Impreza 2ltr Mpg and reliability query.

murphyebass

hi guys,

just a quick one what would the mpg be on one of these

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Subaru/Impreza/AA-appoi/201027198751606/advert?channel=CARS

City Driving?
Motorway Driving?
Mix of the two?

Thanks.

ps I know it wont be great but just out of curiousity. Maybe someone here owns one??

oh and are they reliable? When I change in the comin year or so it will be on my list of maybes.

Speedway

I have a 2006 2litre impreza. I've never actually worked out the mpg on it but it really depends on how you drive it.

90% of my driving is city driving, very short hops back and forth around Dublin. For that kind of driving it doesn't really matter if you're driving a 2 litre impreza or a tiny city car, it's all first to 3rd gear stop start stuff.

The only time I ever really watch the fuel is when I drive between Cork and Dublin. It's approx €40-45 for a one way drive from Cork to Dublin (260km).

Basically with an Impreza if you drive it hard it will drink fuel, if you take it easy and don't rev it too hard then it'll be fine.

In terms of reliability it's bulletproof, very solid and reliable. Never once let me down in the cold snap and it was brilliant in the snow with the 4wd.

Lord Derpington

Speedway wrote: »

It's approx €40-45 for a one way drive from Cork to Dublin (260km).

So..

€42.5/€1.40(rough price of petrol over the last while) = ~ 30.35 liters

(30.35liters / 260KM) * 100KM = 11.67liters/100KM

Which is the same as about 24.21mpg :cool:

greenfly

greenfly wrote: »

Which is the same as about 24.21mpg :cool:

Which is terrible, I used to get over 33mpg from a 1995 Celica SS2 on a Cork to Dublin run and that was not driving with economy in mind.

Henry Ford III

Those boxer petrol engines were never inherently frugal regardless of traffic conditions. Carrying a 4wd setup around costs in weight terms too.

The diesel version isn't even particularly light on fuel (for a diesel).

If fuel economy is an overiding concern look elsewhere.

murphyebass

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Those boxer petrol engines were never inherently frugal regardless of traffic conditions. Carrying a 4wd setup around costs in weight terms too.

The diesel version isn't even particularly light on fuel (for a diesel).

If fuel economy is an overiding concern look elsewhere.

Was just curious man thats all. I presumed it'd be about 20mpg to be honest.

homer90

murphyebass wrote: »

Was just curious man thats all. I presumed it'd be about 20mpg to be honest.

For the impreza turbo, it's around that.

Muckie

oh and are they reliable?

There very relieable, have my wagon 6 years.

Check out www.isdc.ie loads of information on there.

Lex Luthor

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Those boxer petrol engines were never inherently frugal regardless of traffic conditions. Carrying a 4wd setup around costs in weight terms too.

The diesel version isn't even particularly light on fuel (for a diesel).

If fuel economy is an overiding concern look elsewhere.

I'm happy with 6.2l/100km on my daily commute and just less than that on long runs. Have got 5.8l /100km on the odd trip to cork and derry

joolsveer

I am getting between 5.2 and 6.0 on a mixture of town and country driving. I make this 54 to 47 mpg. I am happy with this fuel consumption.

Anan1

I've a Forester (Impreza-based) 2.5XT, had a 2.0 S turbo before that. Both autos, both used around 15l/100kms around town, theoretically dropping as low as 10l/100kms on a gentle run.