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Originally Posted by sry110
I hear ya on the gas mileage bit. I'm getting maybe 20mpg around town (and that's if I stay out of boost) running a stage 2 tune. Now it's an off-the-shelf tune which is going to run a bit rich (because Cobb doesn't want to be responsible for dumb kids blowing up their Subaru engines) so with a pro-tune I could maybe increase gas mileage.
I've heard that the 2011-2012 STi's have a fuel eco mode built-in which can get something like 30+ mpg on the highway (while my stg 2 sti is getting maybe 24mpg at 75-80mph), but I don't really know whether that's true, and late model STi's are still a prohibitive amount of coin to get into.
When you do go to buy your STi, make sure you get compression and leakdown tests done. Lots of cracked piston ringlands out there. If/when the time comes feel free to shoot me some questions, I may be able to steer you clear of potential problem$.
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20 isnt too bad around town. I was getting like 22-23 in my stage 1 lgt i had before the Z. That was mostly stop and go too. I get terrible mileage in the Z. I get 35 highway out of the civic though. I won't be getting a newer daily for a few years most likely. Most of my money goes into the house fund. But it'll most likely be a WRX or STI. Unless they decide to make the LGT look less like a camry again haha. I appreciate the help though and will definitely keep it in mind!