Anyone from Missouri? MPG problems inside

[goku87]

When i went back home to pick up my Yaris i noticed the same thing. i lived in Indep my family lived in north kc. i would visit them on a regular basis and go downtown about every other day to eat at Manny's. Best Mexican food in the world. No good Mexican food up in AK. Anyway, I would travel 70, 425, 29/35 a lot, at 70+.

But just like everyone said, if you slow it down you should see a noticeable difference in mpg.

[4MPG]

I am not sure if it was before or after the winter gas was put in, but I did try 3 days of commute doing 60 MPH on I-70 and then doing everything I could in town. This is when I got the 39.8~ MPG. This was before it got cold, so say 60~ degree weather, and 87 octane gas with the 10 percent required ethanol. I am a fairly experienced 5 speed driver, and I used DFCO whenever possible. The only times I coasted where when I could get more out of it by coasting the entire length instead of having to DFCO and then regain speed.

I am running the tires around 36-38 PSI, I don't remember exactly what I set them at.

I just don't see how you can squeeze out 45 MPG if there isn't something wrong with the gas/car/my driving, unless your doing like 45-50 MPH on the highway?

Unfortunately I simply cannot slow down to even 60 MPH on a regular basis. When I did do it for the 3 days it was simply scary, and I have driven in some pretty bad traffic before. People are just stupid... they run up behind you doing 80+, wait till the last second, and swerve over. Semi's are doing the same thing, and on the rare occasion I acutally passed someone (like a merging semi) the people behind me would fly into the right lane as soon as I passed said semi and pass on the right. It might be ok for a time or two, but doing this daily on a 90 mile commute.. its the law of averages IMO... your going to get plowed eventually.

Edit: I am leaning heavily toward a scangauge and I am for sure going to try not using the cruise and doing some of the pulse and glide methods talked about in the MPG area. Has anyone actually done a comparasion between the cruise and the driver controlling the throttle on the highway?

[4MPG]

Originally Posted by goku87

When i went back home to pick up my Yaris i noticed the same thing. i lived in Indep my family lived in north kc. i would visit them on a regular basis and go downtown about every other day to eat at Manny's. Best Mexican food in the world. No good Mexican food up in AK. Anyway, I would travel 70, 425, 29/35 a lot, at 70+.

But just like everyone said, if you slow it down you should see a noticeable difference in mpg.

So you did notice a difference in MPG simply by buying gas in this state, or not?

I know for sure its not the same gas as all the other states, simply because every state has different (stupid) laws on mixes, ethanol, etc etc. The 10 percent ethanol alone has to account for at least a little bit, as it has alot lower BTU than standard gas.

[goku87]

Originally Posted by 4MPG

So you did notice a difference in MPG simply by buying gas in this state, or not?

I know for sure its not the same gas as all the other states, simply because every state has different (stupid) laws on mixes, ethanol, etc etc. The 10 percent ethanol alone has to account for at least a little bit, as it has alot lower BTU than standard gas.

I just noticed it when I was in/around KC. While I was there I actually did a road trip to Cedar Point (who loves roller coasters? this guy! ) and between KC and St. Loui I got 43.something. I was amazed. I was also doing 60mph +/-5. Didn't feel like doing the mpg for the rest of the trip to Ohio, but I'm guessing the mileage you are getting is related to the way you drive. Acceleration, speed, etc.