Duck! wrote:GTR320 wrote:Wow after reading your comments and what your cars are averaging I think there is something wrong with mine. I average 350 kms on a full tank using 91 fuel. I do a bit better on the 95 fuel but this has me worried. Anyone know what it could be?
Grave dig!
I get more than that with a 650-odd kg trailer hanging off the back! On highway I can get around 700km to a tank (60L in the 2G Outback) without the trailer; best effort was Bright to Melbourne, via Beechworth &.... Echuca (yes, I took the long way home), around 710km. With the trailer it drops to around 430, although on one trip with a ripping tailwind I got it out to 460km. I don't do all that much city driving, so not really sure what it'd blow out to with all that stuff, but generally with mixed driving I'll get around 600.
Second bump!
Anyone else noticed that Subaru fuel gauges/lights are really pessimistic? My old 2G MY98 Outback would get about 100km between the needle hitting the "E" line and the light coming on, and then another 80km after the light came on. Depending on the situation, I'd generally get the light around 580-610km.
However with my current 3G/MY99 Outback, with a nominally 4l larger tank (64 vs the older car's 60), I get the light coming on a lot sooner, at a rough guess with about 15l, maybe even a bit more still in it (the book says it comes on with about 9l to go, the old car's book said 8l). While travelling a few weeks ago I was taking some back routes so had an emergency jerry can just in case, so decided to push things a bit.... 120km after the light came on, and still no indication of fuel surge/starvation when I hit the next town to top up . 670-odd on that tank with a lot of mountain driving.