SoobSkier Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I get about 30 on highway and 26 around town in my 5-speed '96 OBW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT95 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I normally average an unimpressive 24mpg. 95 LSi wagon w/ auto tranny. I do about 70% highway miles. (My V8 Caprice got 23mpg on the highway, so the Sube irritated me at first in the mpg area.) My car has had new plugs, new air filter, new fuel filter, but nothing impacted gas mileage. My plug wires look fine, but I'm swapping them out this next plug change... Still, I love my Subaru. My goal is to somehow hit 26mpg, so let me know if anyone discovers the magic to that aspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetone Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I normally average an unimpressive 24mpg. 95 LSi wagon w/ auto tranny. I do about 70% highway miles. (My V8 Caprice got 23mpg on the highway, so the Sube irritated me at first in the mpg area.) My car has had new plugs, new air filter, new fuel filter, but nothing impacted gas mileage. My plug wires look fine, but I'm swapping them out this next plug change... Still, I love my Subaru. My goal is to somehow hit 26mpg, so let me know if anyone discovers the magic to that aspiration. Sounds like I've got the same car ('95 LSi wagon, w/roof rack), and have got as high as 30 mpg on all-highway driving. But normally I get in the lower 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrian Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 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.It wouldn't do a thing. If you put a car with a full 4wd driveline in 2wd mode, the engine spins the front wheels, the car moves down the road, and the road spins the rear wheels and axles. So you still have to accelerate all that weight up to speed, and you still have frictional losses in the rear CV joints and the rear differential oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVX_commuter Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 I used to get about 23 in a 95 a/t Leg Wagon, combined driving, the first Subaru we owned. 27 in a 97 a/t OBS mostly highway, the only new Suby we bought. 23 in a 91 a/t Leg wagon combined driving and about 26 on the hywy. 32 in a 97 Impreza m/t on the highway. The manual got better MPG in the winter compared to the a/t's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narenji Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 i just bought a 91 legacy L for 1500 w/ 226k on the odo, and it's getting me 25+ mpg in combined driving... damn good for an old car.. must have been maintained well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7974495035&category=42604 This has got to be the secret we have been looking for Glenn, 82 SubaruHummer 01 Forester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarikoptic Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7974495035&category=42604 Sounds like a tale... Indeed - this is what I've got to from google on it I bet if it worked - any manufacture would "adjust" it, patent it, introduce in its cars and claimed "first-ever" fuel-generous car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Hey Sweet82, I made some of those for my Christmas tree last year, and they really reflected the light off the bulbs. My apologies to the other religious groups here that don't celebrate Christmas, or any other celebration of good ole J.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoobyRu93 Posted May 15, 2005 Share Posted May 15, 2005 Well,seeing as there isn't a separate thread for 1.8 MPGs....I'll brag right here:cool: City:34 Highway:38:banana: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Down to gloucester and back from NH this weekend in the 1995 Legacy *Cough*Brighton*Sniffle* got 29.8mpg, and that was at 60-80mph. It gets mid and high 20's most of the time, and it hasn't had a tuneup in years, if ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inday Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 In urban traffic I get up to 32 MPG (around 75 mph) and in rural traffic I get around 26 MPG. It's a 95 Legacy 2.2 Automatic. Just to mention, I am not hitting the gas hard too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphon Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 You guys are lucky you don't have the 2.2t. My old Turbo Legacy got from about 16-22mpg :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarikoptic Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 well... mine is not turbo but gets the same mpg as yours: I'm happy when it does 23-24 on a highway. I have no idea what might be the reason... everything seems to be more or less tuned, tires pumped up, no binding... so no clue -- may be constant frontal wind? :-) I remember we've got around 45 mpg on my old Sentra with wind blowing our way on the trip through the Texas... on they way back I couldn't speed up more than 60 mph due to the same f..ing wind ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95legacy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 95 Legacy L AWD ~ 22/25 mpg using regular 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unverviking Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 When I had my 93 Legacy L Wagon AWD 5MT, I averaged 24-27MPG normal driving. I took a trip 500 mile trip in 9 hours, averaged 29.2 MPG on it. It had 197K on it with the trip. I sold it with 203K. I miss it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahag1978 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I didn't do the mileage figures, but here's a scenerio to consider when you're figuring your mileage. Trip out: driver and 2 passengers and a LARGE dog using full A/C. Trip back, driver and 1 passenger and a LARGE dog, no A/C. 1/2 tank consumed. I took the SAME trip the next day: Trip out: Driver, no passenger, no A/C. Trip back: Driver and one passenger, no A/C. Less than 1/4 tank consumed. Load + A/C made an enormous difference in total gas consumed. This was in an '05 Baja 5 sp. turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 i did a check the other day,i'm not sure if it good or not but i figured that i get roughly 21mpg :-\ she is a 94 with around 157,000 on the odometer.will have to work on getting those numbers up.what are some things i can do besides making sure tires are properly inflatted(already know about that one) btw 90% of the driving is city and 10% is highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 23mpg on my freeway commute in my 93 Legacy L AWD. It has WRX wheels and RE92s, which are a little taller than stock. 60 miles each way mostly moving pretty well. I've seen as high as 27, but it's a little low at the moment. I'm assuming it's because my p/s pump is on the way out and cruise at 80 and I'll hit 90+ when I get open space. I think I'll get a V1 with my next paycheck, which is going to be huge. I've also been meaning to bump up the tire pressure a few psi to see what it does. Going up ~2 psi made a noticable difference awhile back. I'm at 34f/33r right now and I've been meaning to go up to maybe 36/35. My roof rack will probably go back on in the near future, so I'll see how that affects mileage as well. Having to fill up every 5 one-way trips gives me a pretty easy and accurate way to keep track of mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam45 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 1996 Legacy Wagon 2.2L Auto - I get about 20 all local, 22-23 50% highway, and 28-29 100% highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevetone Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 23mpg on my freeway commute in my 93 Legacy L AWD. It has WRX wheels and RE92s, which are a little taller than stock. If your tire circumference is longer than stock, and you haven't recalibrated your speedo, you're travelling faster and farther than your gauges would indicate. Your mileage is probably better than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam45 Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 1996 Legacy Wagon 2.2L Auto, 113k - I get about 20 all local, 22-23 50% highway, and 28-29 100% highway. All OEM equipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 ok just last week i put in a can of seafoam.at first i didn't notice a diff,but when i went to refill the tank an figure out last weeks mpg.i couldn't believe it(28.56 mpg) now i'm also thinking that my gauge is off,it said that i was at about 1/8th of a tank.normally when it's down that much it usually takes about 24-25 bucks (roughly about 12-13 gallons)to fill it at 2.35 a gallon.this time i put in $20 bucks and 8.46 gallons :-\ now did the seafoam do that well of a job or did i do something wrong.hmmmm weird oh btw-99% of my driving is in the city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meeky Moose Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 update, i still get about 25 in town in the 2.2L converted outback.. went to the coast a couple weeks ago and got 29mpg with the cruise set on 80mph.. not too shabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 Even with over 200K on the clock, my wife gets 28 mpg in the Legacy wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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