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SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
That's what I asked myself on Friday when my parents and I left home to drive me to school, me in the SVX, them in the Forester.
The Match-Up: 1992 SVX LS-L, one person inside, 4 stock wheels with winter tires, ~75 lbs of tools, misc stuff. 3.3L engine, heavy-weight car, 16 years old. 2005 Forester, two people, two laundry baskets full of clothes, an Ikea bed, cooler with food. 2.5L N/A engine, auto, much lighter car, new, 1/4 the mileage. The tally: SVX: just shy of 30 MPG (about 29.7-something) Forester: 28 MPG. BOOYA!!! Better aerodynamics, 3.54 gears, and not having to downshift going through the mountains wins the day for the SVX.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
Congrats! Very nice!
-Bill
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Retired NASA Rocket Scientist Most famous NASA "Child" - OSIRIS-REx delivered samples from asteroid BENNU to Earth in Sept. 2023 Center Network Member #989 '92 Fully caged, 5 speed, waiting for its fully built EG33 '92 "Test Mule", 4:44 Auto, JDM 4:44 Rear Diff with Mech LSD, Tuned headers, Full one-off suspension '92(?) Laguna, 6 spd and other stuff (still at OT's place) My Locker |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
Good job!
In the long run I'm assuming the Forrester is still slightly more economical due to the usage of regular fuel vs. premium fuel? What are the differences in price per liter of gas in Canada?
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
Premium is typically about 12% more money. However, my parents have 2 Foresters, an 03 and the 05. The 03 has been in a couple accidents, and isn't quite as nice, so it's become something of the family beater. The 05 is much nicer, and gets treated better, which includes at least mid-range gas most of the time, so the bills were probably close to equal.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
lifetime avg:
2005 fxt - 23.165 mpg 1997 svx - 21.473 mpg turbo ftw!
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
lies! our '05 FXT gets 16-17mpg.... worse than my LGT! it hardly ever sees the highway, though, so its all city mileage.
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Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
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the 92 ebony svx still has all three other subies beat at 23.980 lifetime mpg....most of that on 85 octane regular fuel.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Re: SVX vs Forester, 1000 Miles, Who Gets Metter Mileage?
Used to have a 1999 Forester GT |
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