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Originally Posted by NoD~
Right away, I can tell you this: MPG sucks on this thing. 15 gallon tank and already to about 1/4 after less than 300 miles! OUCH! Not used to that...
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Relax! Don't freak out yet. The fuel gauges on Subarus are notoriously "non-linear". The needle dives into the low end faster than reality because they presumably want drivers to refuel sooner rather than later. Once your comfort level with the car improves, you'll get many happy miles while the needle points to "E". Most of us have an idea of how many miles we can get per tank throughout the year and keep an eye on the gas light in case we come up short.
(But maybe fill up a small gas can and keep it in your trunk while you test the gas light for the first time.
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That said, these cars don't make getting good FE easy. The weight, the AWD, and the aerodynamics all conspire against us. So it's even more incumbent on us to drive carefully and do mods if we want respectable gas mileage.