2000 GT Gas Milage/ Misc ?s

Sup everyone, long story short i was ina accident and totalled my 95 Pontiac Grand AM, and I'm in the market for a new (used) car. After reading around im thinking about a 2000legacy gt . I found one for about 6 grand with 110k miles. Consumer guide says the dohc H4 only gets 18/23 Miles per gallon, and i was curious if this is accurate from all of you daily drivers and also what are some things i can do to get the best milage possible?

also as a side note, is there anything i should look out for before i purchase a 2000gt?

Thanks in advance, Brandon.

The GT has shorter gearing which should effect gas mileage, but the SOHC H4's shouldn't get nearly that bad of gas mileage. I'd say you should get around 25-28 mpg, depending on if it's an auto or manual, and how you drive it.

We just got a 2001 GT sedan (non-limited edition)- a beautiful car!.. w/ 85k miles.. AWD of course- auto trans. 2.5L 4cyl, non-turbo.

We get bout 21 MPG 70% Buffalo city traffic w/ 87oct gas.

My wife drives it to work and back, and now I am putting 89oct in it to see if we can get a little better MPG. I also pumped up the non-original FUZION HRi tires to 1PSI above recommended when I saw they were down from 1 to 3 PSI around the car. The fronts get 32, the rears- 30. I put 31 in the rears and 33 in the fronts. It also needs an oil change, and a general factory dealer check-up on all fluids and systems.. but it seems to be working perfectly and all fluids I checked were spot on.

I imagine w/ more highway driving we would get better MPG as long as we aren't doing 85MPH, a manual transmission would help too.

EDIT- here are some pics just for the heck of it.. What a great car.
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