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Old 06-27-2010, 11:34 PM   #31 (permalink)
Dr. Jerryrigger
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The Sh*t-Box - '99 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport
90 day: 27.81 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by brucey View Post
With the auto in the subie, I've found that accelerating quickly (at least to 30 mph or so) is no more harmful than accelerating slowly. It gets you into the wonderful top gear much quicker that at least according to the scan gauge, it makes no real difference.
interesting, I'll have to try that. I don't have a scan gauge, so I'll take your word for it. You do get better mileage than me.

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