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06-22-2007, 08:45 PM
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 Drives: two yaris liftbacks Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: kalispell, montana
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I'm getting some really good gas milage lately. Over 40 miles to the gallon. I've been using this Lucas gas treatment stuff for 2 months and its either that or my car is breaking in really well at over 8,000 miles.
I've always had at about 38 miles to the gallon since I bought my car 1.3 years ago. But I've noticed the gas milage has gotten better lately. Supposedly summer driving you get better gas milage. |
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06-22-2007, 09:51 PM
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Drives: 2007 White Liftback Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lacey, WA
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I'm so happy to have just gotten 36.8, all in-town driving. Woohoo! My last car, an '04 Honda Accord V6 6-speed manual could only get about 26 if I drove it like a grandma. But, that thing is a freakin' rocket (260hp) compared to my Yaris, but hey, I'd rather get the gas mileage.
I can't wait to get 'er on the highway for a full tank and see how good I can get. |
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06-22-2007, 11:01 PM
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Drives: 2007 Bayou Blue!!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Toronto
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last tank 49.6 mpg, i gotta crack the 50mpg. I'm looking good to do so this tank. Gonna be using the air soon cause the forcast calls for hot/humid next week. I fill up tommorow and let ya's know!!
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06-22-2007, 11:26 PM
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Drives: 2007 White Liftback Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Lacey, WA
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Holy crap! Were you coasting downhill the entire way?
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06-23-2007, 12:18 AM
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'07 to '12:2 wipers to 1?
Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Orlando
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we live in orlando, there is literally a traffic light every block and 3 out of 5 are red. constant stop and go, and its mostly flat, and yes she uses a/c. 29.44 is good for driving in this city. hell my civic (2001 sedan) gets 28 mpg consistently.
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06-23-2007, 01:23 PM
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Steals terrorist's lunch
Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
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560.2 miles on 11.044 gallons = 50.724 MPG.
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06-23-2007, 01:38 PM
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Drives: '05 Audi A4 1.8t quattro Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
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you do realize it is bad for your fuel pump to drive with les than a 1/4 of a tank... the fuel actually keeps your pump cool excpecially in the hot summer months it will over heat the fuel pump reducing the life of the pump.
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06-23-2007, 01:52 PM
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Steals terrorist's lunch
Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
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I hear you, Black Yaris, even though this subject is a highly debatable one. I was just playing around with it, seeing how far I could push it. I could have actually gone another 15 miles or so before running out of gas, but I don't plan to make a habit of letting the tank level get this low.
This range information will come in handy when the zombies attack and we have to evacuate, though. 
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06-23-2007, 01:54 PM
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Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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heck if I saw 560 Kilometers on my instrument panel when I fuel up I'd be happy... biggrin:
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06-23-2007, 04:02 PM
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Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BC
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. Just can't wait until the odometer exceeds 560 km sometimes .Edited to show latest position: Just checked. Trip odometer is at 565 km and the fuel gauge still has two bars remaining. I know that one bar is going to disappear very very soon. This is going to be one of my better tanks. Last edited by swng; 06-23-2007 at 10:44 PM. |
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06-24-2007, 03:25 AM
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1200 miles on my '07 liftback - 32MPG city - but i have fun with it... my '95 4runner gets like 12MPG the way i drive.. lol
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06-24-2007, 06:05 PM
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Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BC
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Follow up to my last mpg report in Post #1275:
My latest tank: Fuel Cost $42.26 Distance travelled 566.5 km 352.02 miles Fuel Amount 38 litres 10.04 US gallons 8.36 Imperial gallons Cost of Fuel $1.11 per litre $4.21 per US gallon $5.06 per Imperial gallon Fuel Economy 6.71 litres per 100 km 35.06 miles per US gallon 42.11 miles per Imperial gallon Mileage Costs 7.4598 ¢ents per km 12 ¢ents per mile Car driven by my wife and me. Just serviced. Load was two people plus some belongings most of the time. City/highway ratio was about 30/70. However, traffic was busy in the period even on highways. Driving style was moderate. Must be one of my better tanks  .
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06-24-2007, 07:47 PM
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how many miles on your car? i dont think mines broken in yet.... 1200 miles on it. Does it get better? i'd like to see 40mpg. Mines an Auto trans....I know that dont help... When that "cool" lite goes off Im on the pedal! lol i cant help it..! surprised i havent got caught speeding... its 2 easy to do...!
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06-24-2007, 08:37 PM
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Drives: 07 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
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460km on a 33 dollar fill up and i play around with it, and i still have just downed to 3 bars...anyone notice an increase now that they have a CAI? or iseverryone still enjoyin the sound it makes?
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06-24-2007, 09:23 PM
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Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BC
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For your information, I like to apply practical fuel saving methods when I drive, many of which I have mentioned/quoted/linked in my prior posts in this thread which I hope to dedicate to fuel economy in general. However, because my wife drives half of the time, the reported mpg numbers are not completely something of my own making. I do not modify my car extensively or use unusual techniques to save fuel. I would always like to know about any fuel saving methods though, exotic or otherwise, and I respect those who boldly go where no one has gone before. There are, however, legal, practical, economical, insurance, warranty and most importantly of all, safety concerns that prevent me from applying some of those techniques. To add fun, I would like to suggest a weird way to save fuel - pick up a passenger/hitchhiker before you go down a long and smooth slope so that his/her body weight can help you gain speed, and hence momentum, as you go. To maximize the effect, both of you should ideally not use the toilet before the car enters the downhill slope. When you reach level land and as you exhaust the car's momentum, politely ask him/her to leave your car and switch to another one. This method should prove handy if you live up a mountain but have to go downhill often or vice versa. I am sure no one has mentioned this method here before. Do this at your own risk and note that the effect is not guaranteed   . Also, any funny F.E. suggestions are welcome here temporarily until further notice. Don't forget to include a disclaimer LOL!Have a good time whilst enjoying this thread! Last edited by swng; 06-25-2007 at 02:36 AM. |
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06-25-2007, 09:46 AM
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Drives: yaris 3 dr hatch Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ontario
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Reminds me of the 1934 Mercedes "silver arrows" ... the F1 team stipped the white paint off the car in order to meet the weight limit for the first race of the season (the car with paint was 751Kg, the limit was 750Kg). Lucky the yaris paint is already almost non-existant so hypermilers don't have to go through the trouble of removing it. 
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06-25-2007, 09:57 AM
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Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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hmmm I think my previous calculations were a bit wrong, I thought I had 31.5MPG but it was more like 25...
Anyway refuelled today, got 24MPG.. trying 95 RON ethanol mix for a change, it is also cheaper...
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06-25-2007, 10:40 AM
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Drives: 2007 Orange Yaris Hb 3Drs Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Montreal-Canada
Posts: 262
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your right about the Yaris paint, not sure however about the "lucky" consideration having always at least half of the tank, will extend the life of the gas pump. this way, one could expect it to last the engine life time - 200000 miles or so. If the driver always waits until the gas tank gets empty, the gas pump could fail earlier and will had to be replaced. On the other hand, driving with less than half of the gas tank means 40 lbs less on the car's weight, thus fuel savings and better acceleration & handling 
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