Dalius

I am interested in what milage you find your getting in a variety of conditions... highway, city, combined, winter, summer, towing, hauling, pushing your vehical to the limits, etc...


Just returned from around trip of 270 Km from Dawson Creek B.C. to Grand Prairie Alberta. My milage was 7.2 litres per 100 km. (30.9 US mpg) (37.1 Imperial mpg). I travelled at the speed limit of 100 km per hr, with a little bit of city driving in GP. That is pretty darn good in my opinion. Near what the vehical is rated for.

My milage on a recent 1600+ km round trip through B.C. carrying two kayaks on top of the car. Made note of my milage at the time although I can`t remember it precisely, I believe aroung 8.2 litres per 100 km.

This weekend I will be pulling a coleman tent trailer down to Jasper Alta for the weekend. When I return I will make a note of how well the Forester did while towing a trailer a foot or two wider than itself.

Berlin Bill

Sounds like you did very well especially where you were driving. Your fuel economy is pretty close to what we got on our recent trip CT-PA-WV-NC-CT, which included mountains, flatlands, mostly highway but rural roads in the hills. A/c when really necessary and that was in the flatlands.
We have a new car with less than 2000 miles so it should get better as we get the car broken in.
We are very happy with our economy and the comfort of the car.

crewzer

Here's how ours is doing.

HTH,
Jim / crewzer

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campisi

Mine.

4Cyl'erThriller

Today mine was only around 20 or so mpgs but it is new to me and needs some routine refresher stuff... Gaskets, plugs, wires, and whatnot! Plus I've been sitting a lot with A/C on at idle lately. & I've also been in more traffic than normal. Hopefully itll improve after timing belt/ water pump maintenance (possibly thermostat/housing), valve cover gaskets, plus plugs & wires & oil pan gasket. Anything else anyone can think of I should do with all that? I'm doing oil pump seal, cam and crank o rings, & oil cooler o ring...

Domindart

I get S^&*t. I want to calculate again and see if I'm worse then before..

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1stSub

Around town (some freeway, some city), I get about 23-24MPG.

For long trips, cruising at 75mph with the car packed, but not loaded down, I get around 27MPG.

I've gotten 372 miles in a full tank. I probably could have gone further, but I had my family in the car, and in 95-degree weather, so I wasn't going to chance it.

HotTamale

Me too! No road trip yet but I can't wait. 30 would be great! 18-20 with 03 venture van and 23-25 with the old 04 Impala doing the same to-from work and stuff.

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VitaminD

I just bought a brand new 2012 Forester and it is getting horrible milage. Is it true that it's because it's still new?

First filling was one of the best but only 22.2mpg. Then it went down to 17.5mpg!!! I drive like I have two little kids in car seats, so it's not like I'm drag racing this thing.

One one single long stretch the best it could do was 23.5mpg, the record. Then it went back down to 21mpg.

My average is 20mpg. This is not cool.

Anything I can do?

pleiad7

Do you drive in city traffic a lot? That pretty much kills mileage.

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Loscaldazar

I can't get mine to drop below 20.5MPG no matter how hard I drive it. 22 is a good tank for me. Pretty much 100% city/short trips with plenty of stopping. Classic grocery getter!

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flstffxe

Depending on my driving style and city/hwy I can be any where from 24mpg to 33mpg.




I have about a 1/2 dozen or so fill ups to add to that too.

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crewzer

Tell us more about your car and driving habits. For example, your transmission is not a "2.5".

• Where are you in CA? (general location info is fine: in the mountains, the desert, the SJ Valley, or?)
• Lots of city driving? (stop-and-go traffic = poor fuel economy)
• Lots of short trips? (cold engine = poor fuel economy)
• Jackrabbit starts and hard stops, or gentle acceleration and braking?
• Use the A/C often? (lots of A/C usually = poor fuel economy)
• Use the defroster often? (it usually activates the A/C compressor)
• What grade of fuel do you use? (87 AKI is the minimum recommended by Subaru for the non-turbo engine)
• Have you checked your car's tire pressures? (check them in the morning when they're "cold"; low tire pressure = poor fuel economy)
• Original tires, of after-market all-terrain, or...?
• Carry lots of cargo?
• Is the hand brake off?
• Do you brake with your left foot? (dragging brakes = poor fuel economy)
• Hit any potholes... do the wheels need to be aligned?
• Sunroof open often? (may be poor aerodynamics)
• How do you calculate the fuel economy? If you're going by the meter on the dash, it may need to be reset. See Section 3 in your owner's manual.

What else can you tell us?

Regards,
Jim / crewzer

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VitaminD

It's a Touring Edition, 2.5X. I bought it because it was supposed to have better fuel economy...

No traffic where I am. I have hit it once when I had to drive down to L.A., but that was only once. I've filled my tank 8 times.

My typical highway speed is 65, only because that's the speed limit, give or take 5 mph. I usually drive 5 above, but even when I stay in the slow lane and drive like a granny it doesn't seem to help at all.

I don't accelerate hard at all, especially since it would literally cost me $5 in fuel cost just to do it. I've never had to drive so lightly in my entire life.

Even if I fill up, then get straight on the freeway and drive until I need to fill up again, the mpg is still extremely low.

In terms of "city" driving, I have silky smooth roads all around me, and I live where the weather is literally "perfect" all the time. I'm new to the area so please don't hate me. Gas is $4.30 here!!! Central Coast.

I drive the speed limit and come to complete stops, and when I accelerate I do it gradually. The most I do is whenever I get on the freeway I need to accelerate up to speed, but I am even doing that slower than I've ever had to do before. I think it's kind of dangerous to get on the freeway so slow, but I'm going it just because I want to try increasing my mpg.

I have tried driving at 80, 70, 65, no apparent difference. It's all waaay too low.

The manual says use Regular Unleaded, and I read that if I used Mid or Premium it would actually be worse mpg. True? What about the fuel additive that "cleans" out the system? Seems stupid since it's a brand spankin' new car. I met it when it only had 9 miles on it.

I often have the AC on at the lowest or second lowest setting, only because I feel claustrophobic if there's no airflow. Where I am I can have the windows open all the time, and I often do, but when I get on the freeway I close them because it gets too windy for my kids. If I have the sunroof open all the way, it rattles at 60mph, so I don't ever do that. I've experimented with keeping all windows closed all the time and it hasn't improved anything.

I never need the defroster here.

Original tires, pressure looks fine and they were checked 2000 miles ago when it was driven off the lot. I have thought of checking them again though, but I don't think it's that.

I don't carry lots of cargo. Usually it's empty.

Hand brake is off!!! I use the handbrake to do awesome skids and turns... ;) (I'm 100% kidding, just in case I need to say.)

I use my right foot for both acceleration and breaking. I don't mean to brag, but I am a "perfect driver." If there was a way to drive this any better, I would be doing it. Of course, I do enjoy going from a full stop to whatever the speed limit is in as short of a time period as possible, but this is the first car where I take my time getting up to speed.

Haven't hit any potholes even though I know how well a Subaru can ride over them nicely. (I took one that I didn't end up buying over a road that should have been closed down - the sales guy told us to, and it was incredible!)

I calculate my fuel economy by keeping track of my mileage and how many gallons I need to use to fill the tank. I also note the brand and the location (and the price) and I have two different apps on my iPhone that I also enter that data into. I do not go by the reading on the dash, because that's really inaccurate. I was told by Subaru that doesn't start to get accurate for a while, and I am only at 2000 miles now.

Did I miss anything?

Thanks everyone for your help!