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Originally Posted by ElectroBoy
My wife’s 2004 Forester XT turbo has been a great little car all these years.
It’s pretty small but it gets the same gas mileage as my 4R, 18-20 mpg. Even when driving it conservatively.
It’s fun though, when you hit the pedal it takes off like a rocket!
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That's pretty pitiful mileage. One of the things that's holding me back on the 4Runner purchase is the apparent abysmal mileage. I remember I was pretty shocked at how poor my 2003 Tacoma mileage was after purchasing it new. The range was awful on trips.
I'm trying to talk myself into something like a Rav4 which is a completely new concept, mostly because the mileage is so good which equates to cheaper ownership. It's all a trade-off. I like the 4Runner better, but I don't think we've seen the last of oil price spikes/shocks, and I think it's good to buy a fuel sipper when fuel prices are still low.