2000 GT Gas Milage/ Misc ?s

[slmgringo]

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.

[Sarra]

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.

[BWX]

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.