Scooby Snacks

As I've just done 240 miles to a tank in my '99 WRX.

Never done that before!!!

Regacy

you're not spending enough time sideways

SCOOBY TOWERS

iTrader: (7)

or spinning your wheels

Scooby Snacks

Did go sideways this morning on ice in the office carpark and nearly needed to change my trousers (a 430 CLK was fast approaching!!).

SiPie

In general snow is brutal for fuel consumption as engine revs higher with all that sliding around

Dream Weaver

This weather is crap on my fuel econ. Usually get 30-35mpg, struggling with about 27mpg at the mo.

Usual tankfull (£30) of Optimax is circa 300 miles, currently getting 250 miles at a push

Dream Weaver

Due to cold air you see - it does feel a lot faster though

CELL

I dont want to start the how many miles to the tank thing again, but dream weaver, how the hell do you manage that ?

I only get 180 to a full tank running around , and maybe just over 200 on a motorway run @ 80mph
Mines a 96UK turbo, vent to atmos DV & full decat exhaust. Thats is as far as mods go.

Cheers

Chris

Dream Weaver

Cell - easy, I drive a non turbo MR2

Still a quick thing though

Si James

I get about 280 mpg on a tank of optimax, consumption beter in v. cold conditions though.

Si

Brun

My consumption has gone from 21.5mpg average to mid 18's in the past couple of weeks. I can only imagine it's down to the freezing conditions.

super slider

Okay, i can tell you what, with patience, anticipation and a fairly clear motorway, you can get from your Subaru WRX (new shape 01). i do log down my mpg's when i fill up(sad but true) but the worse first.....
8.8 mpg on track
11mpg when trying very very hard to catch up somebody on a meet (lots of 2nd gear use i remember, using full revs, changing down from 3rd at high revs to keep on full boost)
15 when driving very fast on a meet
20 when driving in the slowest group on a meet
20-25 in urban driving depending on how many longish drives
31mpg at 75 mph for 148 miles on motorway
30-35 scenic touring
and........
41.3 driving at 50mph for 172 miles on motorway!
these are fact, not just 'i got xxx miles out of a tank'. these are fill up to fill up. 344 miles is the most i have got out of a tank, that was 31.1 mpg, 11.06 gallons, 50.26 litres.
it can be done. i could prove it to you. any normal imprezza turbo can get over 35mpg
Cheers
Michael

SiPie

All down to driving style I feel

I sold my Renault Laguna 2.0RXE with on board computer to a mate. My overall average was something around 25mpg mixed driving.

The miserly sod I sold it do has squeezed an average of 37mpg (admittedly with slightly less town driving) over the last year from it , Then again, he is the tightest (and that's coming from a Scotsman ) get I have ever met

Almost had to break his feckin arms off to get the money for the car sale

[Edited by SiPie - 1/10/2003 1:17:19 PM]