teomingern Supercharged June 27, 2016 Share June 27, 2016 http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a265/1608582/ battery is... distilled water. as long it's pure, distilled water without any added minerals/chemicals, it's fine. If the drinking water is like that it's fine. But most distilled water may not be so pure. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swong19 1st Gear June 27, 2016 Share June 27, 2016 That's super good FC already! @Tryxx cant wait for your change for a quieter ride. Too bad mine is still long before changing the stock tyre.Didn't try much S mode. All the way in I mode since collection my FNA averages around 7.3L/100km (13.6km/L) with SPC95 with 50-50 highway-town. If 90% highway for going to work and back for that week its best is 5.4/L (18.5km/L). Trying out SPC98 to see if it benefits FC.But of course who buys Subaru because of its FC Distilled water means its pure water, good for battery. In fact i have taken de-ionised water from the school's science lab for years to be used on my parent's car without problem before maintenance free battery are common. It's not the same. Battery water must meet certain stricter specifications otherwise it will foul your battery and kill it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teomingern Supercharged June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Deionized water and distilled water are two different things. Deionized water is what is in battery water. There are no ions. So you won't get hard water precipitation. Distilled water still contains ions which foul up your battery and cause premature precipitation of the lead sulfates in a form that cannot be reversibly changed back to a meta-stable soluble form. Then your battery capacity will drop. Anyway taking deionized water from your school constitutes cheating your school and stealing. The deionizer cartridge is very expensive and the more water that is passed through the faster you have to replace it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachdanom 2nd Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 @Tryxx cant wait for your change for a quieter ride. Too bad mine is still long before changing the stock tyre. Didn't try much S mode. All the way in I mode since collection my FNA averages around 7.3L/100km (13.6km/L) with SPC95 with 50-50 highway-town. If 90% highway for going to work and back for that week its best is 5.4/L (18.5km/L). Trying out SPC98 to see if it benefits FC. But of course who buys Subaru because of its FC Wow amazing FC for FNA. Heard FXT is about 10 to 11km/l. My FXT is still running in at 700km+ and getting 8+km/l nia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 @Tryxx cant wait for your change for a quieter ride. Too bad mine is still long before changing the stock tyre. Didn't try much S mode. All the way in I mode since collection my FNA averages around 7.3L/100km (13.6km/L) with SPC95 with 50-50 highway-town. If 90% highway for going to work and back for that week its best is 5.4/L (18.5km/L). Trying out SPC98 to see if it benefits FC. But of course who buys Subaru because of its FC I do 30-70 Highway-Town and got a much lower FC than yours - all on "I" mode. I am trying out S mode this tank to see if any better (looks like worst so far). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtkazama Neutral Newbie June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Subaru latest promotion on Sgcarmart says "free upgrade to integrated GPS". Anyone knows what is this about? Never know forester has this option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazen 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 I do 30-70 Highway-Town and got a much lower FC than yours - all on "I" mode. I am trying out S mode this tank to see if any better (looks like worst so far).S mode bad for 90% expressway and it holds on the rev of 2k rather than <1.5k when at 90km/Hr. But SPC98 has better pick up than SPC95 or perhaps is a placebo effect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sopskysalat 4th Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Why not just reset the gauge and report average speed and average fuel consumption between refill? The speed reading is a good guide of urban and highway driving ratio assuming the formula in computing the reading does not differ much between manufacturer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazen 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Subaru latest promotion on Sgcarmart says "free upgrade to integrated GPS". Anyone knows what is this about? Never know forester has this option.Is an additional GPS module, cost $1800 for current owners. No upgrades on the HU or any other things. Good idea, average speed to determine the % Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muser 4th Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Is an additional GPS module, cost $1800 for current owners. No upgrades on the HU or any other things. Good idea, average speed to determine the % If it's additional, then how is it "integrated"? Hmm. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shev88 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Wow. I didn't know new car batteries comes with this battery water requirement. Can ask if there is a standard period of time we have to top up battery water? Or any special checks for this kinda batteries? Paisei, I've only used maintenance free battery before. Or can check if there is any kind of trade in for battery? It's a hassle to have to track the battery water level. I was using maintenance free battery all along too. So when it died on me, I just called up AA to have it replaced. Please pardon my ignorance, may I know what do we do to replace the wet battery when it died on us. Have the car towed to and battery replaced at the workshop? The life span of the maintenance free battery i had used so far always lasted about 1 to 1.5 years. Hope a wet battery can typically last longer. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazen 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 If it's additional, then how is it "integrated"? Hmm.Additional GPS antennae module. It's still display on the HU 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muser 4th Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Additional GPS antennae module. It's still display on the HUNo kidding? I wasn't aware that our HUs had video input. And how would you switch to this new input unless MI got Subaru's HU vendor, Fuji Ten, to modify the HU firmware? Unless it works with the 6.2-inch HU but not the 7-inch one? I wouldn't pay $1.8k for it but if it does display on the HU, that's attractive. And if MI is giving it away now, that's pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_RIDE_DEEP 2nd Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Finally. Motor image cars will have an integrated GPS. Any bros know if it is locally installed? Oops. Saw a post that current owners can upgrade also. I suppose this means that it is locally installed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slazen 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 (edited) Finally. Motor image cars will have an integrated GPS. Any bros know if it is locally installed? Oops. Saw a post that current owners can upgrade also. I suppose this means that it is locally installed Most of the stuff in our car are locally installed. I asked my SE on the upgrade, but he advise that google maps are much better unless you are traveling to MY, don't want to end up having pay atrocious amounts for maps upgrade like VW. Apple car play/ android auto is more attractive Edited June 28, 2016 by Slazen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachdanom 2nd Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Most of the stuff in our car are locally installed. I asked my SE on the upgrade, but he advise that google maps are much better unless you are traveling to MY, don't want to end up having pay atrocious amounts for maps upgrade like VW. Apple car play/ android auto is more attractive I am glad it is not built in and didnt have to pay for it. Some money I have saved. And these things can become neglected after a few years without committment by MI et al to upkeep. Trusted Google Maps that is always updated is perfect for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shev88 1st Gear June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Agree. Personally, had a in car GPS currently but ended up not using it and using Google map or Waze instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest_gum Neutral Newbie June 28, 2016 Share June 28, 2016 Subaru latest promotion on Sgcarmart says "free upgrade to integrated GPS". Anyone knows what is this about? Never know forester has this option. Yet to secure my COE, ask my sales if I will get it... the answer is no LOL. Only for new booking cause new booking is $12K more. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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