Roadtrip to Oregon - Take the STi gas hog or rent a car?
06-06-2008 | 10:36 PM
#31
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Car Info: Not a WRX any more . . .
Well I'd take the STi, but then I just bought a new vehicle and put 5000 miles on it in the first month. (The tire place couldn't believe it when I went back for a tire rotation after 4 weeks.) So I might not be the right person to ask.
That said, I had to make a last minute trip to LA a while back, last minute enough that is was logistically easier and cheaper to rent a car than fly (for two of us) and I found that the rate I could get for a Prius at the San Jose airport was cheaper than any econobox once I factored in the cost of fuel. If you're a geek it's fun to drive one at least once. But it won't be as fun as the STi.
That said, I had to make a last minute trip to LA a while back, last minute enough that is was logistically easier and cheaper to rent a car than fly (for two of us) and I found that the rate I could get for a Prius at the San Jose airport was cheaper than any econobox once I factored in the cost of fuel. If you're a geek it's fun to drive one at least once. But it won't be as fun as the STi.
06-07-2008 | 02:19 AM
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In my '03 WRX 5spd sedan which was stock except for Vishnu -0, Eibachs and P1's w/ 225/45-17 Yokohama ***CENSORED TO PREVENT BS*** tires I would never see more than 23-24mpg. Usually it was closer to 20 and on hot runs up to SF or so it would be more like 15-16mpg. One time I was bored on a weekend and tired of hearing people getting 27-30mpg in their WRX's when I wasn't seeing anywhere near it - so I drove back/forth from Sunnyvale to SF on 101 w/ the cruise set to 65, filled up, calculated and yep - 24mpg. Maybe I need to find a new way to do math. Maybe people are rounding up with the miles and down with the gallons? I dunno.
There's your problem right there (meaning a stock car, not the tires). When you get tuned, the air/fuel ratio is leaned out a bit and the car gets better gas mileage.... atleast that's my theory.
Also, the 27mpg, which has happened on more than one occasion, was driving down 5 from Pleasanton to Pomona cruise control set at 80. I got over 400 miles to the tank. I was running a VF-35, a tune, all the supporting mods, and a fat TMIC. Oh, maybe it's the K&N air filter
On a side note, I have heard that the ES100 replacement tires from Yokohama are supposed to be pretty damn good. Have you tried them out yet?
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06-09-2008 | 12:27 AM
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Haha, I'm guessing ES100s?
There's your problem right there (meaning a stock car, not the tires). When you get tuned, the air/fuel ratio is leaned out a bit and the car gets better gas mileage.... atleast that's my theory.
Also, the 27mpg, which has happened on more than one occasion, was driving down 5 from Pleasanton to Pomona cruise control set at 80. I got over 400 miles to the tank. I was running a VF-35, a tune, all the supporting mods, and a fat TMIC. Oh, maybe it's the K&N air filter
On a side note, I have heard that the ES100 replacement tires from Yokohama are supposed to be pretty damn good. Have you tried them out yet?
There's your problem right there (meaning a stock car, not the tires). When you get tuned, the air/fuel ratio is leaned out a bit and the car gets better gas mileage.... atleast that's my theory.
Also, the 27mpg, which has happened on more than one occasion, was driving down 5 from Pleasanton to Pomona cruise control set at 80. I got over 400 miles to the tank. I was running a VF-35, a tune, all the supporting mods, and a fat TMIC. Oh, maybe it's the K&N air filter
On a side note, I have heard that the ES100 replacement tires from Yokohama are supposed to be pretty damn good. Have you tried them out yet?
27mpg going 80mph in a WRX......... Ahhhh whatever nevermind.
No I don't think I have tried the replacement. I have some A-043's on my MR-2 Spyder but the other cars have Bridgestones (RE-050A's on the R and RE92's on my Justy). Shopping for more tires soon tho as I picked up a 240z today which needs some 225/50-16's. Planning on some track time with this one and it puts 370hp to the wheels so prolly needs to be something fairly good.
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