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On another note, I filled up for the first time today and averaged 26.9 mpg in 60/40 city/hwy driving. City driving was mostly short trips. Went 339 miles, took 12.6 gal, and one bar left on the fuel gauge.
I reset my A odometer while I was filling up and after I started my car, my fuel gauge only registered half full. I had to hold the reset button down for about 3 seconds and watched the gauge move slowly to full. Guess you shouldn't reset until you've filled up.
Wonder if I should try a backup camera, or still stick with the plan to install an ultrasonic backup sensor array.
The car should be in this weekend, looking forward to it!
There's a adaptor harness available that hooks up to the HU and provides a composit video input. After market camera can be used to hook up to the composit video inuput.
HU will automatically switch to camera view in reverse.
Though the wire from back of the car to the HU is not in the car and needs to be installed by an installer.
any takers? seems like a lot of folks on NASIOC might be willing to explore this
that being said, i only did a quick and dirty adjustment and i think, a couple minutes of listening (seriously, i haven't done much on this), i set the bass at +2, treble and +4 or +5, and kept the midrange flat. if i have the chance, i may play some more, but overall, the sound is much better than it was. i still think it was inferior to what i had in my Honda Civic (again, nothing super fancy: a 14 year old minidisc deck by Sony ($400 on the time but that's because it was MD) with 3way Pioneer Premiere speakers in front and Eclipse in the rear -- probably $300 worth of speakers).
i digress: for me, at least for now, good enough. before Bob's suggestion, i really was looking into what others were doing about replacing the head unit. now, i think i can probably live with the head unit and if i wanted to do anything, i might look into upgrading the speakers in the doors. but given i'm already being driven nuts by an intermittent rattle/creak in my steering column, i'm reluctant to introduce any more possible extraneous noises to my car. that would be not worth the upgrade in sound quality.
As I pointed out in my earlier post, the camera video gets displayed on the 4.3" LCD screen on the non-nav HU. I have been able to get into the secret menu and show the camera view which is black screen without the actual video. However, you can see in that view that the distance markers are present on the screen as well as the warning message "please check surrounding before backing up".
computer read 30.0mpg
hand calcs gives a 29.1mpg (300 miles and 10.29 gal at click).
overall, not too bad though and if it goes up by 1-2 mpg after a few thousand miles, i'll be satisfied. this is about the same mileage as i was seeing in comparable driving with my 2000 Honda Civic Coupe. although perhaps slightly lower because i've been keeping my highway speed at 65mph or less for this break in period (i didn't drive much faster, but i would say i typically drive 70 or below normally).
i still see the mileage as horrible during my morning commute to the train station or during the first 3 miles of driving. i know that's true for most cars, except that i'm guessing (i didn't have an onboard computer) that's worse in the Impreza with the 5.3 qts of oil to warm up. my wife's prius gets 25 mpg or less during the first 1-2 miles, and then it seems up to full operating temp (oil wise) and it's mileage is up to its usual 50 mpg range.
i think long term, i'll have a better idea about the inaccuracy of the onboard computer. it seems people have reported a 1-2 mpg overprediction. funny how psychologically, 30 mpg sounds so much better than 29 though!
i have not, however, compared my odometer to a GPS yet. the speedometer seems about right whenever i go buy one of those radar check points (at least up to 35 mph), for what it's worth...
I also have an intermittent rattle that I only hear when I hit a bumpy section of road. Not sure what part of the dash it is coming from.
one thing i haven't explored is turning back on the loudness. theoretically, that is meant to bolster the low end at low volume levels, but i'm guessing that won't be good since when it was on (in conjunction with the EQ setting) it was just plain boomy.
overall, i think it's acceptable now. not great, but much better than it was with EQ and loudness enabled.
as for rattles: with the warmer weather, my steering column rattle has temporarily gone into hiding. i thought i heard something new in the passenger seat at one point today, but that was only shortlived.
i'm trying to stop focusing on looking for extraneous sounds, but somehow my ears are drawn to it.
However, it requires opening up the panel above the stereo and cutting a wire.
There's write up on this at the other Subaru forum.
If I do proceed with the rear view camera install, that's something I'll do at the same time.
I use the remote start and it automatically locks the doors when started. I unlock the door and the engine stops. I then have to use the key to restart the car. The dealership said too many people were burning out starters by turning the key too far when the car was already running.
Does this sound about right? I think I might be more reluctant to use it now which is unfortunate.
I don't see the problem with the way yours functions. If the point of starting the car early is to heat or cool the car before you occupy it, having it shut off when the car is unlocked seems a minor thing in the grand scheme. Unless, of course, you unlock it without the intent to get in and drive away.
Someone in Bay Area, CA got $21,200 for Limited with homelink mirror + tax and doc. fee. But we have 8.25% on sale tax. Thnak you for sharing.
I plan to do the same.
The XV gets a bigger gas tank (15.9 vs. 14.5) and one of the big things I'd like in my next car is more range.
We'll see. I won't seriously consider it if it is less than 31-2 mpg highway on a manual transmission. I'm willing to give up some economy for AWD, and I much prefer it over the Impreza hatch both for appearance and clearance. That said, I don't need the AWD for my personal transportation, so that's as far as I am willing to go.
The 17" wheels appear to have a slightly higher profile to them.
Subaru is estimating 30mpg highway for the manual on its website for the XV.
Impreza wins its class, Forester too.
I heard the XV was rated similarly. Let's see.
For me, range is more important than mileage. My van can go 4-500 miles on a tank. Sweet. The Miata's low fuel light goes on as early as 260 miles in...ugh.
I love AWD, too. It makes for a whole lot of fun when you drive on snow or ice for six months of the year. However, I don't need it. I can get around just fine with my little one-wheel-drive Escort as a commuter car, and it gets 31% better fuel economy (averaged) than our Forester. If this was my family car, and my wife was going to drive it regularly (or at all), I would rank AWD up higher. As it is, I put it in the "nice to have" category because if I *really* need AWD, I can take the Forester. I'm willing to give AWD a leeway of five miles per gallon, and I tend to average about 2 mpg over EPA combined estimates over the life of a vehicle.
So, when considering a 40 mpg car versus a 30 mpg car (highway), the latter also being somewhat ugly, it better have a laundry list of attributes that put it ahead of the other options or it isn't going to make the cut. I want to explore it fully before coming to a conclusion, though.
I'd be thrilled to get that car, with manual transmission, for that price, and the MSRP on the manual is a grand less.
i wonder what is in store for 2013...can't see any major things being changed except for addressing some design issues that might be going on behind the scenes or things that were rushed for the 2012.
not that it matters to me since i bought a 2012, maybe make the trip computer standard on the NA '13's as well?
If they don't have a VIN assigned yet does that mean it will be more on the 8-12 week side of things rather than the 4-8 they told me to expect? The car would be shipping to Minneapolis.
Thanks for any insight. I'm really excited to get the car!.. especially b/c mine is about to die.
The extra 2.7 mile highway range (33x15.9=524.7 vs. 36x14.5=522) isn't worth the projected 3 mpg penalty.
Yes, it will most likely have more city/suburban range, but still probably not enough to talk about.
I too ordered a Sport Limited w/ Moonroof. I checked after 4 weeks and they had no update. It's now been 6+ weeks and I've heard nothing.
Two days ago I checked with the dealer, and was given my VIN and told May 11 delivery date (to Chicago). That puts delivery at 12 weeks and 2 days.
I've read here (or elsewhere) that delivery often happens a few/several days before the estimate. Fingers crossed... this has been a test of patience.
For the AWD and practical usage I'll agree 100%. AWD for me wasn't a big deal and was low on the list too. Ground clearance was a little more interesting. I almost waited for the XV, just because being 6'4" its easier to climb in and out of it. I drive a farm field road 3 to 5 times a year, and have more than 6" of snow on the road maybe 3 times a year. I commute 35miles (one way) to work nearly every day. MPG needs to be higher on the list. The old Outback can do the rest.
The 30% mpg increase over our 2001 Outback is nice. Its one reason we don't have another Outback. 36mpg Impreza vs 38mpg Focus I prefered the Impreza. 36mpg Impreza vs 48mpg Prius. Harder choice, but my wife hated the Prius and we both liked how the Impreza drove compared to the Prius.