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Old 25 June 2003 | 04:33 PM
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Did a fill-up this weekend after having covered 284 miles (about 230-240 ish of which was m-way) and only took 41.26 litres,

gives the the quite impressive m.p.g of 31.2 Not bad eh?

Old 25 June 2003 | 04:42 PM
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or you could get a faceless disel rep car and get 50 mpg
Old 25 June 2003 | 05:09 PM
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MY99 UK, full de-cat, on the way to NBO and back i got 360 miles out of a full tank. That's something like 34.5mpg.

dunno what everyone is complaining about!!
Old 25 June 2003 | 05:17 PM
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I agree with Nick_typeUK sell the Scooby and buy a diesel. Who's managed the worst MPG on a run?
Old 25 June 2003 | 06:53 PM
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Might as well take your Turbo's off then ?
Old 25 June 2003 | 07:27 PM
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I regularily only get 200-220 miles between fill-ups, (52 litres approx) and this equates to around 19 mpg

All my driving is about town though, and my work is just 4 miles from home, about 2 of that on m/way.

When I think about it, by the time I arrive at work the automatic choke will probably still be on!!! (only kidding)

Still, we know these things when we buy a Scooby so can't realy complain!
Old 25 June 2003 | 08:09 PM
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talizman im getting bout the same 220 to a full tank which costs bout 35 quid a week. but i didnt buy it to worry bout that i bought it to whip some *** on the line
Old 25 June 2003 | 11:17 PM
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Don't mean to do any parade raining Twigster but isn't the Impreza's tank a 60 litre one? This is about 13.2 gallons so 360 miles is only about 27.3 mpg. I guess your tank wasn't completely empty though as they usually still have about 10 litres left when you think you're about to run out...
Old 25 June 2003 | 11:23 PM
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Thought it was only the new age Scoobs that were 60litres, twas 50 for classics...I may be wrong and no doubt you will all remind me if I am LOL
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Old 25 June 2003 | 11:26 PM
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my tank must be a 10 litre one BECAUSE IT ONLY SEEMS TO LAST ABOUT FIVE BL*&^DY MINUTES !!!!
Old 25 June 2003 | 11:36 PM
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I knew what I was signing up for when I bought the car, just cos I knew the mpg would bite me in the *** doesnt mean I can't be please when it's more of a nibble
Old 26 June 2003 | 08:49 AM
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Done 130 miles in my first ever half a tank.
If the 2nd half goes as well thats about 20mpg - not bad as the honeymoon period is still in full effect

I have heard that the fuel gauge is a bit dodgy in the sense that the second half of a tank tends to go quicker than the first??

(No smart answers relating to how heavy my right foot is please )
Old 26 June 2003 | 09:32 AM
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Spooks,

You are wrong, I'm afraid. I've got a MY99 Turbo which has a 60 litre (13.2 imp galls) tank. The non-turbo models of the same age have 50 litre tanks.

Best I've got is 31.5, but I just can't bring myself to drive without using the turbo.
Old 26 June 2003 | 10:09 AM
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I've never managed to get more than 45 litres into a tank and that had petrol spilling, and I have run it to empty so there is no way the tank in mine is a 60 litre!! unless there is 15 litres left when the light comes on?!
Old 26 June 2003 | 12:43 PM
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I believe the tank size changed from 50 litres to 60 litres in 1997.
Old 26 June 2003 | 12:48 PM
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I've just got 33 MPG out of a tank (280 off 38.7 litres).

All miles m/way, and most done at a constant speed, also quite a few miles in 50mph roadworks in Northamptonshire (speeding hell), then absolute caning in Milton Keynes to the centre...
Old 26 June 2003 | 12:52 PM
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my m-way miles were done mainly at 70 with some overtakes being done at slightly over if I just needed to nudge it past a truck or something.

The non-motorway was mainly done round fairly emoty town streets, with some vigor off the lights or onto roundabouts.
Old 26 June 2003 | 01:04 PM
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tch, don't know what you are complaining about, I got 39.9 (according to the trip computer) last week driving up from birmingham, and that was with the aircon giving me a nice 19 degrees when it was 27 outside.

(and yes, my car is 4wd, 4cyl, turbo, throws out 222bhp, but not a scoob )

(EDIT: and it's not diesel!)

[Edited by ianc - 6/26/2003 1:05:39 PM]
Old 26 June 2003 | 01:16 PM
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Ianc,

What are you driving m8?
Old 26 June 2003 | 03:34 PM
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Skoda Octavia.
Old 26 June 2003 | 04:06 PM
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MY 97 here. I definitely do not have a 60 ltr tank unless I have a major airlock in it

I get a regular 200 miles off a tank full. Mind you I do live on britains greatest race track . . . . . .

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