Best full tank since new : 44.199 m.p.g.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by dj92

What are you doing with your cars?
I got 47 MPG on a ~50 miles run yesterday without any problems...
If the track has only a few hills, I even reach 49...

You have a 1.0 liter engine. Those of us in the U.S. have a 1.5 liter engine. Many of us in the U.S. wish we had the option of selecting the engine you have. The 1.5 liter engine is the only engine available in the USDM Yaris.

[dj92]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

The 1.5 liter engine is the only engine available in the USDM Yaris.

OK, didn't realize this up to now, seems strange to me.
Do they [car manufacturers in general] still give the car price the highest priority?

Strange thing although, seems they don't consider the US buyers looking for a good MPG.
By the way, what's the fuel price where you live?
In Germany it's about 1.60€/l, that's 2.1$/l or 7.96$/gal (I took the US liq gal value, hope this is correct...)
Yesterday I took a ride to Luxemburg, just a few kilometres from here, there it's only 1.38€/l / 1.82$/l / 6.89$/gal .
(for comparison: fully comprehensive insurance (with a high discount by a trick, would be double the price else) costs me 790$/yr, tax is 26$/yr; 10$/hr is the usual wage for unlearned holiday workers like me )

I don't know the prices you pay, but in the end I reckon it's still cheaper for you, even with the bigger engine

(sorry for my english, I hope it's understandable)

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by dj92

OK, didn't realize this up to now, seems strange to me.
Do they [car manufacturers in general] still give the car price the highest priority?

Strange thing although, seems they don't consider the US buyers looking for a good MPG.
By the way, what's the fuel price where you live?
In Germany it's about 1.60€/l, that's 2.1$/l or 7.96$/gal (I took the US liq gal value, hope this is correct...)
Yesterday I took a ride to Luxemburg, just a few kilometres from here, there it's only 1.38€/l / 1.82$/l / 6.89$/gal .
(for comparison: fully comprehensive insurance (with a high discount by a trick, would be double the price else) costs me 790$/yr, tax is 26$/yr; 10$/hr is the usual wage for unlearned holiday workers like me )

I don't know the prices you pay, but in the end I reckon it's still cheaper for you, even with the bigger engine

(sorry for my english, I hope it's understandable)

that 1.0L is a diesel isn't it?

[dj92]

No, the 3 cylinders gasoline engine with single VVT.
The diesel engine has 1.4 l if I remember correctly.
I decided against it because although I'm a daily driver, I dont' drive a long way, the bigger diesel engine takes more time to warm up and last but not least, the tax on these engines is far higher (about 15-20* that of mine (no typo!)).
(This is also the reason why the 190D I used to drive before sleeps in the garage now - despite the rather clumsy engine it was somewhat horny - but in the end, if f*cked my wallet ~400€/yr just for tax )

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by dj92

OK, didn't realize this up to now, seems strange to me.
Do they [car manufacturers in general] still give the car price the highest priority?

Strange thing although, seems they don't consider the US buyers looking for a good MPG.
By the way, what's the fuel price where you live?
In Germany it's about 1.60€/l, that's 2.1$/l or 7.96$/gal (I took the US liq gal value, hope this is correct...)
Yesterday I took a ride to Luxemburg, just a few kilometres from here, there it's only 1.38€/l / 1.82$/l / 6.89$/gal .
(for comparison: fully comprehensive insurance (with a high discount by a trick, would be double the price else) costs me 790$/yr, tax is 26$/yr; 10$/hr is the usual wage for unlearned holiday workers like me )

I don't know the prices you pay, but in the end I reckon it's still cheaper for you, even with the bigger engine

(sorry for my english, I hope it's understandable)

If I needed gas today, the cheapest station I'd be willing to go to would be -- credit card purchase (to get the FF miles ) $3.169 US dollars after my 3 cent a gallon discount card. My cousin lives 7 miles north of San Francisco and the cheapest gas in her zip code (at an all cash station) is $3.639 US Dollars and if you want to use a credit card, the cheapest in my cousin's zip code is $3.999 US dollars. My aunt lives in another part of the SF Bay Area and in her zip code, the cheapest for any method of payment is $3.759 US dollars (all re gasbuddy.com).

I've driven in Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Monaco....and the price of fuel in each place amazes me. The cost of an equivalent vehicle (equivalent to what is available in the U.S.) is equally amazing. Some places are much cheaper to drive in than the U.S., but much of the so called developed world is more expensive (to drive in) than the U.S.