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#29 of 98 Recent MPG - '02 Bean by blackbean Oct 26, 2006 (8:41 am)
I am consistently getting 23-24 MPG with my H-6 wagon. Bridgestone RE950 tires and 62k on the odometer. I drive 60% back roads, 20% town/city and 20% highway.
#30 of 98 RE: Real world gas milage '04 H-4 OBW auto by joelog Nov 30, 2006 (4:28 pm)
After calculating actual miles and gas used here are my results: 51,832mi and 2,208.05 gal regular gas = 23.47mpg avg Best mileage was 31.05 on non-stop trip from Gettysburg to Long Island, NY with cruise control set at 65mph. I live on LI and travel daily mixed highway and city with multiple stops. Worst mileage was 19mpg.
#31 of 98 Re: Recent MPG, 2006 Legacy SE wagon 4EAT [mpansare1] by mpansare1 Apr 02, 2007 (4:43 pm)
Replying to: mpansare1 (Oct 22, 2006 3:37 am) FINAL UPDATE: Odometer 9000 miles now. Same 60/40 hwy/city drive mix yielded 25 mpg average in winter (mileage went down, to be expected). Now since temps have started ticking up (in the 60s-70s) I'm averaging 26-28 again. Strictly highway still yields between 30-31 mpg. As usual, trip computer is consistently wrong (by +1 to +1.5 mpg). So far I'm very happy with the car - 2 icy winter trips provided rock steady handling. Will be sorry to see the Legacy wgn discontinued for 2008.   Oh well, hopefully they will re-style the Outback over the next few years....more rear leg room, perhaps? Auto up window, perhaps? Retained accessory power, perhaps? Better stock stereo, perhaps? These little 'omitted' design elements are minor annoyances, but really necessary considering most other cars now offer them as standard.
#32 of 98 2005-2007 H6 3.0 MPG by happer Sep 17, 2007 (4:55 am)
Looking for an idea of the all around mileage I should expect from a Outback 3.0 6 cylinder.   I am looking at a 2008 Outback and like the 6 cylinder but might just buy the 2.5 if there is a huge difference in MPG. Replies to this message: snowbelter (Sep 17, 2007 9:10 am) happer (Sep 17, 2007 9:32 am)
#33 of 98 Re: 2005-2007 H6 3.0 MPG [happer] by snowbelter Sep 17, 2007 (9:10 am)
Replying to: happer (Sep 17, 2007 4:55 am) I have an 07 LLBean. Averaging around 21, mostly suburban. Averaged 25 on a recent mostly highway trip. Using 89 octane. Tried 87 and it doesn't work well. Does run smoother on 93. Replies to this message: happer (Sep 17, 2007 9:32 am)
#34 of 98 Re: 2005-2007 H6 3.0 MPG [snowbelter] by happer Sep 17, 2007 (9:32 am)
Replying to: snowbelter (Sep 17, 2007 9:10 am) About what I expected. It wouldn't be too bad if you could get away with 89 Octane.   Thanks for the info!
#35 of 98 Highway MPG - '05 Outback XT by discopete Sep 18, 2007 (5:32 am)
I've had an Outback XT with 5sp.MT and 11,900 miles on it for about 6 weeks.   The one road trip so far (190 miles) yielded 22.9 MPG , mostly using the cruise control.   Around town it gets 13 to 15 MPG , but I've been experimenting with the turbocharger's effect on acceleration .   I'm hoping that the engine will loosen over the next few thousand miles and the highway mileage will improve.
#37 of 98 Sudden drop in mpg by mjross Aug 14, 2007 (9:58 am)
I recently moved from Colorado Springs, CO to the LA area and I've noticed that since then my 2000 Subaru Outback's mpg has noticeably decreased. It's still in the decent range (above 20mpg), but less than in CO. Could this be because of the drop in altitude (from ~6000' to sea level)? What (if anything) can I do about it? Replies to this message: ateixeira (Aug 14, 2007 10:14 am) mjross (Aug 14, 2007 10:21 am) hypov (Aug 18, 2007 6:59 am) and 1 more...
#38 of 98 Re: Sudden drop in mpg [mjross] by ateixeira Aug 14, 2007 (10:14 am)
Replying to: mjross (Aug 14, 2007 9:58 am) Hmm, you do lose power at altitude, since the air is less dense. I'm surprised it had a noticeable effect on mileage when you started intaking denser air, though.   Also, the octane is probably higher in LA, 87 vs. probably 85 I'd guess. That also should not cause a drop in mileage, though.   Strange... Replies to this message: mjross (Aug 14, 2007 10:21 am) hypov (Aug 18, 2007 6:59 am) jfl (Sep 21, 2007 9:19 pm)

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