WHY do I want one so bad?

[brainless twit]

I think I told you this already, can't remember, but since my 5,000-mile oil change, I've been averaging 41-42 mpg without even trying. Before the oil change I got 35 or so. I'm no granny driver but I'm pretty reasonable behind the wheel unless I get behind a coal truck. Usually 60-65 mph on 431.

For the most part, we're driving on the same roads. I'm guessing you take 70 to work since you aren't going on the parkway?

I do agree with the posters who said that the difference in mpg isn't enough to justify the car. It would be more because you just want it. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

What kind of mileage is Wes getting?

[YarisOwnersDad]

Originally Posted by brainless twit

I think I told you this already, can't remember, but since my 5,000-mile oil change, I've been averaging 41-42 mpg without even trying. Before the oil change I got 35 or so. I'm no granny driver but I'm pretty reasonable behind the wheel unless I get behind a coal truck. Usually 60-65 mph on 431.

For the most part, we're driving on the same roads. I'm guessing you take 70 to work since you aren't going on the parkway?

I do agree with the posters who said that the difference in mpg isn't enough to justify the car. It would be more because you just want it. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

What kind of mileage is Wes getting?

Thanks for the post, Twit.

Wes isn't really all that much "into" gas mileage. I mean it is important to him to have a car that gets good mileage, but it is not important to him to know exactly what mileage he is getting. So, he "estimates" his mileage by assuming he has used 11 gallons of gas, since he runs the tank way down to the last bar on the gauge. He divides whatever miles he has driven since the last fill-up by 11. He has gotten 370 to 380 miles on his first couple tanks. We all know that he is not really using 11 gallons of gas, so if we assume he is using ten gallons, then his mileage is about 37 or 38 MPG. Not bad at all!

Tom