what mpg do you get

Fuel consumption for last week. This included freeway driving to and from the Watagans (2-3 hours), and all the time in the Watagans including the crwaling up and down tracks, some outer suburban driving and one morning in bumper to bumper traffic. About 30MPG- and I'm happy with that.
 
I've been getting 22.2mpg around town with my 2010 Forester with just over 600 miles on the odo. I hope with the switch to Mobil 1 at 1000 miles, it will gain some more.;)
 
Might be a bit early to use synthetic oils
 
Rally said:
Might be a bit early to use synthetic oils
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No it really isn't. Many cars now come with synthetic right from the factory. The sooner it goes in, the better. It's also good to get the factory fill out by 1000 miles. You wouldn't believe the crap that comes out on that first change.
 
bru73 said:
pic's of sand pits
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Lets see ..

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More pics coming i am told.

We did not take pics of the clay pit as there was only three of us. We were annoying the dirt bikers (muhahahah). The clay pit is like driving on hard axle grease. It takes talent and a smart foot. there really was no place to take pics, as if you stopped you were stuck.

And in the clay pits I got the MPG down to 7!
 
Good to see the boys having fun.

But with oil, I change the oil at 1000k's with mineral, then change at 5000k's with synthetic. Horses for courses perhaps, but my preference is to reduce the chance of glazing by using mineral oil in the first 5000k's.
 
Rally said:
But with oil, I change the oil at 1000k's with mineral, then change at 5000k's with synthetic. Horses for courses perhaps, but my preference is to reduce the chance of glazing by using mineral oil in the first 5000k's.
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In all the research I've done on oil, I've never heard of that being an issue after 1000 miles.

Synthetic Break-in
By Tom Wilson
Road & Track, Technical Correspondence Column, November 2001 issue

Exxon/Mobil's official policy is that their synthetic oil may be used at any mileage, including factory fill, unless otherwise stated by the vehicle manufacturer. Mobil pointed out that all Corvettes, Vipers, Porsches and Aston Martins are factory filled with Mobil 1 synthetic. We can only conclude that improvements in cylinder-wall finish and ring design or materials makes this possible.
It is also likely that vehicle manufacturers not using synthetics as the factory fill are also not optimizing their cylinder and ring packages for the slippery sythetics, in which case approximately 1000 miles on mineral oil should prove ample break-in time. In fact, in modern engines a very high percentage of ring break-in takes place very quickly, probably in the first 10 to 20 minutes of engine running. Certainly, some final lapping of the rings and cylinders takes place over several hundred miles after initial break-in.
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That is interesting Brad. Locally, the rule of thumb is mineral till 5-6000k's. A mate of mine has built a number of succcesful race engines and he also goes by that formula. I'll ask around and see if the scenery has changed.
 
Rally said:
That is interesting Brad. Locally, the rule of thumb is mineral till 5-6000k's. A mate of mine has built a number of succcesful race engines and he also goes by that formula. I'll ask around and see if the scenery has changed.
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I think the big difference is rebuild and non-factory build vs factory build. When a engine is factory built, a lot of the breaking in is done before the engine even goes into the car. That and all engines nowadays are CNC machined to much higher tolerances then the past. Parts fit together better and as a result, the breaking in process isn't as critical.
 
Barry said:
Here is an interesting link for keeping track of your fuel consumption.

https://www.fuelly.com/

:ebiggrin: :cool: :lildevil:
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Great site. I have started using it to keep track of all the fuel that goes in the girl. Only problem is that I added the fuel up from my recient beach trip which put it way out of wack as I got 10-13.5L/100km. But thats not bad for sitting between 2500-4500rpm the whole time.

I can manage between 8.5-10L/100km for city driving depending how I drive using 91 Octane. Cant seen to find any higher than 91 anywhere here where I live. For the highway 7-9L/100km depending how I drive. If I sit on 120-140km then about 8.5L/100km.
 
36,000 people. There is one place, its BP but they are 10c more a Litre than any other place. They have Octane 95 but everwhere else is 91. I went and checked a heap of places out today to confirm. I dont bother paying the 10c more a Litre than the average fuel station when for 14 or 15c a Litre less than BP I can go and get it discounted and get Octane 91.
 
apsg said:
Do they seriously not sell 95 or 98 in Geraldton?
That amazes me! Aren't there almost 30,000 people there?
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I was in Geraldton in Sept last year and filed up twice with Vortex95 at Woolworths. I don't remember though if they had 98.
 
guzzla said:
I was in Geraldton in Sept last year and filed up twice with Vortex95 at Woolworths. I don't remember though if they had 98.
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Thats where I fuel up at Woolworths and they only have standard Unleaded 91 to what I can see. There must only be 1 pump with Vortex95, the stations always full with 15+ cars every time I go there, alway have to wait :(
 
Best consumption so far- arond 32 mpg with a mixture of outer suburban cruising and bumper to bumper peak hour- on 95 RON. Previous fill was around 30 mpg on 91 RON fuel and actively trying to get maximum fuel economy on suburban roads- included short shifting and coasting at every opportunity. Difference in economy more than made up for price difference in fuel when you consider driving style and conditions
 
Rally said:
the rule of thumb is mineral till 5-6000k's. A mate of mine has built a number of succcesful race engines and he also goes by that formula. I'll ask around and see if the scenery has changed.
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Hey Rally, I thought about doing pretty much the same as you with the mineral oil. Aircraft (horizontally opposed or in these circles, boxers) do the mineral oil thing for the break-in period. That being said, to keep the warranty, I have let my Subaru dealer do there thing with the oil and changes. Sounds like we are both old school but it would be interesting to see what these young'uns end up with using synthetics.
I'm curious! :Bananacomputer:
 
My Forry just rolled over 152,000 miles, and i'm consistantly averaging 23.8 mpg out here in the hill country. The flatter lands im sure i would get the full 26 this thing is rated for on highway.
 
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