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#115 of 174 Re: Good input [phil53] by xwesx Aug 13, 2008 (1:06 pm)
Replying to: phil53 (Aug 12, 2008 4:18 pm) The mpg I listed at 17 was not for a Subaru, it was for a minivan (if that gives you some hope!).   My city driving is not heavy here in Fairbanks, Alaska, but last summer in my '07 Outback (manual tranny), I averaged 26-27 around town.   This last winter in my 08 Outback (auto), I got right at 20 through the coldest months of the year (-10 to -45 F); my old '96 Outback would drop to as low as 15-16 during that period, and my minivan even hit 13.5 on one tank last winter. I think your driving conditions would be harsh, indeed, if you averaged less than 20.   Good luck.
#116 of 174 Friendly Competition by ateixeira Aug 14, 2008 (6:59 am)
So we took a long drive last night, and measured our MPG for the trip in each direction.   My wife drove up, and got 30.0mpg. She hit 33 mpg for a short while, but the full trip was 30.   Then I drove back, the same route but with less traffic, so my speeds were higher. I got 27.0mpg.   She won, but I was impressed with the highway fuel efficiency.
#117 of 174 Re: Good input [buckhuntr] by phil53 Aug 15, 2008 (6:25 pm)
Replying to: buckhuntr (Aug 12, 2008 5:51 pm) Well, that makes more sense. I'd get about 13-14 with my Avalanche in that scenario. Of course, the Beetle would get about 38. (I'm still struggling with that one.) Thanks for the update. I'm still leaning toward the Forester, but haven't ruled out a couple of the sedans or wagons.
#118 of 174 2003 Forester XS mileage report by 204meca Aug 17, 2008 (9:08 pm)
We just completed a 780 mile trip around WA Olympic Peninsula in our XS 5 speed with 45K on it. The load was two passengers & camping gear, overall about 500 lbs & AC was used about 25% of the time. The trip was unusual in that it was an interesting mixture of 2 lane roads, some dirt roads, and no rush - so I drove with a pretty light foot. About 10% was gravel, much of it quite hilly, 60% 2 lane highway, and about 10% over 60 mph. I would say the average speed was about 45 under pretty ideal driving conditions (relatively low traffic, dry weather 65-80 degrees). With the 1st tank I got 487 miles with a half gallon to spare. Over all mileage was 31.7 mpg.   Overall I drive pretty conservatively without holding up traffic & have been averaging about 23 -26 on daily driving (70% urban 30% freeway). High way averages about 28-30 with best has been just over 32 mpg.   Overall I am very satisfied. It sounds like the mpg are better on the 09s & I hope to get one about 2010. At that point I will probably get an AT & would hope SOA implant a good CVT in the Forster. I have had a civic & A4 with CVT & love em!
#119 of 174 XT MPG by tinycadon Aug 20, 2008 (2:15 pm)
Just got 26.1mpg on my 400mi trip today, doing 65-70mph w/o cruise control, not bad, better than I expected!
#120 of 174 Broke 30 again by ateixeira Aug 27, 2008 (10:07 am)
31.2mpg on an all highway trip this past weekend.   We're past 1000 miles so now it's officially broken in.
#121 of 174 2009 Forester MPG by rich505 Sep 01, 2008 (2:01 pm)
I bought a new 2009 Forester 2.5X, auto, non-turbo, Premium last week. I drove about 150 miles round trip today on 2-lane rural and interstate with hills. I have less than 300 miles total. Including 20 miles around town besides the 150 miles I averaged ~25 MPG after filling up.   The MPG read-out is indicating about 26.4 MPG at 70MPH with the A/C on. At 55 MPH on level roads it reads as high as 32 MPG. Average around town it seems to be ~22 MPG so far.   I am impressed with the performance considering only 170HP compared to my previous Ford Ranger 4WD with the 4.0L V6. On this same trip it would average about 20 MPG in the summer with the A/C on. Around town the best would be 15 MPG and in the winter as low as 11-12 MPG Replies to this message: phil53 (Sep 02, 2008 8:16 pm) stevedebi (Sep 03, 2008 2:19 pm)
#122 of 174 Re: Good input [phil53] by aatherton Sep 02, 2008 (1:46 pm)
Replying to: phil53 (Aug 12, 2008 4:18 pm) "... I was just hoping I could routinely return 25 mpg+. "   My 2008 NA automatic routinely betters that in the summer: http://aatherton06.home.insightbb.com/Forester/For_MPG.htm And it has big mirrors, roof rack, bubble deflector, and tires set to the door sticker pressure. Such mileage requires economical driving habits.
#123 of 174 Thanks by phil53 Sep 02, 2008 (7:59 pm)
Unfortunately, that is my down-fall. I routinely run about 5 over and sometimes 10. Around here, that means 65-75 on the freeways. And no dawdling anywhere during rush hour (if you get out early enough). A lot of traffic lights on the last 5 or so miles of my commute. By the way, that is a very complete chart you're keeping. I keep ODO, trip, fuel used, mpg and brand of fuel, but that's about it. And I haven't been very religious about it lately.
#124 of 174 Re: 2009 Forester MPG [rich505] by phil53 Sep 02, 2008 (8:16 pm)
Replying to: rich505 (Sep 01, 2008 2:01 pm) That is valuable information, since that is the vehicle I'm looking at (the 2.5X, 4AT, Limited). And I just took a similar trip this past weekend. 4 hours each direction (a tad over 150 miles). First 1/2 hour was interstate at 75 mph. The remainder was 2 and 4 lane US highways through rolling hills. I put the Corsa cat-back exhaust, AEM cold air intake and Hypertech Max Energy E-Con programmer on the Avalanche and actually lost 1 mpg for this particular trip. I'm still trying to figure that one out. I had anticipated about a 2 mpg gain. My commute sounds like a previous post. 2 or 3 miles of slow suburban driving, then 25 miles of freeway at 65 - 75 (mostly 75) followed by 5 miles of suburban traffic with numerous stop lights (40 - 45 when you're moving). It usually takes me about 40 minutes.

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