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Replying to: p0926 (Jun 13, 2006 7:22 pm) tidester, host |
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25.1 mpg lifetime average. Peak of 30.4 mpg on a trip. Low of 17.3 mpg while towing a 1500 lb trailer the entire time. -juice |
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'05 FXS, manual 5 speed, 31k miles in 19 months. Usually 380-410 miles between fill-ups, wait for low-fuel light to go on. October thru April - 28 mpg May thru September - 30+ mpg (difference due to seasonal temp variation (eastern Pennsylvania) and winter gas additive changeover at refineries) Best mpg - 32.3 on 440 miles (same tank of gas) mostly long distance. Last month. Worst - first tank, at 24.5
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Replying to: growler5 (Jun 21, 2006 8:58 am) -juice
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Averaging about 20 miles per day or about 7,300 miles per year. Mostly short trips, but I make my commute a bit longer to allow the engine to warm fully. Steady diet of 92 octane from Super America. Reformulated fuels and winter oxygenated blends (10% ethanol year-round). Shifts almost always between 3-4k rpm and not afraid to let the rpm's go higher if/when necessary. best: 26 mpg (all highway at 75 mph) worst: 18 mpg (winter) average: 21 mpg Average mpg up until this past winter was 1 mpg better than my Outback. Partial thanks to winter fuel, no doubt. -Brian |
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(my first Subie and was prior to my '04 F-XT) Averaged 26 miles per day, or about 9,500 miles per year. 87 octane from Super America. Reformulated fuels and winter blends both with 10% ethanol. best: 28 mpg (highway trip) worst: 17 mpg (again, winter) average: 22 mpg -Brian |
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Never did better than 21mpg, whether I go 65 or continuous 85mph. - 80 miles per day 95% highway. - - Use 87 octane, with that lousy ethanol. - - Tried all brands of gas - no difference. Tried Octane booster to a tank of gas, new special, copper plugs - drove 65-70mph - 20 mpg. Winter milage is even worse. My '92 Legacy LS Wagon got 25 and it's >= 400 lbs heavier. ( It's still on the road BTW ) How are you achieving those type of numbers? Dom
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Replying to: cinemod1 (Jun 28, 2006 6:31 pm) -Brian |
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I've had my 01 Forester (S+ Automatic) for 102K now, and am getting 24 MPG. I did notice that mileage improve markedly after ~7500 miles or so. |
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Replying to: cinemod1 (Jun 28, 2006 6:31 pm) Not by driving 85mph. Speed kills gas mileage. The sweet spot seems to be about 45-55 MPH for most cars. The FXS isn't going to win any prizes for minimum air resistance either. It's too bad the EPA doesn't do an experiment with the MPG test by doing the standard test for highway speed, and then repeating the test at a higher speed, say 80-85 mpg. It would be interesting indeed to see the MPG difference.
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