cookie Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 have it tattoed on my forehead. My Forester is a 99 five speed. What is yours bj? I used to think my mileage was not all that great at an average of around 25, but that seems to be OK for what I have seen others post. I sure can't touch those early Legacies or those Outback Sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Recently took a trip from the middle of NM to northern WY. We rolled up I-25 at a minimum of 80 mph with the WY part being 85+. All of the elevation along the way was 4000 ft+ and the temps were hot enough to require AC. We used whatever was cheapest at the pump and got 26.96 mpg (were calling it 27). This was with 2 adults and a little one and enough gear to block the rear view. We was also traveling with a Tahoe (14 mpg) and a Suburban (14.8 mpg). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 must smooth the air making for a superior air flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 It probably helps some but we recently had to put on some straight metal after a cottonwood blew down and squashed a door and poked in a rear quarter panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngenx Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 We just took our 01 Forester AT for a mountainous highway trip where we didn't drive SLOWER than 125km/h (about 80mph) and were up steep passes and passing lots of campers, AC on 95% of the time. Mileage for the trip was the worst highway mileage we've seen with the car, at 9.5L/100kms (25.3 USMPG) Typical city driving is at 10.0L/100kms right on the dot (24mpg US) and we normally get about 8-8.5L/100km (28-30mpg) on the highway. We have seen much worse city mileage in the winter during heavy stop and go and "weather jams, with it being as bad as about 14L/100kms (17mpg). I've talked to other local Forester owners and we seem to be getting about the same kind of mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechMarcom Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 I filled up yesterday, and was averaging 26 MPG on the latest tank. I have a 2004 Forester XS with automatic transmission. Also have been running the AC lately. It's mostly suburban driving, and a little bit of highway. No real traffic, other than getting stuck behind nervous minivanners! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendly_jacek Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 This discussion confirms my suspicion that there are mainly 2 types of 2.5L subarus: 1. city 18-22, hwy 22-24 MPG 2. city 24-26, hwy 26-30 MPG Mine belongs to group 1, except for occasional dips to 16 MPH with shorter trips :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 30 mpg is if I coast down the rockies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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