Dum-Dum's WRX Wagon

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I've been looking at blobeye wrx estates lately, just how bad is the fuel consumption?

As Piggy says mate, If you have to ask how much it costs to run you can't afford it.
I was told that when looking at this one and it's absolutely true.

Fuel economy in 3200 miles I've averaged 24.1mpg with a fair bit of sitting on the motorway at the speed limit, it's gone up a couple of mpg since removing the 3 cats but most people are similar. I'm taking about 1mm of tread off the front tyres every 1500miles.

It is having all the common Subaru problems though, nearside wheel bearing (£80 parts plus 3 hours labor), seized calipers at a hundred quid a go, coolant leaks that take an age to trace and will eat an engine if not kept topped up.

It is awesome though, so awesome you'll find yourself taking the long route to places or just finding excuses to be in it. It is incredibly practical, quiet and really comfortable although just a tad small for me and hugely reliable in many ways, anything thats gone on it has been perfectly OK to drive on for a month or so. It's like a German car but with a soul. If you can afford it buy one but in your head work on it getting 20mpg, anything better is a bonus.


You are welcome to come over and go out in mine

I can definitely afford it, I'm comparing the difference in fun and difference in running costs between one of these and my current daily. In order to know whether or not it is a good idea to purchase it I am estimating the running costs and then deciding whether or not I want to pay that for a more fun daily or spend it on the 306 or elsewhere.

Your fuel cost has been about 670 pounds if fuel is 1.11 a litre for those 3200 miles, whereas my current daily costs approximately 260 pounds for this distance if diesel is also 1.11 a litre.

Thank you for the very kind offer, I've found one I really like very close to work at a dealership so I would probably have the option of test driving that if I wanted to. I think if I went for the test drive I'd probably end up just buying it though!

What is your plan at MOT time? Refit cats? How many can you remove without failing emissions? Or does it need all of them?