Fuel Economy

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by steved

I can't really tell you, but maybe because most people when they fill up there cars usually stop when it clicks. But after if clicks you can add another gallon approx. to the tank. So that extra gallon adds extra mileage.
What can I tell you, this works for me.

That does not increase your miles per gallon (MPG), but merely the number of miles you can travel on the tank (the range).

Additionally, the reason for the automatic shut-off at the pumps is to prevent both raw emissions and spillage. Bypassing that system is not helping your local environment one bit, and is illegal in many areas.

[Jerzidude]

That what i do Brian... drive slow til the light goes out. im an agressive driver. im seeing like 32mpg with 1400 miles on it... this will be my 4th tank - auto tranz n air on all the time... Paul

[Ah Yum]

My last five tanks between 90 to 100% city driving were:

17 MAY 5.0L/100km 46.7 MPG
21 MAY 5.3L/100km 43.9 MPG
01 JUN 4.9L/100km 47.0 MPG
13 JUN 5.3L/100km 43.8 MPG
27 JUN 5.1L/100km 45.5 MPG

Only BailOut achieves 50 or more MPG here, uncleyaris was referring to imperial miles, which equates to slightly over 40 MPG US. We Canadians still have a long way to catch up.

[marcus]

weird mine start blinkin at about 540 km.. once at 570 km...but i can never hit 600km b4 the blinkin starts!!!

[steved]

Originally Posted by PK198105

Oh and BailOut , i dont think cops will give you a ticket for fueling to the rim, after it clicks keep on pumping just check you level and slow down

Exactly what I do. The way BailOut was writing it was like I was letting the gas pour out everywhere. It happened once a cop was fueling up in front of me when I did it also. Maybe the laws are different in the USA.

[swng]

Same old F.E. tips from a different source:
http://news.en.autos.sympatico.msn.c...umentid=917361
Enjoy!

[nsmitchell]

Just got back from my Richmond, VA to Point Pleasant, NJ trip.

Round trip I got 42.1MPG from Richmond to Middeltown Delaware (filled up at half tank 196 miles)

From there I went to Point Pleasant and back into Virginia at 396 miles. 43.7MPG on that tank! I take US-301 instead of I-95. Much better on my stress levels.

[MarkBen]

Over 42 a gallon... wow. I am still on the tank the dealer gave me, and hopefully will be for atleast a week, so I will see how my mpg is when I fill up. I have heard that the engine needs to 'break in' a bit before the true mileage becomes apparent, is that true?

[roxy84]

i am at 407.3 miles, still on the dealer tank. i still have 2 bars left, but i think the second to last bar is about to go. the tank has been 80% highway with very minimal a/c usage. much of the driving has been at 45-60 mph, so pretty optimal conditions for good mileage. i was SO worried that i would not get the same mileage i got with my 5 speed corolla, but it appears my fears are being put to rest quickly.

the only thing ive done is shift conservatively--at 12 mph-22 mph-32 mph-42 mph and accelerate gently. ill report back when i do a fill for an exact figure.

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by MarkBen

Over 42 a gallon... wow. I am still on the tank the dealer gave me, and hopefully will be for atleast a week, so I will see how my mpg is when I fill up. I have heard that the engine needs to 'break in' a bit before the true mileage becomes apparent, is that true?

I'm just over 15K miles. Smooth as silk!

[petesimac]

Just got back from a trip to Florida (from Pittsburgh) and got anywhere from 43.5 to 46.3 mpg on 4 tanks of gas (currently on the last fill-up), with different terrains and different conditions (ac on some of the time, off some of the time), plus, the car was loaded with luggage, two adult sized people and one 11 year old. 95% of the ride was highway, but here and there with traffic jams and some city driving once I got to Atlanta and then Orlando, there was some city driving as well. I must say, I'm really happy. Now if I can only get the 34 mpg that they promise for city driving; my 1st tank with 95% city driving got me 30.4 mpg. I was a little disappointed with that, but I don't know how full the Toyota guys and gals filled the tank, so it might have been half a gallon or so shy of full -- that might have made a 3.6 mpg difference; we'll see.

[petesimac]

Originally Posted by petesimac

Just got back from a trip to Florida (from Pittsburgh) and got anywhere from 43.5 to 46.3 mpg on 4 tanks of gas (currently on the last fill-up), with different terrains and different conditions (ac on some of the time, off some of the time), plus, the car was loaded with luggage, two adult sized people and one 11 year old. 95% of the ride was highway, but here and there with traffic jams and some city driving once I got to Atlanta and then Orlando, there was some city driving as well. I must say, I'm really happy. Now if I can only get the 34 mpg that they promise for city driving; my 1st tank with 95% city driving got me 30.4 mpg. I was a little disappointed with that, but I don't know how full the Toyota guys and gals filled the tank, so it might have been half a gallon or so shy of full -- that might have made a 3.6 mpg difference; we'll see.

Okay, on my last tank, on 60%city, 40% hwy, I got 38 mpg; I'm really happy about that reading. As I mentioned above, I was very impressed with my all-hwy mileage on my recent trip, getting as high as 46+ mpg, with a full load and 3 people. Very impressed.

[DreagonR]

Hello everyone... I just recently Drove from Toronto to Conneticut and since i had to drive on the i90 for around 490km i decide what better way to measure my MPG. Well it turns out i did 145.08 miles per 4.498 US gal.

145.08 miles / 4.498gal= 32.254 miles per gal.

17.02liters / 234.0km *100km= 7.274 liters per 100 kilometer.

Which is pretty bad considering Toyota advertises their fuel efficiency at
40mpg on highway.

By the way i have a Manual Hatchback, and yes i did have my AC on... so that should also take up a few MPG but i can't even get close to the 40mpg that Toyota Advertises. Even with the AC on that should only add around 10% of fuel consumption which would bring me up to 35.479MPG. still no where near their 40MPG advertise. I'm wondering if my car is defective??

I have Synthetic Oil in my engine and I recently checked my tire preasure... which is to manufactures recommendation.

this just confuses me too much...

my car has already been broken in... i have around 20 000 kilometer on it.
:(

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by DreagonR

Hello everyone... I just recently Drove from Toronto to Conneticut and since i had to drive on the i90 for around 490km i decide what better way to measure my MPG. Well it turns out i did 145.08 miles per 4.498 US gal.

145.08 miles / 4.498gal= 32.254 miles per gal.

17.02liters / 234.0km *100km= 7.274 liters per 100 kilometer.

Which is pretty bad considering Toyota advertises their fuel efficiency at
40mpg on highway.

By the way i have a Manual Hatchback, and yes i did have my AC on... so that should also take up a few MPG but i can't even get close to the 40mpg that Toyota Advertises. Even with the AC on that should only add around 10% of fuel consumption which would bring me up to 35.479MPG. still no where near their 40MPG advertise. I'm wondering if my car is defective??

I have Synthetic Oil in my engine and I recently checked my tire preasure... which is to manufactures recommendation.

this just confuses me too much...

my car has already been broken in... i have around 20 000 kilometer on it.
:(

32MPG on the Highway? That sounds strange. On my recent trips I too had my AC on the whole time. What speeds were you going? I was following the speed limits. I also think an alignment check at the dealership may be needed. Get them to do it for free because of your poor mileage. It's worth a shot.

[roxy84]

ok, i ended up at 431.8 miles when the second to last bar disappeared. i filled up immediately. it took 10.169 gallons to fill (i thought it would take less gallons to fill when the last bar began to blink).

anyway, that put my mpg at 42.46. i will not complain. based on what many others have gotten, i expected this type of mileage on a mostly highway tank. however, i didnt think id get it on my first tank.

[keesue]

10K miles and averaging 39 mpg. Wow....

[BailOut]

I fueled up this morning after just 10 days (which tells you how much extra driving I've had to do lately - ugh). I've not had even one highway trip this tank to offset all of the errands and the extra commute.

424.2 miles on 8.431 gallons = 50.314 MPG

[marcus]

i been driving normal.. and im barely getting 14km/l most i did was 14.5 per liter.. thats about 6.9 l/100km. 5.5-6.9.. i should atleast be in between.. and my car has almost 5000 km on it. i dont get it..