Tired of poor gas mileage & buying premium gas.

[Boosted Peon]

OK, right now I'm driving a 2004 Dodge SRT-4. The car is a blast to drive and accelerates like a beast, but gas mileage is terrible and the car will only take 93 octane. I'm gonna test drive a Yaris soon, I think I like the liftback best.

I know the Yaris is gonna be MUCH slower than what I drive now, but is it still adequate for highway driving? Gas mileage is my big concern lately, since gas will probably be $4 a gallon soon.

[argylesocks]

OK, right now I'm driving a 2004 Dodge SRT-4. The car is a blast to drive and accelerates like a beast, but gas mileage is terrible and the car will only take 93 octane. I'm gonna test drive a Yaris soon, I think I like the liftback best.

I know the Yaris is gonna be MUCH slower than what I drive now, but is it still adequate for highway driving? Gas mileage is my big concern lately, since gas will probably be $4 a gallon soon.

hey, i was in a similar boat. Last year i bought a new 2005 saab 9-2x aero. 230 hp, all wheel drive... it was my 3rd saab and i loved it. but like you, it had to take in premium gas and even when driving it like an old lady, i could only manage to get about 23mpg. it got to the point, where i was driving it sooo slow just to save gas, it was pointless to have a fast car.

so i just traded it in for a 5speed yaris. i was actually surprised. i mean, its not a fast car, but its not unbearably slow either. i have no problem on big hills, merging on the highway, etc.. things i thought would totally suck...

keep your expectations in check. you are not buying a performance car, you are buying a fuel efficent econocar, that will save you a ton on gas :)
that being said, i bet you will be pleasantly surprised once you drive it.

[slvryaris]

Hell ya they are worth it.

[Violin]

I drive about 40 miles each way to work including some very steep grades.

I have owned several sports cars and the powerful Durango.

I find the Yaris HB to be plenty peppy and fun to drive even with the automatic. It won't make your head whip back when you stomp on the gas but it sure is fun to fill up for $25.

[Buckethead]

it sure is fun to fill up for $25.



Oh yeah!


:headbang:

[fnkngrv]

I drive about 40 miles each way to work including some very steep grades.

I have owned several sports cars and the powerful Durango.

I find the Yaris HB to be plenty peppy and fun to drive even with the automatic. It won't make your head whip back when you stomp on the gas but it sure is fun to fill up for $25.


The most disgusting thing is that it is very possible that we will be saying "it sure is fun to fill up for 40-50 bucks" by next summer...

[Alexandre2k3]

with the bp alaskain pipeline offline, gas in here in californina is sure to hit hard ($3.50+ a gallon) : ( shiiiiiiit it cost me 30 to fill up @ $3.15 gallon

[argylesocks]

with the bp alaskain pipeline offline, gas in here in californina is sure to hit hard ($3.50+ a gallon) : ( shiiiiiiit it cost me 30 to fill up @ $3.15 gallon

surprisingly, it actually went DOWN today by $0.02

[twixt]

it should already cost you 30+ to fill up seeing as it is about 3$ a gallon and your car takes 11.1 gallons so that 33$

[TRD_Yaris]

here in texas gas is about $2.80/gallon (not imperial, you metric hoes :laugh: ), and I've never been able to fill up more than 10.4 gallons..so that's about $29.12.

[riceboy]

Nevermind gas prices.. even with a lambo you're going to be stuck going as fast as all the surrounding traffic... I'm not sure about everyone else, but it seems like our rush hour runs longer each day...

[motorunner]

I have a pretty fast car, its good on gas for the size of the car,
but using premium is getting expensive. Im getting a yaris if it is
slow, but Im sure it has enough power. Im going to drive one in
a day or so.:biggrin:

[Bidoup]

here in canada.. well were I live... the gaz is around 1.04$ / L (Metric here) It cost me around 40$CDN to fill up my little Yaris... I fill it up when the last gaz bar flashes in the dash.

[as400g33k]

I drive about 40 miles each way to work including some very steep grades.

I have owned several sports cars and the powerful Durango.

I find the Yaris HB to be plenty peppy and fun to drive even with the automatic. It won't make your head whip back when you stomp on the gas but it sure is fun to fill up for $25.

Get the manual, its better than the auto. That said, the Yaris has an electronic control throttle (ECT) so don't expect too much out of it.

[dbaxter]

There's nothing wrong with the Auto :D Mines doing just fine and really no issues on the highway or regular traffic.
I had to take the beast out tonight just to get my hp fix, I should be good for another week now.

[SEaton]

so.... what exactly is this thread about?

don't answer that its rhetorical

[Jem_hadar]

here in canada.. well were I live... the gaz is around 1.04$ / L (Metric here) It cost me around 40$CDN to fill up my little Yaris... I fill it up when the last gaz bar flashes in the dash.

Gas in Collingwood right now is 98 cents.

Im going to Newmarket/Richmond HIll tomrrow, so called my buddy down there to have him tell me what gas price are since its ALWAYS cheaper in that area, ESP around yonge street.

Yup, sure enuff, gas is 88 cents! FUCKING RIGHT!


And re: the question at hand, I have no problems passing, getting up to speed, going up hills, no worries about any of that. No concerns. I drive a 5 speed.

Love this car. It does everythign I need it to, and well!

[riceboy]

if you're around a little later in the evening the price will be even better... the past couple nights it's been around 84 cents....

[Jem_hadar]

if you're around a little later in the evening the price will be even better... the past couple nights it's been around 84 cents....


So ive been hearing. Even up here, they'll drop teh price at night like 3-6 cents. and have it raised before the next morning.

thanks for mentioning the tip. it really does pay off to fill up like that if u can. ^5

[strider86x]

well i came home earlier today from my trip to corpus christi, texas, drove from san antonio, highway wise it did it's part(even got to drive up to 100mph when i passed big rigs), handled pretty good and i love the fact i required no gas stops even after i got lost trying to figure out where a friend lives. it was only after the 2nd day i refueled using 89 oct. costed me about 20 dollars. we also visited the lady lex and the texas state aqua. and drove back to S.A. i still have a little more than a half tank.(also if it matters ac was on through out the whole time driving) my only peeve of our yaris is that seagull poop and the pacific blue color of our car does not match...<grumbles about seagulls need to get potty trained>

[pxpaulx]

So ive been hearing. Even up here, they'll drop teh price at night like 3-6 cents. and have it raised before the next morning.

thanks for mentioning the tip. it really does pay off to fill up like that if u can. ^5

i miss being stingy like that about gas! buying by the litre, 2 or 3 cents is a great incentive to keep looking for the best price you can find! (i'm from toronto originally). now that i live in the US, its just not worth my time to search for 2-3 cents less when you only buy 6 or 8 gallons...its only worth it when they hike it 0.20 cents (usually wednesdays, followed by a drop on thursday)...and they say its not rigged and prices aren't set...Bulls*it!

[argylesocks]

thanks for mentioning the tip. it really does pay off to fill up like that if u can. ^5

I think you meant to say:

"it really does pay off to fucking fill up like that if u can."

[Jem_hadar]

I think you meant to say:

"it really does pay off to fucking fill up like that if u can."

Are you being emphatic and adding intensity to the statement I made,

or are u making a joke at how i often will swear on the board?


Jem

[argylesocks]

Are you being emphatic and adding intensity to the statement I made,

or are u making a joke at how i often will swear on the board?


Jem

i just dont think i have ever read one of your posts that didnt have a "fuck" squeezed in there at some point :)

[SimmZ]

Wow! That's what I call a HUGE difference of vehicule! The SRT-4 is a real BEAST, no matter how gas it take, it's one of the most pleasant car to drive. My friend own a SRT-4 with STAGE-III (355 wHP) and that's unbelivable how it's powerfull.

I think you'll not enjoy Yaris at all, it's one of the less powerfull car on the actual market. Trust-me, I own a 2k2 Echo (same engine as Yaris) and it's a real paint in the ass, I can't affort changing my 2k3 Cavalier (2.2 Ecotec) for a Yaris never. My Cavalier act as a real RACE CAR if compared to the Echo/Yaris! BTW, my girlfriend appreciate the Echo and maybe we will trade the Echo for a Yaris.

[Jem_hadar]

i just dont think i have ever read one of your posts that didnt have a "fuck" squeezed in there at some point :)

Ironically, most my posts dont, been trying ot use the word "freaking" instead of "fucking" or "hell" instead of "fuck" in most cases, since this board seems overly sensitive to swearing.

You should see my posts on another forum wear swearing isnt any issue. I try to holdback here when posting, but i find swearing adds the emphasis i want to incorporate into my in points/comments.

(hehe, its not for everyone and not everyone will agree on its appropriateness)

Jem

[argylesocks]

but i find swearing adds the emphasis i want to incorporate into my in points/comments.


I fuckin hear ya, dude.

[argylesocks]

Wow! That's what I call a HUGE difference of vehicule! The SRT-4 is a real BEAST, no matter how gas it take, it's one of the most pleasant car to drive. My friend own a SRT-4 with STAGE-III (355 wHP) and that's unbelivable how it's powerfull.

I think you'll not enjoy Yaris at all, it's one of the less powerfull car on the actual market. Trust-me, I own a 2k2 Echo (same engine as Yaris) and it's a real paint in the ass, I can't affort changing my 2k3 Cavalier (2.2 Ecotec) for a Yaris never. My Cavalier act as a real RACE CAR if compared to the Echo/Yaris! BTW, my girlfriend appreciate the Echo and maybe we will trade the Echo for a Yaris.

i could see why you would be unhappy with "paint in the ass" but i havent had a problem with loosing close to 130hp by switching to the yaris.

its all in your goals:
if you wanna have a fast car, then look elsewhere. if you want a fuel effiecent, cheap car, then you cant beat the yaris (except off the line).

[SimmZ]

i could see why you would be unhappy with "paint in the ass" but i havent had a problem with loosing close to 130hp by switching to the yaris.

its all in your goals:
if you wanna have a fast car, then look elsewhere. if you want a fuel effiecent, cheap car, then you cant beat the yaris (except off the line).

Sorry for the typing error. BTW, actually, there's many other fuel economics cars on the market who are more fun to drive than an Yaris/Echo. Just take my Cavalier, last week I drove 600 KM with 45L of regular unleaded. My girlfriend also drove 600 KM with 41L on the Echo. This only make a difference of 4 liters for 600 KM, but these two car are not giving same performance at all.

Performance is my only complain about the Yaris/Echo, they are real nice car, very reliable, pretty cheap (not the cheapest car in the category), they are well constructed. But they give very very poor performance while many other car give better performance for a very small fuel milleage difference. I mean, the Yaris is probably getting the best fuel economy in the category, that's true, but many other car will be a lot more performant and only take 0.7L to 1.0L/100 KM more, that's is an almost invisible difference in your budget.

[pxpaulx]

Sorry for the typing error. BTW, actually, there's many other fuel economics cars on the market who are more fun to drive than an Yaris/Echo. Just take my Cavalier, last week I drove 600 KM with 45L of regular unleaded. My girlfriend also drove 600 KM with 41L on the Echo. This only make a difference of 4 liters for 600 KM, but these two car are not giving same performance at all.

Performance is my only complain about the Yaris/Echo, they are real nice car, very reliable, pretty cheap (not the cheapest car in the category), they are well constructed. But they give very very poor performance while many other car give better performance for a very small fuel milleage difference. I mean, the Yaris is probably getting the best fuel economy in the category, that's true, but many other car will be a lot more performant and only take 0.7L to 1.0L/100 KM more, that's is an almost invisible difference in your budget.

to be fair you're giving highway driving comparisons. The 'performance' difference you are giving the cavalier probably makes it a much less efficient car in traffic - the yaris might lose 15% economy while the cavalier may change 30% or something (of course i'm just pulling numbers out of my ass) - but thats what i see with most GMs - highway MPG rating in the mid 30s, but city will drop to the mid 20s.