My 95 OBW with AT, AWD, 2.2L Gets just 20 mpg around town. I'm wondering how well others do with their 2.2 AT/AWD.

'96 Legacy wagon, 2.2, MT. 22 around town. 29 pure highway.

Considering their size, Subarus are total gas guzzlers. AWD costs gas. Yours being an Outback and having an AT also cost you, as you know. Your mileage is what I'd expect from a car like yours.

My granpa's new 93 Legacy wagon AWD AT is extremely weird. He gets 26mpg out of it and he's a leadfoot, while I barely get 20mpg out of it and I drive nice

Subyluvr: Are you sure Grampa isn't stretching things a wee bit? You know, older men will sometimes . . . Oh, wait! I'm an older man!

 

Here's my (honest) input--21.693809 mpg from a '95 L wagon, 99% city driving.

'Course I probably drive like a granny. Except when I do some maintenance and the engine runs smoother and my foot gets a little heavier.

 

Am hoping mpg improves a bit with recent replacement of temp sensor and a new 02 sensor.

I was getting 20-25MPG until I threw in a can of SeaFoam, and a new O2 sensor. Now I get 22-27MPG. I'm not shy about the gas pedal either. . .

20 mph when lucky and freeway driving. 12 when heavy boost. But I am also running 370 cc injectors when the ECU thinks I have 270 cc injectors. I used to get 25 ish .

I was getting 23 - 24 before I did spark plugs/wires, pcv valve, etc. Now I get 24 - 27. Some highway/some city. My best was 30.1 MPG.

My 98 Impreza sedan 4EAT with RS wing, when I had it got 31 MPG highway and maybe 24 city? (never actually measured in city though)

 

It got the 31 MPG going between Reno and Portland with 1 passenger and some luggage in the back at like 3000 + feet too. That and it hadnt really been driven in the past year (as it just had the rear of the body rebuilt from a crash)

I think the Impreza 2.2 AWDs, get a bit better than the Legacys.

 

My 2.2. AWD, Auto get about 27 around town and 30ish on the highway.

I think the Impreza 2.2 AWDs, get a bit better than the Legacys.

 

Imprezas weight less...so it'd make sence.

I average about 23.5 MPG (mixed driving) in my 1995 L Sedan (90,000 miles on it). I got 28 MPG on a trip to Boston from Allentown, PA. My dad gets about 24-25 MPG in his '97 Impreza sedan (it has 104,000 miles), and my mom gets 26 or so in her '98 Legacy wagon 5-spd (99,000 miles on it). Subarus aren't the greatest when it comes to gas mileage, but they always seem to do much better on the highway compared to their EPA ratings.

 

Brian

Usually get 25 no matter what kind of driving. Just cleaned the TB and IAC and now am getting 26-28. Just got 35 on the highway with a 20mph tailwind...I now plan my trips around the wind direction.

I've averaged 26.2 mpg over my last 6 tanks, in my 97 legacy wgn 2.2, 5 spd, mainly city/in town driving...

'98 Legacy L wagon 4EAT, 150k get about 25 MPG on the higway. But O2 is old, has had a full tune-up recently.

my 2.2 converted 99' outback is gettin about 25mpg in town.. don't know whaty freeway is since we haven't been on any long trips.

 

is alright in my book considering how much the car wieghs..

My Dad says he gets about 20-23 mix of city and highway in his 2002 WRX, but he says its really hard for him to keep off the gas, he loves this car!

96 Legacy manual trans: 17-19 mpg city, 22-24 highway.

My 95 gets around 24 MPG. I just changed the fuel filter tonight and expect a little more as a result (there was a really old Fram fuel filter on it). I drive mostly highway and some in town. I also expect better MPG as a result of summer gas.

my (former) 1980 yellow wagon got a consistant 21mpg with the 2.2 D/R conversion and 27" BFG tires.. when I was traveling to MN from WA non stop.. uphill/downhill..sub-freezing temps, and about 70-90mph constant speed (where applicable :-p )

 

my 5spd impreza 1.8, recently got about 20-25 mpg mixed... but its a 1.8! my last impreza with the 1.8 and the AWD AT got 31 on the highway??? hmm... i just cleaned my IAC valve, PCV and TB... so we will see this week if it helpes!

Subyluvr: Are you sure Grampa isn't stretching things a wee bit? You know, older men will sometimes . . . Oh, wait! I'm an older man!

 

Hehe, you're absolutely right, he definitely tells his share of tall tales

96 obw: avg 25mpg

 

A far cry from the 40mpg highway miles I used to get from my Geo Prizm (it cost me $35 in gas to drive from Knoxville, TN, to Boulder, CO, in that thing!), but for AWD, cargo space and ground clearance, I'll take the 25mpg OBW over a 13mpg Jeep any day.

my 97 OBS gets 20-27ish, and... with the thule box & racks it goes from that to about 20-23mpg.

 

But an idea! subaru's auto's have that crazy 'fwd' fuse for towing, you know you put the fuse in when you tow the car. what if you were to run the car w/ a fuse in there.. i've never tried it, just an idea that came up.

I get 10 litres per 100 kilometres (you'll have to convert that ) all day every day and i have a 92 GX Sedan Awd Manual Dual range

 

regards camo

I have tweaked mine a bit (chopped out most of the snorkus, upped the mix ratio), and I get about 22-24.. definately not great, but still love the car

In my 93 legacy I'm getting anywhere from 23-26mpg (mostly highway, 2 trips a day!) Mileage goes down when I'm spinning the car around leaving my tread all over the (dry) pavement Think I got like 18 that night!