Fuel Economy

[yrsdrgn]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

That isn't the "potential" we're unsure about!

O man, I totally agree with you on that one buddy

[churp]

Don't know about this "potential" thing.....after 3,300 miles finally reached a top of 36.6 mpg driving what I feel is conservative (although I do have an automatic). I am 56 but damn if I'll drive like I'm 80 just to break 40 mpg!!!

[Racer X-8]

The government estimated mileages leave no room at all for any agressive driving at all. None. If you don't drive it very gently, you won't get the 39mpg. 36.6 is above average for any kind of mixed driving. If it was 100% highway, well...

three main things I've noticed will drag the Yaris mpg down :
1) Hotdogging. Enjoy it, but you will pay in reduced mpg. You knew it, come on.
2) Cold temperatures drag the mpg down during the cold engine (rich mix) time, drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less.
3) Using the AC drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less. It really is a little engine...

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8

The government estimated mileages leave no room at all for any agressive driving at all. None. If you don't drive it very gently, you won't get the 39mpg. 36.6 is above average for any kind of mixed driving. If it was 100% highway, well...

three main things I've noticed will drag the Yaris mpg down :
1) Hotdogging. Enjoy it, but you will pay in reduced mpg. You knew it, come on.
2) Cold temperatures drag the mpg down during the cold engine (rich mix) time, drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less.
3) Using the AC drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less. It really is a little engine...

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

[Pavel Olavich]

5) Jack Rabbit starts, or even starts that are a bit more then normal
6) Warming up the car in the mornings.

[ChinoCharles]

Popular Science shot the "warming up the car" myth out of the sky years ago. Just don't wail on it before its warm. Actually, letting the car sit to warm up will hurt your mileage on newer cars. This isn't the case on small blocks, but the 1NZ is so far from that its comical.

[churp]

I'm happy with the 36.6...it fits well with the revised EPA figures for next year. Quite a while back I had a '71 Honda 600 coupe which I got 30 mpg any way I drove and was happy, even though I did see one get 60mpg in a economy rally. I just feel the driving habits required to get the 42+ mpg in my area would be unsafe....rolling hills and winding roads have a tendancy to make impatient people pass where they shouldn't

[Racer X-8]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

Ooooh, good one! I almost always turn off my engine. Why not? Is it too much of an effort to turn the key to start it again? Or, is there some kind of stigma where it's not American? The American way is to let your engine burn gas needlessly while you have to wait? Nah, people are so lazy-assed anymore, they don't even want to have to turn a freakin key anymore.

I also drop my lights to parking lights - it helps the battery, and, even though I'm not in some jacked-up macho-vehicle that blares its headlights straight-on into the interior of the poor person's car in front of me - even though I'm not, I'll bet they are thankful of it, cuz I sure as all getout hate it when I'm wound-up being that poor person, with some suckwad sitting in some jacked-up swamp buggy behind me!!!!!!! with what seems like 4 or 6 headlights - all highbeam - shining 4 feet directly behind the back of my friggin head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

Getting back to lazy-assed people, what is it with kids nowadays? It seems as though they all leave their car running outside when they don't anticipate staying any more than 3 minutes. Then, ten minutes - fifteen minutes later, they're still inside while their car is outside STILL RUNNING???????? That is SO STUPID!!!

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

Popular Science shot the "warming up the car" myth out of the sky years ago. Just don't wail on it before its warm. Actually, letting the car sit to warm up will hurt your mileage on newer cars. This isn't the case on small blocks, but the 1NZ is so far from that its comical.

True...these days the need to warm up a car is no existent....why people do this, and waste gas is beyond me...the car certainly don't need it, so long as you don't drive hard while it's cold.

[Chris07LB]

Originally Posted by Pavel Olavich

True...these days the need to warm up a car is no existent....why people do this, and waste gas is beyond me...the car certainly don't need it, so long as you don't drive hard while it's cold.

Some people dont wanna freeze their ass off in the middle of the winter, when they have to drive.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

4) Drive Thru Fast Food. Talk about a gas waster. Imagine a line of Hummers waiting for their Big Macs!

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

Fix the bagel and coffee at home and take it with ya....that alone will save you tons of $$ over time, and you can use that $$ for better purchases.

[YANGSTER]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Haha, this one gets me! I'm sure, now, thats its to a reasonable degree responsible for my low-end gas milage I've been getting.

I'm in a Timmy's line up like EVERY morning to get a coffee and baggel... so what... thats aleast 5 mins in a drivethru, 5 days a week... thats bound to be dragging down the mileage im getting!

u lazy bum....why cant u just park ur car and walk-in....i always find the line inside is way faster...and u dont have to smell others' exhaust.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by YANGSTER

u lazy bum....why cant u just park ur car and walk-in....i always find the line inside is way faster...and u dont have to smell others' exhaust.

Actually no. Its on a retarded busy corner by two highschools and a main street. There is no parking real estate present AT ALL. You gotta drive thru or dont go at all.

Unless you wanna park over a block down the road. Ya right, like thats happening. This one's Its on my way to work. I'm not driving outta my way to another so i can simply walk in. Convenience WINS!

Originally Posted by Pavel Olavich

Fix the bagel and coffee at home and take it with ya....that alone will save you tons of $$ over time, and you can use that $$ for better purchases.

True, will save me lots. But NOTHING (to me) beats a Tim Horton's bagel. Making it at home is a weak comparison. The money you save isnt worth the taste I lose.

Plus, i do enjoy a morning coffee to perk me up, and the only coffee i actually dont mind drinking is Timmys.

The stuff at work KILLS me... brutal.

[nsmitchell]

I hate fast food drive thrus. I never use them unless my wife pitches a fit. It's usually faster to go inside.

I also got 39.7MPG on my trip to Durham,NC. I'll be going to Blacksburg Monday. GO VIRGINIA TECH!!!

These highway trips are fun! I'm in no rush (company time) so I do the speed limit to get some awesome mileage, but they pay me $.37/mile. Cha Ching!! This trip I maintained 60-65MPH.

[hystria]

Originally Posted by Racer X-8

The government estimated mileages leave no room at all for any agressive driving at all. None. If you don't drive it very gently, you won't get the 39mpg. 36.6 is above average for any kind of mixed driving. If it was 100% highway, well...

three main things I've noticed will drag the Yaris mpg down :
1) Hotdogging. Enjoy it, but you will pay in reduced mpg. You knew it, come on.
2) Cold temperatures drag the mpg down during the cold engine (rich mix) time, drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less.
3) Using the AC drops mpg 1 to 1.5 less. It really is a little engine...

It is true, what hurts most is the size of the engine. it can be economic only when driven smoothly. For some reason I enjoy smaller engines... There are even something like 1.3 and 1.0 Yaris engines. Those don't have that much power, somewhere about 60-70Hp I guess, but then who really needs 100Hp

90% of the time most people will only use 50% of the available engine power

[Black Yaris]

Do you think 20 inch wheels would effect gass mileage?

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

Do you think 20 inch wheels would effect gass mileage?

Yes, and in a negative way.

The larger the wheel the more it weighs, and the more energy it takes to make it turn one full revolution.