06 Forester gas mileage?

[yngver]

What kind of gas mileage have people been getting on the newer
Foresters? I only have 500 miles on mine so far (5 sp., premium
package) but I'm only getting 18-19 mpg. It's been pretty much all city
driving (mostly rush hour too) with some highway thrown in. I do hope
this will improve once the car is broken in.
-yngver

 

[frank]

new report fm cons reports says 21mpg overall for 2006 forester.

 

[R Sweeney]

What kind of gas mileage have people been getting on the newer
Foresters? I only have 500 miles on mine so far (5 sp., premium
package) but I'm only getting 18-19 mpg. It's been pretty much all city
driving (mostly rush hour too) with some highway thrown in. I do hope
this will improve once the car is broken in.
-yngver

23-25 miles around town - reliably
4 sp auto

 

[WNG]

I got around 24mpg. About half hwy and city. 2003,5spd Premium. already
got 130k. Use synthetic oil.

 

[Blair Baucom]

2005 Forester XS 5 speed manual

23-29 mpg mostly highway 65-70 mph. Has always been in this range since new,
now with 21,000+ miles.

Blair

 

[R Sweeney]

I got around 24mpg. About half hwy and city. 2003,5spd Premium. already
got 130k. Use synthetic oil.

yes... me too Mobil 1 synthetic
since about day 30, I figured that 1000 miles or so was good to get the
edges rounded off before putting in the good oil

 

[Tony Burns (permanent dismisser of Andy, AJS and ]]

Are you discussing imperial or american gallons?

 

[Sheldon]

What kind of gas mileage have people been getting on the newer
Foresters? I only have 500 miles on mine so far (5 sp., premium
package) but I'm only getting 18-19 mpg. It's been pretty much all city
driving (mostly rush hour too) with some highway thrown in. I do hope
this will improve once the car is broken in.
-yngver

If you're spending a lot of time stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, I
wouldn't expect ideal mileage. Still, the mileage should improve as the car
breaks in. Try to mix up the driving patterns during the break in period.