Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Subarus have always been known to have terrible gas mileage. I rented one once and went through half a tank driving from downtown DC to Rockville. Really turned me off on the brand.

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?

^^^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!

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 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm. I have a 2020 Subaru Legacy (basically the same car as the Outback) and got almost 38 mpg driving from DC to Philly. I get around 28 mpg around town.

I don't know what the problem is.

Do you weigh @ 95 pounds? Carry nothing in car?

I weigh 180 and had a small suitcase in the car.

Anonymous wrote:Op, it's not supposed to. Did you really think you would match the sticker MPG? Yes, I know. A footlong subway sub is only 11".

LOL. Get me a lawyer!

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 wrote:Hmmm. I have a 2020 Subaru Legacy (basically the same car as the Outback) and got almost 38 mpg driving from DC to Philly. I get around 28 mpg around town.

I don't know what the problem is.

Do you weigh @ 95 pounds? Carry nothing in car?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to Switzerland with our Outback and I'm not looking forward to paying $8 per gallon...

We average about 24-25 mpg in DC driving with our Outback. It's a 2019 4-cylinder. Do you have the turbocharger on your's? If so, that will knock off 1-2 mpg.

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 wrote:The fact you think this is lawsuit worthy is everything wrong with our society.

Coffee is hot, OP.

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 wrote:We bought a '22 Subaru Outback. We're getting 21 MPG highway and 18 in the city at 1,000 miles. Even Consumer Reports does not give Subaru the same MPG Subaru claims on its window sticker.

Anyone?

I asked someone at my local dealer what I should do if my Subaru does not reach their 29 average MPG and this rep just gaped at me.

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 wrote:Drive out 270/70 like to Cumberland, and use cruise control. You should get pretty close to that, assuming not much traffic. It's the slowing and speeidng up that can reallly affect it.

OP here. Thank you.

Anonymous wrote:Subarus have always been known to have terrible gas mileage. I rented one once and went through half a tank driving from downtown DC to Rockville. Really turned me off on the brand.

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 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm. I have a 2020 Subaru Legacy (basically the same car as the Outback) and got almost 38 mpg driving from DC to Philly. I get around 28 mpg around town.

I don't know what the problem is.

Subaru Legacy is about 200 pounds lighter than the Outback. Still, that weight difference is not enough to account for getting 38 mpg on the highway. In my Outback, I've may gotten 32-33 mpg max on the highway in cruise control going 70. I guess if I slowed down to 60, maybe I'd inch up to 35 mpg (if I was lucky).

TBH, the Outback has cruddy aerodynamics.

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.