Toyota sandbagging the Yaris

[sickpuppy1]

Originally Posted by yarrr

hahaha. Sorry to everyone in this thread, I searched ebay for panty untwisters to no avail.

I hold by my statement. Read redlittlepill and wsla's posts. You are all padding your numbers, or doing something unsafe. At least bailout admits he does dumb stuff like 60 psi and shutting the engine off going down hill.

The average driver won't drive enough city, won't drive enough long trips, and won't accelerate slow enough to ever see 40 mpg. Congrats if you do(and you aren't lying like 99% of people who feel the need to post their mpg on the internet).

I'm actually kinda suprised you hang here if were a bunch of liars! Not sure why you got that jaded, but it is what it is. I keep my tires at 38psi and I do admit My driving habits have mellowed since I got the Yaris, but only in the respect that I'm aware of avoiding quick starts off the line and I dont do 80+ on the highway on my way home. I stick closer to 70-75 and I use the AC alot. Use cruise alot too, but that mostly cause of brainfade while listening to music. I routinely get 38 to 39mpg with it like it is...stock except the tire pressure, my spoiler I bought on ebay and the rear swaybar from microimage (I want to be honest about it ya know....)
On the tire pressure thing, I don't believe in going over the max sidewall pressure in any situation. Realize that the mfg rating is a compromise between handling and comfort. The softer tire rides better , but rolls over when handling. The higher pressure handles good but rides real stiff and is harder on the suspension. You may or may not know that the softer (32psi) actually runs hotter and more prone to blow outs than a higher pressure due to increased rolling resistance. An under inflated tire is as much if not more un-safe than than a slightly over inflated tire due to that. I run 38 because for me, going higher just gets too rough. As it is, people still comment on how good it rides for a small car! I have gotten over 40 twice on a 99% highway trip at 70-75 with ac, so it is possible without trying very hard. I wonder if, since you are in New Mexico, that your altitude is much higher and that's why yours is lower? I'm at like 700 ft above. but the humidity here sucks big time!!! I don't care if it is better on mileage,I'd give up 3-4 mpg to have the Colorado humidity back.
Oh yeah, mine is a 2010 sedan w/automatic