39 MPG!!!

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Bought me a used '07 Yaris. Read a bit on the forums on how to maintain best fuel efficiency. I was surprised after filling up the tank tonight that I got 39MPG. Over half the tank was driven by a relative who had to run all over the state. She's a speeder and she was blowing A/C full blast the entire time.

I'm curious to see if I'll be able to break 40MPG when I'm the only one driving it this next tank full.

I didn't do anything crazy to maximize fuel efficiency. I turn the fan on, but not the A/C. And for those days when I need some A/C just to keep me from breaking a sweat, I'll turn it on, then back off again .

I never exceed 55MPH regardless of the posted speed limit. I thought this would have been a nuisance to other drivers, but they just roll around me like it's nothing.

I do my best to not hit my brakes unless I need to. I coast when possible by leaving my car in gear and completely releasing off the throttle.

I never go into third gear until the green coolant light turns off.

And I'll do my best to lightly accelerate.

That's really it. I know there are more advanced tricks, but really I just want to roll with something that's practical. I don't need to turn off my car to coast or anything like that. To me that just seems to be more stress on the starter than need be. Furthermore, something tells me it's just safer to keep the engine running.

I plan to install a tach soon as I want to better monitor my shifting. And I need to start looking at my tire's pressure. I've had the car for two weeks and haven't checked once yet. I'm sure that's something that should at least be checked on a weekly basis.

Anywho... I'm enjoying my new purchase.

Happy Driving!