New Car

[hollowicked 39]

Hey everyone just got a new car last its a subaru wrx sti and its a great car just wanted to know if anyone had one and how is it on gas? I know you can only use premium fuel so that sucks but what can you do.

Looks like my hockey equipment buying days are over gotta make what I got last. lol

[freq019 0]

http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/subaru_impr...e_overview.html

18/24mpg welcome to the big leagues.

[Project824 0]

You bought a car without knowing how the gas mileage was?

[hollowicked 39]

I really wasnt worried at the time (dumb) because after driving the car i was just in all I had to have it. I know my dumb a$$ fault

[43%burnt 0]

my friend got around 20'ish city. and he doesn't drive too slow. i bet you could pull high twenties highway if you wanted. i wouldn't expect much though; turbo likes gas.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

Hey everyone just got a new car last its a subaru wrx sti and its a great car just wanted to know if anyone had one and how is it on gas? I know you can only use premium fuel so that sucks but what can you do.

Looks like my hockey equipment buying days are over gotta make what I got last. lol

Nice ride, don't wreck it.

EDIT: and personally, I'd rather have an STI than the top end of every single piece of equipment.

[Vapor 0]

you can use 87 in it. Its better, to use 93, but 87 aint gonna kill your car. It matters how you drive it. If you keep it in lower gears the whole time, and wind it all the way up, you can get some crappy gas milage. If you keep it in 5th and keep the rpms under 3 grand, you can be crusing at 25mpg.

[dietzie27 0]

keep a clean air filter and well inflated tires, that helps a little.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

you can use 87 in it. Its better, to use 93, but 87 aint gonna kill your car. It matters how you drive it. If you keep it in lower gears the whole time, and wind it all the way up, you can get some crappy gas milage. If you keep it in 5th and keep the rpms under 3 grand, you can be crusing at 25mpg.

If it says to use premium fuel, use it. Otherwise, you're going to get knocking.

[Project824 0]

you can use 87 in it.  Its better, to use 93, but 87 aint gonna kill your car.  It matters how you drive it.  If you keep it in lower gears the whole time, and wind it all the way up, you can get some crappy  gas milage.  If you keep it in 5th and keep the rpms under 3 grand, you can be crusing at 25mpg.

If it says to use premium fuel, use it. Otherwise, you're going to get knocking.

Plus it's brand new. Using too low a grade may mess with your warranty if there's a problem. Like someone else said, keep the RPM's low, and you'll burn less fuel. Great car though, and you are still way ahead of a lot of people on fuel efficiency.

[beaucoup_fish 0]

you can use 87 in it.  Its better, to use 93, but 87 aint gonna kill your car.  It matters how you drive it.  If you keep it in lower gears the whole time, and wind it all the way up, you can get some crappy  gas milage.  If you keep it in 5th and keep the rpms under 3 grand, you can be crusing at 25mpg.

If it says to use premium fuel, use it. Otherwise, you're going to get knocking.

Plus it's brand new. Using too low a grade may mess with your warranty if there's a problem. Like someone else said, keep the RPM's low, and you'll burn less fuel. Great car though, and you are still way ahead of a lot of people on fuel efficiency.

Are you tryinig to say that my H2 isn't the most fuel efficient vehicle on the planet?

[Justin 1933 134]

You should have got an Evo...Better car than the STI....;)

If you bought an STI, you shouldn't be worrying about fuel mileage....

[hip check 0]

I almost expected that from Justin... ;)

Don't use a lower octane fuel than is recommended. Detonation is not your friend.

Conversely, you don't need to use a higher octane than recommended. The benefits are there, but slight. If you're really concerned about mileage and fuel costs, you need a different vehicle. The 'happy pedal' will not give you good mileage!

[freq019 0]

I almost expected that from Justin... ;)

Don't use a lower octane fuel than is recommended. Detonation is not your friend.

Conversely, you don't need to use a higher octane than recommended. The benefits are there, but slight. If you're really concerned about mileage and fuel costs, you need a different vehicle. The 'happy pedal' will not give you good mileage!

most if not all newer cars have knock sensors especially if they have computers controlling the engine management. The car will drive like crap but you won't hurt it if you put lesser octane in.

[tuzzifan44 0]

Does anyone know how much boost the sti's are set for stock?

[asdfa 0]

You should have got an Evo...Better car than the STI....;)

If you bought an STI, you shouldn't be worrying about fuel mileage....

the evo is only better as a track car. the sti's suspension is set up more for dirt. also, evo's turbo lag is much worse than the sti.

[Vapor 0]

Does anyone know how much boost the sti's are set for stock?

I wanna say 11.6, but Im not sure

[chilaxin12 2]

11.6 sounds about right on the boost. And who ever said you can use 87 is lying out their mouth...can you say voided warranty and blown turbo

[asdfa 0]

11.6 sounds about right on the boost. And who ever said you can use 87 is lying out their mouth...can you say voided warranty and blown turbo

how would it blow the turbo?

[tuzzifan44 0]

It would more than likey blow the motor from all the detonation. 87 octane in a turbo car with high compression(all turbo cars have high compression) is just asking to blow that motor up.

[Vapor 0]

8:0:1 is high compression