63mph ave.) every man and his dog still zoomed past (on the m/w) but the only bit of “roadrage” I had was from some silly young bint in her VW Polo who was in a hurry. Or perhaps I missed all the others as I was in a trance.
Regards
Ann O’Rak
18 August 2006, 09:05 AM
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I regularly get 300 miles to a tank which gives me a return of approx 30 miles to the gallon.
If you don't boot it from A-B all the time and only give it a good blast once or twice a week, scoobies can be as economical as most 4 door family saloons.
Am I a geek?
p.s. actually, heres one for the techies. My 96 UK turbo seems more economical than my MY00 uk turbo (classic). How come? The only possibility I can think of is that the MY00 seems to boost earlier (2.8K revs) compared to the 96 turbo which seemed to start boosting hard around the 3.5k mark
If you don't boot it from A-B all the time and only give it a good blast once or twice a week, scoobies can be as economical as most 4 door family saloons.
Am I a geek?
p.s. actually, heres one for the techies. My 96 UK turbo seems more economical than my MY00 uk turbo (classic). How come? The only possibility I can think of is that the MY00 seems to boost earlier (2.8K revs) compared to the 96 turbo which seemed to start boosting hard around the 3.5k mark
18 August 2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by m1maniac
if ya wanna be economical why buy a scoob.Buy a 2nd hand metro for the run around and jus use the scoob for blatting 
Anything but one of them!!
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18 August 2006, 12:41 PM
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I must be doing it really really really wrong ... I normally only get 150 miles to a full tank ... 200 if I do a motorway trip ... The people in the local Shell garage see me there so often now they greet me like an old friend and are starting to tell me their life stories ...
I must, I must, stay off the thrust ...
I must, I must, stay off the thrust ...
18 August 2006, 03:46 PM
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I've manged to get 30mpg once in MY00 once and that was towing the dirt bike up the motorways to Yorkshire averaging 75ish. Life's too short to drive like that all the time.
Rest of the time? 23-26mpg about 230-270 to fuel light.
Rest of the time? 23-26mpg about 230-270 to fuel light.
18 August 2006, 05:00 PM
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I sadly get approx 300miles out of every tank, mixture of cruisy A and B roads!
Me too. I wonder whether I just drive like a poofta
I can easily get 300+ out of a tank (TEK, Decat, Filter, MY00)
I get better MPG than my mate in his Sport
I put Ł25 a week in my car and that does me just fine.
18 August 2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by a_little_feisty
I must be doing it really really really wrong ... I normally only get 150 miles to a full tank ... 200 if I do a motorway trip ... The people in the local Shell garage see me there so often now they greet me like an old friend and are starting to tell me their life stories ...
I must, I must, stay off the thrust ...
I must, I must, stay off the thrust ...
18 August 2006, 08:03 PM
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Just filled up - pure local driving, been a bit loony as I'm scrubbing in new tyres (before it rains 
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246miles in 53litres
53 litres = 11.6583653 Imperial gallons (not US - remember that if you google for a converter
).
21.1mpg...naughty boy.
Erm how can 180miles =25mpg Unless your only filling up on half a tank? 
I might call BS if your using US gallons in your claculations and working off the fuel guage rather than pump LOL
):246miles in 53litres
53 litres = 11.6583653 Imperial gallons (not US - remember that if you google for a converter
).21.1mpg...naughty boy
.
180m all A and B rds with one sustained 100-120 blast = 24.8
I might call BS if your using US gallons in your claculations and working off the fuel guage rather than pump LOL
18 August 2006, 08:05 PM
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Why is this a worry to anyone with a scooby? I did not buy my impreza for the MPG!, I did however buy my escort TDI for the fact that it does 50-60 Mpg and is quite fun to drive also, I commute 300 miles a week so the scoob is usually in the hands of the wife where we avarage 22 Mpg..... but come the weekend and I get behind the wheel 15-18 Mpg is the norm......
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18 August 2006, 09:25 PM
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I made just under 32mpg (best return) before I had my bugeye WRX remapped and since then I've struggle to make over 24mpg's....however having recently switched away from Texaco HighOctane and started using Tesco 99 or Optimax (whichever is convenient at the time) I managed 26mpg's and that was on a normal working week (no m/way miles) AND some high revving, high mph action.
18 August 2006, 09:30 PM
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I got 30mpg with bringing my new (to me) RA back from Yorkshire & out of every roundabout a dragstrip
Small tank too!
I used to regularly get 30mpg+ out of PTMW! even when running 300+ bhp
& I found out today that the clutch lasted for over 100K
Small tank too!
I used to regularly get 30mpg+ out of PTMW! even when running 300+ bhp
& I found out today that the clutch lasted for over 100K
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In my factory standard 04 STi I generally get 15-18mpg around town here. On a run I once got 24mpg but generally I get 21-23mpg. I have to fill up every 130-150 miles or so.
Of course, around Castle Combe at the SIDC Spring Blast race track I did only get 8mpg!
Of course, around Castle Combe at the SIDC Spring Blast race track I did only get 8mpg!
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