Reasonable MPG or not?

[roadrunner]

"Does it fall in the realm of reasonable?"
YES, considering what you wrote.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roadrunner

"Does it fall in the realm of reasonable?"
YES, considering what you wrote.

Wow! Other than tire psi, slower speed/acceleration, staying in the highest gear possible, limiting A/C.....what else are you doing to get the MPG numbers that you are getting?

[DJYojimbo]

If u have cruise control i would use it. I use my cruise control all the time time as long as i'm not too close to other drivers. The MPG gauge helps a lot too!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by DJYojimbo

If u have cruise control i would use it. I use my cruise control all the time time as long as i'm not too close to other drivers. The MPG gauge helps a lot too!

Unfortunately the '07 MT liftbacks (and possibly all '07s?) don't have the MPG gauge that the '12s have . I haven't added cruise control yet. Good to know you feel it helps re MPG. Thanks for the info.

[edmscan]

According to my ScanGauge .. I get better fuel economy when I drive myself as compared to my cruise control. I haven't really gone for a long road trip to test this out .. but just viewing the scangauge info this appears to be the case.

[roadrunner]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Wow! Other than tire psi, slower speed/acceleration, staying in the highest gear possible, limiting A/C.....what else are you doing to get the MPG numbers that you are getting?

I do nearly everything possible. It would take pages to mention.
Some quick stuff............
Scanguage II
Grille block
No air ever
EOC often
Only use my Yaris to and from work, total mile 40, rolling hills
I drive off hours to and from work
Stay off the highway
oversized LRR tires at 44 psi
Coast up to lights and stop signs
I do not hold up traffic!
More stuff go to CleanMPG for tips on hypermiling
Roadrunner

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roadrunner

I do nearly everything possible. It would take pages to mention.
Some quick stuff............
Scanguage II
Grille block
No air ever
EOC often
Only use my Yaris to and from work, total mile 40, rolling hills
I drive off hours to and from work
Stay off the highway
oversized LRR tires at 44 psi
Coast up to lights and stop signs
I do not hold up traffic!
More stuff go to CleanMPG for tips on hypermiling
Roadrunner

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. Some of these things I'm already doing (but neglected to mention) and some of them I'm not willing to do (44 PSI, no air) and I'll definitely check CleanMPG for tips. The tip that you are using that intrigues me the most is grille blocking. What are you using to block your grille?

[roadrunner]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

The tip that you are using that intrigues me the most is grille blocking. What are you using to block your grille?

Wall molding that goes along the floor in a room. Used goop to apply it.
I leave it on the Yaris year round.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by roadrunner

Wall molding that goes along the floor in a room. Used goop to apply it.
I live it on the Yaris year round.

I wasn't sure what you meant by wall molding so I typed wall molding into the DuckDuckGo search engine. I looked at some of the hits and had a better idea what you meant but decided to do another search. I plugged in yaris grille block and the #2 hit from that search was a gassavers.org thread you posted to in 2007! I have a friend who grew up in California but lived in Montana for years as an adult. He had an F-150 sized old pickup when he lived in Montana. He told me that to be able to drive during long segments of a Montana winter he would have to keep cardboard wedged into the grille/body in front of the radiator and fan or the car wouldn't run.

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

He told me that to be able to drive during long segments of a Montana winter he would have to keep cardboard wedged into the grille/body in front of the radiator and fan or the car wouldn't run.

Yup .. this is a standard method of operation for probably many thousands of Canadians. I have put cardboard in front of my radiator on all my cars for many many years. It just helps keep things warmer in the long winters. I just find it funny that everyone didn't know about this trick. Guess if you live in the southern states there is just no reason to do this.

Kinda like having AC in my yaris, I have never used it. But the heater is a different story. Use it often .. and in winter will pretty much leave it on. I just hope that it doesn't affect my gas mileage too much.

[rick996]

Originally Posted by roadrunner

No air ever
Roadrunner

I do use my AC, but only going down hills in DFCO. Leave it on recirculate and you can be much more comfortable. I also unlinked the AC from defrost.