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#28 of 87 94 Legacy Turbo by paisan Jun 08, 2005 (6:35 am)
17 City 22 Highway 5 Track   96 Impreza L Racecar   8-10 Track   -mike
#29 of 87 98 OBW Ltd 5 speed - 83,000+ miles by toboggan Jun 11, 2005 (5:14 pm)
In the winter with a ski box on top on the highway - 23mpg avg.   This past winter in warm Arizona without ski box or roof rack cross bars in town - 22mpg avg (heavy right foot). We did some mountain driving over 8,000' and got a high of 31 mpg. On that trip we "hit" a high of 65mph and averaged about 15-30mph on the twisties (hiway 191 for example). Also did some high speed travel on their freeways and averaged around 25 mpg. Again, this is from my aging memory.   Gas mileage has always been better with the factory cross bars removed. Also have a Subaru rear air deflector and Subaru bug/rock deflector on the front of the hood.   Sorry that the mpg figures aren't more accurate as I usually do the math in the head and don't do numbers to the right of the decimal point.   MNSteve
#30 of 87 2004 Forester XT 5-sp manual by samiam_68 Jun 14, 2005 (9:18 am)
22,900 miles on the car Northern NJ / NYC metro area Gasoline used: 93 Octane, no-name brand   Winter avg - 21.5 MPG (A/C always off) Summer avg - 23.0 MPG without A/C, 21.8 MPG with A/C Worst ever - 19.8 (1st tank from the dealer when bought new) Best ever - 24.8 (mostly highway with A/C on) EPA rated at 18/23 city/hwy   Typical driving 70/30 hwy/city Type of driving - always in the fast lane (but usually keep it at 75 and under) Typical daily driving: 3 to 4 cold starts, 3 to 15 mile individual trips Tire pressure 31/31 All measurements are: miles driven / gallons to fill tank   Observed speedometer error: 0% (based on police speed measuring signs) Observed odometer error: reads higher by 1.5% (based on mile markers)   Oil changes: first 3,750 miles, dino oil starting 7,500 and every 7,500 miles: Quaker State Full synthetic 5W-30   Sam
#31 of 87 Another pass at MPG by toboggan Jun 19, 2005 (6:33 pm)
Drove down to the twin cities from Duluth yesterday morning in the OBW. Once on the freeway (I-35) set the cruise at 78mph (still got passed a few times). 23.1mpg. There was little wind. Paid $1.98 per gallon at Sam's Club in Duluth. Gas was $2.15 a gallon in the cities - go figure.   6 hours later headed north on I-35. Set the cruise at 78mph - got passed a lot for the first 60 miles. Gassed up at the Duluth Sam's Club. Gas (with Sam's card) was now $2.06. It's still $2.09 at the rest of the stations.   With the 5speed, 78mph is 3700rpm. I should note that I use Amsoil 5w-30 in the engine with Amsoil gear lube in the gearbox and differential.   So far the head gasket repairs are holding (knock on wood).   MNSteve
#32 of 87 Yeah Baby by ateixeira Jun 20, 2005 (8:58 am)
On a roll here, last 5 tanks' average:   28.2mpg (with Bob driving to Valley Forge) 26.6 27.7 24.9 27.6   73k miles and running nicely.   -juice
#33 of 87 who said the '04 FXT was a guzzler by subearu Jun 25, 2005 (2:54 pm)
26mpg doing mainly 70mph with the AC in the hot Chicago heat. some traffic and mild wot runs (merging onto the Eisenhower).   -Brian
#34 of 87 i say it is, 15-18 mpg consistently by njswamplands Jun 26, 2005 (4:04 am)
but then again if your on a highway with cruise control, your not having fun with your xt Replies to this message: subearu (Jun 26, 2005 10:55 am)
#35 of 87 Re: i say it is, 15-18 mpg consistently [njswamplands] by subearu Jun 26, 2005 (10:55 am)
Replying to: njswamplands (Jun 26, 2005 4:04 am) I'd have to say I'm having plenty of fun with my XT, I really enjoy driving it.   IMO, Chicago traffic doesn't warrant safe use of the CC as you need to keep with the flow of traffic, which seems to speed up or slow down for even the slightest of curves or distractions. Forget about having a 2 second cushion between you and the drivers around you, it just doesn't happen on Chicago roads. I switched lanes frequently and was on boost (moderately mostly) during those lane merges. My average mph for the entire trip was 55.   Only time I'd figure to get anything below 18mpg is during the extreme cold winter (and reformulated fuel).   -Brian
#36 of 87 Colorado by twrx Jul 08, 2005 (8:20 pm)
I just returned from a week long trip to Buena Vista Colorado. (elevation 7900 ft.) My Subaru Legacy 2.5i LTD wagon auto got 30 mpg for 3750 miles according to the trip computer. Replies to this message: hypov (Jul 09, 2005 2:31 pm)
#37 of 87 Re: Colorado [twrx] by hypov Jul 09, 2005 (2:31 pm)
Replying to: twrx (Jul 08, 2005 8:20 pm) 30 mpg for 3750 miles on a tank?   -Dave

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