Filling Up

[egxflash]

I must have a leadfoot but looking at the stats off my gas app, I got 21.18MPG over the 3.4k miles I drove my ITS in the last year.

Last fillup was $38.55 at 5.999/gal.

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[olyhay1]

Depending when I fill up. 50-55$ (las vegas 91)

 

[Punisher666]

I was 90 miles til empty and it took $42 to fill up with 93 Sunoco here in Kentucky.

 

[jedi03]

Average mpg is between 21 and 24...hit 27 once using only cruise control an very limited traffic

 

[Victorofhavoc]

If you can afford a Type S then should gasoline cost even be a concern? The cost of gasoline over the decades is probably way below typical inflation percentages, you should be angry with insurance companies and what they are charging you.

When I stopped dealing with insurance companies and started dealing with independent agents/brokers my insurance cost stopped being a problem. Mine has gone down every year in the last 9 years and I pay less for insurance on 3 cars, a home, art, and jewelry now than I did for a single car and condo back in 2014. When I added a BMW X7 to my policy recently it went up by 130$/yr, but then my agent swapped categories and turned the its into a "pleasure vehicle" and it went down again by 80$. Between a q7, X7, its and a host of former cars, the its is the second most expensive car to insure for me. My STi before was more. Not sure why the its is so much comparatively.

Fuel costs are relative, though... Some people only drive 200mi per month and that's basically 50$ worth in the its at today's numbers. A year ago it was closer to 35$. 15$ isn't much... But it can add up. On track I burn 5gal every two sessions (averaging 4mpg in a turbo car typically, 6mpg in NA). That's 20gal in 2 days... Then there's the 12mpg avg when towing to the track and back. A single weekend in fuel costs easily 300$+ now, and that's assuming the track is within 200mi. 7 to 9 events per year and we're at 1750-2250/yr. Up from about 1200-1600 from before. Add in that fuel costs have also raised tire costs again, while the petroleum shortages are also constraining supply and delivery further so that now tire costs will go up by 30% in the next 7mo or so... And we're talking a year of driving the its on track costing 1200$+ compared to the year prior.

It starts to make sense why there's a massive pullback in motorsports and general attendance.

Not everyone feels inflation the same. I shudder at the thought of people who drive to make money.

 

[ChromaPop]

When I stopped dealing with insurance companies and started dealing with independent agents/brokers my insurance cost stopped being a problem. Mine has gone down every year in the last 9 years and I pay less for insurance on 3 cars, a home, art, and jewelry now than I did for a single car and condo back in 2014. When I added a BMW X7 to my policy recently it went up by 130$/yr, but then my agent swapped categories and turned the its into a "pleasure vehicle" and it went down again by 80$. Between a q7, X7, its and a host of former cars, the its is the second most expensive car to insure for me. My STi before was more. Not sure why the its is so much comparatively.

Fuel costs are relative, though... Some people only drive 200mi per month and that's basically 50$ worth in the its at today's numbers. A year ago it was closer to 35$. 15$ isn't much... But it can add up. On track I burn 5gal every two sessions (averaging 4mpg in a turbo car typically, 6mpg in NA). That's 20gal in 2 days... Then there's the 12mpg avg when towing to the track and back. A single weekend in fuel costs easily 300$+ now, and that's assuming the track is within 200mi. 7 to 9 events per year and we're at 1750-2250/yr. Up from about 1200-1600 from before. Add in that fuel costs have also raised tire costs again, while the petroleum shortages are also constraining supply and delivery further so that now tire costs will go up by 30% in the next 7mo or so... And we're talking a year of driving the its on track costing 1200$+ compared to the year prior.

It starts to make sense why there's a massive pullback in motorsports and general attendance.

Not everyone feels inflation the same. I shudder at the thought of people who drive to make money.

I agree, tracking your car is a whole different story. I think we all need the name of your insurance broker!

 

[whtciv2k]

If you can afford a Type S then should gasoline cost even be a concern? The cost of gasoline over the decades is probably way below typical inflation percentages, you should be angry with insurance companies and what they are charging you.

I own much more expensive cars than my type s, and while I can certainly afford the gas, it still stings to see its gone up 25+%

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I agree, tracking your car is a whole different story. I think we all need the name of your insurance broker!

Yeah anyone in Kansas and Missouri area, feel free to hit me for a reference. These people have been great!

 

[2012Baja]

I own much more expensive cars than my type s, and while I can certainly afford the gas, it still stings to see its gone up 25+%

Same here gas is gas I have paid 7+ dollars for mid grade in Barstow California and even more in death Valley in 2022. Our offroad truck has a 50 gallon fuel cell and burns through it like a chainsaw! It's just one of the things people seem to take for granted when buying cars hence why most countries have small cars...

 

[egxflash]

Same here gas is gas I have paid 7+ dollars for mid grade in Barstow California and even more in death Valley in 2022. Our offroad truck has a 50 gallon fuel cell and burns through it like a chainsaw! It's just one of the things people seem to take for granted when buying cars hence why most countries have small cars...

Yeah, for all intents and purposes, our fuel prices here in the US is relatively low compared to a lot of other countries. But we are also pretty spread out and rely more on commuting/driving than a lot of those countries.

 

[ElpacoSV]

My last full tank.

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