Fuel Economy

[markpeppie]

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

There are lots of factors, check tire preasure, also weather as some effect. If you have any roof rack even if there is nothing on it, it creates drag so that cuts mileage. Give it time and it should get better. Also try not to break as much or hard if possible so keep your car a decent distance between you and the other person and try to keep your speed as consistant as possible. Also short trips where the car is still cold or barely warmed up kills gas mileage, also if you live in a cold place winter takes a told on your car. Just a few pointers! Good luck!

[static808]

wifey just put in her first full tank. with the full tank the dealership gave us, she got 35 mpg on the money according to my gas receipt calculations. much better than i expected, since i dont know whether the dealership truly topped it off, and we did idle for a bit at the beginning, just messing around with stuff inside of the car. havent even checked the tire pressures yet, so im hoping things will just get better. for those who are getting subpar mileage, i hope things get better for you guys too...

--B

[hystria]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

the main reason: shifting too high and too much traffic lights/stops. try shifting under 2500rpm and check again the mpg

[static808]

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by static808

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

[swng]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

Well said, well said.