When you fill up..

[kaymm]

After driving my yaris for 1 month I kept a log of my fill ups. I fill up on average every 10 days, and usually a full tank would last me 460km. Mind you, I fill up when it blinks on the last bar. I think when it is blinking on the last bar, I have about 7L left in the tank. That should be equivalent to about 80 more KM's if I run it dry. So I say a full tank would last me about 540kms. Not bad. A fill up for me is about $35CAD, when gas is around 95c/litre.

My last fill up lasted me 12 days before refilling. Depends how much I drive. Compared to my old 88 prelude, where I would fill up every week for sure. Now I spend around $80 on gas a month. I use to spend up to $200 before!

I love my yaris!

[bigsky2]

I've tried to run it dry once, and I was able to squeeze 613km.

[IllusionX]

i'm at 1/3 tank left and i'm a little over 500km so far. i've never filled up yet though.

[riceboy]

The most I've ever gotten out of it is about 592km... Never been able to break that magic 600km mark.. although my brother once got 676km on one tank down to the flashing "last bar". He drives a lot better than me... as in to improve fuel economy instead of gunning it all the time.

[swng]

I usually fill up after the last fuel gauge has started to flash or has flashed for a little while. When I actually go to the gas station, the trip meter usually shows somewhere between 560 to 630 km.

[kaymm]

You guys usually on the highway or city? I'm in the city so lots of stop and go traffic.

[IllusionX]

there... my first fill up....585km with 38.781L
that means 6.6L/100km for a very first tank.. and that's alot of city driving.. say 80%

[BMGYaris]

Originally Posted by jsurles

I work 3 days a week about 23 miles, 46 round trip. The other 4 days, I spend taking kids to preschool and/or babysitter and running various errands.. groceries, parts store, food, etc. I end up driving on average about 300 miles a week.

The car I was driving 1990 Cadillac DeVille, had an 18 gallon tank and required premium unleaded, and I was filling it up approximately 1.8 times a week. SO at $54 a fillup x 7.2 = $388.8 a month in gas.

With the Yaris, I drive the same exact amount.. maybe a little more cause it's fun to drive. 11 gallons x $2.45 = $26.95 and I fill up about every 10 days so that's about $80.85/mo

The Difference, $307.95.. why by-golly, that's enough to make the car payment and some left over! So for less money than I spent on gas in the caddy I can make a new car payment and buy the gas for it.. not to mention have a more fun and reliable car to drive.

DeVille
On your EPA rated 19mpg combined Deville you were getting: 1.8 fill ups*18 gallons= 32.4 gallons per week-----300 miles /32 gallons=9.4 mpg

Yaris
On your EPA rated Yaris 36MPG combined you are getting for 10 days between fill ups at 300 miles a week that is 1.43 weeks so 1.43 wk*300 miles per week= 429 miles per tank. 428miles/11gallons= 39 mpg

So you are suggesting you went from 10 mpg under EPA ratings to 3 mpg over EPA ratings? maybe you should have put some tires on your Deville

[donairs]

yeah about 470km per tank here as well. i generally fill up with two bars remaining or as soon as it starts to flash. 35 bucks to fill her up here in halifax every 10 days or so. with my old car, a 99 chrysler cirrus, i was paying 55 - 60 bucks for 380 km every 7 days. we drove to maine this summer and didn't have to fill the car until we hit the border. approx 680 km from my place. :)

[Vervepipes]

my explorer went 400Km or less city driving on 80L of fuel, thats 20L/100Km. Huge savings for me

[mojoyaris]

Originally Posted by kaymm

I know this is really subjective and depends on a lot of factors but does anyone have comparison as to when they fill up with their Yaris vs their old car? I want to get a general idea of overall savings.

I work 5 days/week, drive about 20km/day. And on weekends I go out. I fill up about once/week when I had my old Prelude. $45-$50 for full tank.

I don't have my Yaris yet, but will find out how good it is on gas. I would be really happy if I fill up once every 2 weeks under my same conditions. But am I dreaming?

Well, my other cars were a Merc 6.3 which guzzles alot of gas and uses premium and the cost of maintenance is quite alot more that the Yaris.
I also had a 300TE wagon which used up about $70.00 in fuel a week. Compared to the Yaris at $30. My 300 D diesel of course was the best for fuel at $25 in gas a week for the same distances traveled.

But the Yaris is fun to drive and that's what the drive is all about for me.