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'85 GL, 5-sp D/R 4WD wagon, converted from carb to SPFI - rest of drivetrain & tires stock - generally 23-25mpg in-town (I have a lead foot), and 28-32mpg on the highway - I have found that an exhaust leak/bad O2 sensor will cause my mileage to drop to ~18 or less, and stay there

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Auto AWD XT6 6 (6 cylinder) 28mpg

Manual AWD XT6 25/26 mpg

those are highway numbers. 21-23 city driving.

 

search the older generation forum for "mileage" and you'll get lots of old threads like this, check 'em out. i just did!

 

if you want straight gas mileage you can't beat the late 80's/early 90's FWD EA82's. i had a 1988 or 89 XT FWD Manual Trans in the early 90's that would get 40+ mpg on all highway driving. i think justy's can work their way up to 45, saw a guy said he got 46 and change in his.

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I don't drive it all that much, but when I was using it as a daily, my 88 pushbutton-4WD XT nonturbo 5-spd got around 25 in town and about 35 on the highway.

 

Realize though that XT's will naturally get slightly better mileage on the road because of the aerodynamics...

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87 carbed to spfi lifted D/R 4wd lsd'd SW with 29's... gets about 28 without exhaust leak, or 22 with... city only.. not much HW

 

89 2wd XT6 very modded lots light weight spinny things:brow: 22 with lead foot in the city, 26ish highway at about 80 mph... less at 135:rolleyes:

 

84 carbby stock BRAT d/r 4 speed 12... or less... becoming SPFI;)

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I see alot of 20's mpg. How Bizarre! My last subaru (87 dl, pushbutton AWD, 5spd, carbed) went into the 50's per gallon (no joke!) without any sign of lean condition @ 166k miles. The old carb I cleaned whistled like a tea pot . I wonder if it was manual steering, windows, no A/C etc....

 

8 bucks 260 miles (with some left in year 2000) :)

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