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Pars · 05-10-2007, 05:29 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Yaris will automatically switch off gas if you're rolling along in gear and have the foot off the accelerator. So, why's Bailout going on about manually switching off the engine while costing? If the Yaris has DCFO, that should be necessary. right?

I'm a delivery driver and spend a lot of time on the road. The biggest hazard on the highway is the trucks. I had two situation where a truck wheel came at me from the side while I was in the fast lane. One time, all I had to do was go down hard on the brake and let the tire roll harmlessly in front of me while making its way into the ditch. The another situation, I had to speed up and let it pass behind me (thankfully, the government is cracking down on these truck driver and I've yet to have a tire come at me for the last several years). In another situation, I was stopped at the lights, under a downhill, on wet roads, and had to peel out into the shoulder to avoid an LH car that was in a 4-wheel lockup while sliding down the hill.

My fuel economy has never gotten better then 37mpg (us), but that has since changed for last 3 fill-ups and I'm now getting over 38mpg. In the past I used to let the car roll-along in neutral at every opportunity, but recently (since I heard about DCFO on this thread), I decided to leave it in gear (assuming engine braking wasn't too drastic) and now I'm getting over 38mpg!!! Which is shocker for me, since the car has done over 50,000km and I'm just now starting to get into the 38mpg range.

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05-10-2007, 05:29 AM	#28
Pars Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 418	Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Yaris will automatically switch off gas if you're rolling along in gear and have the foot off the accelerator. So, why's Bailout going on about manually switching off the engine while costing? If the Yaris has DCFO, that should be necessary. right? I'm a delivery driver and spend a lot of time on the road. The biggest hazard on the highway is the trucks. I had two situation where a truck wheel came at me from the side while I was in the fast lane. One time, all I had to do was go down hard on the brake and let the tire roll harmlessly in front of me while making its way into the ditch. The another situation, I had to speed up and let it pass behind me (thankfully, the government is cracking down on these truck driver and I've yet to have a tire come at me for the last several years). In another situation, I was stopped at the lights, under a downhill, on wet roads, and had to peel out into the shoulder to avoid an LH car that was in a 4-wheel lockup while sliding down the hill. My fuel economy has never gotten better then 37mpg (us), but that has since changed for last 3 fill-ups and I'm now getting over 38mpg. In the past I used to let the car roll-along in neutral at every opportunity, but recently (since I heard about DCFO on this thread), I decided to leave it in gear (assuming engine braking wasn't too drastic) and now I'm getting over 38mpg!!! Which is shocker for me, since the car has done over 50,000km and I'm just now starting to get into the 38mpg range.