Lawsuit waiting to happen? Subaru Outback: Have you actually gotten 33MPG Hwy, 26 city?
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Anonymous
PP here. I've found that 65-75 mph is about the sweet spot. And even though they have the same engine and drive train, the Legacy is probably more aerodynamic as well. And lighter, as you said, so I would expect a bit higher MPG from the Legacy. |
Anonymous
You’re completely FOS. Or lying. Downtown to Rockville is about 20 miles. A half-tank would be about 7-8 gallons of gas. That would mean you were getting about 2.8 miles per gallon. Do you really expect anyone to believe your BS? |
Anonymous
OP here. Thank you. |
Anonymous
I have a Forester (same 2.5L engine and transmission as the Outback) and I average about 33 mpg on the highway at 65 mph. City driving gets me about 22 mpg, and suburban driving with little or no traffic or stop and go and speeds under 50 get me almost 39 mpg. |
Anonymous
While I somewhat agree with your point, I wish people would stop using the coffee example. That was a legit lawsuit once you look into the details. |
Anonymous
OP back. Nope, no turbocharger. So my son drove on the highway yesterday and we got 30mpg, which still doesn’t match their window sticker, but is better. However, this morning I just drove @ 2 miles to drop him somewhere, then moved and reparked car at home and now it says total mpg is 27. This was just a ten minute short trip, yet we were on the highway yesterday for hours - it is amazing! |
Anonymous
Do you weigh @ 95 pounds? Carry nothing in car? |
Anonymous
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I agree that the numbers won't line up precisely, but OP seeing 30-40% worse gas mileage than advertised is not typical. My Toyota is like 2-3mpg off the sticker mileage with regular driving conditions.
OP I'd take it in to the dealership and ask for a diagnostic. |
Anonymous
LOL. Get me a lawyer! |
Anonymous
I weigh 180 and had a small suitcase in the car. |
Anonymous
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I don’t think they should be able to make grossly false claims. McDonald’s wasn’t like, this coffee isn’t that hot! Not to mention that
“The coffee was not just “hot,” but dangerously hot. McDonald’s corporate policy was to serve it at a temperature that could cause serious burns in seconds. Mrs. Liebeck’s injuries were far from frivolous. She was wearing sweatpants that absorbed the coffee and kept it against her skin. She suffered third-degree burns (the most serious kind) and required skin grafts on her inner thighs and elsewhere. Liebeck’s case was far from an isolated event. McDonald’s had received more than 700 previous reports of injury from its coffee, including reports of third-degree burns, and had paid settlements in some cases. Mrs. Liebeck offered to settle the case for $20,000 to cover her medical expenses and lost income. But McDonald’s never offered more than $800, so the case went to trial. The jury found Mrs. Liebeck to be partially at fault for her injuries, reducing the compensation for her injuries accordingly. But the jury’s punitive damages award made headlines — upset by McDonald’s unwillingness to correct a policy despite hundreds of people suffering injuries, they awarded Liebeck the equivalent of two days’ worth of revenue from coffee sales for the restaurant chain. That wasn’t, however, the end of it. The original punitive damage award was ultimately reduced by more than 80 percent by the judge. And, to avoid what likely would have been years of appeals, Mrs. Liebeck and McDonald’s later reached a confidential settlement” |
Anonymous
^^^This^^^ I have a restored 1968 440 Hemi ‘Cuda that gets maybe 8-10 mpg and would “only” burn 3 gallons of gas for that trip. A Subaru would burn about 1.5, max. “Half a tank” GTFOH! |