SUBE555 Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Reg is down to 2.09 today. It's starting to go back the other way. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Maybe by the time you get your Legacy, prices for premium will be under the $2 mark... ...there's for wishful thinking...:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgm531 Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Well, here in the SF Bay Area premium gas is nothing to shrug off. Prices for 91 octane start at $2.45 a gallon at the cheap stations and run close to $3.00 at the Chevron's, Union 76's, etc... At least I'm not driving any land barges (SUV's)... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 I think there's another thread about this somewhere that I've posted on, but I'll add my $.02 here as well. I hear you mgm, premium in the Seattle area is $2.60 or so. Great time for me to buy a new car that gets worse mpg! :roll: Anyway, my GT Wagon is at 20.1 overall (just over 300 miles) and 23.4 on the tank I've had it for. I'm not yet through a full tank of gas so this is according to the multi-function trip computer. Not sure what went on with it before I took possesion but I've been pretty nice to it so far (staying below 4K rpms for the most part and not many WOT runs :wink: :lol: ). I took delivery with 27 miles on the odo, but 10 of those were my test drive before signing on the dotted line. Also, the 23.4 is mixed city/hwy with a ratio of 60/40 or so. I'm quite happy so far. Especially since it's such a blast to drive! Cheers! -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub-attraction Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Man you all are getting raped on the gas prices. Ours went down again today. 87 octane is 1.82 and 93 octane is 2.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 [quote name='goneskiian']Anyway, my GT Wagon is at 20.1 overall (just over 300 miles) and 23.4 on the tank I've had it for.[/quote] That's promising Ian, my WRX drank it's first tank like a Scotsman on Hogmanay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brady_bunch Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 [quote name='Sub-attraction']Man you all are getting raped on the gas prices. Ours went down again today. 87 octane is 1.82 and 93 octane is 2.02[/quote] We're at $1.89 and $2.09 here in San Antonio but prices are going down. YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 So I guess it's safe to say this car will be drinking a tad bit more gas then my WRX did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXTom Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I'm on my 4th tank of gas on my GT wagon, 5 speed manual. It is a little bit thirstier than my WRX but not much. But, I haven't done the math yet so I don't have the exact numbers. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerdave Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hey Tom... have you posted a full review after having your car for a few days?? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPTChaplin Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Folks, I heard (not this is from a dealer) that a recent buyer of a Legacy GT got 30MPG on the highway going from Portland to Bend Oregon. Anyone have better anecdotal data yet? I know that the quoted 19 to 25 range is a range in and of its self for the city and highway miles; i.e. city is 15 to 22MPG and the Highway is 23 to 30MPG. Is this even close to accurate? J.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Well considering gearing may be a bit taller than my current GT, revs should be lower and mileage should be rather decent. I think I will be close to 30 here and there depending on where I'm driving and how I'm driving. I've heard of STi's getting 30mpg and heck, driving the backroads spirited with a couple of STi owners they were even getting 20mpg, so I don't think it will be as bad is it might look in the books. BTW, regular down to 1.96 on average around here, premium still around 2.16 or so. WI is one of the higher taxed states though. Part of the reason, that and transporting the fuel up here I'd imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPTChaplin Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Now, I am not stupid, just ignorant on the details around cars (but I am picking things up fast). I'm educated and am guessing the gearing numbers that I hear are multiples of the base 1st gear? i.e. the larger the gear ratio, the more distance covered per stroke of the engine, but less. Like saying a 4in radius disc will cover more ground than a 3in radius disc per revolution. i.e. the higher the gear ratio, the lower the RPMs to maintain a cruising speed, but the less responsiveness to acceleration? So a 4.11 ratio means better cruising MPG, but less responsive. A ratio of 3.x yields worse fuel economy, but lunges better when rev'd? J.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPTChaplin Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Oh yeah, and here in Oregon (where law requires that we pay people to pump our gas) the gas prices are still pretty high. Regular is $2.16 on average and premium in the mid to high $2.30's. J.R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 JR, you got the gearing thing backwords as I understand your thinking. Think 4.444 as high revs where 3.900 is low revs. So if you want economy, the lower the number the better. The gears themselves are not ratios of each other, they're reduction from the engine drive. So if the input shaft is spinning at 3000rpm, 1st gear has a ratio of 3.0:1, therefore the output shaft will be spinning at 1000rpm not taking into account differentials. Just an example. There is more to it, but that's the very basics of gearing. (I don't even want to get into planetary geartrains like the autos use, that stuff is a major PITA.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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