Fuel Economy

[Jerzidude]

how many miles on your car? i dont think mines broken in yet.... 1200 miles on it. Does it get better? i'd like to see 40mpg. Mines an Auto trans....I know that dont help... When that "cool" lite goes off Im on the pedal! lol i cant help it..! surprised i havent got caught speeding... its 2 easy to do...!

[Sway84]

460km on a 33 dollar fill up and i play around with it, and i still have just downed to 3 bars...anyone notice an increase now that they have a CAI? or iseverryone still enjoyin the sound it makes?

[swng]

Originally Posted by Jerzidude

how many miles on your car? i dont think mines broken in yet.... 1200 miles on it. Does it get better? i'd like to see 40mpg. Mines an Auto trans....I know that dont help... When that "cool" lite goes off Im on the pedal! lol i cant help it..! surprised i havent got caught speeding... its 2 easy to do...!

Thanks for your interest in F.E. I have about 16,000 km (approx. 10,000 miles) on my car. It is also an auto model. IMHO your mpg will likely improve gradually. Yet, for the Yaris to achieve 40+ mpg (US), a lot of favorable conditions, e.g. non-stop highway driving, will be needed apart from the driver having to be very F.E. conscious. There are numerous fuel saving tips posted on this forum. I hope you will find and enjoy them.

For your information, I like to apply practical fuel saving methods when I drive, many of which I have mentioned/quoted/linked in my prior posts in this thread which I hope to dedicate to fuel economy in general. However, because my wife drives half of the time, the reported mpg numbers are not completely something of my own making. I do not modify my car extensively or use unusual techniques to save fuel. I would always like to know about any fuel saving methods though, exotic or otherwise, and I respect those who boldly go where no one has gone before. There are, however, legal, practical, economical, insurance, warranty and most importantly of all, safety concerns that prevent me from applying some of those techniques.

To add fun, I would like to suggest a weird way to save fuel - pick up a passenger/hitchhiker before you go down a long and smooth slope so that his/her body weight can help you gain speed, and hence momentum, as you go. To maximize the effect, both of you should ideally not use the toilet before the car enters the downhill slope. When you reach level land and as you exhaust the car's momentum, politely ask him/her to leave your car and switch to another one. This method should prove handy if you live up a mountain but have to go downhill often or vice versa. I am sure no one has mentioned this method here before. Do this at your own risk and note that the effect is not guaranteed . Also, any funny F.E. suggestions are welcome here temporarily until further notice. Don't forget to include a disclaimer LOL!

Have a good time whilst enjoying this thread!