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06 March 2012, 11:58 PM

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MY99 UK wagon
284bhp/317lbft
560 miles average (130p/w over 52 weeks)
22mpg
Tesco Momentum @ 139.9 ppl
13.4%

To save you the maths, I take home approx £1209 a month as a 3rd year mechanical apprentice. A pittance but it pays for the Scoob and my son/mortgage

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07 March 2012, 12:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by icbm

Ha! Thats less than my M3 did while hooning around the Nurburgring!! I used to get 23 average out of it. Then 30mpg out of my Audi S3 (approx 250bhp). Its a compromise we're all happy to make though eh!

Defo worth it

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07 March 2012, 09:54 AM

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MY00 STi wagon
305bhp/270lbft
400 miles per month
20-24mpg
Momentum @138.9ppl
~8%

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07 March 2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ch3w3y

When i got my car first i calculated out a tank while "spirited" driving and got below 10mpg

Then done a economy tank and could only manage 16mpg while rolling about the place....

Must be something wrong with my car!!

Lambda sensor/s knackered?