Fuel Economy

[swng]

Thanks for the information Jem! Short trips and any speed above 90 km/hr (+/- something, depending on the type of car) tend to hurt fuel economy a lot, as you obviously already know.
However, I am confident that once you become conscious about fuel economy, you will find/develop ways to improve it.
So, best wishes! Please do post your progress here often.

[spkrman]

31mpg on my last tank... cold start/idling/mildly agressive 50% city driving with the other half spent 70-90 on the highway.

for my driving habits and the conditions, very very happy :)

[Typer73]

My last tank only yielded 31 mpg--worst yet--with trips of 12 miles or less & idling the engine while scraping ice off of that HUGE windshield & both front side windows (and I drive like a maniac on crack).

[mutatio]

31mpg on my first tank with a lot of stop and go city driving and multiple engine starts and stops each day (i drive for my job). maybe 20% highway. i've been eyeballing the tach a bit more on this tank trying to keep it under 3000rpm, 4000 max. the 1st tank got me ~180 miles at the half way mark and right now i'm at 212 miles at the halfway and still doing mostly city driving for the break in period. very nice!

[nsmitchell]

I filled up the other day. 27MPG. It has gotten colder and it was all city driving.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by swng

Your numbers are still way better than those produced with some less fuel efficient cars.

Yeah, If I'd gotten the VW Rabbit as could have been a very real possibility if I'd been out when I was car shopping at the beg of May, I'm sure my efficiency would have been worse than the last 25MPG I got on my last tank.

[mutatio]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Yeah, If I'd gotten the VW Rabbit as could have been a very real possibility if I'd been out when I was car shopping at the beg of May, I'm sure my efficiency would have been worse than the last 25MPG I got on my last tank.

yeh, my goal with getting the Yaris was to basically aim high with the fuel estimates. that way, assuming i got less i'd still be heads and shoulders beyond what i was getting in my old car. :)

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by mutatio

yeh, my goal with getting the Yaris was to basically that way, assuming i got less i'd still be heads and shoulders beyond what i was getting in my old car. :)

or above in another car that you could have gotten instead...

bc, likely, even though you're getting less MPG with your Yaris than what was advertised, you'd also be getting less MPG with any other car too...

nevertheless, overall, your under-performing MPG in the Yaris should still be better than the under-performing MPG of another vehicle (eg. the Rabbit I could have bought, or your old car)

Jem

[swng]

Here are the results of my latest tank:

Fuel Cost (Canadian Dollars)
$33.91

Distance travelled
553.7 km
344.07 miles

Fuel Amount
38.8 litres
10.25 US gallons
8.53 Imperial gallons
Cost of Fuel
$0.87 per litre
$3.31 per US gallon
$3.97 per Imperial gallon

Fuel Economy
7.01
litres per 100 km
33.56
miles per US gallon
40.31
miles per Imperial gallon

Mileage Costs
6.1243
¢ents per km
9.86
¢ents per mile

Ratio between City/Highway driving = 30/70. Load: Two people most of the time, otherwise one. Driving Style: Synchronize with the traffic.

Comment: A lot better than the numbers obtained from the tank before (Post #922, P.62).

[markpeppie]

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

[ECHOKnight2000]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

There are lots of factors, check tire preasure, also weather as some effect. If you have any roof rack even if there is nothing on it, it creates drag so that cuts mileage. Give it time and it should get better. Also try not to break as much or hard if possible so keep your car a decent distance between you and the other person and try to keep your speed as consistant as possible. Also short trips where the car is still cold or barely warmed up kills gas mileage, also if you live in a cold place winter takes a told on your car. Just a few pointers! Good luck!

[static808]

wifey just put in her first full tank. with the full tank the dealership gave us, she got 35 mpg on the money according to my gas receipt calculations. much better than i expected, since i dont know whether the dealership truly topped it off, and we did idle for a bit at the beginning, just messing around with stuff inside of the car. havent even checked the tire pressures yet, so im hoping things will just get better. for those who are getting subpar mileage, i hope things get better for you guys too...

--B

[hystria]

Originally Posted by markpeppie

help!!!! I've had my yaris since May 2007 i have 10000 km on it and the gas consumption is terrible!! I barely get 380 km on tank. I dont drive like a mad man, i gradually press the gas etc etc etc, i leave the heating on at setting 1, what the heck do i do??? Oil has been changed.....need help

the main reason: shifting too high and too much traffic lights/stops. try shifting under 2500rpm and check again the mpg

[static808]

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by static808

additonally, short trips within the city (stop n go) absolutely KILL mpg, since the engine is basically running cold the entire time. if this is your driving situation, below average mpg almost cannot be avoided, unfortunately...

--B

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

[swng]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Thatd be much of many of my tanks, in small town driving, to and from work, lunch times, trips to the grocery stores or to restaurants for dinner, to friends houses.

all short, 5-10 min trips, and then back again.


Plus, when I do have 75% of tanks based on highway driving, im often speeding at 100km on hwy 26, or 100-140km on the 400 or 404 hwys, so that kills my MPG to.

I guess I just tell myself, well, my MPG may be bad (bc of the way I chose to drive), but if I'd gone w/ another car, it would just be WORSE still.

When i think of it like that, it doesnt bother me

Well said, well said.

[dansides]

i have 3 echos 4dr auto i can get between 38 2 44 miles to gal on a 115 mi rd trip my yaris got 33.8 avg 55 miles a hour i have the scan gauge that i use on all in town about 25 mpg yaris echo 30 just not what i expected

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by dansides

i have 3 echos 4dr auto i can get between 38 2 44 miles to gal on a 115 mi rd trip my yaris got 33.8 avg 55 miles a hour i have the scan gauge that i use on all in town about 25 mpg yaris echo 30 just not what i expected

^^ I *think* I got what you're saying (kinda really hard to follow).

You get about 25 MPG on your Yaris in town, but 30 MPG on your Echno in town? And you weren't expecting it to be that low? And arent happy about it?

Is your Echno really getting that much better MPG than your new Yaris.

Now THAT surprises me. (Older) Echos are pulling better MPG than (newer) Yarises?!?