Subaru Legacy '05 - '09 - Petrol Consumption

Dariukas · 03-03-2015 11:22pm #1

Hi all,

I'm looking to see if anyone owns one of them and can advise what sort of fuel consumption you get from it?

I've been looking around and seen some Automatic gear box and manual?

Is there much of the difference between two of them in relation to the fuel consumption?

Mainly will be driving around city.

Currently drive old ('00) BMW 318i so i would imagine the consumption would be similar as the engine sizes are pretty same, but subaru is 4 wheel drive...

If anyone have any experience with Legacy please let me know.

Have you had any other issues with them?

Darius

unkel · 04-03-2015 12:06am

Subaru stopped selling petrol engined Legacys / Imprezas etc. in Ireland a few years ago because the high emissions meant they would be overpriced (high emissions means high VRT, so high list price and high motor tax)

high emissions = high fuel consumption

If you'd get 25-30mpg in your 2WD BMW around Dublin, I'd expect less than 20MPG in the heavier, thirstier and 4WD Legacy, particularly automatics

Wouldn't stop me buying one though, unless you do a big mileage. Petrol legacies are very good value for money to buy. Even if you did big miles, you could research converting to LPG...

Dariukas · 04-03-2015 12:45am

I wouldn't be doing that many miles so don't believe LPG would pay off for me in time.

Supergurrier · 04-03-2015 12:50am

The 2.5's look like a good cheap option.

Considered one as a daily when i wanted a decent 3k car, power per litre is poor though in fairness, a 2 litre turbo one would have been the business though.

Cookie_Monster · 04-03-2015 1:14am

3l petrol auto 05

get around 10l per 100km on NZ's 91 petrol.

autobox is hopeless, other than that it's a nice car.

walus · 04-03-2015 12:32pm

I had a 2004 2.0 petrol manual Legacy. Great car to drive and very reasonable on petrol too. I was getting about 27-28 mpg for around town driving and about 32-34 for Cork-Dublin and back sort of drive (rather fast drive I should say). I would not recommend automatic with a 2.0L engine - 2.5L is more suited for that kind of transmission.

Tea 1000 · 04-03-2015 1:27pm

There's very little difference between the 2 litre and 2.5 in the Legacy. They dropped the 2.5 later and just modified the 2 litre to produce similar power. I don't remember the exact details, but they modified the 2.5 bore down to 2 litre or something weird like that, which meant the 2 litre in higher power form turned out to be even slightly less economical than the 2.5.
They're still a very decent car though.

walus · 04-03-2015 1:53pm

I would avoid the 2.0 165 bhp legacys (post face lift models) as most of them struggle with hesitation between 2-3k that no one seems to be able to cure.

unkel · 04-03-2015 4:47pm

walus wrote: »

I would avoid the 2.0 165 bhp legacys (post face lift models) as most of them struggle with hesitation between 2-3k that no one seems to be able to cure.

You can't blame Subaru for that. It would be the same in any small normally breathing 4 cylinder engine in a heavy car

Either add one or more turbos or just add cylinders and increase the displacement (my preference). Problem solved :cool:

Dariukas · 04-03-2015 6:35pm

Thank you for all the input, from what i gather avoid Automatic unless it's turbo...

Had my eye on automatic, guess back to the drawing board!

Seweryn · 04-03-2015 9:58pm

Dariukas wrote: »

Thank you for all the input, from what i gather avoid Automatic unless it's turbo...

Had my eye on automatic, guess back to the drawing board!

I wouldn't ignore the comfort of the automatic transmission. I used to drive an early 2l automatic Legacy. Great car.

anthony4335 · 04-03-2015 10:02pm

Had a 2.5 auto estate, and I easily got 30mpg mixed driving. Really loved that car and regret getting rid of it.

Seweryn · 04-03-2015 10:09pm

anthony4335 wrote: »

Had a 2.5 auto estate, and I easily got 30mpg mixed driving. Really loved that car and regret getting rid of it.

I was getting about 31 mpg in total average throughout my ownership of the car. It was a 1995 Estate Brighton model.

JamesM · 04-03-2015 10:37pm

2006 2.5 Auto Saloon getting average of 30mpg. Tax €1080.00 I've had it since 2007. Lovely car.

jacksie66 · 04-03-2015 10:39pm

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Subaru Legacy '05 - '09 - Petrol Consumption

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