Not getting Estimated MPG

[bprokosz]

Consumer Reports, newspapers, car websites, and pretty much everyone else has these same findings...gas mileage estimates are extremely random. However, if your Crosstrek should get 26-33 and you're getting 17, that's a problem. Almost every review of that vehicle has the tester getting 27-29. Im in the same situation with my gf's new Elantra GT, albeit not as bad mpg. I'm getting 1 less in the city and 7 less highway. I've even tried cruise, ECO-mode, and normal and found a 2mpg average difference...nothing major. I think people, like me, are realizing that cars should be picked based on everything else and mpg should be estimated at being on the low end of the EPA claim. Before this car we had a 2007 Camry 4 cylinder and the most i got was 25mpg, averaging 20mpg...miserable, but only 2 less than EPA...before then i had a 2003 Accord Coupe that got 30mpg average, so 3-4 above EPA...but 2003 was before the mpg frenzy started as well. Bottom line, just assume the car you buy will average at the EPA's City mileage.