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Old 14 January 2013, 07:35 PM
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Default Scooby daily drivers, whats your cost on fuel a month?

Just curious peolpe what are your fuel costs a month for impreza daily drivers as im putting in £170 - £200 a month.
I only work 5 miles away maybe its all the small journeys i do that it seems high. Think im only getting 15 to 20 miles a gallon.
Old 14 January 2013, 07:38 PM
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Well I put between 60-70 a week in so x4 is roughly 240-280 a month
Old 14 January 2013, 07:39 PM
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Only had my Hawkeye WRX less than a month but am averaging 26mpg at the moment - have the advantage of long empty roads over here though
Old 14 January 2013, 07:41 PM
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£60 a week, but who cares. We own scooby's
Old 14 January 2013, 07:42 PM
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Don't feel bad lofty I'm in the same position as you

Tbh I couldn't care less about fuel, I don't spend my money on crap anymore an I enjoy my car every time I get in there, money well spent in my book

Getting an exhaust leak sorted now and a map tweak next month and fingers crossed it may get a little better
Old 14 January 2013, 07:43 PM
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£60 every ten days-ish.
Old 14 January 2013, 07:44 PM
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Fill up every two weeks.....
Old 14 January 2013, 07:45 PM
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Depends on mileage but i average around 200 miles to a tank @ 18.2 MPG, So at current costs around 35p per mile
Old 14 January 2013, 07:46 PM
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Sounds about right Lofty. 330bhp Newage STi, £65 every 1.5weeks, so ~ £175 / month. Averaging 19mpg on a 16mile urban round trip everyday.
Old 14 January 2013, 07:48 PM
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I put about £50 a week in but the way I look at it I enjoy driving it and couldn't be the same with a small Eco car so its worth the extra
Old 14 January 2013, 07:49 PM
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i do about 80 miles a week put about £48 average tesco 99 in so not that bad tbh! and as said who cares you drive a scooby
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aint got a clue............ 30 quid is getting me around 130 ish miles..but then again im rarely above 3k on the revs
Old 14 January 2013, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan-
i do about 80 miles a week put about £48 average tesco 99 in so not that bad tbh! and as said who cares you drive a scooby
£48 to do 80 miles, are you sure your not spilling it on the floor when you fill up
Old 14 January 2013, 07:57 PM
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all bout the same then £40 - £50 a week, ye **** it then, will forget about the fuel then and just enjoy it, gotta have some fun in life now im not pissing it up the wall every week like in my 20s lol
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Originally Posted by lofty35
all bout the same then £40 - £50 a week, ye **** it then, will forget about the fuel then and just enjoy it, gotta have some fun in life now im not pissing it up the wall every week like in my 20s lol
Yes! Ive been spending about the same for 5 1/2 years now and don't regret a penny of it. The kids have no shoes, but hey they'll be ok!
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a normal car isnt cheap to run nowadays due to our wonderful government so i wouldnt worry.
Old 14 January 2013, 08:12 PM
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Bugeye WRX UK
a 20 miles each way commute (1/2 in heavy traffic) give me almost exactly 300 miles to 50 ltrs when the orange light comes on from std 98. = 10.4ltr/100 Km or 27Mpg
which in local money is about 82euros.

just tried VPower 2 weeks ago, and too soon to confirm, but I appear to be getting about 325-330miles from the same 50ltrs.
= 9.6L/100km or 29Mpg

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Just got me wondering thats all, my mate just swaped his scoob for a golf tdi and hes been gloating hes getting 40 mile to the gallon.
But his sounds like a tractor and mine dont lol
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
£48 to do 80 miles, are you sure your not spilling it on the floor when you fill up
i only do 4 miles each way to work and i warm it up for 10 mins in the morn, lunch and evening before i drive it so there most of it!!
Old 14 January 2013, 08:14 PM
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Who cares about miles per gallon. Smiles per miles is what its all about.
Old 14 January 2013, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan-
i only do 4 miles each way to work and i warm it up for 10 mins in the morn, lunch and evening before i drive it so there most of it!!
https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...belive-it.html

so you get 5 mpg and 50 mpg
Old 14 January 2013, 08:19 PM
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When i was using the Impreza every day it was just over £400 per month.

I now use a diesel to go to work in, and the Mrs uses the Impreza for her commute (much more local)
Old 14 January 2013, 08:20 PM
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Having driven diesels for about 15 years before I got the scooby I can tell you, the burble of a scooby is far better than the clatter of a diesel, yeah MPG is good for a diesel, but you don't realise the noise you are suffering until you get back into a petrol car.

I fill up with v Power about every 10 days, the Skoda Fabia VRS would have gone all month on £70
Old 14 January 2013, 08:24 PM
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I must spend about 40 a week, get 200 miles from that. That's country b roads with a few a roads.
So that's 31.5mpg according to this site http://www.fuel-economy.co.uk/calc.shtml

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lol 30mpg+ you must be driving it off boost, what is the point?
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy

Only on ScoobyNet could you get those figures from the same car...
Old 14 January 2013, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jacko4130
Only on ScoobyNet could you get those figures from the same car...
amazing the best and worse mpg in one package
Old 14 January 2013, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
lol 30mpg+ you must be driving it off boost, what is the point?
Yes most is under 3k. Unless I'm in a rush or have a clear dry road why risk the car
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
amazing the best and worse mpg in one package

Maybe it has 2 maps
Old 14 January 2013, 08:32 PM
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£120-£150 a month i spend onit, v-power all the Way!


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