how many mpg are you getting?

[ed@konceptracing.com]

'06 Tribeca, 7 passenger, limited, OBP:

We get 15.9 miles per gallon, way under what the manufacturer claims, but its mostly city driving with the a/c on full blast too, yes it gets hot here in houston.

[HB_Dad]

'06 Tribeca, 7 passenger, limited, OBP:

We get 15.9 miles per gallon, way under what the manufacturer claims, but its mostly city driving with the a/c on full blast too, yes it gets hot here in houston.

Ditto on the MPG. The question is, are you deriving this from the little doo-hickey on the Nav screen? I am not 100% sure how accurate that thing really is.

Either way, the window sticker is waaaay off in this regard, but its MPG is still better than most cars in its class. Maybe having the car tell us this info is just making us ultra-aware of the MPGs where as without it, you just go by feel?

[ed@konceptracing.com]

Ditto on the MPG. The question is, are you deriving this from the little doo-hickey on the Nav screen? I am not 100% sure how accurate that thing really is.

Either way, the window sticker is waaaay off in this regard, but its MPG is still better than most cars in its class. Maybe having the car tell us this info is just making us ultra-aware of the MPGs where as without it, you just go by feel?
yeah i am. i see the meter go up an down (as in this case left to right) as i accelerate or decelerate. actually i'm getting 17.9 now.

[HB_Dad]

yeah i am. i see the meter go up an down (as in this case left to right) as i accelerate or decelerate. actually i'm getting 17.9 now.

What kind of fuel are you using? If you are using premium (recommended), where are you getting it from? The reason I ask is that I use premium, but it is Arco gas, so premium there is 91 Octane (California). All of the local 76 stations, however, have 93 Octane Premium. I wonder how much difference the extra Octane makes besides 8-10 cents a gallon?

[ed@konceptracing.com]

What kind of fuel are you using? If you are using premium (recommended), where are you getting it from? The reason I ask is that I use premium, but it is Arco gas, so premium there is 91 Octane (California). All of the local 76 stations, however, have 93 Octane Premium. I wonder how much difference the extra Octane makes besides 8-10 cents a gallon?
i use 93 octane, we are paying $3.19/gallon :mad:
Here in houston, we dont have 91.
We have 87,89,93.

Subaru recommends an octane rating of 91 or higher, wish we had 91 here.

[kaos]

MPG

Best Recorded Mileage = 24.1 (Almost all Highway)

Worst Recorded Mileage = 8.6 (Almost all local)

Average = 14-15 MPG

[mcharette]

in the summer, i get 18.9, sometimes i even squeezed out 20mpg city... but at the moment she needs new filters, and the cold weather is robbing my mileage, i avg 16.8-17.1 mpg now

[Magic Marker]

Eh, we don't worry about the MPG's. We just drive it and enjoy.

[snork]

Eh, we don't worry about the MPG's. We just drive it and enjoy.

I'm with Magic Marker on this one;) For now its our weekend ride, if I had to commute in it daily...then it would be a different story. I only drive it to work when it's forecasted to be winter weather out (ie: today and tomorrow here in NJ:p )

[Magic Marker]

I'm with Magic Marker on this one;) For now its our weekend ride, if I had to commute in it daily...then it would be a different story. I only drive it to work when it's forecasted to be winter weather out (ie: today and tomorrow here in NJ:p )
That was my plan for the B9, but my gf has another idea.

She could care less about MPG's. She rather be driven around in the B9 then drive in our 04 Civic which obviously uses less gas. She likes the heated leather seats and AWD. She also feels safer and more secure in the B9 during inclement weather. Besides, I get to drive it and it's always a blast!

We drive the Civic once a week on the weekends. I'll end up selling the civic in 2013 and it'll probably only have 60k on it at this rate ;)

[awd_envy]

I have been maintaining a steady 19.5MPG average over the past 6500 miles (using onboard computer in the Navsystem). This is normal driving... A/C when desired, occiasional "sporty driving" using manual shift :D, both highway and stop&Go. I think it's fair to say thats the rock solid average for my 2007 Limited.

[arh]

I seem to get getting just under 13mpg. I'm doing the conversions from metric to imperial (I'm in Toronto). We're thinking of getting rid off our 07 navi LTD. We love the driving and the comfort but since 99.9% of our driving is in the city, that gas mileage is just not good enough. Fuel is at around $1.05 a litre right now. The 65 litre tank is usually a $55 fill up. We're doing this 3-4 times a month and tracking a tank lasting only 300-350 kms. $200 fuel costs shouldn't be the case when my wife drives a total of 15 kms in a given day plus the odd 30 km round trip on the weekend.

[Magic Marker]

I seem to get getting just under 13mpg. I'm doing the conversions from metric to imperial (I'm in Toronto). We're thinking of getting rid off our 07 navi LTD. We love the driving and the comfort but since 99.9% of our driving is in the city, that gas mileage is just not good enough. Fuel is at around $1.05 a litre right now. The 65 litre tank is usually a $55 fill up. We're doing this 3-4 times a month and tracking a tank lasting only 300-350 kms. $200 fuel costs shouldn't be the case when my wife drives a total of 15 kms in a given day plus the odd 30 km round trip on the weekend.
I believe, for the most part, all of the B9 owners in here have a B9 as the second car, not the primary car.

My gf loves the drive and comforts the B9 has, so she could care less about how much gas costs. I had to convince her to test out 89 octane and see if there is any impact on performance vs. 93. So far, no noticable difference.

[ninefourteener]

I'm not sure what you guys are doing wrong....

This is our 3rd fill-up

We're AVERAGING 21 mpg on 85 Octane

and AVERAGING 23 mpg on 87 Octane.

I don't even bother putting premium in it.

My wife drives it daily 45 minutes into the city..... then another 20 minutes putzing around the city..... so it's a pretty accurate mixture of city and highway.

thats actuall gallons vs. miles..... not the doo-hickey on the dash.

You guys racing STIs out there or what?? LOL

[snork]

Yeah, we've put about 2k miles on it now over the past 2 months, we're averaging 19.5 mpg (my own calcs based on range/gas put in) running on regular 87 gas. The computer reports 20.5 mpg. And we do about 50/50 highway/town driving.

[Magic Marker]

I'm not sure what you guys are doing wrong....

This is our 3rd fill-up

We're AVERAGING 21 mpg on 85 Octane

and AVERAGING 23 mpg on 87 Octane.

I don't even bother putting premium in it.

My wife drives it daily 45 minutes into the city..... then another 20 minutes putzing around the city..... so it's a pretty accurate mixture of city and highway.

thats actuall gallons vs. miles..... not the doo-hickey on the dash.

You guys racing STIs out there or what?? LOL
When we filled up with 87, the B9 felt a bit sluggish off the line.

[crazycanuck]

I'm not sure what you guys are doing wrong....

This is our 3rd fill-up

We're AVERAGING 21 mpg on 85 Octane

and AVERAGING 23 mpg on 87 Octane.

I don't even bother putting premium in it.

My wife drives it daily 45 minutes into the city..... then another 20 minutes putzing around the city..... so it's a pretty accurate mixture of city and highway.

thats actuall gallons vs. miles..... not the doo-hickey on the dash.

You guys racing STIs out there or what?? LOL


You can actually get 85 octane where you live :eek: :eek: :eek:

[singincanary]

we usually average right around 19.5 mpg with a mix of highway and city driving. we just took a 2000 mile trip down to south carolina and back. mostly highway miles obviously but we did do 4 days of local driving in myrtle beach. we averaged 22.5 mpg for the trip, best milage was coming home through NC and VA where we went 340 mile on a tank and averaged 23.3 mpg.

just had a fresh 30k mile service, so maybe that helped. and, only filled up on 89 octane.

[swootton]

We've had our '06 for about 3,500 miles. Average for that time 18.3 MPG with a even mix of highway/city. The display on the NAV screen is pretty darm accurate +- .1/.2 MPG We have seen tanks over 20 MPG but always seem to average about the same.

BTW, one person commented about most of our B9s being 2nd cars. This is my wife's primary car and the one the kids always want to take, so it is pretty much our primary car.

[crazycanuck]

The Subaru boxer engine has never been synonymous with getting good gas milage, couple that with full time AWD, a heavy SUV and city driving and you have the makings of a thirsty car. I guess thats the price we pay for having a cool SUV that actually works in the snow! Go light on the foot around town and let it loose on the highway!

[njjuliano]

I'm averaging 20 with mixed driving 60/40 city/hwy, on 93 octane, own calc, not dash. I'm not heavy footed, nor light. I did notice that the higher the rev, the better the mileage I'm getting, by about 1-2 mpg.

[jaycee]

We are averaging 12-15mpg in the city and 25mpg with mostly highway. We bought our 06 Ltd because of our growing family. The Tribeca meets our needs, and wants :-) . It's mainly our secondary/weekend car while my MY00 RS is my daily driver. But I prefer driving the Tribeca more.

The Tribeca is, after all, a 6-cylinder SUV so its gas mileage is not a surprise to us.

[Hum]

Maybe someone else can do the conversion, I get around 550km's out of the tank. Best has been 9.0L/100k's on long hway drives.

[crazycanuck]

550/km on a full tank is excellent!!! you must be doing mostly highway kilometers. I get about 450kms on a full tank, 70% city 30% highway.
I put in a mix of 87/89 depending on the $$$

[snork]

550km = 341 mi. We've really never gone over 300 mi. Assuming you do a pretty full fill-up (14-15 US gal...empty tank is 16.9 US gal)...that's 22.7-24.3 mpg...pretty darn good, best I've seen is 21-22 mpg all highway.

[crazycanuck]

'Hum" you must be doing some tractor trailer drafting!!

[SubOperator]

Best has been 9.0L/100k's on long hway drives.

That's not bad at all. My first car was getting about the same mileage but it was 4 cyl carburator engine on russian version of FIAT-124.

On Beca we are getting about 21-23 mpg, mixed highway/city 70/30. My wife who is a primary driver is heavy footed girl and likes to travel fast so I am actually rather satisfied with fuel economy that Beca delivers.

[Hum]

550/km on a full tank is excellent!!! you must be doing mostly highway kilometers. I get about 450kms on a full tank, 70% city 30% highway.
I put in a mix of 87/89 depending on the $$$

I do use 95 premium fuel, maybe thats got something to do with it. I do about 50/50 hway city driving. I also fill it to the rim every time.

[crazycanuck]

95 octane, wow!

[Hum]

95 octane, wow!

Really I thought that was normal, over here our lowest rating fuel is 91, premium is 95 and we also have 98 available as well.

[jonnyk]

Really I thought that was normal, over here our lowest rating fuel is 91, premium is 95 and we also have 98 available as well.

98... wow! highest we can get up here (far as I know) is 94, and thats only a few stations... most of them have 91 octane as the highest. So I have to ask.. how much per litre are they charging you for 95? (or gallon, but think you go by the litre too)

[crazycanuck]

94 is the highest we get here in canada... and that is currently running at about 1.25 a litre which is about $5.00 a gallon. That would be about an $85 fillup!!! I'm sticking with 89 for now.

If you ran 98 Octance you could really bump up the timing to get some more performance out of your tribeca.

[Hum]

98... wow! highest we can get up here (far as I know) is 94, and thats only a few stations... most of them have 91 octane as the highest. So I have to ask.. how much per litre are they charging you for 95? (or gallon, but think you go by the litre too)

On average 91 $1.30 a litre, 95 $1.36 and 98 $1.40 I would say 90% of stations here sell 98. I know my brother uses it on his CX-9 he will only use 98 and nothing else.

[SimonD]

We've just taken our '07 away for a week. It averaged 24.3 miles per UK gallon which is about 20.2 miles per US gallon. This is mainly freeway mileage (80-90mph with the air on auto). We have never managed more the 25.9(UK) 21.6(US) miles to the gallon.
It is my wife's car and her regular commute gets her around 16(UK) 13.3(US) miles to the gallon depending on traffic density.
We use regular 95RON gas here. It is diificult to say what that equates to in other countries as US and Oz measuring systems are all different but I think it must be somewhere around the 91Octane mark in the US.

[SimonD]

Oh..... and prices for 95RON are currently $8.12 per US Gallon in SE England and $7.12 per US Gallon in Ireland (our holiday destination).

[jonnyk]

Oh..... and prices for 95RON are currently $8.12 per US Gallon in SE England and $7.12 per US Gallon in Ireland (our holiday destination).
is that US dollars or pounds? doesn't really matter, as whichever, it makes our gas prices look quite insignificant in comparison... yet we still complain!:rolleyes:

[crazycanuck]

If thats in pounds thats the equivalent of $16 a gallon... thats $275 US to fill your tank. I wonder how much the average salary is over there 1.2 million US dollars a year!

[SimonD]

No USD. We're not that hard done by:) !
All manufacturers are switching to diesels to get around fuel costs and taxation of high CO2 emitting cars.
The trouble is that diesels are now far more complex than petrol engines, require more expensive servicing and diesel costs more than petrol over here.
While they emit less CO2 than equivalent petrol engines there's plenty of other unpleasant stuff that comes out of a diesel's exhaust.

[hwsnell]

After 2007 the MPG is rated lower. My 2006 Limited 5 dash thing set for "trip average" seems accurate. I reset it at fill up and get 20 MPG with AC in Summer using Reg. Unleaded and that dips to 19 MPG if i use the WalMart Reg Unlead "enriched with up to 10% Ethanol". I get 23-24 MPG in Winter.

[highwayman]

Best I can get is 17mpg.

[ralliartist]

we average 20-25mpg depending on how much highway/city we drive. It's a mix of driving though. Usually get 300-350miles to a tank and fill up putting about 14-15gallons in it.

[Huskylord]

I felt good about getting 250 miles to the tank the other day, but my wife and I do alot of city driving. I'll try a higher grade fuel (already have a K&N filter in).

[bionicbadger]

I average right about 20MPG since purchase, regular (87) gas

[thebluedream]

Yea just recently I was driving home following this small slow driving car and was like what ever so anyways after a little while I noticed my mpgs were increasing they eventually reached 28 mpg!

I took a pic to show u guys ill upload it soon...:D

[jonnyk]

well, since our gas has dropped to below $1/litre, I've stopped worrying about my mileage... nowadays I mash the pedal down from the second I start the car, and that makes backing out of the garage really interesting!:lol:

[GeeZee]

I'm averaging about 21 - 22 mpg.

[snork]

To update...we've covered about 9k miles in our Tribeca now. About 50-50 city/highway. We pretty much avg 20 mpg. I haven't reset the Trip B computer since we got the car and it reports 21.9 mpg.

[battlecat]

All city driving for us. I have an sti so the tribeca gets babied. It has 9000miles on it and we average 11-13.5 mpg.
It's horrible. i have a service appt scheduled this week so they can tell me nothing is wrong with the vehicle, and it's normal

[snork]

All city driving for us. I have an sti so the tribeca gets babied. It has 9000miles on it and we average 11-13.5 mpg.
It's horrible. i have a service appt scheduled this week so they can tell me nothing is wrong with the vehicle, and it's normal

Yikes...that does suck. I will say though, we've had a few fill-ups after all city driving, but the worst I've calculated is 14mpg.

[TskubaB9]

I am commuting in and out of down town Seattle 2 times a day so it is a combination of highway and city driving getting 18.5 - 19 mpg on my first tank with the Tribeca. Not used to this.......we were driving a 93' Civic that was getting 33 mpg in the city. But the safety and comfort are worth every penny!

[SubieDriver]

The Tribeca probably weighs twice as much as the Civic. It takes a little more fuel to get that beast moving.

I've been averaging 19-20 for the last 15K miles. If I do more highway driving, my average drifts to around 21. If I drive more aggressively, it drops to 15-16.

The best I've seen is driving between 60-65 on the highway, I can touch 25 mpg. But then, I'm usually not driving that slowly. Cruising at 80 I can average about 22, and I once did some cruising at 90, and was still over 20 mpg. Not bad for a 4200 lb SUV.

[TskubaB9]

Wow! 90mph and still good with the mpgs.... I have been wondering if I should start drafting more on the road to help along, but as you say it is all about how heavy your foot is, I try try to at least start slowly but the engine is always asking for a little more....

[SubieDriver]

I generally stay under 80, but on a recent trip I got in with a couple other vehicles that were going 90, so I stuck with them for a while. I was surprised my mileage didn't drop more than it did.

The Tribeca does encourage spirited driving. It handles well, rides pretty smoothly, and will get up and move if you put your foot in it.

The only real downside to the pre-'08 models is the soft midrange. That's where a low-pressure turbo would really help!

[TskubaB9]

The only real downside to the pre-'08 models is the soft midrange. That's where a low-pressure turbo would really help! - Subie Driver

I agree, it feels great when I put my foot into it, especially after 4500 rpm but their does seem to be a 'lag' without any turbo??? Probably just something the designers didn't think of.....Wierd that a Japenese Subaru would not be sold in Japan at all! So maybe they didn't test drive it first??

[SubieDriver]

Isn't it around 4500 rpm that it kicks in the high-lift lobes on the camshaft? That's probably what gives it that turbo boost feel.

[Karim]

I have a 2006 with 45K miles and original tires. I have averaged 18.5 mpg for all the time i have the car. My driving is mostly city with short trips even when I get on the highway.

[immortal_suby]

We got a high of 23mpg and an average of 21mpg on the highway from SC to NY this past week. Averaging about 18-19mpg mixed driving overall since owning the car (7k).

Getting about 16.5mpg now, having fun in the snow.

[SubieDriver]

I found that my Tribeca isn't too much fun in the snow (went to Michigan for Christmas - plenty of snow to play in). Even with the stability control system disabled, it apparently still feels the need to hit the brakes on whichever wheel is spinning the most during my powerslides. Probably the yaw sensor. Sheesh, electronic nannies spoiling the fun! As long as all the wheels were spinning at approximately the same rate, I could get some good four-wheel drifts going.

[snork]

Heheh:) SubieDriver, I'm not sure that the VDC also disables the traction control too:confused: That was probably the problem, although come to think of it, I don't think there's a button to disable the traction control.

[Brien]

The funny thing about this thread is how impossible it would be to try and establish an estimated mpg for the Tribeca since we all live in different climates, terrain and have different driving habits.

But for ****s and giggles I'll chime in on what we're getting since I just noticed this the other day. We had never reset our B Trip tripmeter since we got the car. Therefore it has calculated our fuel efficiency since we got the car back in April. With 8,000 miles on it we're averaging 15.9 mpg. Which seems in line with what everyone else is getting. We also are only using standard unleaded around 87 octane.

[marshall.team]

I have a 2008 Tribeca 7 passenger Limited; I get about 15-16 mpg, mostly city driving. Not elated about this, but it could be worse.

Any ideas on how to improve this guys?

How much should we heed the tire pressure indicator? My dealer says that the change in outside temp affects the accuracy - mine just came on again some weeks back. What's the recommended pressure (I should really read the manual, ahem, again).

:)

[immortal_suby]

I'm getting good mileage and a great ride at 38 psi f/r. Haven't seen the light come on again since going that high.

[SubieDriver]

I have a 2008 Tribeca 7 passenger Limited; I get about 15-16 mpg, mostly city driving. Not elated about this, but it could be worse.

Any ideas on how to improve this guys?

How much should we heed the tire pressure indicator? My dealer says that the change in outside temp affects the accuracy - mine just came on again some weeks back. What's the recommended pressure (I should really read the manual, ahem, again).

:)

Just wandered back over to this thread and thought I'd mention a couple things:
I believe the recommended tire pressure, listed on the driver's doorjam, is 33 psi front, 32 rear. I usually run mine at or slightly above those figures.

Recently took a trip to Florida, so I bumped the pressure up to 36/35. On the way home, I drove along the ocean north of Daytona for a while, and in steady-state driving between 40-55 with an occasional slowdown or stop for traffic and traffic lights, I averaged 26.7 mpg on the display. Historically my trip computer has been only slightly optimistic, so I'm guessing I was somewhere around 26.2-26.5 for that portion of the trip.

After getting back on the highway, at a steady 70 mph, the computer reading dropped to about 25 mpg - shuffling between 25.2 and 24.9 driving on flat Florida highways, eventually dropping to 24.6 as I got closer to Atlanta - probably because there are more hills.

I got 377 miles out of that tankful. The last bar on the fuel guage disappeared at about the 370 point. I might have made it to 390 or more, but I didn't want to end up stuck somewhere without a gas station nearby.

I was pleased, as my mileage while commuting around Atlanta is usually around 18-20, and I'm usually filling up before I've reached 300 miles on a tank.

[Andrey]

2006 7 pass Lmtd I can get 25 mpg if I maintain 60 mph. My tires are 2-3 psi over recomend, all stock just all fluids (minus antifreeze) are Mobile 1 Synthetic. City is around 19-20 but I try to go light on the pedal.

[kito]

My 2009 7pss gets about 8 to 8.5 Km/l on highway - speed about 140-150 Km/h.
On the city I get 6 to 7 Km/l

My previous car was a BMW 540 i - a 4.4 liter V8. Weighs 100 Kg less.
In comparision to that car, with much bigger engine, the Tribeca get much better mileage around town, but on the highway, it seems aerodinamics (Tribeca is much taller) does it's work. The V8 540 BMW got 9-10 Km/l. To get the Tribeca's mileage I had to drive at least 180 Km/h steadily.

SO, in general, I'm happy as I drive the most in the city, and I get almost 1 km/h more.

Gas here costs 1.60 dollar/liter

Yeah, having cars here is expensive.
A new Tribeca costs U$ 76000
Annual registration: U$ 6000
Insurance U$ 3500

I imagine in other countries this issues are a lot cheaper

[SubieDriver]

After 2007 the MPG is rated lower. My 2006 Limited 5 dash thing set for "trip average" seems accurate. I reset it at fill up and get 20 MPG with AC in Summer using Reg. Unleaded and that dips to 19 MPG if i use the WalMart Reg Unlead "enriched with up to 10% Ethanol". I get 23-24 MPG in Winter.

I had heard that '08 and up are rated with *better* mileage than the '06 & '07, but, according to Fueleconomy.gov, they're all the same:

2006: 16/21
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2006_Subaru_B9_Tribeca.shtml

2008: 16/21
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2008_Subaru_Tribeca.shtml

2010: 16/21
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/2010_Subaru_Tribeca.shtml

[v-verb]

Hi

Just got my 2010 Tribeca yesterday. We did a 3.5 hr trip today and got 9.4 liters/100 KM, or 25 mpg (US)/30 mpg imperial - combined.

3/4 of the trip was highway at between 65-75 miles/hr, the remaining 1/4 was city driving.

Better than I was expecting, and I hope as the car breaks in the mileage will improve.

Compared to my wife's 09 Forester (which I love as well), the Tribeca was effortless to drive.

Cheers

nigel

[uvawyo]

WE got our 2009 Tribeca limited 7 passenger in August and have not taken a really long trip but we get in the 24 to 25 mpg range
Tho yesterday comming home from Douglas heading in a south easterly direction with a roaring tail wind we go 30 mpg for the 40 mile trip we have the tires inflated about 3 pounds over recomendation and we were drive 65 to 70 mph

[mwoo68]

Hi

Just got my 2010 Tribeca yesterday. We did a 3.5 hr trip today and got 9.4 liters/100 KM, or 25 mpg (US)/30 mpg imperial - combined.

3/4 of the trip was highway at between 65-75 miles/hr, the remaining 1/4 was city driving.

Better than I was expecting, and I hope as the car breaks in the mileage will improve.

Compared to my wife's 09 Forester (which I love as well), the Tribeca was effortless to drive.

Cheers

nigel

We have a '09 Tribeca and we mostly drive city and it's stuck at 14.6L/100km. We drive the car easy, no hard acceleration etc.. so I was a little disappointed that this is worse than the Nissan Quest we had which was 13.1L/100km. I accepted it for what it is since I enjoy the ride. Recently, we went on a 500km highway drive and thinking the mileage would show a improvement. To my dismay, the mileage dropped only to 14.2L/100km. Yikes! That's gotta be wrong to have that kind of rating for 500km highway driving at 100-110km/hr speed range.

If I got 9.4L/100km, I'd be thrilled. I might take this in and get it checked out why my mileage is so crappy...

[v-verb]

We have a '09 Tribeca and we mostly drive city and it's stuck at 14.6L/100km. We drive the car easy, no hard acceleration etc.. so I was a little disappointed that this is worse than the Nissan Quest we had which was 13.1L/100km. I accepted it for what it is since I enjoy the ride. Recently, we went on a 500km highway drive and thinking the mileage would show a improvement. To my dismay, the mileage dropped only to 14.2L/100km. Yikes! That's gotta be wrong to have that kind of rating for 500km highway driving at 100-110km/hr speed range.

If I got 9.4L/100km, I'd be thrilled. I might take this in and get it checked out why my mileage is so crappy...
Today I drove downtown and coming back I zeroed out the trip odometer.
Stop and go on the Don Valley Parkway and about 110km/hr to 120 Km/hr on the 401 to Oshawa. I hammered the Tribeca a couple of times and still my mileage is only about 10.5L/100k.

I think if the DVP was rolling along normally I would have had it back in the 9's though.

Here's the trick I think. I've started to develop a super light touch on the accelerator, helped out by the fuel consumption screen. I try to keep the instantaneous fuel consumption as low as possible.

So far it's paying off. I was driving a Honda Civic which got about 7L/100K previously so 9-10 or more L/100K is still hard to accept. The Tribeca is a much bigger car though, and you can't defy the laws of physics.

I'm going to bump up tire pressure a couple of lbs to lower rolling resistance. After the car is broken in (it's at 600Km now), I'll get a K&N or a Green Air Filter and switch to synthetic oil and see if I can better those numbers.

For comparison sake, my wife's Forester gets 11L/100k in mostly city driving. She's surprised I'm getting comparable numbers to her car, considering how much bigger the Tribeca is.:tup:

[mwoo68]

Today I drove downtown and coming back I zeroed out the trip odometer.
Stop and go on the Don Valley Parkway and about 110km/hr to 120 Km/hr on the 401 to Oshawa. I hammered the Tribeca a couple of times and still my mileage is only about 10.5L/100k.

I think if the DVP was rolling along normally I would have had it back in the 9's though.

Here's the trick I think. I've started to develop a super light touch on the accelerator, helped out by the fuel consumption screen. I try to keep the instantaneous fuel consumption as low as possible.

So far it's paying off. I was driving a Honda Civic which got about 7L/100K previously so 9-10 or more L/100K is still hard to accept. The Tribeca is a much bigger car though, and you can't defy the laws of physics.

I'm going to bump up tire pressure a couple of lbs to lower rolling resistance. After the car is broken in (it's at 600Km now), I'll get a K&N or a Green Air Filter and switch to synthetic oil and see if I can better those numbers.

For comparison sake, my wife's Forester gets 11L/100k in mostly city driving. She's surprised I'm getting comparable numbers to her car, considering how much bigger the Tribeca is.:tup:

I'll try bumping up the psi a bit to see if it helps. I'm definately going to get my dealer to check it out though.

My wife drives a 2010 Forester too! Completely different ride than the Tribeca, but I actually like it. It's really spunky!

[v-verb]

I'll try bumping up the psi a bit to see if it helps. I'm definately going to get my dealer to check it out though.

My wife drives a 2010 Forester too! Completely different ride than the Tribeca, but I actually like it. It's really spunky!

Do you have a nice deep bronze metallic Tribeca? I was on the 401 going east in my light blue 2010 and it was cool seeing another Tribeca on the road.

Just wondering! BTW I'm driving more aggressively and I'm up to 10.5 L/100KM - but it's still possible to get under 10 if you're REALLY careful.

Boy it's nice to press on the gas pedal sometimes and have that smooth effortless acceleration - so sweet!:tup:

Cheers

[mwoo68]

Do you have a nice deep bronze metallic Tribeca? I was on the 401 going east in my light blue 2010 and it was cool seeing another Tribeca on the road.

Just wondering! BTW I'm driving more aggressively and I'm up to 10.5 L/100KM - but it's still possible to get under 10 if you're REALLY careful.

Boy it's nice to press on the gas pedal sometimes and have that smooth effortless acceleration - so sweet!:tup:

Cheers

Are you trying to rub it in that my Tribeca only shows 14.6L/100? Actually it dipped down to 14.2L/100 last week. I've to take it in and get it checked out.

Sorry, mine is light silver colour. Did you install puddle lights? I think its looks great at night in a dark parking lot. Always get the wow factor from friends when they see it get lit up at night.

[v-verb]

Are you trying to rub it in that my Tribeca only shows 14.6L/100? Actually it dipped down to 14.2L/100 last week. I've to take it in and get it checked out.

Sorry, mine is light silver colour. Did you install puddle lights? I think its looks great at night in a dark parking lot. Always get the wow factor from friends when they see it get lit up at night.

LOL!!! No - not trying to rub it in at all! Really I drive like a grandma to get those numbers. Try zero out your trip B and drive with a REALLY light throttle foot. See what numbers you get then.

But do let us know what our dealer says

I my try those puddle lights - I'm probably getting a rubber tray for the back, a green air filter and a hood deflector first.

Did you install the puddle lights yourself?

[mwoo68]

LOL!!! No - not trying to rub it in at all! Really I drive like a grandma to get those numbers. Try zero out your trip B and drive with a REALLY light throttle foot. See what numbers you get then.

But do let us know what our dealer says

I my try those puddle lights - I'm probably getting a rubber tray for the back, a green air filter and a hood deflector first.

Did you install the puddle lights yourself?

It takes about an hour tops. not hard to do! Once you do one side, the other side you don't even need to refer the instructions. Everything is pretty much plug/play. I bought the accessories from subarugenuineparts.com.

[v-verb]

It takes about an hour tops. not hard to do! Once you do one side, the other side you don't even need to refer the instructions. Everything is pretty much plug/play. I bought the accessories from subarugenuineparts.com.

Thanks - I'll check it out!

Cheers

nigel

[jsalassi]

i got 21.5 on my 2010 from Dallas to San Antonio going 75mph using cruise control. The total trip is about 4 hours driving one way.

[kmartin]

I have a 2008 Tribeca 7 passenger Limited; I get about 15-16 mpg, mostly city driving. Not elated about this, but it could be worse.

Any ideas on how to improve this guys?

How much should we heed the tire pressure indicator? My dealer says that the change in outside temp affects the accuracy - mine just came on again some weeks back. What's the recommended pressure (I should really read the manual, ahem, again).

:)

I have a 2006 Tribeca Ltd, 68k miles, and I am still getting 17-18 in town, and 24-25 on the hwy. I do use premium, which contributes not only to the higher MPG but also I get better HP when I need it. The trade-off in $$ is a washout...I break even: spend more initially on 92 octane but get more MPG and HP to boot :)

I would assume this would also help with the newer Tribeca's which do not "recommend" premium gas. It would be a worth a try for a few tankfuls, anyway.

BTW, the tire pressure is listed on the driver's side door well on a laminated sticker. No need to fish out your manual for that.

-Karen in AZ-

[Tribeca_06]

i get about 18mpg city and 23mpg highway on my 2006 w/ about 68,000miles

[immortal_suby]

We've tried premium on a long trip in our 08 and saw no improvement in mpg. However, finding a local gas station that sells "no ethanol" gas has improved it from 2-4 mpg.
In my svx I gained 2mpg with "no ethanol" gas.

[SubieDriver]

There's no real benefit to running premium in the '08+ Tribeca (or any other vehicle designed to run on Regular Unleaded). It's not needed, and the engine can't take advantage of the extra octane. In some cases you might get poorer mileage due to incomplete burn of the fuel mixture.

The reason for the mpg boost in the '06 & '07 is because the engine is designed for 91 octane. If you run less than 91, the knock sensors will retard your ignition, reducing your power.

I hadn't heard the mileage difference between 10% ethanol and no-ethanol varieties, but it makes sense. Ethanol has a lower energy content, but a higher octane rating, so for a given compression ratio, you will get less power. The higher octane rating is handy for boosting the octane rating of poor quality fuel.

The best way to take advantage of the higher octane of ethanol is to run a higher compression ratio (or boost it (turbo or supercharger)). Turbo Subie engines (with a Cobb AccessPort) can get the energy out.

[LORE BECA]

I drove Houston to San ANTONIO 70-75 mph and 21.5 mpg was my average as well. In Houston city driving is 18.3mpg consistently.

Not bad for a BIGGER awd crossover.


i got 21.5 on my 2010 from Dallas to San Antonio going 75mph using cruise control. The total trip is about 4 hours driving one way.

[SubieDriver]

Hmm, averaging about 70, my trip computer tells me I'm getting 24 mpg with my '07. Is it possible the 3.0 gets better mileage than the 3.6? Maybe it's time to check the actuals again on mine. Last I checked, the computer was optimistic by about 1/3 to 1/2 mpg.

[jimbo]

I track my fuel consumption in my Tacoma (19.1 overall average MPG) and my scooter (104 overall average MPG) at www.fuelly.com, but I can't convince the wife to do the same with the Tribeca.

According to the TC in our 2006 with ~60k miles on it, we're getting 21 overall average. That's with the Subaru cargo carrier clamshell thing on the roof, too. The highest octane gas available in our state is 91 (and that's with 10% ethanol.)

[Rickep]

I rarely reset the "B" odometer. It currently has 6500 miles on it (overall 60,300 mi.) and the B avg. shows 19.8. Thats not too bad to me, driving mostly suburban/highway. The '06 I believe does get slightly better mileage, I got 24.3 as a best - all highway. Gear hunting and power complaints that boosted the '08's (?) to 3.6L did knock the mpg ratings down a bit I think. My '06 HAS to have premium though...very "Lazy" without it.

[claire]

I have about 13,500 on my '09 and get 19.7 mixed city/highway. I drive about 50/50.

claire

[v-verb]

I'm now getting about 11 liters/100km, or 21.4 mpg US or 25.7 mpg imperial.

I'm doing 50/50 city-highway

[KaTo617]

I get about 15-18 in my 2006.

[drbrousters]

I have a 2006. Recently took a trip of over 1500 miles -mostly thru the mountains and I ran Premium fuel. Actual measured mileage averaged around 21. The speed limits in the area I traveled were 70-75 most of the way, and I usually run 4-8 miles over limit. The trip meter generally showed worse or better, but was right on for the last leg.
By experience, regular runs about 2mpg less for this car. Additionally, mileage is much better between 60 and 65 than anything above that...but running 700+ miles per day would not be possible at lower speeds. At $3.25/gal for Premium, until Obama took office, my gas bill out-paced the national debt. Thank you Mr. President.

Around town, mileage is 13 or worse. Combination heavy (but moving) traffic highway and city I get 18+. The less city, the better (Duh!!). Can get up to 20 running 60% freeway in light traffic.

I almost traded it in for a new RAV4, but the difference in what it would cost to buy new isn't justified by the savings in gasoline -not to mention the loss of the bells, whistles, ice/snow stability, and the ride quality.

[gags77]

My daily commute is short (6 miles one-way), plus errands are within 2-4 miles mostly, so my average is 15 to 16 mpg. If we go any distances it comes up to 17 to 18.
When we take trips, like recently to Maine, we usually get 22 to 23 (best was almost 24). This time we had a loaded car, with 2 adults and 3 kids, all our luggage, plus all our camping gear, loaded hard shell turtle on top with a/c running and we got 22.8 on the trip computer (22.75 actual measurement). The trip computer is actually pretty accurate for me, it's usually within +/-.05 mpg. I've noticed that 70-75 mph gets better mileage for me than 60-65.
I run 87 octane as per 3.6L recommendation (one of the main reasons I got a base 08 over a limited 07)

[drbrousters]

There are times when I wish I had the later model for that 3.6. Looks like it gets better mileage at higher speeds :busted_cop: , and on regular gas. Wonder if the transmission is geared differently. I also like the luggage rack in that the bars are permanent and run with the wind. I haven't put the rack on mine in order to avoid losing gas mileage :eek: ...and gas mileage is my only concern about this car. Otherwise, I REALLY like it.

Yesterday, I drove 60 mph to the airport and back (about 50 miles). Traffic was light (meaning no slow-downs) so I set the cruise. Per the computer, mileage was 24mpg. I suspect that's pretty close to the real deal as there was very little in town driving.

[SubieDriver]

There are times when I wish I had the later model for that 3.6. Looks like it gets better mileage at higher speeds :busted_cop: , and on regular gas. Wonder if the transmission is geared differently. I also like the luggage rack in that the bars are permanent and run with the wind. I haven't put the rack on mine in order to avoid losing gas mileage :eek: ...and gas mileage is my only concern about this car. Otherwise, I REALLY like it.

Yesterday, I drove 60 mph to the airport and back (about 50 miles). Traffic was light (meaning no slow-downs) so I set the cruise. Per the computer, mileage was 24mpg. I suspect that's pretty close to the real deal as there was very little in town driving.

I feel the same way - there are days when I wish I had the extra torque of the 3.6, but I'm happy with my 3.0 when I look at the mileage. It appears that the 3.6 averages a couple mpg less than the 3.0.

I also can achieve 24-25 mpg when I try, but I usually don't try too hard. Driving like a granny isn't as much fun...

[drbrousters]

It appears that the 3.6 averages a couple mpg less than the 3.0...

It appears that way...until the speed hits 65 or better (from what I'm seeing). After that, the 3.6 seems to do better...and on regular gasoline. Since I tend to drive 68 in a 60, 73 in a 65, and 78 in a 70, and have to run Premium or my mileage drops 2 mpg, I sometimes dream of the 3.6...but doubt that the additional money it would cost for a 2008+ Limited with Nav and back-up camera would be worth the investment.

But I still wonder :confused: -better high speed mpg and lower price per gallon...Hmm...See one in my area for $27,800 -50,000 miles. All about the same as mine.

[SubieDriver]

Hmm, I wonder how much it would cost for a 3.6 transplant into my '07 B9...

[Trueblue]

Maybe someone else can do the conversion, I get around 550km's out of the tank. Best has been 9.0L/100k's on long hway drives.

I just got back from a snow trip and traveled 460km's there and back. The trip meter still has around 150 kms range left in the tank. was getting around 10L/100km average. Im running 98 octane.

[Abaton6]

19.8 average

[AL NZ]

Mine is UK-spec, so I assume it gives MPG in UK gallons (4.5 litres) not USA gallons (3.8 litres)

I get 17-18 mpg buzzing round town, and 20-25 on a run. I can eek 29-30 on flat roads at lower speeds, 50-55 mph. In the UK on motorways sitting on 80-90mph, it would get 24-25

Thirsty, but worth it.

By the way, petrol in NZ is $1.90 NZD a litre, about USD $9 per US gallon

So aren't you guys in the States relatively lucky still??

[cowboy]

Have only 1200 miles on my 2010 limited, and am getting around 14.5 miles per gallon, which is a combination of city and road.......and since it only has a 16 gal tank, it seems like I am at the gas station getting fuel all of the time.......still really love the car, just hope fuel doesn't go sky high with all the rumors of inflation for next year........

[drbrousters]

Cowboy
Sorry about your mileage. Hope it improves. Mine gets about 14 in town and about 18 combined...and I thought mine was bad. I have had 21 and 22 on the road if I don't go over 65, but if I'm on the road, I'm going several hundred miles and 65 isn't fast enough. Like you, I still love my car...and my wife loves it more than I do.

[cowboy]

dr
Yes, I am hoping that once I get some miles on her that the MPG will improve, and it should........with only 1300 miles on the car, I am probably getting what is expected with a combined of 18.5 that Subaru states the car should get.........how many miles does your Beca have on her with the MPG you are getting????? Also, she wants to run 80 miles per hour.....60-65 feels like she is crawling.....tks, Cowboy

[bob_the_cook]

Since my wife and I purchased our 07 in october, she's averaged about 18mpg per tank. With regular gas, with 85% being short-trip suburban driving (!) and typically going about 280-300 miles before filling the tank. We have averaged 19.5mpg over the 2500 miles we've put on it so far. Those numbers are based on the onboard computer, my real-world numbers aren't too far off.

We're making an 800 mile drive to eastern Oregon soon. Over the river, through the woods, up and down the snow-covered mountain and across the desert (...to Grandmother's house we go...)

I plan to feed it a bottle of Lucas oil and fill with premium before we depart. Granted, I'm stacking the deck a wee bit with the premium and Lucas oil, but I'm interested to know just how high I can get the mileage.

[drbrousters]

Measure your mileage the old fashion way -# of miles driven divided by # of gallons purchased...On second thought, don't do that unless you're prepared for disappointment. I've found the MPG listed by the computer is usually higher than reality by about 2 MPG...and that regular gas yields about 2 MPG less than premium.

[Soulcoughin]

The MPG listed on our trip computer is pretty accurate...

[SubieDriver]

I've found my trip computer to be optimistic by about 0.5 - 1 mpg. It's pretty close.

[bob_the_cook]

my results are in..

My average fuel economy for the 800 mile roundtrip was about 24.0mpg, the high was 25.2, and the low was 22.9. All on the highway at an average speed of 60-65mph.

[drbrousters]

Great mileage. I find mine to be similar (about 22) at those speeds...but never drive that slow on a trip, as I need to travel 700 miles (to visit grandchildren) if I take a long trip. The computer always makes it look better though. It can be accurate at times, but is impossible to be sure without doing the math myself (there is a calculator on board the Nav/accessories package).

[MNSteve]

I loose about 2mpg between the 87 octane summer blend and the winter blend gasoline. Around 22mpg summer.

[FLsubies]

We are getting 23 mpg avg in our 07, so probably 21-22 realistically, on premium only and combined city and highway driving. Long trips we avg 24mpg according to the trip computer.

[BzB]

I loose about 2mpg between the 87 octane summer blend and the winter blend gasoline. Around 22mpg summer.

i've noticed about a gallon drop off in mpg over the past two tanks. was thinking the switch may have something to do with it as everything else seems to be in order and my foot isn't any heavier. will keep an eye on it though...

[gags77]

Well, I'm wondering if the switch to winter blends does that for me too. I average 15-16 most of the year, but during the really cold months I notice a 2-3 mpg difference. I have a short (6 mile) commute in city driving and with the recent cold snap here in New England I've got the low figures pouring in this week...avg 13 mpg (as of parking the car tonite it was 12.6 :( ). I've wondered if it was just the cold, or the 5 to 10 minute warm up time in the morning, but a combo of all 3 seems like it's the issue (warm-up time, city driving, and winter blend gas). Still average 21 in the cold if I do highway driving, but I don't drive far much...so I'm stuck drivin like a granny trying to get the stupid computer to 14 just so I can feel a little better!:lol:

[soobi-tlc]

I'm drivin' my 08 with now 90k on it. I average in the DC area and longer drives to our condo in PA right around 18.3.
Sometimes I hit a 20 now and then, but it's pretty steady @18's.
I just put on the Yakima sky box and I dropped a bit. I cruised at 74mph but do like a quick start, which our car do have with drive-by-wire throttle.
I thought I'd be smart and put K&N airfilter and switch to Amsoil to make better, didn't do much.

[subbus]

The spare tire represents approximately 0.8% of the total curb weight. Anybody thought of removing it for city driving to save on gas? Any thoughts?

[FLsubies]

I think the savings will quickly turn against you in the event you should need that spare.

[subbus]

Yes, I thought about that. I would definitely put it back for longer trips. So far I was lucky. I would add a tire repair kit and pump into the tools compartment.

[FLsubies]

So why not just remove weight on something not useful that weighs the difference between the stuff you would add so you weren't carrying the spare.

Either way the weight is pretty insignificant to amount to any real savings. Something like super lightweight wheels and low rolling resistance tires would be more significant and possibly even worthwhile.

[subbus]

I woud add the kit and pump regardless and I do not carry stuff I do not need.

New rims and wheels would do some trick but it wouldn't be cost effective.

BTW...I alos run tires on 40PSI (44 is max for the tires in use). That too should help some.

Edit: these days I run the max, 44PSI (measured in the morning before driving).

[Rotorflyr]

On a recent trip of around 1500mi (round trip) we averaged about 22.5mpg on premium (varied from 91oct to 93oct depending on where we filled up) with a high of 24.3/24.4mpg and a low of 19.5/19.8mpg

The majority of the driving was hwy, with speeds probably averaging a little over 80mph

[anu]

I just had a similar experience. And I will tell you what was a major factor that I noticed: wind. Driving into a heavy wind cost me 5mpg on a weekend getaway. Pretty surprising to me.

[BzB]

^ having the aerodynamics of a brick will do that to mpg.

had a 600 mile round trip over the memorial holiday and got right around 22 mpg.

[drbrousters]

I decided to limit my speed to 60 on the freeways. For the 1st time, I consistantly am able to break 20 mpg. Unfortunately, a long trip (to my daughter's) is a 700 mile jaunt. I would never be able to keep it under 60 and survive that trip; 80 whenever possible and 70 most of the rest. Just wish I could run regular grade gas, but that drops the mileage about 2 mpg. My mechanic also warned me that poor quality gasoline really makes a mess of the engine. With those two things in mind, I never run regular.

[MNSteve]

Just for grins I'm going to put midgrade gas (89) in for our next trip to see if there is any difference in mpg. Then will try 91 octane (non-ethanol).

[FLsubies]

^ having the aerodynamics of a brick will do that to mpg.

had a 600 mile round trip over the memorial holiday and got right around 22 mpg.


I don't know who taught you what a brick was but I have never seen one as curvey as a tribeca, maybe a river rock would be close. A few months ago we moved down a grade to 89 octane and seemed to have maintained a steady 20ish mpg average with no adverse effects to mention.

I think sometimes about gas prices and how much the tribeca and my forester use compared to smaller vehicles. To really put it in perspective though, how many AWD vehicles period get as good of gas mileage as the subies and are still as safe and capable. Personally I can't think of any, so I try to enjoy my vehicle and not think too hard on the MPGs.

[MNSteve]

I don't know who taught you what a brick was but I have never seen one as curvey as a tribeca, maybe a river rock would be close. A few months ago we moved down a grade to 89 octane and seemed to have maintained a steady 20ish mpg average with no adverse effects to mention.

I think sometimes about gas prices and how much the tribeca and my forester use compared to smaller vehicles. To really put it in perspective though, how many AWD vehicles period get as good of gas mileage as the subies and are still as safe and capable. Personally I can't think of any, so I try to enjoy my vehicle and not think too hard on the MPGs.
Yup, that's why we've got two Subaru's (1998 Outback 5spd is towed behind our motor home. Our daughter also has a Forester. Our son likes Jeeps). The Tribeca likes to run at 80mph :D.

[Hawki]

We just did a 600mi trip over the weekend and we averaged 22.6 which is just about what we average at home 90/10 country/city ('06 B9/91 oct.). We live in the high desert (almost all 2 lane county roads) with only jack rabbits contributing to traffic.

[drbrousters]

Costco just changed their gasoline formula, adding much more detergent. I suspect it is similar to Chevron. Anyway, since that change, my mileage has been up 2-3 mpg both highway and city. The fact that Premium is required (and @ $4 per gallon) is much less tramatic.

[BzB]

I don't know who taught you what a brick was but I have never seen one as curvey as a tribeca, maybe a river rock would be close. A few months ago we moved down a grade to 89 octane and seemed to have maintained a steady 20ish mpg average with no adverse effects to mention.

I think sometimes about gas prices and how much the tribeca and my forester use compared to smaller vehicles. To really put it in perspective though, how many AWD vehicles period get as good of gas mileage as the subies and are still as safe and capable. Personally I can't think of any, so I try to enjoy my vehicle and not think too hard on the MPGs.

you're right, for an awd vehicle the gas mileage is pretty good.

but in regards to aerodynamics the front of the vehicle is just too wide and high to have a good cof drag. driving into wind will build up a lot of resistance. but yes the tribeca does have some curvy lines to it. i also don't worry about gas mileage right now as long as it stays mostly consistent and the price of gas doesn't go too high.

[FLsubies]

We were using strictly premium for a few months, then tried a tank of mid grade and the mileage went up about 1mpg. We use only chevron just to be consistent and it provides the best performance in our experience. Shell has been the worst for my forester in terms of mpg getting about 16 mpg on the highway with it after that I haven't even attempted to get gas at another shell.

[AliceFeatherson]

Its just depend upon the fuel which are you using and also the maintanace of you car, we usually average right around 19.5 mpg with a mix of highway and city driving.

[bob_the_cook]

just had the 30k service w/ tire rotation. My ATF was black like well-used motor oil, and the brake fluid was like water. My averages have improved only slightly for in-city driving to 19-20. (I use the cruise control a lot)

Next big trip is now scheduled for end of August, when we make the trek from Portland, OR to Yosemite Nat'l Park for two weeks. I'll be doing a pre and post oil change on that for sure... numbers (and pictures) to follow.

[Vomitcretin]

Mines an 08 so I'm using regular gas. I drive 100% city and the trip computer has me at about 13.6 mpg. :(

I'm going to do an actual calc next time I fill up, but I'm not optimistic.

[SubieDriver]

What I found with my '07, is that the Tribeca encourages spirited driving, so my mileage suffers. If I drive it more gently, mileage improves nicely.

[cowboy]

I have an 2010 Limited with 13K miles, and am getting around 14 in city and 21 to 22 on the hwy.......I can pretty much live with the highway miles, but my Land Rover got better mileage in the city than my Tribeca.....??

By the way Don_ the_Cook, if you don't mind me asking, what did your 30K mile service cost you..........sounds like you had all of the fluids changed, tire rotation, etc..........tks

[cowboy]

Sorry, said Don_the_Cook instead of Bob_the_Cook...........my hands type faster than my brain sometimes...........

[Soulcoughin]

Bob_the_Cook: Where did you end up taking your Tribeca for the 30k service? We chatted awhile back about potential places for service--since I am in Hillsboro and you are in Aloha. On a side note, I had fender bender two weeks ago, rear ended someone so our Tribeca has been in the body shop.

[Vomitcretin]

What I found with my '07, is that the Tribeca encourages spirited driving, so my mileage suffers. If I drive it more gently, mileage improves nicely.

I have found this as well, and ATL city driving involves a fair bit of gunning it at a light to get in the lane you need to be in, etc. I'm trying to be a little more concious about it. In this case, however, I think my trip computer might be a little pessimistic (i read they're usually a little optimistic). I'd wager I'm getting just over 14 mpg instead of just over 13 mpg. I'll figure it out next time I fill up.

On another note, how big is the "reserve" portion of these tanks? My first fill up I put 13.7-ish gallons in and my fuel gauge had one bar on it before empty and the gas light was on. I thought we had a 16.9 gallon tank?

[SubieDriver]

Once the light comes on, you have about 50 miles of driving left, which means somewhere around 3 gallons (50 miles / 16.67 mpg = 3 gallons), maybe less.

On one occasion, after running it as dry as I dared, I put 17.1 gallons in. I must have been running on fumes, and I'm sure I had some fuel in the filler spout, but I was proud of getting in more than the stated 16.9 gallons.

I verified that it's at least a 16.9 gallon tank.

[Vomitcretin]

Just noticed you're in ATL...what part? I'm live in Decatur.

[cowboy]

Live in the mtns at Bent Tree in Jasper.......bought and have my Tribeca serviced at Stivers in Decatur..........

[Vomitcretin]

I know that :P

I meant Subie. I prob should have quoted him or something.

[SubieDriver]

Oh, I'm over in Snellville.

[SubieDriver]

After a day of in-town ATL driving, attacking stoplights and dodging traffic, I averaged 14-15 mpg. Lowest average in quite a while. I'm usually around 18-21, depending on hwy/in-town mix.

[Voodoolite]

We live in Oklahoma and normally get 22 highway. We were in Colorado for two weeks and got 24 - 25.

[Vomitcretin]

OK, filled up last night. Sadly, my trip meter was right on. It was down to a 12.9 average MPG when I filled up. I put in 13.22 gallons and had 171 miles on the meter. That comes out to exactly 12.93 mpg.

I've been trying to drive a little more conservatively, so we'll see what the next tank brings.

[bob_the_cook]

I have an 2010 Limited with 13K miles, and am getting around 14 in city and 21 to 22 on the hwy.......I can pretty much live with the highway miles, but my Land Rover got better mileage in the city than my Tribeca.....??

By the way Don_ the_Cook, if you don't mind me asking, what did your 30K mile service cost you..........sounds like you had all of the fluids changed, tire rotation, etc..........tks

This is the first time I haven't performed the service myself (and probably the last!) It ran me $485. That included ATF flush and fill (it was BLACK), differential, brake fluid flush and fill, radiator flush and fill, cabin filter replacement & tire rotation.

The only things I didn't have done were the engine air filter (K&N) and engine oil/filter -which I get free from the dealership I bought at.

[bob_the_cook]

Bob_the_Cook: Where did you end up taking your Tribeca for the 30k service? We chatted awhile back about potential places for service--since I am in Hillsboro and you are in Aloha. On a side note, I had fender bender two weeks ago, rear ended someone so our Tribeca has been in the body shop.

There's a little shop near where I work called J&S Automotive (http://j-sautorepair.com/). The guy that owns it, Jon, is a real straight-shooter. By far the most honest and trustworthy mechanic I've ever met or done business with. I highly recommend him. (PLUS: he built a Cummins Twin-Turbo-Diesel Suburban)

[Vomitcretin]

Is anyone else getting the awful mileage I'm getting? I average just under 13 mpg - all city. I actually try to stay light on the pedal although I do gun it from time to time to change lanes, etc.

it just seems pretty far off from the 16mpg EPA rating.

[LORE BECA]

18.3-18.6 m.p.g. stop and go Houston driving AVG with the 3.6 motor.

Drove long trip doing 75 m.p.h. avg 3 hours straight and got 22.8 m.p.g.
Doing better since last trip, vehicle has 24,000 miles on it now.
Did both diffs drain and fill and transmission drain and fill before the 30,000.
I plan to do drain and fill (that's only 4 quarts of the 11 quarts that's in it) every 15,000 -20,000.
I don't want to do a full flush on vehicle.

89 octane from EXXON or Chevron gas.

[LORE BECA]

Something is not right with that m.p.g.!
Way too low.

Is anyone else getting the awful mileage I'm getting? I average just under 13 mpg - all city. I actually try to stay light on the pedal although I do gun it from time to time to change lanes, etc.

it just seems pretty far off from the 16mpg EPA rating.

[njjuliano]

Is anyone else getting the awful mileage I'm getting? I average just under 13 mpg - all city. I actually try to stay light on the pedal although I do gun it from time to time to change lanes, etc.

it just seems pretty far off from the 16mpg EPA rating.

Try to see how your particular driving behaviour affects the MPG. Put on the instant MPG as a guide. You'd be able to see how much gunning is fine, and how much is just ridiculously affecting efficiency.

You can then be more informed on which driving style is worth the MPG cost.

[LORE BECA]

This vehicle not a race car even if you gun it, so just let it accelerate by itself without raising r.p.m. high. It has enough low end torque to get you up to speed without being at 5,000 r.p.m.
Not saying that is what you do!

Maybe spark plugs, fuel filter need to be changed.

[Vomitcretin]

I don't drive around like an angry teenager...its just on occasion when I need to (maybe 2 times per day or something). I need to take it in as it is currently slightly hesitant to start, so I'll get it examined. With my current average mileage on this tank (12.6) I feel like I could trade up to a suburban and get better mileage.

[stevieb]

I usually get 18mpg using (95 RON). But i managed 32MPG on 97RON doing a economical 65mph for long motorway journeys with the car fully loaded with 7 people

[bob_the_cook]

Picture proof of great MPG on my recent travels, this particular tank's actual calculation came out to 24.8mpg from Ashland, OR to Reno, NV (all highway, all cruising @ 72mph)

I had a tank a few days later that hit 25.7 and one on the way home that registered 26.2mpg.


http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu209/bob_the_cook/MPG.jpg

[marshall.team]

Picture proof of great MPG on my recent travels, this particular tank's actual calculation came out to 24.8mpg from Ashland, OR to Reno, NV (all highway, all cruising @ 72mph)

I had a tank a few days later that hit 25.7 and one on the way home that registered 26.2mpg.




That's superb! Proof that miracles can and do still happen. :naughty:

I took the Tribeca on a long 10 hour drive recently, and got around 24 mpg too. The Trib was fully loaded with people, food and diapers.

[drbrousters]

As far as 13mpg for all city driving, that is about what you can expect...horrifying as it seems.:eek:

IF
I could drive under 75 mph, I could get 24 mpg...but...

When I'm on a 700 mile trip (Washington state to Montana), I need to be there ASAP and always feel an urge to do 80.:busted_cop:...so I do...and I get 19-20 mpg.

I have done long stretches of driving at 65 mph or less and the mileage gets up to 24+... and my smile looked just like this :D.

[tropic1]

I get 18 city/21 hwy

[drbrousters]

I get 18 city.....

When you say you are getting 18mpg city, I suspect you mean combined city and highway. Are you relying on the computer? I never trust it, as it can be off either way...usually slightly but could be a few miles per gallon to several.

If you want a true measurement, start with a full tank, drive JUST IN THE CITY (stop and go, parking lots, etc.) and divide the miles driven by the number of gallons it takes to refill your tank. There is a calculator in the system tools of the Tribeca.

I'm not saying you are lying, I just have a hard time believing that you have accurately measured your mileage.Of course, if you live in city with no parking lots, stop lights, or traffic, mileage might be as high as you're listing.

[bybyr1]

Hi Guys,

Just got my Tribeca and having a few problems with engine light but I'm still getting 30.3mpg and I got 33.3mpg:tup: on a long run home on a motorway. We use octane 97 as standard and 99 is classed as ultimate for us. I would say use the highest octane available to you as your fuel is so cheap compared to ours at £1.34 per litre which is around £6:tdown:.

Thanks

[drbrousters]

Hi Guys,
getting 30.3mpg and I got 33.3mpg...We use octane 97 as standard and 99 is classed as ultimate for us. I would say use the highest octane available...

Would that we had 97 octane. I've not seen better than 92...and with 10% Ethanol, which is even worse for gas mileage.:mad:

[tropic1]

When you say you are getting 18mpg city, I suspect you mean combined city and highway. Are you relying on the computer? I never trust it, as it can be off either way...usually slightly but could be a few miles per gallon to several.

If you want a true measurement, start with a full tank, drive JUST IN THE CITY (stop and go, parking lots, etc.) and divide the miles driven by the number of gallons it takes to refill your tank. There is a calculator in the system tools of the Tribeca.

I'm not saying you are lying, I just have a hard time believing that you have accurately measured your mileage.Of course, if you live in city with no parking lots, stop lights, or traffic, mileage might be as high as you're listing.

drbrousters I don't think I have a calculator in my Tribeca, if it is there I haven't found it yet as I don't have navigation :(. Well I filled up approximately 13 gallons (87 octane) into a near empty tank (fuel light on). We took a quick drive from Los Angeles to San Marcos and using the Trip avg. computer it showed 21.9 mpg, by the time I finally fueled up again I had accumulated 264.5 miles, so I averaged about 20.3 mpg. I am due for a 30k service and will get it done in about a 3 weeks. Hopefully that'll make a big difference. Alignment was done by Subaru a year ago and I always have about 35-38 psi in all tires and nothing else comes to mind other than the 30k service and its been like this ever since I got the Tribeca.

[drbrousters]

tropc1

20-22 mpg sounds about right. Driving slower (less than 65) will kick it up a bit more, but not alot. If you drive just in the city, don't check your mileage...prevents thoughts of suicide.

[subbus]

9mo of ownership, 5k miles, almost no stop & go traffic, 19.3MPG.

[h82bslo]

high teens in gas mileage is not that bad. my 05 outback gt limit gave me at most 23 on the freeway.

[BzB]

over a year of ownership i'm averaging a little above 18 mpg in mixed driving 70% hwy. avg about 275 miles between fill ups.

on long hwy only trips i average right at 24 mpg. the most mileage i've got on one tank before fuel light came on was 385.

got a cool app on my android phone that tracks all this stuff for me. :)

[h82bslo]

that's a cool app. what's it called. i have an iphone, maybe i might be able get the same type of app.

[drbrousters]

Just took a 300 mile trip...against the wind @ 79 mph...16mpg. When the wind stopped, 21mpg.

[BzB]

that's a cool app. what's it called. i have an iphone, maybe i might be able get the same type of app.

it's called aCar and it's free. i'm sure they have a similar app in the apple market.

[cowboy]

just got back off a short road trip (500 miles), averaged 24 miles to the gal.....all interstate

[cowboy]

Been meaning to add to this mpg thread that is going on regarding your air filter...checked my at 10,000 miles and it was completely clogged.....so I changed it.....I have 18K on my beca now and took a peek at it today, and it is pretty full again......will change it at 20,000 miles or every 10,000 from now on.....the maintenance spread sheet says to change it at 30,000.......if I had waited until then, I would be on the side of the road somewhere..........with that said, for $20 bucks, you can do this yourself and most definately help your fuel mileage........if your engine is straining to get air, you are burning more fuel than necessary.....just my 2cents worth.........

[mstow42]

Been averaging 17.7 MPG by the nav screen since we brought used in May. Long trips she averages 24 mpg...but putting around locally only getting 15 at best. I have a heavy foot and still get kicks watching the honda rice boys try to beat her. Course nothing compares to my daily commuter, a 00 Chevy Metro, which gets about 45 MPG if i keep it below 65. Can't remember what my 00 Legacy GT got but my 90 legacy easily got 30 MPG.

[uksc00by06]

okay, might throw some people off slightly as am UK and I believe our gallons are bigger than in the US, but I get on average 21-22 mpg. Best I ever managed (hold onto your hats folks) was 34.4mpg, but that was doing some very very boring driving and I was having to concentrate hard not to push hard on the loud pedal!

[drbrousters]

...I believe our gallons are bigger than in the US...!
I'm pretty sure there are 5 qts in an Imperial gallon (used in England). That means for every 4 gallons you pump, you are pumping 5 of ours.

Interesting to hear you are still using "gallons." Many countries are using liters (or litres). Converting liters to gallons is mind-boggling.:confused:

[uksc00by06]

I looked at the conversion tables and it seems our Gallons are only marginaly bigger, ours are 4.546 litres and yours are 3.7854 litres. And yes petrol (or gas) is sold in litres over here, and again working on the conversions I pay approximatly $4.80 for what you call a gallon! And using conversion tables is not that confusing, but then have been doing it for many years!

[uksc00by06]

wooops sorry, didnt finish the conversions, we pay the equivilant of $7.62 a gallon over here, enough to make your eyes bleed!

[SubieDriver]

I like the UK, but those prices will keep me away. Either that, or I'd be driving something that gets a lot better mileage!

[uksc00by06]

lol SubieDriver, and those prices have gone down recently! But I wouldnt be without my scoobie, I enjoy driving her too much

[drbrousters]

...our Gallons are only marginaly bigger, ours are 4.546 lit...
Actually, 5 gallons of gas equals 4.1633692 Imperial gallons, so, that is about a quart more per gallon (4 quarts = 1 gallon here, 5 quarts = 1 gallon there). In other words, 5 gallons = 20 quarts; 4 Imperial gallons = 20.8 quarts. That means an Imperial gallon is approximately 1.2 quarts larger....Like any of this is actually meaningful.

So here is an unrelated question meaningless question:

How much is a "stone" in pounds? I have heard Englishmen referred to as weighing X "stones (or stone?)." Never have I known what weight that represents.

[uksc00by06]

there are 14 pounds to a stone if that helps