2008 Subaru Tribeca...hate to love it

Heinz_60622
Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:06:39 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I am the recent buyer of a 2008 Subaru Tribeca, and, although I love the car, I admittedly did not do my homework before purchasing and have discovered the following two problems that are souring my overall enjoyment of the car:

1) Poor gas mileage: the car is rated for 16-20 mpg but I tend to avg barely 17 mpg using regular gas. Is there anything I can do to improve this?

2) The car shifts hard (i.e. slams into gear) between 2nd and 3rd during moderate accelaration. The hard shifting tends to disappear at slow and/or fast accelaration. I brought this to the attention of the dealer who after driving the car told me the hard shifting I am experiencing is normal. Can this be true?

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