Fuel Economy

[zerofloat]

second tank 38.48 mpg , sure beats 8.9 last week in the motorhome.

[BailOut]

Great job, zerofloat! That's very close to my second tank (38.96 MPG).

I just fueled up for my 5th time today and got 46.40 MPG.

Come join me at CleanMPG.com and we'll get you up in the mid-40's without breaking a sweat!

On a different note I know your MPG pain with the larger vehicles. I used our Tacoma to haul our boat (4,800 pounds with fuel and trailer) over the mountain for a fishing trip the weekend before last and got just 13.5 MPG. That's a damn sight better than most folks could do on that trip (my Father-in-law only gets about 7-8 MPG on that haul with his weak sauce Tahoe) but I still feel guilty about it. TerraPass, here I come!

[5spBlazer]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Great job, zerofloat! That's very close to my second tank (38.96 MPG).

I just fueled up for my 5th time today and got 46.40 MPG.

Come join me at CleanMPG.com and we'll get you up in the mid-40's without breaking a sweat!

On a different note I know your MPG pain with the larger vehicles. I used our Tacoma to haul our boat (4,800 pounds with fuel and trailer) over the mountain for a fishing trip the weekend before last and got just 13.5 MPG. That's a damn sight better than most folks could do on that trip (my Father-in-law only gets about 7-8 MPG on that haul with his weak sauce Tahoe) but I still feel guilty about it. TerraPass, here I come!

hey bailout, im on cleampg too.

Armavir

[BailOut]

Heya, Armavir!

I'm curious... All I see on CleanMPG.com is your 2006 Honda Civic. Are you going to log your Yaris on there, too?

[zerofloat]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Great job, zerofloat! That's very close to my second tank (38.96 MPG).

I just fueled up for my 5th time today and got 46.40 MPG.

Come join me at CleanMPG.com and we'll get you up in the mid-40's without breaking a sweat!

Bailout THANKS for the link to CleanMPG.com, picked up some great tips there. Last two fills were 40 and 43 MPG

[flint_mica_manual]

My first gas tank calculation: 7.458 gallons 341.6 miles = 45.8 m/g

I accelerate at my leisure and then lock in the cruise at 55. Cruise with a manual is so much better than automatic -- no kicking down in gear going up hill.

I only have 800 miles on the car. The gas mileage should get better as the car breaks in.

[Unknown_Epiphany]

My last tank was a combined 40.08 MPG with an auto Sedan.

[nsmitchell]

Just filled up. 41.5MPG. Mostly HWY at 65MPH. My best numbers yet!

[BailOut]

We all should start logging our mileage on CleanMPG.com. Let's get the word out on the Yaris' fuel economy potential.

[ChinoCharles]

Originally Posted by BailOut

We all should start logging our mileage on CleanMPG.com. Let's get the word out on the Yaris' fuel economy potential.

That isn't the "potential" we're unsure about!

[yrsdrgn]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

That isn't the "potential" we're unsure about!

O man, I totally agree with you on that one buddy

[churp]

Don't know about this "potential" thing.....after 3,300 miles finally reached a top of 36.6 mpg driving what I feel is conservative (although I do have an automatic). I am 56 but damn if I'll drive like I'm 80 just to break 40 mpg!!!

[Racer X-8]

The government estimated mileages leave no room at all for any agressive driving at all. None. If you don't drive it very gently, you won't get the 39mpg. 36.6 is above average for any kind of mixed driving. If it was 100% highway, well...

three main things I've noticed will drag the Yaris mpg down :
1) Hotdogging. Enjoy it, but you will pay in reduced mpg. You knew it, come on.
2) Cold temperatures drag the mpg down during the cold engine (rich mix) time, drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less.
3) Using the AC drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less. It really is a little engine...

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8

The government estimated mileages leave no room at all for any agressive driving at all. None. If you don't drive it very gently, you won't get the 39mpg. 36.6 is above average for any kind of mixed driving. If it was 100% highway, well...

three main things I've noticed will drag the Yaris mpg down :
1) Hotdogging. Enjoy it, but you will pay in reduced mpg. You knew it, come on.
2) Cold temperatures drag the mpg down during the cold engine (rich mix) time, drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less.
3) Using the AC drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less. It really is a little engine...

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

[Racer X-8]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

Ooooh, good one! I almost always turn off my engine. Why not? Is it too much of an effort to turn the key to start it again? Or, is there some kind of stigma where it's not American? The American way is to let your engine burn gas needlessly while you have to wait? Nah, people are so lazy-assed anymore, they don't even want to have to turn a freakin key anymore.

I also drop my lights to parking lights - it helps the battery, and, even though I'm not in some jacked-up macho-vehicle that blares its headlights straight-on into the interior of the poor person's car in front of me - even though I'm not, I'll bet they are thankful of it, cuz I sure as all getout hate it when I'm wound-up being that poor person, with some suckwad sitting in some jacked-up swamp buggy behind me!!!!!!! with what seems like 4 or 6 headlights - all highbeam - shining 4 feet directly behind the back of my friggin head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Getting back to lazy-assed people, what is it with kids nowadays? It seems as though they all leave their car running outside when they don't anticipate staying any more than 3 minutes. Then, ten minutes - fifteen minutes later, they're still inside while their car is outside STILL RUNNING???????? That is SO STUPID!!!

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

Fix the bagel and coffee at home and take it with ya....that alone will save you tons of $$ over time, and you can use that $$ for better purchases.

[YANGSTER]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

u lazy bum....why cant u just park ur car and walk-in....i always find the line inside is way faster...and u dont have to smell others' exhaust.