Brand new Yaris, very poor gas mileage

[MadMax]

I gotta ask, it is a manual or automatic transmission?

There have been several new Yaris owners who have accidentally bumped their shift lever into '3' with the automatic; and since there is no tachometer it's not always noticeable. The only way to tell is by the gear indicator on the dash, or to do what I do which is make sure the shift lever is in the far right position.

Otherwise, my Yaris also suffers from winter gas. I normally get ~35MPG, but lately it’s been down to ~32MPG. Now I see where they want to bump the ethanol content from 10% to 15%, which will only make things worse.

But give it time, most folks report an increase after the first oil change which is at about 5000 miles.

And congrats on the new Yaris!

Cheers! M2

[Erick]

Originally Posted by MadMax

I gotta ask, it is a manual or automatic transmission?

There have been several new Yaris owners who have accidentally bumped their shift lever into '3' with the automatic; and since there is no tachometer it's not always noticeable. The only way to tell is by the gear indicator on the dash, or to do what I do which is make sure the shift lever is in the far right position.

Thats true many ppl on automatic yaris on the highway are using 3, and that forces the engine, so u will expend more gas, if u do this on 80km/hour shift to D and u will notice the difference

P.D. sry for my bad english :P

[attickt]

Originally Posted by Erick

Thats true many ppl on automatic yaris on the highway are using 3, and that forces the engine, so u will expend more gas, if u do this on 80km/hour shift to D and u will notice the difference

P.D. sry for my bad english :P

when i test drove my yaris i drove it around in 3rd gear XD i didnt notice until i took it home that night that.