fezza

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Hi all,

Picked up my scooby a week and a half ago and filled the tank with Optimax. I have been driving it reasonably sensibly with a few bursts but not thrashing it about. Journeys have ranged from 5 miles to 50 miles....

... my problem.... i have done 190 miles to a full tank of petrol (£65)!!!

Now, i knew scoobys were pricey to run but i still think this is a bit much?

What does yours do?

P.s. its due a service too.... and tyres are fully inflated....

Mifo

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, better get used to it mate!!


i get about 220 miles max on my 2003 with a few mods.
if your just driving say to work, Id drive off boost to save on fuel.

fezza

iTrader: (5)

Lol! I dread to think what the PPP would do to it then ... or owning an STI! Wow!

Blueblaster

You're not the first and won't be the last.

Norman Dog

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I get 230 - 240 absolute max, that's with the red light on

s70rjw

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With PPP I get around 220 around town.

kgt

iTrader: (1)

Average about 240-260 but have had as much as 310ish and as little as 220, but as Ive just picked up my 3rd set of 3 points in 5 yrs I expect my mpg to be on the slightly higher side for a little while.

fezza

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Thats a hell of a lot more than mine does!!!!!! And i drive sensibly!

Is my 04 WRX the same spec as the UK version engine wise? Sorry - noob question!

fitzywrx

I get about 220 - 230 around town.Mines had a Scooby Clinic Production Pack 1 fitted and the mileage has improved a bit

fezza

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BTW - i dont mean you drive safely! wrong word, i mean economically!

zs_phil

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my blobeye wrx gets around 220 miles around town and with a few backroads around 250-270 miles it takes a couple of weeks to get used to and now i put a record £20 a week in because i cycle to work as its only 15 minutes away but 30 by car
hull traffic sucks

cookstar

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2002 WRX

Most from a tank 340 miles

least from a tank 50 miles

Steve_PPP

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190 from £65 is a bit on the low side from a WRX, you must be giving it a fair amount of poke. I average about 250 from the £50 of VPower i normally put in on my WRX PPP (i never let it run down too low, i have a suspicion my fuel light doesn't work).

fezza

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yeah, went to uni in Hull, i know the feeling! I'd love to say this has been around town but most of it hasn't, hence the confusion! I dread to think what its like around town!!!

fezza

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50 miles!!!!!! Wow!!! Thats impressive! Track day?

fezza

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yeah, thats what i thought, im only using the turbo occasionally, most has been driving <3000rpm???

Could it be that its an import (originally from Malta)? I know the services are 6k apart as opposed to 10k on the UK models for some reason?

fitzywrx

Too right mate, luckily for me i do shifts so I hardly ever see the traffic

JimmyBFC

Nothing worse really, I get more out of mine nows its been mapped, top and tale of it is, drive under 3k revs and it will go a lot further.

fezza

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Cool, well cheers guys, ill get it serviced and see if it improves. And try to keep it under 3k rpm.... ish...

Steve Cranfield

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53 plate WRX, good few mods, 340ish bhp and a heavy ish right foot.......between 270-300 miles!!

Think someone has swapped my tank for a bigger one!!

Flaps

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I had to fill up yesterday after 240 miles, that's with lots of small journeys though, the longest being about 20 miles.

iain atkins

Hello

I used to have an MY97 uk turbo with quite extensive modifications, large turbo, Apexi ECU, 550cc injectors etc etc, i was getting about 250 to a tank average.

Now got an S4 4.2 V8, which, believe it or not is better on fuel! Same driving style as well

Cheers



Iain

GazTheHat

Nope. They're the same.

190 miles for a tank (50L - full to light) is terrible. PPP should improve that. I'm running a 390bhp STi and i get around 250-270 for a tank.

TonyG

Just measured my fuel consumption for an MY00 classic and managed 31mpg on a run. Around 245 miles IIRC, and didn't use a full tank. Got a few mods (sports cat, Green filter, decat centre and 3.5" BB) plus remap so it's up to 250+ BHP.

bugeyeandy

Pretty much what I get on mine too - track days it drops to between 8 and 15 mpg but normally I get 24-25 mpg consistently. Sure you're not lead footed everywhere

Drift_King

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The way I work out my mpg is that I always fill to the top (a few clicks before I give in), reset the mileometer, then when I hit the line for the last quarter that is about 45litres used which is about 10 gallon, so you just move the decimal back a place (eg. 215.3miles = 21.53mpg). I try to fill up at this point because I don't like it running low. The light comes on with 50litres gone so I know I have a maximum 10litres (or 2 gallons left) = 40miles max. Good to know this for emergencies (ie. no shell garage in sight).

My 05 WRX PPP does about 21mpg but my trips are short. Before PPP I got around 24mpg for the same runs. Motorway journeys get me up to 26/7 mpg but no better.

Edited to add: Maybe the car is not right for you if you are going to spend most of your time staying under 3k rpm to save fuel. It wont make a great deal of difference anyway (maybe £5 per fill up) and you'll spoil the ownership experience. Just drive to the limits of the road at the time - if you are in traffic, use the gears to stay off boost as you are going nowhere, then open the taps when you get the opportunity. I wouldn't conciously be thinking of staying under 3k rpm all the time though as you'll go barmy!

kgt

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Filled up this morning on 278 miles and thats just as it touches the red on the decal. I never let it get to the light coming on (in fact I dont even know what colour the light is) as someone once told me it drags all the sh*t from the bottom of your tank through the engine. I dont know if thats true, but I'm happy staying on the safe side, whether it is or not.
And also thats on standard unleaded. I used to get another 30-35 miles a tank on v-power, but its about £1.25 round my way now and I think thats highway robbery.

fezza

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Wow, i had done 145 miles at the quarter left mark! = 14.5 mpg?

Lol, i didnt say i would stay under 3k all the time - might tell the wife she has to though!

fivetide

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Same here. Decat, remap, filter, intercooler hoses etc and it is wagon so a bit more weight to haul about and i rarely see less than 300 miles to a tank.

5t.

Drift_King

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Well unless you have a smaller tank than mine (which I doubt), then ~15mpg is what the quarter line roughly works out at. It may be 10% out at worst which is still only 16-17mpg. If you really haven't been giving it the beans and not sitting at 5k rpm in third rather than changing into 5th....then my guess is something is not quite right. That mpg is 'hammering it about' kind of consumption in a standard WRX. Worth getting it serviced with Subaru/specialist and getting them to check the fuel mixture??? You are gonna be spending more on fuel if there's a problem like that so you may as well get it looked at sooner rather than later.

As far as telling the wife....definitely tell her to stay below 3k rpm or better still, make her drive something else/get the bus/taxi, etc