I just took it for a spin, it sits a tad under 3000rpm in 5th gear at 110kph (which according to the GPS is actually 106kph).

Redbook quote much lower figures for a stock XT Foz.. I'd understand if I was nailing it all the time, but I'm pretty tame when I'm out on the open road.. especially if I'm going to be on it for days at a time..

My 1997 VS Commodore Wagon averaged 7.5L per 100km when we drove across Australia.. nearly half the fuel consumption out of a 3.8L very tired V6..

- paul

commys are renown to work at its best when it comes to long drives

turbo's are no no when travelling far

fair call.. I'm looking at getting a Toyota Troopcarrier for the long haul trips anyway, a V8 turbo diesel with a full camping rig in the back :-D Then replace the commodore with something like a little VW Golf TDI for the misses.. then the Subaru becomes my toy.. and that is going to be a whole heap of fun :-D

I was just hoping to get more than 400kms out of a tank on the open road.

- paul

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I just had an oxygen sensor replaced last week ( Front one ). The light only came on the a few days before hand but the economy had been about 25% worse than normal for the last couple of months but just figured I was driving it harder after the tune for the Perrin headers.

Back to normal now.

Years ago I had a airflow sensor crap itself in my VL and the fuel economy was really crap when that happened.

Would be guessing some sort of sensor is dying.

WHS^
Just gotta wait til it pulls a CEL i suppose! Thrash the crap out of it a bit, that always helps :p

Interesting that you are getting around 400ks out of a tank. Thats about what I get in my wifes 03 XS forester, and yours is turbo.
I might have to look into things a bit on her car.

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Ha ha ha......"they don't teach me that at tafe"

I get around approximately 450km per tank in a tuned version 6 sti around the city, that's roughly 7.5 litres per 100km.

"Turbos are no good for long runs" STFU -Ajayjay ..... they only drink when on boost.

Paulmp: It will be your oxygen sensor that's dead, making the car run rich at cruise....... Buy an ACA replacemant from cov's (Subaru oem ones are a rip off) and diy the installation.

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"Turbos are no good for long runs" STFU -Ajayjay ..... they only drink when on boost.

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what is your problem??

did you mum teach you any manners at all

LOL! Ajayjay, I dont think Ross has a problem, however, your problem with him is that he knows what he's talking about.


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