ThrustSSC

(I'll start by saying the car is an MY03 STi PPP.)

I scarcely believe it myself. Took my fiancée and her dogs to west Wales for the weekend to see family friends. Drove down yesterday, taking it gently because of the dogs in cages on the back seat - keeping it to 80mph, no wild acceleration, gently in the corners. Was keeping a good eye out for some Optimax, but in the end I had to fill it up at the east Cardiff services - on Total super unleaded. Drove back today and just made it to the services - 297 miles had used 56 litres!

Must try driving round at those speeds for a few tanks to see if it was just a lucky tankful, was the driving, or was the Total fuel...

It was one hell of a lot less stressful than banging along at the usual 90mph, too!

furrydice79

but surely that must be a world record!!!!!

ThrustSSC

Ach! I hit the enter key by mistake before I'd finished! But yes, I'm gobsmacked!

scoobynutta555

I had 355 miles out of a P1 once, full decat. Normally it was about 260.

scooby-si

113miles on 3/4 of a tank in 1hr 5mins 50 ltr tank, you must try harder

kingofturds

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you sure u was driving the scoob

scoobiecookie

did 130 miles on a ¼ of a tank then boredom set in and went from 65 mph up to above the national speed limit and did 60 miles on the rest but my excuse was i had to make it to the hotel for last orders lol

GC8

Subaru fuel gauges dont read linearly, so 1/4 of a tank indicated will have been substantially more; sorry.

tuscan57

should try a spec'c'..... 120 miles EVERY tank full..... 50 litre tank too...

hades

368 miles is my record, in a exhaust/tek etc 02WRX. 300+ (but not normally more than 330) is not that unusual IF I'm doing a long cruise along motorways at "standard" motorway speeds (i.e. less than 90mph, but significantly more than 65!)

ThrustSSC

Ahhh... You can reckon an on an STi drinking 25% more fuel than the equivalent WRX just for a starter. But at least today has shown that decent figures are possible when I'm not in any hurry. Wish I'd tried it 47000 miles ago!

chrisp

56 litres = 12.33gallons

297/12.33 = 24mpg

scoobiecookie

hey 57 ya trainers are lined with lead it has been noted lol

scooby-tc

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I regulaly get 300+ miles out of a tank in the type R but then i do drive like miss daisy unless im out with the ESC.My record is 325 out of a tank

jjones

317 miles this morning when i fuelled up, didn't fill tank tho but would guess at 28-29mpg. fuel light wasn't on either. my99 decat ppp. 'A' road commute with occaisional overtake.

gpssti4

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My best ever from my Type R was 29mpg - on a motorway tucked in behind a lorry for 50 miles then travelling at 65-70mph. Oh and I was wearing size 2 Nike Airmax trainers too!

Rewolf

365/tank in 04 WRX PPP with feather foot - all motorway and weather so bad that only the biggest idiots would go faster than 70 - so that is all of the drivers of the german cars then. Have done 250/tank for the same journey at 4:00 am in very good conditions with a flight to catch... It really is all down to the right foot - if the congestion is bad, go with the flow and the car will actually return average 2l fuel economy!

mickyjeff

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300 plus 05 STI non PPP cruising around speed camera land! sorry scotland

rallyfan1977

Best economy = 28mpg averaged over the tank

worst economy = 14mpg

I normally average 230 miles per tank (about 24mpg)

messiah

My record is 321 motorway miles before the warning lamp came on. MY00 - decat centre & STI filter.

speedy1

Standard 2000 turbo wagon. 300 ish normal driving, no hard acceleration.

AlanPPP

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OMG I can't get over 160 on a full tank in MY94 WRX! That's with town driving and a few blasts.

pmarch

Hows about average of 31MPG between fills of Optimax at Telford Services and Portmadog. Covered 341 miles around Mid/North Wales nd used 49.5 litres to refill. Best thing was I wasn't really trying as miles included hills, lanes, mountain passes, some fast dashes on open roads, overtaking slow drivers and pottering around towns. Admittedly it's only a Standard WRX Bugeye.

Even better was next 310 miles until next fill-up at High Wycombe achieved 32 MPG. Mainly the journey back from Portmadog on main roads and motorways using total of 43.8 litres to cover 310 miles. Again, not seriously trying to economise - when safe to do so, I press on if you get my drift.

scoobiecookie

tc u drive like miss daisey hell your as old as miss daisy and considerably less hair then her lol

jasonius

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22 average around town
upto 26 on a long m'way @ 85 ish ~ 330 per tank.

05 WRX 5500 miles on the clock.

I can't believe some people get close to or even over 30mpg..!

Jason

PS my car does feel pritty quick though, to perform better doesn't an engine needs moor fuel..?

Jason

FASTER MIKE!!

just done 260 miles on a nearly full tank and its just below the 1/4 mark in a moded type r (300bhp/280l/b) and i was'nt hanging about sat mostly between 80-95mph

mike

ThrustSSC

It has to be a combination of:

1) Light right foot (for once)
2) Weather conditions being perfect for economy
3) Lack of jams and mobile road-blocks (a.k.a. caravans)

See the following for more of the same:

http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=416813

dexter

I must say that these MPG`s don`t actually sound too bad. I`m defecting next week from a Civic Type R, and one of my biggest concerns was the fuel consumption (obviously not enough to put me off though).

I`m only getting 25-27 in the CTR, with mostly town driving, so, judging from what`s been said here, I shouldn`t notice too much of a difference.

Soulgirl

F UCK ME! How many miles?

Shark Man

Guess again....24mpg at best MY97 town driving ...worst is 18

Strangly it doesn't seen to matter if you drive like an old sod or a chav without insurance!