Fuel Efficiency and the Yaris

[yarisjoe]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Unfortunatelly it is true :( only 15 miles of freeway and roads with bad asphalt layer and lot of curves and speed limitations - I am in Bosnia

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yarisjoe

Unfortunatelly it is true :( only 15 miles of freeway and roads with bad asphalt layer and lot of curves and speed limitations - I am in Bosnia

I had a Suzuki Swift before my '07 Yaris. I took that car on the car ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. I drove over 2,000 miles around Newfoundland. In rural areas I sometimes encountered roads where speed (irrespective of the limit) was limited re bad road conditions. Most of these roads were unpaved (no asphalt nor concrete), and some had horrible potholes. Later in the trip, while heading west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, I realized my steering rack was just about shot and I could only put about 500 more safe miles on the car (it already had 151,000 + miles on it). I plopped myself down in Chicopee and started searching dealer websites for the right Yaris. If the Cars.com site with the advanced national search function was available at that time (as it was in 2014 for my 2014 Yaris), I didn't know about it. This was in 2006 and Cars.com had only launched in 2004. I searched hundreds of dealer websites and only found 5 new Yaris cars with manual transmissions. I bought the first one that I actually found in inventory.

[yarisjoe]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I had a Suzuki Swift before my '07 Yaris. I took that car on the car ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. I drove over 2,000 miles around Newfoundland. In rural areas I sometimes encountered roads where speed (irrespective of the limit) was limited re bad road conditions. Most of these roads were unpaved (no asphalt nor concrete), and some had horrible potholes. Later in the trip, while heading west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, I realized my steering rack was just about shot and I could only put about 500 more safe miles on the car (it already had 151,000 + miles on it). I plopped myself down in Chicopee and started searching dealer websites for the right Yaris. If the Cars.com site with the advanced national search function was available at that time (as it was in 2014 for my 2014 Yaris), I didn't know about it. This was in 2006 and Cars.com had only launched in 2004. I searched hundreds of dealer websites and only found 5 new Yaris cars with manual transmissions. I bought the first one that I actually found in inventory.

Why in America most cars are with automatic transmissions not manual, here in Bosnia no one doesn't even think about automatic transmissions? And I know that car with automatic transmission has lower MPG.
After my long trip I fill my tank to the top and till now I made 194 miles (124 at open road and 70 miles in city) and I spent 15,75 liters of fuel and get 45 MPG. And I am more than satisfied

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by yarisjoe

Why in America most cars are with automatic transmissions not manual, here in Bosnia no one doesn't even think about automatic transmissions? And I know that car with automatic transmission has lower MPG.
After my long trip I fill my tank to the top and till now I made 194 miles (124 at open road and 70 miles in city) and I spent 15,75 liters of fuel and get 45 MPG. And I am more than satisfied

That is an extremely good question. It's sad. I wish we were more like Bosnia in that respect . I think laziness and an unfortunate growing tendency toward people wanting to take the easiest (but what might not end up being the most satisfying) option. It is also harder even if kids want to learn how to drive a manual because there don't seem to be as many cars so equipped available. Within my whole family on both sides, I think every driver over age 30 knows how to drive a manual as opposed to zero under age 30.

[yarisjoe]

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