oskar_subaru Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 1988 GL wagon, getting about 35 mpg higway and 23 in town 1993 leg wagon, 31 higway and 20 in town pretty happy with them both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamman718 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 1981 Sub GL, 247,000 mil gets 25-27 mpg in the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger48 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 86 GL wagon with 315,000 miles: 22 to 24 mpg mountain driving (8,000 to 12,000 ft elevation) 38 to 40 mpg flat land keeping speed UNDER 60mph 48.8 mpg flat land, 55mph w/strong tail wind! Seldom drive in cities so no idea what mileage would be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 For the past 3-4 years I've been keeping consistent track of my mileage. I use the same pump at the same station about 98% of the time to rule out differences there. It only changes when it needs a tune-up or something takes a dump (i.e. oxy sen). Highway: 30-32 mpg City: 19-21 mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 88xt6 - 153,000 , got 27 mpg going to see my daughter for thanksgiving on the other coast of florida . mostly backroads across the state and highway up the coast . got to see the space shuttle land this morning ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 About 22mpg in town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomcrooner Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I get between 25 & 28 hwy in my 87' gl wagon, ea82 and 2 barrol weber, 300+ miles on a tank, always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 i get 21-23 or so mixed town and highway driving. mostly town, best i have had was 24mpg mostly highway. love my 3at! not for long! 5spd goin in soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 i get 21-23 or so mixed town and highway driving. mostly town, best i have had was 24mpg mostly highway. love my 3at! not for long! 5spd goin in soon! you arent excited or anything, are you?? my old 89 GL wagon, 5 spd, FWD got 32-33 mpg average bone stock(and i did NOT baby it!) madkow's 89 GL wagon, 5 spd, dual range got 28-30 mpg also bone stock(he drove it like Grandpa!) the current 90 Legacy LS AWD Automatic gets anywhere from 26 to 29 mpg - havent managed to break that 30 mark with it yet, but got really close @ 29.8 on a fill up. madkow has a 90 Legacy L, 5 spd FWD that gets 32 mpg easy (again, he drives like grandpa! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 you arent excited or anything, are you?? ) not in the least! i couldnt even sleep last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJGL-100 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 86 gl-10, I just got around 25mpg driving I-70 and Berthoud pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAP Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 22-24 around town. I wonder if elevation has anything to do with it. We are a mile high in town. '87 brat, ea-81 4 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akc Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Got a new subie 86 GL 4wd wagon this one has the Hitachi carb.. it gets 25 so far (first time checking ) that also included several 5 minute warm up times. I am betting it gets closer to 30 with freeway miles. ....I am so happy... way better then the other 86 wagon with barely 20 mpg I am at sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) 31.3MPG last time I filled up and calculated. Mostly highway with 225/75R16's on her. That is also beating it up to speed and running at approx 66mph most of the time. (It runs at 2500 at 66mph in 5th. due to the tire size) my 93 legacy awd auto got 17 on its best day. No CEL's but found out later that it had a LAZY O2 sensor... bugger... Edited January 4, 2010 by Ricearu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbeerd Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) 31.3MPG last time I filled up and calculated. Mostly highway with 225/75R16's on her. That is also beating it up to speed and running at approx 66mph most of the time. (It runs at 2500 at 66mph in 5th. due to the tire size) my 93 legacy awd auto got 17 on its best day. No CEL's but found out later that it had a LAZY O2 sensor... bugger... 66 @ 2500? is that accurate? Wouldnt your speedo be off with the tire size difference. or do the subaru speed sensors work differently? http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html (need Java) not saying you are full of ************ or anything, just wondering. i cant wait till its warmer out and we get the 'summer' gas back so i can get a real take on my mileage now with the 5spd d/r in it. so far its still getting like 22.5mpg as before with the 3at. :-\ but then again, dumpin the clutch in 4wd in the snow probably doesnt help at all Edited January 5, 2010 by xbeerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Im in the UK for Christmas. Its so nice to see so many small cars on the road here. Typicaly my mothers little Vauxhal Corsa with a 1 litre engine. But there are many similar sized cars to choose from. My favorite being the new Fiat 500. But what really amazed me is the efficiency of all engines here. The old man has a new BMW 5 series diesel. Now I know BMW is a dirty word on this forum but he regularly gets between 45 and 48 mpg on short trips (less than 20 miles). I think thats pretty fantastic for a big family car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakoTGrimes Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 My 5MT 2WD carbed 86 GL wagon did 28.4 mpg. Albertsons 87 with some Seafoam and Lucas additive in there. This was my first calculation, used the same pump and setting. Drove moderately economical in town and 65 on the freeway. I hope to get 40 after I hypermile it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamCF Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 My 83 GL gets about 35mpg mixed city/hwy. With 205/75/14 tires. This was before adding the roofrack and spare tire up there though. So proly a bit less now. Calculated with a combo of GPS distance readings and gallons used. (as the odo/speedo is off now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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