September 9, 201312 yr And NOT for the better.....I need to cut the ins and fuel bill of the car (95 wrx wagon) I've been offered the same year and type but non turbo, rd tax is the same but ins is less than half....but what difference in mpg SHOULD a non turbo impreza wagon be compared to the turbo. Or am I aswell selling and going for something else that's not awd
September 9, 201312 yr :( Not good news but I know you are not the only one feeling the pinch mate so keep your chin up :) I would say it all depends on how you drive it and where but as a guess 28 to 30 mpg I have even had 32.5mpg from my car when it was running 360BHP but I had to drive it like a nanna in a Suzuki not so swift :)
September 9, 201312 yr If you are looking for fuel economy look at some of the NA diesels and hybrids or modern petrol engines, two wheel drive does tend to be more economical as well.
September 10, 201312 yr I don't actually think the non turbo is that much better on fuel if I remember, you could always look at a remap, Cost is high but you can get it mapped for MPG + Regular unleaded, mine gets around 80 miles per £20 and that's 276bhp and in those 80 miles some may be faster than others :P
September 10, 201312 yr mine is a non turbo... Clueless in the bhp tho but I get 85 miles to £20. And I've been asked if I have lead in my shoes lol.
September 12, 201312 yr Author It's ins too, I found out it's more than double to insure a turbo the same year as a non, I mean ffs, I know they're more powerful but not that bad, I don't think so. That's another main reason for changing, but I'd like to keep with the awd if I can
September 12, 201312 yr Wow! That's shocking.. It's amazing what the word turbo can mean. I'm lucky with mine but believe it or not my pig 206 with a 1.4 engine cost more to insure than the Scooby. 500 quid more too!
September 12, 201312 yr Author The word "import" goes against it too....it's a lose lose for turbo import owners, it's no wonder you can buy them (older models anyway) for buttons
September 17, 201312 yr yeh imports are dearer to insure purely for the fact it's not a uk car, my neighbours 3.0 td hilux was £1500 on a quote as was a 97 import impreza, my uk turbo 2000 on a 97 plate is less than £500 a year, i was able to get a classic policy on it so that helped mpg on a sport over the turbo is dramatically better, Dogma had a uk turbo and a steady drive to his cousins would see us filling the tank again before heading back, in his sport it was less than half a tank both ways so could have done it twice
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